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Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Schools: Anderson '19 (A$) Marshall '19 (A$) McDonough '19 (A$) Sloan '19 (D) Kellogg 1YR '18 (A) Kellogg '19 (M)
GMAT 1: 550 Q37 V28
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01 Oct 2016, 11:23
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Hi admission consultants 
I want to get a rough idea whether my target schools are within a reasonable reach of my profile. Suggestions of other schools would be great.
Below's my profile:
1. GMAT: 660 (Q47 - 65%) (V34 - 72%) (IR 5) (AWA Not released yet but previous score 6.0) IELTS: 8.0
2. Undergrad: #1 university in Thailand, GPA 3.33/4.00 (2nd Honors), BBA - International Business, 1 year exchange program in Japan (I speak Japanese)
3. Work Experience
4. Asian - Thai: Will be 22 when applying.
5. Extracurricular: I was the president of a club - mainly deals with creating business plan/case competitions and conducting workshops. I'm still involved as a alumni, they do call me in as a speaker and business case judge from time to time.
Wrote university's first international case competition.
Accepted to the university's exclusive mentorship program (my mentor is a well known CFO in Thailand).
Reason for low UG grades: I entered university at 16 (fast tracked) and struggled with back to back calculus courses. Afterwards my grades were up trend, finishing with almost straight As in my final year.
Goal for Master's: Since I'm set to takeover the business, I want to restructure and change. Sharkfin is such a controversial product. I am a big advocate for sustainable business and the industry the company is currently in is not good. I want ideas to change it as the change requires me to revamp the whole value chain from supplier to clients.
Immediate goal after Master's: Join a corporate/consultancy that highly focuses on sustainability.
I am looking into specialized master's program and MBA programs. The ones I'm looking into are as follows:
1. Specialized Master's USC Global Supply Chain Management
2. Specialized Master's USC Marketing
3. Full-time MBA UCLA
Preferably I want to go for UCLA but admission chances wise, I'm not sure how I'm fairing. Is it reasonable for me to look into these programs or should I look for others that would suit my career?
Should I also retake my GMAT exam?
Thanks in advance!
I want to get a rough idea whether my target schools are within a reasonable reach of my profile. Suggestions of other schools would be great.
Below's my profile:
1. GMAT: 660 (Q47 - 65%) (V34 - 72%) (IR 5) (AWA Not released yet but previous score 6.0) IELTS: 8.0
2. Undergrad: #1 university in Thailand, GPA 3.33/4.00 (2nd Honors), BBA - International Business, 1 year exchange program in Japan (I speak Japanese)
3. Work Experience
- - Management consultant almost 2 years (1 month shy)
>> I specialized in human capital management. My role was expanded from project member to project lead within my first 4 months. My major clients are within the real estate and insurance industry and government enterprises. I started selling projects within the second year and landed a 2 million baht deal while generating 20 million baht in sales before I left. (I was extremely working beyond my scope and underpaid at this point.)
>> I also wrote articles for the regional APAC team.
- Currently I'm restructuring my family's business hence the 1 month
>> We deal with imports from South Africa and Japan and processing of dried Chinese specialty products (sharkfin + abalone). At the moment I am planning to expand from Thailand to reach market in Laos.
4. Asian - Thai: Will be 22 when applying.
5. Extracurricular: I was the president of a club - mainly deals with creating business plan/case competitions and conducting workshops. I'm still involved as a alumni, they do call me in as a speaker and business case judge from time to time.
Wrote university's first international case competition.
Accepted to the university's exclusive mentorship program (my mentor is a well known CFO in Thailand).
Reason for low UG grades: I entered university at 16 (fast tracked) and struggled with back to back calculus courses. Afterwards my grades were up trend, finishing with almost straight As in my final year.
Goal for Master's: Since I'm set to takeover the business, I want to restructure and change. Sharkfin is such a controversial product. I am a big advocate for sustainable business and the industry the company is currently in is not good. I want ideas to change it as the change requires me to revamp the whole value chain from supplier to clients.
Immediate goal after Master's: Join a corporate/consultancy that highly focuses on sustainability.
I am looking into specialized master's program and MBA programs. The ones I'm looking into are as follows:
1. Specialized Master's USC Global Supply Chain Management
2. Specialized Master's USC Marketing
3. Full-time MBA UCLA
Preferably I want to go for UCLA but admission chances wise, I'm not sure how I'm fairing. Is it reasonable for me to look into these programs or should I look for others that would suit my career?
Should I also retake my GMAT exam?
Thanks in advance!
01 Oct 2016, 18:00
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Thanks for sharing.
You have rich materials to draw upon for your applications, showing very high potential to contribute to the learning and experience of your peers. Good early leadership responsibilities to highlight, this would show your ability and potential.
Sharing some specifics regarding your challenges and plans with the family business will help you present a compelling reason to do further studies, showing this fit with the strengths of your target programs would help your chances.
