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01 Mar 2007, 17:27
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Hi there,
I was hoping you could evaluate my profile. Here's the summary:
- 24 years old, from Canada
- Joined a venture backed American technology start up right out of undergrad. Size of company when joined, 60. From time of joining, company grew from $6 million to $300 million in 2 years. It was ultimately acquired by an established tech giant. Was directly involved in this hyper-growth (took the initiative as junior and developed & implemented ideas/strategies that generated millions in growth, of course aiding the hyper-growth). Loved being an entrepreneur & building a business
- When the company got bought out, I wanted to continue learning how to build & grow businesses. I managed to get myself into one of the global accounting firm's Management Consulting divisions. Will have 1.5 years mgt consulting experience by the time I apply to b-schools
- Have not written GMAT yet, but want to realistically target the high 600's to low 700's
- Undergraduate in Economics, but low GPA (below 3.0)
- Very involved in extra-curriculars in undergrad to the point where I was awarded a university-wide leadership award (given only to a select few) in my final year
Do I have a chance at the top-tier schools? 2nd tier? What will I need to score on my GMAT to get into a top-tier school? I'd like to either get into a top UK school or top US school, but I just don't know if my profile is good enough. Thanks so much!
I was hoping you could evaluate my profile. Here's the summary:
- 24 years old, from Canada
- Joined a venture backed American technology start up right out of undergrad. Size of company when joined, 60. From time of joining, company grew from $6 million to $300 million in 2 years. It was ultimately acquired by an established tech giant. Was directly involved in this hyper-growth (took the initiative as junior and developed & implemented ideas/strategies that generated millions in growth, of course aiding the hyper-growth). Loved being an entrepreneur & building a business
- When the company got bought out, I wanted to continue learning how to build & grow businesses. I managed to get myself into one of the global accounting firm's Management Consulting divisions. Will have 1.5 years mgt consulting experience by the time I apply to b-schools
- Have not written GMAT yet, but want to realistically target the high 600's to low 700's
- Undergraduate in Economics, but low GPA (below 3.0)
- Very involved in extra-curriculars in undergrad to the point where I was awarded a university-wide leadership award (given only to a select few) in my final year
Do I have a chance at the top-tier schools? 2nd tier? What will I need to score on my GMAT to get into a top-tier school? I'd like to either get into a top UK school or top US school, but I just don't know if my profile is good enough. Thanks so much!
01 Mar 2007, 20:06
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Tshark,
You sound like you have quite a story on the professional side and will impress B-schools with the leadership and impact examples you give. Your low GPA could be compensated for with a 700 or higher GMAT. It could nuked with a higher (say 730-740?) GMAT score. That leaves only your apparently nonexistent community involvement post-college. You can begin remedying that now by getting an intensive leadership-level role in a community organization (preferably something you care about and not one of the usual suspects) and generate some impact there in the coming months. If you do those things, then you can certainly get into a top tier school. Top 5? Given that you're only 24 it could happen if you can wait a bit and keep accumulating high impact. But top 10-15, yes, I think so.
Good luck,
01 Mar 2007, 20:22
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Thank you for the quick reply. I definitely want to get back into the community activities, and I did try, Children's Wish Foundation was actually where I was going to dedicate my time, but with the consulting lifestyle, I'm always traveling and working hours that won't let me contribute as much time as I want.
Would this be taken into consideration? I know these schools are looking for absolutely brilliant, breath-taking stories where individuals manage to balance the professional life, high impact community involvement and social well-being, and I will definitely do my best to achieve this, but do you have any guidance on how to realistically achieve this? Based on your other posts, joining a more niche organization may do it. There's an opportunity for me to get involved with my high school's alumni association (which I sincerely care about) and if I'm at the executive level, I have the opportunity to sit on the school's board of governors (ergo, have the ability to create impact). Does this sound like a suitable strategy? Thanks again!
Would this be taken into consideration? I know these schools are looking for absolutely brilliant, breath-taking stories where individuals manage to balance the professional life, high impact community involvement and social well-being, and I will definitely do my best to achieve this, but do you have any guidance on how to realistically achieve this? Based on your other posts, joining a more niche organization may do it. There's an opportunity for me to get involved with my high school's alumni association (which I sincerely care about) and if I'm at the executive level, I have the opportunity to sit on the school's board of governors (ergo, have the ability to create impact). Does this sound like a suitable strategy? Thanks again!
