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DMoCPA
Joined: 28 Aug 2014
Last visit: 03 Apr 2015
Posts: 3
Given Kudos: 1
Concentration: Finance, Healthcare
Schools: Marshall PM '18 (A)
GMAT 1: 720 Q47 V41
GPA: 2.8
28 Aug 2014, 13:11
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Hello,
I am hoping that someone can give me advice on how to best combat a low undergrad GPA, and let me know whether my target schools are in reach. I plan to apply to UCLA and USC part time MBA programs for Fall 2015.
I am a 31 year old male, working as a Sr. Portfolio Manager/VP in the commercial banking division of a top 10 US bank. I have been promoted every year for the last 4 years, and also am a CPA. I worked in the residential mortgage business through my undergrad years, and also for 3 years after school. The money was easy, and I was a naive kid that thought it could never end. For that reason, I pretty much just partied through school and did not worry about grades too much. When the housing market crashed, and the money stopped coming in, it was a rude awakening for me. I decided to go back to school and enrolled in an accounting certificate program at a decent undergrad university, full time, for one year. This enabled me to obtain enough credits to sit for the CPA exam. I passed all 4 parts of the CPA exam on the first try, and took an entry level job at a commercial lending company. I started at the bottom and worked my way up, eventually taking a job at the top 10 bank where I currently work, making over $100k per year. I am fairly certain that my company will sponsor me and pay for the entire MBA program, but approval is not final yet.
Undergrad GPA - 2.8
Major - Finance
Accounting Certificate GPA - 3.79
CPA
GMAT - Estimate 680 - 730 but I have not taken it yet.
I should have great recommendations, but I do not have any volunteer experience or anything like that to boost my application. What are my chances of getting into UCLA or USC?
Thanks!
I am hoping that someone can give me advice on how to best combat a low undergrad GPA, and let me know whether my target schools are in reach. I plan to apply to UCLA and USC part time MBA programs for Fall 2015.
I am a 31 year old male, working as a Sr. Portfolio Manager/VP in the commercial banking division of a top 10 US bank. I have been promoted every year for the last 4 years, and also am a CPA. I worked in the residential mortgage business through my undergrad years, and also for 3 years after school. The money was easy, and I was a naive kid that thought it could never end. For that reason, I pretty much just partied through school and did not worry about grades too much. When the housing market crashed, and the money stopped coming in, it was a rude awakening for me. I decided to go back to school and enrolled in an accounting certificate program at a decent undergrad university, full time, for one year. This enabled me to obtain enough credits to sit for the CPA exam. I passed all 4 parts of the CPA exam on the first try, and took an entry level job at a commercial lending company. I started at the bottom and worked my way up, eventually taking a job at the top 10 bank where I currently work, making over $100k per year. I am fairly certain that my company will sponsor me and pay for the entire MBA program, but approval is not final yet.
Undergrad GPA - 2.8
Major - Finance
Accounting Certificate GPA - 3.79
CPA
GMAT - Estimate 680 - 730 but I have not taken it yet.
I should have great recommendations, but I do not have any volunteer experience or anything like that to boost my application. What are my chances of getting into UCLA or USC?
Thanks!
28 Aug 2014, 20:43
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Hi there,
You have a robust profile and work experience. If your company is ready to sponsor for executive MBA program, I would suggest you to for go it. There are few Executive MBA programs where you can apply and are among top Executive MBA programs in world:
1. Kellogg
2. UCLA
3. NUS
4. Duke Fuqua
5. Chicago Booth
You haven't mentioned much about your work profile and your long term term goal. You can also PM your resume/ profile if you would like to know your chances of getting admission to above mentioned B-Schools for Executive MBA programs.
I would suggest you to start doing the ground work for your targeted B-Schools and start approaching adcoms if you have any queries regarding your profile. And most importantly if you are targeting fall 2015, start working on your essays - take your colleague, supervisor or professional consultants help if needed to review your application and start approaching your recommenders.
Hope that helps.
Cheers!
You have a robust profile and work experience. If your company is ready to sponsor for executive MBA program, I would suggest you to for go it. There are few Executive MBA programs where you can apply and are among top Executive MBA programs in world:
1. Kellogg
2. UCLA
3. NUS
4. Duke Fuqua
5. Chicago Booth
You haven't mentioned much about your work profile and your long term term goal. You can also PM your resume/ profile if you would like to know your chances of getting admission to above mentioned B-Schools for Executive MBA programs.
I would suggest you to start doing the ground work for your targeted B-Schools and start approaching adcoms if you have any queries regarding your profile. And most importantly if you are targeting fall 2015, start working on your essays - take your colleague, supervisor or professional consultants help if needed to review your application and start approaching your recommenders.
Hope that helps.
Cheers!
29 Aug 2014, 14:42
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DMoCPA,
Your age, undergrad GPA, and lack of extracurriculars will be obstacles for you. A 730 plus GMAT would reduce the GPA issue and your age is hardly a deal-breaker -- just walk them through the reasons why you've delayed the MBA and give them thoroughly nailed-down goals. Then you will just have to do the best you can in explaining why you have no community leadership (there's usually ways you can minimize this). Fortunately, UCLA and USC are not the world's most selective B-schools. Feel free to send me your CV for a closer look.
--Paul Bodine, Great Applications for Business School, www.topmba.guru/outcomes
Your age, undergrad GPA, and lack of extracurriculars will be obstacles for you. A 730 plus GMAT would reduce the GPA issue and your age is hardly a deal-breaker -- just walk them through the reasons why you've delayed the MBA and give them thoroughly nailed-down goals. Then you will just have to do the best you can in explaining why you have no community leadership (there's usually ways you can minimize this). Fortunately, UCLA and USC are not the world's most selective B-schools. Feel free to send me your CV for a closer look.
--Paul Bodine, Great Applications for Business School, www.topmba.guru/outcomes
DMoCPA
