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Hi,

I applied to LBS (1st Round, ding w/interview) and Columbia (applied late, and dinged w/o interview) this year, and am interested in reapplying for next year. I wanted to get an opinion first on if that's a good idea, and what other schools might also be a good match for me. Also, any things I'd need to help improve my profile would be great. Thanks in advance for all your help.

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Age: 27
Sex: Male
Nationality: US
GMAT (1st attempt): 760, Verbal = 46, Quant = 49, AWA = 5.5
Undergrad = 1 year at small state school (4.0 GPA), Graduated from top 25 school with Finance degree (3.5 GPA)

Work Experience:
1. 2 Years (part-time) in college as Director of Purchasing for entirely student-run corporation (coffees shops/grocery stores)
2. 4.5 Years after graduation as a Public Sector (Gov't) Consultant. Currently team lead managing 1 person. Also heavily involved with recruiting and coordinate annual charitable giving campaign for my practice area of the company (400+ employees)

Extracurricular Activities:
1. Freelance Writer (unpaid) for major website (20 million hits/month) specializing in multimedia (gaming/etc.) news/reviews - 10+ hour/week commitment
2. Volunteer with food charity - pack and deliver food to needy families/elderly.
3. Currently learning German, but knowledge would be considered basic at this point
4. Various recreational sports leagues

International Experience:
None beyond traveling

Goals: Continue in consulting, but not Public Sector, which is more geographically limiting. I would prefer to work internationally on Organizational Behavior related projects.

Let me know if you have any additional questions, and thanks again for your help!
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Hi,

I applied to LBS (1st Round, ding w/interview) and Columbia (applied late, and dinged w/o interview) this year, and am interested in reapplying for next year. I wanted to get an opinion first on if that's a good idea, and what other schools might also be a good match for me. Also, any things I'd need to help improve my profile would be great. Thanks in advance for all your help.

Profile:

Age: 27
Sex: Male
Nationality: US
GMAT (1st attempt): 760, Verbal = 46, Quant = 49, AWA = 5.5
Undergrad = 1 year at small state school (4.0 GPA), Graduated from top 25 school with Finance degree (3.5 GPA)

Work Experience:
1. 2 Years (part-time) in college as Director of Purchasing for entirely student-run corporation (coffees shops/grocery stores)
2. 4.5 Years after graduation as a Public Sector (Gov't) Consultant. Currently team lead managing 1 person. Also heavily involved with recruiting and coordinate annual charitable giving campaign for my practice area of the company (400+ employees)

Extracurricular Activities:
1. Freelance Writer (unpaid) for major website (20 million hits/month) specializing in multimedia (gaming/etc.) news/reviews - 10+ hour/week commitment
2. Volunteer with food charity - pack and deliver food to needy families/elderly.
3. Currently learning German, but knowledge would be considered basic at this point
4. Various recreational sports leagues

International Experience:
None beyond traveling

Goals: Continue in consulting, but not Public Sector, which is more geographically limiting. I would prefer to work internationally on Organizational Behavior related projects.

Let me know if you have any additional questions, and thanks again for your help!
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Nice CVResume.., why did u post here?
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Hi,

I applied to LBS (1st Round, ding w/interview) and Columbia (applied late, and dinged w/o interview) this year, and am interested in reapplying for next year. I wanted to get an opinion first on if that's a good idea, and what other schools might also be a good match for me. Also, any things I'd need to help improve my profile would be great. Thanks in advance for all your help.

