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Re: Profile evaluation, please
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11 Jul 2008, 11:26
solaris1,
Your profile has the virtue of being somewhat unusual. Your line of work and career goals in particular help you because they are distinctive. You are correct that your extracurriculars are not so hot. If the passion for cinema could express itself in some formal way that involved leadership, it would be a great asset for you. The college stuff is modestly helpful, but does not turn your extracurriculars into an asset. I think you'll need to spin the international/language/travel themes into your extracurricular/diversity material and make that as interesting and compelling as you can. The other significant negative is the lack of leadership at work. These two negatives together suggest to me that you are overreaching:
Columbia ED -- Not likely
Chicago R1 -- Not likely
Cornell R1 -- You have a decent chance
NYU R1 -- Not likely
Darden R2 -- Long shot but better chance that CBS, Chicago, NYU
Duke R2 -- Long shot but better chance that CBS, Chicago, NYU
Georgetown R2 -- You have a decent chance
Good luck,