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GPA: Graduated 2008 from a top 40 school with a B.A. in Business Economics and a 3.6 GPA. My Econ/Stats grades are all A's and I am strong in the quant department. I don't doubt my ability to score around 750 on the GMAT with enough study/prep. I scored a 5 on AP Calc BC in high school - I can do the maths.
GMAT: Predicting 750
Resume/Work Experience: Pretty dreadful. I graduated into the recession without a job and a lot of personal problems. I worked in technical recruiting for five years, one year as a Lead Recruiter, then did a coding bootcamp and have been working as a Software Engineer for the past two years. All no name companies, though I will consolidate some of the positions to avoid seeming like a job hopper. The only theme I can think of relates to my passion for technology. As you can imagine, I am not sure I can overcome this area.
I don't have tons of leadership experience and recruiting is a sales job, which I know business schools don't value much.
Recommendations: I can probably muster a few from solid individuals I worked for before. Hopefully that is.
Why I want to go: I want to move into a Product Management role, build my network and hopefully get into venture capital one day. I am a passionate technologist and I want to increase my strategic thinking skills.
Personal Story/Essay Material: I am a first generation college graduate who moved here from overseas at the age of 16. My Mom is bipolar and my Dad is an emotionally abusive college dropout. Im not crying a river, but I want to know if I can work that into my essays and if they will care?
Target Schools: Booth, Kellog, Tuck, Haas, Anderson, Wharton (super reach)
Given I score around 750 on the GMAT, what are my odds at a top 10 given I am 30, turning 31 in December, and would be hastily applying for round 2 in early January? I'd also be ok with UCLA.
If I dont stand a chance at UCLA, then I won't pursue an MBA as the opportunity cost/ROI won't be worth it in my opinion.
GMAT: Predicting 750
Resume/Work Experience: Pretty dreadful. I graduated into the recession without a job and a lot of personal problems. I worked in technical recruiting for five years, one year as a Lead Recruiter, then did a coding bootcamp and have been working as a Software Engineer for the past two years. All no name companies, though I will consolidate some of the positions to avoid seeming like a job hopper. The only theme I can think of relates to my passion for technology. As you can imagine, I am not sure I can overcome this area.
I don't have tons of leadership experience and recruiting is a sales job, which I know business schools don't value much.
Recommendations: I can probably muster a few from solid individuals I worked for before. Hopefully that is.
Why I want to go: I want to move into a Product Management role, build my network and hopefully get into venture capital one day. I am a passionate technologist and I want to increase my strategic thinking skills.
Personal Story/Essay Material: I am a first generation college graduate who moved here from overseas at the age of 16. My Mom is bipolar and my Dad is an emotionally abusive college dropout. Im not crying a river, but I want to know if I can work that into my essays and if they will care?
Target Schools: Booth, Kellog, Tuck, Haas, Anderson, Wharton (super reach)
Given I score around 750 on the GMAT, what are my odds at a top 10 given I am 30, turning 31 in December, and would be hastily applying for round 2 in early January? I'd also be ok with UCLA.
If I dont stand a chance at UCLA, then I won't pursue an MBA as the opportunity cost/ROI won't be worth it in my opinion.
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GPA: Graduated 2008 from a top 40 school with a B.A. in Business Economics and a 3.6 GPA. My Econ/Stats grades are all A's and I am strong in the quant department. I don't doubt my ability to score around 750 on the GMAT with enough study/prep. I scored a 5 on AP Calc BC in high school - I can do the maths.
Hi Cyberminer! Thanks for reaching out! Well first of all, go ahead and study and actually get the 750 GMAT! That will be a great start.
GMAT: Predicting 750
Resume/Work Experience: Pretty dreadful. I graduated into the recession without a job and a lot of personal problems. I worked in technical recruiting for five years, one year as a Lead Recruiter, then did a coding bootcamp and have been working as a Software Engineer for the past two years. All no name companies, though I will consolidate some of the positions to avoid seeming like a job hopper. The only theme I can think of relates to my passion for technology. As you can imagine, I am not sure I can overcome this area.