Profile:

Age: 27
Sex: Male
Nationality: US
GMAT (1st attempt): 760, Verbal = 46, Quant = 49, AWA = 5.5
Undergrad = 1 year at small state school (4.0 GPA), Graduated from top 25 school with Finance degree (3.5 GPA)

Work Experience:
1. 2 Years (part-time) in college as Director of Purchasing for entirely student-run corporation (coffees shops/grocery stores)
2. 4.5 Years after graduation as a Public Sector (Gov't) Consultant. Currently team lead managing 1 person. Also heavily involved with recruiting and coordinate annual charitable giving campaign for my practice area of the company (400+ employees)

Extracurricular Activities:
1. Freelance Writer (unpaid) for major website (20 million hits/month) specializing in multimedia (gaming/etc.) news/reviews - 10+ hour/week commitment
2. Volunteer with food charity - pack and deliver food to needy families/elderly.
3. Currently learning German, but knowledge would be considered basic at this point
4. Various recreational sports leagues

International Experience:
None beyond traveling

Goals: Continue in consulting, but not Public Sector, which is more geographically limiting. I would prefer to work internationally on Organizational Behavior related projects.

Let me know if you have any additional questions, and thanks again for your help!
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Your GMAT and GPA are competitive at both programs. It's hard for me to tell from your description whether your FT experience is also competitive. It seems a little weak, but I'm not sure.

A few items popped up at me after I read your post:

1) Why do you want an MBA if you want to consult on organizational behavior? Why not get a masters in org behavior or social psychology? If you need an MBA for what you want to do, you need to describe it differently?
2) You say you want to work internationally, but unless your recreational travel has been unusually extensive, your experience and past makes your goal seem a little pie-in-the-sky or fanciful. You don't speak a second language and have not studied, worked, or lived abroad. I think you may need to address a perceived possible disconnect between what you've done in the past and want to do in the future.

You might be interested in:
* Create a Better Sequel: How to Reapply Right to Business School, an ebook.
* Take 2: An MBA Reapplicant Webinar

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Thanks for the reply. In terms of the specific points you bring up:

1. Org Behavior - I'm not 100% tied into going into OB. I'm more interested into more of Strategy Consulting as opposed to the implementation-heavy work I do now. I know a lot of programs have electives in OB, so it's something I wanted to explore in addition to the typical finance/strategy classes I'd be taking.

2. I appreciate your candor here. Simply put, I came from a poor single-parent household in the middle of the country. I didn't have the opportunities to travel/live/study abroad until very recently. While I got a late start of things, I feel like my life has been a natural progression to working abroad (small town -> small state college -> transfer to internationally focused school on east coast -> traveling abroad). I feel like the next logical steps there are studying/living abroad -> working abroad. I realize my language skills will limit me to working in english-speaking countries though.

Does it not make sense for me to apply to European MBA programs at all? I personally like what I've seen from LBS/HEC/IESE in terms of diversity and requiring language courses for those lacking the ability. Let me know what you think, I appreciate your perspective here.
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Thanks for the reply. In terms of the specific points you bring up:

1. Org Behavior - I'm not 100% tied into going into OB. I'm more interested into more of Strategy Consulting as opposed to the implementation-heavy work I do now. I know a lot of programs have electives in OB, so it's something I wanted to explore in addition to the typical finance/strategy classes I'd be taking.

2. I appreciate your candor here. Simply put, I came from a poor single-parent household in the middle of the country. I didn't have the opportunities to travel/live/study abroad until very recently. While I got a late start of things, I feel like my life has been a natural progression to working abroad (small town -> small state college -> transfer to internationally focused school on east coast -> traveling abroad). I feel like the next logical steps there are studying/living abroad -> working abroad. I realize my language skills will limit me to working in english-speaking countries though.

Does it not make sense for me to apply to European MBA programs at all? I personally like what I've seen from LBS/HEC/IESE in terms of diversity and requiring language courses for those lacking the ability. Let me know what you think, I appreciate your perspective here.
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To respond to your points:

1) OK, but frame your goals in terms of business needs and goals. I realize that organization behavior relates to business, but you don't want the reader of your goals essay wondering why you need an MBA.
2) Well put and that's an argument you can make in your essays too.

I see no harm in applying to European programs too, but don't apply there exclusively and show awareness of the language requirements as you apply. )I realize you are learning German. ) Also apply to programs where your numbers are on the high side.

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Linda