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SemperLiberi
Joined: 10 Jan 2016
Last visit: 14 Mar 2017
Posts: 15
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Location: United States (WV)
Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability
GMAT 1: 690 Q47 V38
GPA: 3.72
WE:Project Management (Non-Profit and Government)
31 Jan 2016, 18:33
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Hello,
First, thank you for any help you can provide. My dad is an attorney, so I really am wandering around in the dark with the B-School application process.
Schools:
Harvard Business School
Chicago Booth
University of Virginia Darden
Duke University Fuqua
I am applying to HBS as a long-shot with Darden and Fuqua for admission in the fall of 2017 as more realistic options. I don't really have what I would consider safety schools.
Undergraduate: Political Science Major, Spanish Minor 3.7/4.0 from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
GMAT: 690 first try (38V, 47Q, 6.0 AWA, 7 IR)
Race/Gender: Male from West Virginia
Work: 3 years (4 years at time of admission) Field Director on a U.S. Senate Campaign responsible for campaign operations 1/2 of a swing state; U.S. Senate Legislative Correspondent/Aide; U.S. Senate Field Representative covering 1/3 of the state working in economic development and constituent relations/services.
Extracurricular: Active in regional chamber of commerce activities and trying to get involved with some volunteering for poverty alleviation. I studied abroad to three countries during college (England, Spain, Lebanon) and held leadership positions in a number of clubs.
Narrative: Poverty alleviation, financial literacy, and infrastructure development in rural America through venture capital, private equity, microfinance, etc. This isn't to say I don't care about the rest of the world, but that we still have a lot of holes to fill in our own backyard.
Items of Note: Yes, I originally wanted to go to law school but decided against it at the 11th hour. Most of my internships during undergrad would make me competitive for top law schools - in fact, many of my peers during those internships are at Yale or HLS. I am currently taking accounting courses and will continue to take/brush up on Financial/Cost Accounting, Calculus, Econ, Business Finance, etc. at the local university. I also have some solid alumni connections to all the mentioned schools.
Question: Should I retake the GMAT? How will my work experience look since it is more geared toward the legal side of things? What are my chances of getting into the mentioned schools?
Thanks!
First, thank you for any help you can provide. My dad is an attorney, so I really am wandering around in the dark with the B-School application process.
Schools:
Harvard Business School
Chicago Booth
University of Virginia Darden
Duke University Fuqua
I am applying to HBS as a long-shot with Darden and Fuqua for admission in the fall of 2017 as more realistic options. I don't really have what I would consider safety schools.
Undergraduate: Political Science Major, Spanish Minor 3.7/4.0 from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
GMAT: 690 first try (38V, 47Q, 6.0 AWA, 7 IR)
Race/Gender: Male from West Virginia
Work: 3 years (4 years at time of admission) Field Director on a U.S. Senate Campaign responsible for campaign operations 1/2 of a swing state; U.S. Senate Legislative Correspondent/Aide; U.S. Senate Field Representative covering 1/3 of the state working in economic development and constituent relations/services.
Extracurricular: Active in regional chamber of commerce activities and trying to get involved with some volunteering for poverty alleviation. I studied abroad to three countries during college (England, Spain, Lebanon) and held leadership positions in a number of clubs.
Narrative: Poverty alleviation, financial literacy, and infrastructure development in rural America through venture capital, private equity, microfinance, etc. This isn't to say I don't care about the rest of the world, but that we still have a lot of holes to fill in our own backyard.
Items of Note: Yes, I originally wanted to go to law school but decided against it at the 11th hour. Most of my internships during undergrad would make me competitive for top law schools - in fact, many of my peers during those internships are at Yale or HLS. I am currently taking accounting courses and will continue to take/brush up on Financial/Cost Accounting, Calculus, Econ, Business Finance, etc. at the local university. I also have some solid alumni connections to all the mentioned schools.
Question: Should I retake the GMAT? How will my work experience look since it is more geared toward the legal side of things? What are my chances of getting into the mentioned schools?
Thanks!
01 Feb 2016, 01:50
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HamptonCokeley
Hey dude,
So the short of it is that you have a great profile - The Citadel + Politics = fantastic. I'd love to hear more about your volunteer work and extra curricular activity, because if you have some good stuff there it can help. As for the GMAT, it's kind of low for some of the schools. If you believe you can get higher (and esp. if this was your first take) you should for sure retake. With 40 points more, you will be making it easier for schools to send you that acceptance letter. Plus you have plenty of time. I'd aim to get that done by June, so that you can focus on your essays starting from July.
Hope this helps!!!!
Best,
JF
SemperLiberi
Joined: 10 Jan 2016
Last visit: 14 Mar 2017
Posts: 15
Own Kudos:
Location: United States (WV)
Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability
GMAT 1: 690 Q47 V38
GPA: 3.72
WE:Project Management (Non-Profit and Government)
01 Feb 2016, 06:42
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Jon,
Thank you for your quick reply. With my background, there is no reason why I shouldn't be able to get my verbal score into the 40s; however, I think the Quant is about as good as it is going to get. I spent months studying the quant and honestly paid little attention to the verbal section at all. I will absolutely take your advice and retake it in June.
As for extracurriculars, I am on the board of Generation Morgantown, a chamber of commerce subsidiary dedicated to volunteer work and attracting young talent to the area (I am the government affairs guy - surprise...). I recently moved back to West Virginia from Washington, D.C. so I haven't gotten plugged into any volunteer organizations yet, but when I was in college, I regularly volunteered to mentor kids at local elementary schools, participated in Christmas party toy drives, and did a few days of manual labor restoring some non-profit buildings when I could get leave to do so. I also played lacrosse in college, currently play rugby with WVU's club team, and have intermittently done Brazilian jujitsu and mixed martial arts since wrestling in high school/middle school, but I'm not sure all that's worth mentioning.
Thank you for your quick reply. With my background, there is no reason why I shouldn't be able to get my verbal score into the 40s; however, I think the Quant is about as good as it is going to get. I spent months studying the quant and honestly paid little attention to the verbal section at all. I will absolutely take your advice and retake it in June.
As for extracurriculars, I am on the board of Generation Morgantown, a chamber of commerce subsidiary dedicated to volunteer work and attracting young talent to the area (I am the government affairs guy - surprise...). I recently moved back to West Virginia from Washington, D.C. so I haven't gotten plugged into any volunteer organizations yet, but when I was in college, I regularly volunteered to mentor kids at local elementary schools, participated in Christmas party toy drives, and did a few days of manual labor restoring some non-profit buildings when I could get leave to do so. I also played lacrosse in college, currently play rugby with WVU's club team, and have intermittently done Brazilian jujitsu and mixed martial arts since wrestling in high school/middle school, but I'm not sure all that's worth mentioning.
) do that and you should be doing the best to make your profile as strong as it gets.
