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16 Aug 2019, 04:14
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Hi,
I'd be very grateful if someone could take a look at my profile and help me understand my chances at the various Universities i'm considering.
29F, New Zealand.
GMAT: 720
GPA: 3.8 (Commerce - Accounting), 3.1 (Law), 3.9 (Transfer year at USA State University)
University:
- Received award for top 1% of Accounting students. Received academic merit scholarships from Govt/Trusts (paid 100% of Tuition fees). Worked 30 hours a week the whole time. Volunteered for a variety of causes - largely to do with international students/new migrants. Tutored Maori/Pacific Island students.
Work Experience:
- Present (3 months+): Procurement manager in Ireland for one of the world's largest Food/Bev companies (think soda).
- 2 years: Procurement specialist in Australia for NZ's largest company (~$500m spend).
- 2.5 years in Finance/Accounting Rotational Leadership Program at NZ's largest company (Dairy - Food/Bev) - worked in head office and manufacturing sites across NZ, Australia and Chile.
Other:
- I've been volunteering fairly consistently since I was a teenager but I move constantly. So I pick up volunteer roles when I get to a place, and volunteer with other orgs when I move cities the next year. Not sure how adcoms will view this?
- I took a year off in 2011 to backpack around South America/Asia and a year off in 2018 to backpack around Africa/Europe. Ireland is the 6th country I've lived in and 67th country I've visited.
My main concerns are:
- my age (30 when I apply) - does the 5 years of work experience mitigate this or make it worse? If I applied next year instead would it severely reduce my chances?
- my GPA - not sure how much the Law GPA will hurt me. I also got a C+ in a Corporate Finance paper in University (will places like MIT be concerned about this, if other math papers went okay?)
Scholarships are really important to me.
Goals: GM in FMCG company or Consulting - FMCG with a move back to FMCG GM at a later date.
Considering: HBS, Tuck, Stanford, MIT (& MITLGO), Wharton, Duke, Yale.
Thank you!
Bobsfred
I'd be very grateful if someone could take a look at my profile and help me understand my chances at the various Universities i'm considering.
29F, New Zealand.
GMAT: 720
GPA: 3.8 (Commerce - Accounting), 3.1 (Law), 3.9 (Transfer year at USA State University)
University:
- Received award for top 1% of Accounting students. Received academic merit scholarships from Govt/Trusts (paid 100% of Tuition fees). Worked 30 hours a week the whole time. Volunteered for a variety of causes - largely to do with international students/new migrants. Tutored Maori/Pacific Island students.
Work Experience:
- Present (3 months+): Procurement manager in Ireland for one of the world's largest Food/Bev companies (think soda).
- 2 years: Procurement specialist in Australia for NZ's largest company (~$500m spend).
- 2.5 years in Finance/Accounting Rotational Leadership Program at NZ's largest company (Dairy - Food/Bev) - worked in head office and manufacturing sites across NZ, Australia and Chile.
Other:
- I've been volunteering fairly consistently since I was a teenager but I move constantly. So I pick up volunteer roles when I get to a place, and volunteer with other orgs when I move cities the next year. Not sure how adcoms will view this?
- I took a year off in 2011 to backpack around South America/Asia and a year off in 2018 to backpack around Africa/Europe. Ireland is the 6th country I've lived in and 67th country I've visited.
My main concerns are:
- my age (30 when I apply) - does the 5 years of work experience mitigate this or make it worse? If I applied next year instead would it severely reduce my chances?
- my GPA - not sure how much the Law GPA will hurt me. I also got a C+ in a Corporate Finance paper in University (will places like MIT be concerned about this, if other math papers went okay?)
Scholarships are really important to me.
Goals: GM in FMCG company or Consulting - FMCG with a move back to FMCG GM at a later date.
Considering: HBS, Tuck, Stanford, MIT (& MITLGO), Wharton, Duke, Yale.
Thank you!
Bobsfred
25 Aug 2019, 14:04
Kudos
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Hi there! Thanks for reaching out! You've got a great undergrad degree (I don't think the law GPA will hurt you) & some great international experience as well as solid extracurriculars. You are above the average age, but what they care most about is work experience so although you're on the upper end there too (schools like to see applicants with 3-5 years upon matriculation) I think you'll still be ok. I would go ahead & apply this year though. Waiting a year is just going to make things harder for you, and worst case if you don't get in this year you'd still have one more go at it next year. But if you wait a year to even apply it will be quite tough to reapply after that. Most importantly though, you want to try to avoid a situation where you have 7 years of experience upon matriculation.
720 is a solid score & you've hit the average at the schools you named - but it's not a score that will differentiate you. HBS & Stanford will be in the reach category (as they are for most people) but it's worth a shot. You'll have a good chance at Tuck & Yale (and potential for funding), and Wharton & MIT will kind of fall in the middle -- you'll have a solid chance at them but they are difficult to get into than Tuck or Yale & unless you have some really amazing work accomplishments it will be fairly tough to get any funding there. That said, we could definitely give you more specific direction if you want to reach out & set up a free consultation. If you email Claudia at claudia@admissionado.com she can connect you with one of our MBA consultants who can take a look at your resume & give you some more detailed thoughts!
720 is a solid score & you've hit the average at the schools you named - but it's not a score that will differentiate you. HBS & Stanford will be in the reach category (as they are for most people) but it's worth a shot. You'll have a good chance at Tuck & Yale (and potential for funding), and Wharton & MIT will kind of fall in the middle -- you'll have a solid chance at them but they are difficult to get into than Tuck or Yale & unless you have some really amazing work accomplishments it will be fairly tough to get any funding there. That said, we could definitely give you more specific direction if you want to reach out & set up a free consultation. If you email Claudia at claudia@admissionado.com she can connect you with one of our MBA consultants who can take a look at your resume & give you some more detailed thoughts!
