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08 Nov 2010, 08:05
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HI Alex,
I am applying to business schools in R1 and R2 this year. I would like to hear your opinion on the strength of my profile and my chances of getting into the colleges i am applying for.
My profile.
26 Year old male from Hyderabad India.
GPA: 2.8 ( Computer science Engineering ) ( Dropped out in between and completed recently in 2009 as it is not possible to change majors in India )
Gmat: 660
Work experience: 4.5 yrs by sept 2011.. ( sales/ Marketing / Brand management)
only one brand name company in my experience, most of it is in medium sized firms.
My under graduate GPA is quite bad however i have built my career in brand management the hard way up, starting in sales, and the moving to marketing ultimately getting the opportunity to work as a brand manager last month. I have been quite successful at my work and good recommendations to validate my claim. I have chosen to apply to a couple of good schools, CMU- Tepper, UCLA-Anderson.
Apart from these two i am also applying to, Rochester- Simon, Notre Damme- Mendoza, Purdue- Krannert, Ohio state-Fisher, USC-Marshall, Indiana-Kelley. I know that i am applying to a lot of schools, however, I have many of my former clients recommending me, so i would not be overwhelming any of them. I am getting strong recommendations from each of them.
I would be grateful if you could answer some questions i have ( as listed below) and give your opinion on my profile.
1.How big of an obstacle would my undergraduate GPA present itself to be assuming i write good essays ?
2. Are my two reach schools, Anderson and CMU way out of reach ? ( I hear they have an affinity for statistics and a lower tolerance level for non traditional applicants, anderson too in the past year)
3. What are my chances of getting into any of the schools i have mentioned above.
regards,
I am applying to business schools in R1 and R2 this year. I would like to hear your opinion on the strength of my profile and my chances of getting into the colleges i am applying for.
My profile.
26 Year old male from Hyderabad India.
GPA: 2.8 ( Computer science Engineering ) ( Dropped out in between and completed recently in 2009 as it is not possible to change majors in India )
Gmat: 660
Work experience: 4.5 yrs by sept 2011.. ( sales/ Marketing / Brand management)
only one brand name company in my experience, most of it is in medium sized firms.
My under graduate GPA is quite bad however i have built my career in brand management the hard way up, starting in sales, and the moving to marketing ultimately getting the opportunity to work as a brand manager last month. I have been quite successful at my work and good recommendations to validate my claim. I have chosen to apply to a couple of good schools, CMU- Tepper, UCLA-Anderson.
Apart from these two i am also applying to, Rochester- Simon, Notre Damme- Mendoza, Purdue- Krannert, Ohio state-Fisher, USC-Marshall, Indiana-Kelley. I know that i am applying to a lot of schools, however, I have many of my former clients recommending me, so i would not be overwhelming any of them. I am getting strong recommendations from each of them.
I would be grateful if you could answer some questions i have ( as listed below) and give your opinion on my profile.
1.How big of an obstacle would my undergraduate GPA present itself to be assuming i write good essays ?
2. Are my two reach schools, Anderson and CMU way out of reach ? ( I hear they have an affinity for statistics and a lower tolerance level for non traditional applicants, anderson too in the past year)
3. What are my chances of getting into any of the schools i have mentioned above.
regards,
09 Nov 2010, 13:33
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You're applying to the right range of schools, although your GMAT will make schools like UCLA and Tepper a stretch for you. The other schools on your list are fine - you should be competitive for them.
Keep in mind that for students who did their undergrad outside the US, adcoms tend to put more weight on the GMAT than the GPA, simply because it's harder to benchmark students with GPAs from different countries. In your case, the GMAT is what matters most.
And in any case, there's nothing you can do about your GPA -- trying to explain why it happened isn't really going to change anything. It is what it is. Worrying about whether an adcom will care or not isn't really going to help you because it's beyond your control anyhow.
Keep in mind that for students who did their undergrad outside the US, adcoms tend to put more weight on the GMAT than the GPA, simply because it's harder to benchmark students with GPAs from different countries. In your case, the GMAT is what matters most.
And in any case, there's nothing you can do about your GPA -- trying to explain why it happened isn't really going to change anything. It is what it is. Worrying about whether an adcom will care or not isn't really going to help you because it's beyond your control anyhow.
