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Hi Alex, Thank you for helping with this, I'm stressing myself out about my chances of getting into a good program.
Female, age 28 at entry, American, looking for Fall 2011 entry
Education: Arizona State University, BS Marketing. Minor: Psychology. GPA 3.8/4.0
1 month abroad as part of international business program
GMAT: 690 V:44, Q:42 Should I re-take? Was consistently scoring much higher on the quant in practice tests, but has now been over a year and I would need to re-study much of what I forgot.
Work Experience: 5.5 years at time of entry. Current position (3.5 years): Create marketing and advertising campaigns on a national level, manage media spending and budgets for over 30 markets totaling around $3 million each year. Develop strategies with travel industry leaders and major airlines to jointly promote both products, cross-marketing etc. Analyze resluts from campaigns
Prior Position (2 years): Media planner/buyer at local ad agency, was promoted from media assistant. My current job is a direct progression from this one with more responsibility and on a much larger scale.
Extra-Curricular: I'm a semi-professional artist on the side of my career. I've mostly sold acrylic paintings, but have also found a niche being commissioned for large-scale chalk murals on pavement for corporate events as well as volunteer this skill participating in fundraisers consisting of hundreds of artists. I have volunteered with Free Arts of Arizona over the past 3 years, which is a program that brings the healing prospects of art to at-risk and abused children. I have been certified as a mentor, in which I've weekly developed projects to help build the children's interpersonal skills and finding a release through art for 2 years. This past year I combined my outside work by suggesting to Free Arts that I lead a workshop on chalk art with the children and allow them to participate in a fundraiser by collaborating on a mural in front of thousands of people, building their self-esteem and being able to give back to the community, instead of only being on the receiving end.
My goals after an MBA are to continue my career path in Marketing but gain international experience and round out my skills to start my own business on the side, being able to make more of a difference in people's lives.
I am looking at: Stanford, Kellogg, Oxbridge, ESADE, Duke. I know these may all be stretch schools. What are my chances, and are there other programs you would recommend that are more in line?
Female, age 28 at entry, American, looking for Fall 2011 entry
Education: Arizona State University, BS Marketing. Minor: Psychology. GPA 3.8/4.0
1 month abroad as part of international business program
GMAT: 690 V:44, Q:42 Should I re-take? Was consistently scoring much higher on the quant in practice tests, but has now been over a year and I would need to re-study much of what I forgot.
Work Experience: 5.5 years at time of entry. Current position (3.5 years): Create marketing and advertising campaigns on a national level, manage media spending and budgets for over 30 markets totaling around $3 million each year. Develop strategies with travel industry leaders and major airlines to jointly promote both products, cross-marketing etc. Analyze resluts from campaigns
Prior Position (2 years): Media planner/buyer at local ad agency, was promoted from media assistant. My current job is a direct progression from this one with more responsibility and on a much larger scale.
Extra-Curricular: I'm a semi-professional artist on the side of my career. I've mostly sold acrylic paintings, but have also found a niche being commissioned for large-scale chalk murals on pavement for corporate events as well as volunteer this skill participating in fundraisers consisting of hundreds of artists. I have volunteered with Free Arts of Arizona over the past 3 years, which is a program that brings the healing prospects of art to at-risk and abused children. I have been certified as a mentor, in which I've weekly developed projects to help build the children's interpersonal skills and finding a release through art for 2 years. This past year I combined my outside work by suggesting to Free Arts that I lead a workshop on chalk art with the children and allow them to participate in a fundraiser by collaborating on a mural in front of thousands of people, building their self-esteem and being able to give back to the community, instead of only being on the receiving end.
My goals after an MBA are to continue my career path in Marketing but gain international experience and round out my skills to start my own business on the side, being able to make more of a difference in people's lives.
I am looking at: Stanford, Kellogg, Oxbridge, ESADE, Duke. I know these may all be stretch schools. What are my chances, and are there other programs you would recommend that are more in line?
15 Jul 2010, 22:01
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You got a good list of schools -- a combo of stretch (Stanford), sweet spot (Kellogg, Duke) and safety (Oxford, Cambridge, ESADE - it's because of Barcelona isn't it!). Like any applicant, you can't count on getting into all the schools you apply to, but if you choose a good range like you have - you should be able to get into at least some of them.
As for the GMAT - your current score is skirting the margins for schools like Stanford (which LOVES high GMATs) and Kellogg, but not to the point where you'll be out of contention at all considering your background and the fact that you have an exceptional GPA. If you are pretty confident that you can score 20-40 points better, then it's worth a retake.
In short, I'd say you have a good list of schools, so the next step really is to either retake the GMAT (and apply Round 2), or just focus on the applications and submit for Round 1. And no, there is no difference between Rounds 1 and 2 (just don't apply Round 3).
When you look at just the facts of your profile, it's not the typical finance/consulting/engineering applicant that makes up the majority of applicants:
American gal who graduated from Arizona State with a 3.8 GPA in Mktg and Psych. Worked in advertising before moving onto marketing at a large travel company. Experienced and accomplished artist (i.e. it's not just a "hobby" but something way more than that).
And that is a good thing. You're less conventional but not *weird* as there's people similar to you at these top b-schools each and every year.
As for the GMAT - your current score is skirting the margins for schools like Stanford (which LOVES high GMATs) and Kellogg, but not to the point where you'll be out of contention at all considering your background and the fact that you have an exceptional GPA. If you are pretty confident that you can score 20-40 points better, then it's worth a retake.
In short, I'd say you have a good list of schools, so the next step really is to either retake the GMAT (and apply Round 2), or just focus on the applications and submit for Round 1. And no, there is no difference between Rounds 1 and 2 (just don't apply Round 3).
When you look at just the facts of your profile, it's not the typical finance/consulting/engineering applicant that makes up the majority of applicants:
American gal who graduated from Arizona State with a 3.8 GPA in Mktg and Psych. Worked in advertising before moving onto marketing at a large travel company. Experienced and accomplished artist (i.e. it's not just a "hobby" but something way more than that).
And that is a good thing. You're less conventional but not *weird* as there's people similar to you at these top b-schools each and every year.
15 Jul 2010, 22:59
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Thank you so much for your feedback and actually restoring my confidence that I'm on the right track. I would not have thought of Oxford, Cambridge and ESADE as safetys (I was thinking more like ASU) and yes I fell in love with Barcelona 
I think after what you said, and that there is no difference between R1 and R2, I will plan on retaking the GMAT and really focusing on the quant side to make my profile a bit stronger.
I think after what you said, and that there is no difference between R1 and R2, I will plan on retaking the GMAT and really focusing on the quant side to make my profile a bit stronger.
