reddevildan wrote:
Profile Evaluation
Summary
Male/Asian/Software Engineer/Originated Hong Kong/Working in NYC
GMAT (680, 49Q, 34V, 5.0 AWA)
Employment
6-year software engineer in various tech comopanies
2-year Senior Software Engineer in Bloomberg LP currently, specialized in derivatives software
Education
BS in Computer Engineering in The University of Texas at Austin, GPA 3.5/4.0
MS in Computer Engineering in UC Irvine, GPA 3.9/4.0
Extra Curriculum:
-Not much (I know that’s my weakness!)
-freelance project in building websites
-freelance software project in building automated trading system.
Goal:
Pursue Entrepreneurship after graduation, specifically in Tech related startup
Target Schools:
HBS
Wharton
MIT Sloan
Columbia
NYU Stern
Stanford
UCB
Questions:
How are my chances for above schools?
Should I retake my GMAT?
Will a 700+ GMAT or 1st round application more helpful?
Any other school I should consider?
Many Thanks!
YOu're welcome. Thanks for your post. To answer your questions:
All the schools on your list are stretch programs for you.
Yes you should retake your GMAT or adjust your target schools.
700+ GMAT
CMU Tepper, UCLA, Duke
Were you doing better on practice exams? Do you think you can improve your score? If yes, then I definitely recommend a retake even it means postponing to round 2.
Best,
Linda