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Re: Profile Evaluation Request
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27 Jun 2016, 19:21
Hi there,
Thanks for sharing your information with us. At the moment, I'm still unclear on what your goals are post MBA. What is a Finance + Data Analytics role? At this stage in your career, the AdComm is going to expect a crystal clear path on what opportunities you're looking for after your MBA, and at the moment, your goals and rationale for an MBA are too generic.
What about your UG stats? Your GMAT is low for the schools you're targeting, so the UG GPA would likely need to be on the upper end of the range for you to be competitive. Your CFA accomplishments help offset any deficiencies, but the AdComms will still take your GPA into consideration, and if it's low, we'll need to address it head on.
Your community involvement is admirable. Hopefully this effort was organized to the extent you can share some credentials in your work to a) prove to the AdComm you did this and b) add some merits to your achievements. This could include references from parents or any other documentation.
While I'm missing some of the information I mentioned above, schools like Sloan, Ross, and Tuck are going to be stretch schools for the most part. I would recommend foregoing those programs and targeting either McCombs or Emory and opening your consideration set to other schools such as UNC and Tepper. These schools are more aligned with your profile and should be included in your R1 plan. Of course, we may end up refining these schools based on how your post MBA goals shake out.
Hope this helps. If you'd like to chat further about how we can help you with your upcoming applications, sign up for a free consultation below! Best of luck!