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MBA Admission - Which Experiences will Shine More? 12 Jan 2011, 13:21
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Hi all,
Here is a little background of me. I am an immigrant from China; I graduated from UCLA (regretfully with a low GPA), and have been working for 4 years now.

I know since my GPA isn't great nor is my work experience resume, i wanted to focus on GMAT and out-side work experiences.

I am currently torn between two options which hopefully will enrich my out side work experiences.
Option #1 is to embark a journey back to my home country; a mission opportunity involves visiting different business people in China and see how they do business in China and helping the local community the same time.

Option #2 is be more involved in my local (US) communities and am in the planning state of initiating a non-profit event that aims to combine community service/fund raising/environment awareness ...



For those who are profession and experienced in this process, which one would shine more on my application and get me a better chance of being admitted to a good MBA programs?

Thanks.
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This may not be the answer you're looking for, and mine is certainly not an unique perspective, but I suggest that you do whatever interests you more. Take the position where you can have a real impact, learn a lot, have fun, and feel good about yourself. Of course be sure that it doesn't interrupt your professional activities more than is reasonable. Experiences where you learn and feel a lot will also be those that will "shine" in your application essays.