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14 Jun 2010, 13:42
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Hi Alex - I would greatly appreciate a profile evaluation when you have a minute; I am applying for Fall 2011. Thanks!
GMAT: 710 first try (43 quant, 45 verbal, 5 AWA) - will likely re-take due to low quant score (thoughts?)
GPA: 3.1 B.S. Business Administration from top 25 private school (2 years) / 3.6 from public state university (2 years - transferred after sophomore year to the private school) / 3.3 cumulative GPA for the 2 schools and 4 years
Gender: F
Ethnicity: Asian
Work Experience: 3 years as an investment banking analyst (1 year at a boutique firm, 2 years at a top-ranked firm) / 6 months unemployed (during financial crisis) / 6 months as an investment intern at a $2B hedge fund (current role - do you recommend waiting to apply when I'm in a full-time role again?)
Extracurricular: post-undergrad volunteer work providing career mentoring and interview training to economically-disadvantaged women from domestic abuse shelters and incarceration
Target school: Columbia
Reach target schools: HBS, Wharton, Stanford (are these too unrealistic?)
Bottom target schools: NYU, UCLA
GMAT: 710 first try (43 quant, 45 verbal, 5 AWA) - will likely re-take due to low quant score (thoughts?)
GPA: 3.1 B.S. Business Administration from top 25 private school (2 years) / 3.6 from public state university (2 years - transferred after sophomore year to the private school) / 3.3 cumulative GPA for the 2 schools and 4 years
Gender: F
Ethnicity: Asian
Work Experience: 3 years as an investment banking analyst (1 year at a boutique firm, 2 years at a top-ranked firm) / 6 months unemployed (during financial crisis) / 6 months as an investment intern at a $2B hedge fund (current role - do you recommend waiting to apply when I'm in a full-time role again?)
Extracurricular: post-undergrad volunteer work providing career mentoring and interview training to economically-disadvantaged women from domestic abuse shelters and incarceration
Target school: Columbia
Reach target schools: HBS, Wharton, Stanford (are these too unrealistic?)
Bottom target schools: NYU, UCLA
15 Jun 2010, 20:28
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I think you're applying to the right range of schools and you have realistic expectations.
Columbia, NYU, UCLA - you should be able to get into them (2 of 3, maybe even 3 of 3)
H/S/W - certainly stretches, but you probably know people like yourself at these schools; you have enough of a shot that they're worth at least applying to; a lot of it comes down to how well you execute your applications and a bit of luck on top of that, but I would certainly go for all three
As for the GMAT, don't re-take it unless you feel you can score 760+ without much prep. And by all means apply this year rather than waiting -- given that you're already 4 years out of school (I assume you're 25 or 26), you're in that sweet spot where no adcom will consider you too young or too old. You can afford to wait another year (or reapply next year if you don't get in anywhere) - although after that age will be more of an issue especially at H/S/W.
Columbia, NYU, UCLA - you should be able to get into them (2 of 3, maybe even 3 of 3)
H/S/W - certainly stretches, but you probably know people like yourself at these schools; you have enough of a shot that they're worth at least applying to; a lot of it comes down to how well you execute your applications and a bit of luck on top of that, but I would certainly go for all three
As for the GMAT, don't re-take it unless you feel you can score 760+ without much prep. And by all means apply this year rather than waiting -- given that you're already 4 years out of school (I assume you're 25 or 26), you're in that sweet spot where no adcom will consider you too young or too old. You can afford to wait another year (or reapply next year if you don't get in anywhere) - although after that age will be more of an issue especially at H/S/W.
