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27 Jan 2011, 21:38
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Hello,
I am a 27 year old Asian Canadian Female.
GMAT Score: 700 (44Q, 40V – unbalanced 70/90%)
GPA: low cumulative 3.0, higher in last 2 years 3.4 (fewer extracurricular activities) at The University of Western Ontario, Canada. Won a Canadian Strategic Management Award in 4th year.
Work Experience (upon matriculation)
-3 years in advertising for DDB Canada and Crispin Porter & Bogusky in various positions including Account Coordinator, Account Executive, and Project Manager. As an Account Executive, I won a Canadian Marketing Award for creative I led and produced.
-2 years in non-profit health marketing at the Heart and Stroke Foundation as an Associate Manager
Career Goals:
I recently lost my mother to lung cancer and now I’m deeply compelled to pursue a career in non-profit management & health care management.
Extracurricular Activities:
Undergrad: several elected student activity positions: Resident Council President, Residence Orientation Commissioner, Charity Ball Committee, Orientation Leader, Women’s Issue Network committee member
Post-grad: mostly recreational dance, fundraising events related to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and facilitating group bereavement sessions with Bereaved Families of Ontario.
Target Schools – What are my chances for these schools?
-Wharton
-Kellogg
-Yale SOM
-Cornell
-Berkeley
-Duke
-London Business School
Would I be a competitive candidate? Are these schools unrealistic? If so, would you please suggest more realistic schools? Do international applicants need to be more competitive than local applicants?
I’ve applied to Canadian schools for Fall 2011 but want to see whether I can pursue schools in the US if I have a shot.
Thank you!
I am a 27 year old Asian Canadian Female.
GMAT Score: 700 (44Q, 40V – unbalanced 70/90%)
GPA: low cumulative 3.0, higher in last 2 years 3.4 (fewer extracurricular activities) at The University of Western Ontario, Canada. Won a Canadian Strategic Management Award in 4th year.
Work Experience (upon matriculation)
-3 years in advertising for DDB Canada and Crispin Porter & Bogusky in various positions including Account Coordinator, Account Executive, and Project Manager. As an Account Executive, I won a Canadian Marketing Award for creative I led and produced.
-2 years in non-profit health marketing at the Heart and Stroke Foundation as an Associate Manager
Career Goals:
I recently lost my mother to lung cancer and now I’m deeply compelled to pursue a career in non-profit management & health care management.
Extracurricular Activities:
Undergrad: several elected student activity positions: Resident Council President, Residence Orientation Commissioner, Charity Ball Committee, Orientation Leader, Women’s Issue Network committee member
Post-grad: mostly recreational dance, fundraising events related to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and facilitating group bereavement sessions with Bereaved Families of Ontario.
Target Schools – What are my chances for these schools?
-Wharton
-Kellogg
-Yale SOM
-Cornell
-Berkeley
-Duke
-London Business School
Would I be a competitive candidate? Are these schools unrealistic? If so, would you please suggest more realistic schools? Do international applicants need to be more competitive than local applicants?
I’ve applied to Canadian schools for Fall 2011 but want to see whether I can pursue schools in the US if I have a shot.
Thank you!
28 Jan 2011, 15:30
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grace123
I'm sorry to read about your mother. Your work experience and extra-curriculars are competitive, but I am afraid that the combination of a below average GPA and GMAT -- especially the quant -- makes Wharton, Kellogg, Berkeley, and probably LBSstretch programs for you. You are slightly more competitive at Cornell, Duke, and Yale, but cannot be confident of acceptance. Certainly, if you are accepted by good Canadian programs and plan to return to Canada, I couldn't advise you to decline those acceptances and reapply next year on the chance that you would be accepted to one of these US schools.
If, however, you really want to apply to these schools next fall, I encourage you to take quant classes and earn A's in them. Doing so will provide evidence that you know how to apply yourself academically and that you have the quant skills to perform in top business schools. You also may want to consider retaking the GMAT and increasing your quant score. If you want to apply to US schools with your current credentials, apply to Cornell, Duke, and Yale as you mentioned. Also consider UNCand Georgetown,
Best,
Linda
28 Jan 2011, 21:44
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Thanks for your reply Linda. If I were to retake the GMAT with the intention of aiming for better US b-schools, what score would counter my GPA? I've reached 740 in practice tests but if my GPA will still be an issue with a score like that, I will likely stick to Canadian schools. Also, my undergrad was in commerce and all my quant courses were Bs and higher. I'm not sure if that matters. I took some philosophy courses that did not help my GPA.
Thanks
Grace
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Grace