I don't have tons of leadership experience and recruiting is a sales job, which I know business schools don't value much.I would not say B schools don't value sales- if you can show results- they care about that! Don't sell yourself short before you even get started.
Recommendations: I can probably muster a few from solid individuals I worked for before. Hopefully that is.
Why I want to go: I want to move into a Product Management role, build my network and hopefully get into venture capital one day. I am a passionate technologist and I want to increase my strategic thinking skills.I would not put so many moves in my story to b schools- the move to product management especially in technology roles given your computer background could be a story that makes sense. Don't muddy the waters right now with VC as that is too much of a leap now and you have no support for it.
Personal Story/Essay Material: I am a first generation college graduate who moved here from overseas at the age of 16. My Mom is bipolar and my Dad is an emotionally abusive college dropout. Im not crying a river, but I want to know if I can work that into my essays and if they will care?If told in the right way it could be useful- it is part of your story and schools want to understand who you are. But it can't look like you are fishing for a break....
Target Schools: Booth, Kellog, Tuck, Haas, Anderson, Wharton (super reach)With a shiny 750, this could happen- but there are a lot of "ifs" including how you tell your story. We at Stratus Prep really can help you tell your best story- to find out more how we can help- use this link: https://stratusprep.com/free-consult/
Given I score around 750 on the GMAT, what are my odds at a top 10 given I am 30, turning 31 in December, and would be hastily applying for round 2 in early January? I'd also be ok with UCLA.
If I dont stand a chance at UCLA, then I won't pursue an MBA as the opportunity cost/ROI won't be worth it in my opinion.
Again- depending on how you tell your story, UCLA could certainly be an option... Hi Cyberminer! Thanks for reaching out! Well first of all, go ahead and study and actually get the 750 GMAT! That will be a great start.
GMAT: Predicting 750
Resume/Work Experience: Pretty dreadful. I graduated into the recession without a job and a lot of personal problems. I worked in technical recruiting for five years, one year as a Lead Recruiter, then did a coding bootcamp and have been working as a Software Engineer for the past two years. All no name companies, though I will consolidate some of the positions to avoid seeming like a job hopper. The only theme I can think of relates to my passion for technology. As you can imagine, I am not sure I can overcome this area.
I don't have tons of leadership experience and recruiting is a sales job, which I know business schools don't value much.I would not say B schools don't value sales- if you can show results- they care about that! Don't sell yourself short before you even get started.
Recommendations: I can probably muster a few from solid individuals I worked for before. Hopefully that is.
Why I want to go: I want to move into a Product Management role, build my network and hopefully get into venture capital one day. I am a passionate technologist and I want to increase my strategic thinking skills.I would not put so many moves in my story to b schools- the move to product management especially in technology roles given your computer background could be a story that makes sense. Don't muddy the waters right now with VC as that is too much of a leap now and you have no support for it.
Personal Story/Essay Material: I am a first generation college graduate who moved here from overseas at the age of 16. My Mom is bipolar and my Dad is an emotionally abusive college dropout. Im not crying a river, but I want to know if I can work that into my essays and if they will care?If told in the right way it could be useful- it is part of your story and schools want to understand who you are. But it can't look like you are fishing for a break....
Target Schools: Booth, Kellog, Tuck, Haas, Anderson, Wharton (super reach)With a shiny 750, this could happen- but there are a lot of "ifs" including how you tell your story. We at Stratus Prep really can help you tell your best story- to find out more how we can help- use this link: https://stratusprep.com/free-consult/
Given I score around 750 on the GMAT, what are my odds at a top 10 given I am 30, turning 31 in December, and would be hastily applying for round 2 in early January? I'd also be ok with UCLA.
If I dont stand a chance at UCLA, then I won't pursue an MBA as the opportunity cost/ROI won't be worth it in my opinion.
