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mira93
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Location: Tajikistan
Concentration: Finance, General Management
Schools: Simon '24 (A)
GMAT 1: 610 Q46 V28
GMAT 2: 730 Q49 V40 (Online)
GPA: 3.37
WE:Analyst (Consulting)
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I am a female, age 28 full years, from Tajikistan. GMAT 730 (q49, v40), BA from american univirsity in Bulgaria (top in the country), MA from Kazakhstan Institution, also American (high ranked school in Central Asia), exchange programs to USA, Turkey, Estonia, S.Korea. GPA in BA is 3.3/4, GPA in MA 4.07/4.3. Currently working in Russia, in a small boutigue investing firm. HIghly successful at my position in our field but our niche is small. In other words, we do great things but for limited number of people, thats why we are not famous but rather an insignificant players in our industry. Please evaluate my chances for Wharton, Booth, Kellog, Cornell, and Tuck. I was ditched by HBS in R2 2021 application cycle.
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Hi mira93 and congrats on your score improvement, particularly in verbal! Profile reviews are always hard because they don't fully capture the full picture of what you bring to a school, what your goals are, and how well you fit with and understand their program. Without that, I'm making pure guesses, but I would say that all things being equal, your toughest chances would be at Wharton and Kellogg, where your GMAT is closer to the average but is below the GPA, with slightly better chances at Booth and Tuck, and the best chance of success at Cornell. All that presupposes that you've executed the essays well, gained great recommendations, and explained both clear goals and fit with the schools in question. Are your bachelors and your masters in finance or something? Did you struggle with a particular class or can you add context (like an upward trend)? That might mitigate any weakness on the transcript, as long as you can demonstrate academic readiness now.
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Julie-Anne Heafey
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Warmly,
Julie-Anne Heafey
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mira93
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Joined: 30 May 2019
Last visit: 17 Jan 2024
Posts: 118
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 1,696
Location: Tajikistan
Concentration: Finance, General Management
Schools: Simon '24 (A)
GMAT 1: 610 Q46 V28
GMAT 2: 730 Q49 V40 (Online)
GPA: 3.37
WE:Analyst (Consulting)
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Hi mira93 and congrats on your score improvement, particularly in verbal! Profile reviews are always hard because they don't fully capture the full picture of what you bring to a school, what your goals are, and how well you fit with and understand their program. Without that, I'm making pure guesses, but I would say that all things being equal, your toughest chances would be at Wharton and Kellogg, where your GMAT is closer to the average but is below the GPA, with slightly better chances at Booth and Tuck, and the best chance of success at Cornell. All that presupposes that you've executed the essays well, gained great recommendations, and explained both clear goals and fit with the schools in question. Are your bachelors and your masters in finance or something? Did you struggle with a particular class or can you add context (like an upward trend)? That might mitigate any weakness on the transcript, as long as you can demonstrate academic readiness now.
Warmly,
Julie-Anne Heafey
Senior Consultant
mbaMission
Warmly,
Julie-Anne Heafey
Senior Consultant
mbaMission
Dear Julie-Anne,
Many thanks for your time and assessment.
As for my undergraduate studies, I double majored in Business Administration, and Political Science and International Relations. I obtained MA in International Relations. After MBA I would like to work in an investment/consulting firm in USA to gain more practical experience in the field because financial markets in this part of the world is still underdeveloped. After earning enough skills, I would like to come back home and work for my community and help transition its financial system into a developed one. These are not empty words, I am sincerely passionate about my plan.
You are absolutely correct; during my first semester of BA, I earned a GPA of 2.48, which dragged down my cumulative GPA (for last 4 semesters of BA, my GPA was above 3.5). The reason for such a low performance was that I was absolutely unfamiliar with Western system of education that is so different than what I was accustomed to. But after a semester I caught up and was already above average student, GPA of 3.3 for second semester and so on. Moreover, at Kent State University (my host school), I was on Presidents List after a semester of studies.
I graduated with cum lade from MA. I realize that my GPA from undergrad is not competitive - apart from low gpa in 1st semester, grades were not transferred from exchange program, so I had only 5 semesters more to raise my cumulative gpa (I graduated in 7 semesters). I was thinking of retaking some classes in which I scored poor. From your perspective, do you think it could help boost my chances? I am now also looking at Columbia and Yale.
Many thanks in advance