Executing the essays well would give you a good chance.
All the best!
You have rich materials to draw upon for your applications, showing very high potential to contribute to the learning and experience of your peers. Good early leadership responsibilities to highlight, this would show your ability and potential.
Sharing some specifics regarding your challenges and plans with the family business will help you present a compelling reason to do further studies, showing this fit with the strengths of your target programs would help your chances.
Executing the essays well would give you a good chance.
All the best!
01 Oct 2016, 18:05
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Regarding the decision to retake the GMAT, you may find the blog entry below helpful:
Should You Retake the GMAT?
Perhaps the most often-asked question during the entire MBA application process is,“Should I retake the GMAT?” The answer to this question will differ from case to case depending on an applicant’s score, their target schools, and their overall profile. If you are considering retaking the GMAT, doing a short cost-benefit analysis, similar to a business endeavor, can aid your decision-making:
1) Recognize the Investments Needed
Apart from the test-taking fee that you will incur for a retake, think about the hours you will need to put in to re-prepare for the GMAT, and whether this will affect the timeliness of your MBA applications. Make sure you consider whether or not you have the availability and the energy to put into this endeavor.
Often ignored, but just as important, factor in the opportunity cost of the hours you will need to spend preparing for your retake. Could you spend those efforts somewhere else to strengthen your profile? Maybe you could get involved in productive activities at work, volunteer in the community, or polish your essays.
If your application is already strong in these areas, then a GMAT retake could be a better use of your time. As such, engaging a test prep service may be the right way to go – taking a GMAT prep course or spending time with a private tutor will optimize the hours that you put into studying, and will be an investment that pays for itself in the long run.
2) Evaluate the Probability of Success
The next step would be to evaluate how likely you are to achieve your desired results. The most straightforward consideration (that requires a truly honest self-assessment) is how you have already performed on the GMAT relative to your potential:
Did you prepare well enough?
Did you get enough sleep the nights leading up to your exam?
Were the test day conditions conducive?
If you believe there’s a reasonable chance that you could have done better than you did, you should seriously think about a retake.
3) Weigh the Potential Benefits
Researching the class profile of your target program, and how you compare to the school’s average GMAT score, should give you an indication as to where you stand. The standardized nature of the GMAT allows for the most straightforward and objective comparison between applicants, so ideally, you will want to score higher on the GMAT than the school’s average.
All things equal, a higher score should improve your chance of admission, and even your opportunities for scholarships. Thus, the expected value of increasing your GMAT score could be high and really worth investing in.
Knowing that you didn’t leave too many potential GMAT points on the table can also simply help you be at peace. This is an important benefit, as it will allow you to focus on the next steps in the application process, and know that you have given the GMAT your best shot.
Should You Retake the GMAT?
Perhaps the most often-asked question during the entire MBA application process is,“Should I retake the GMAT?” The answer to this question will differ from case to case depending on an applicant’s score, their target schools, and their overall profile. If you are considering retaking the GMAT, doing a short cost-benefit analysis, similar to a business endeavor, can aid your decision-making:
1) Recognize the Investments Needed
Apart from the test-taking fee that you will incur for a retake, think about the hours you will need to put in to re-prepare for the GMAT, and whether this will affect the timeliness of your MBA applications. Make sure you consider whether or not you have the availability and the energy to put into this endeavor.
Often ignored, but just as important, factor in the opportunity cost of the hours you will need to spend preparing for your retake. Could you spend those efforts somewhere else to strengthen your profile? Maybe you could get involved in productive activities at work, volunteer in the community, or polish your essays.
If your application is already strong in these areas, then a GMAT retake could be a better use of your time. As such, engaging a test prep service may be the right way to go – taking a GMAT prep course or spending time with a private tutor will optimize the hours that you put into studying, and will be an investment that pays for itself in the long run.
2) Evaluate the Probability of Success
The next step would be to evaluate how likely you are to achieve your desired results. The most straightforward consideration (that requires a truly honest self-assessment) is how you have already performed on the GMAT relative to your potential:
Did you prepare well enough?
Did you get enough sleep the nights leading up to your exam?
Were the test day conditions conducive?
If you believe there’s a reasonable chance that you could have done better than you did, you should seriously think about a retake.
3) Weigh the Potential Benefits
Researching the class profile of your target program, and how you compare to the school’s average GMAT score, should give you an indication as to where you stand. The standardized nature of the GMAT allows for the most straightforward and objective comparison between applicants, so ideally, you will want to score higher on the GMAT than the school’s average.
All things equal, a higher score should improve your chance of admission, and even your opportunities for scholarships. Thus, the expected value of increasing your GMAT score could be high and really worth investing in.
Knowing that you didn’t leave too many potential GMAT points on the table can also simply help you be at peace. This is an important benefit, as it will allow you to focus on the next steps in the application process, and know that you have given the GMAT your best shot.
