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01 Dec 2011, 11:05
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Hi Alex,
Thanks in advance for taking time to review my profile.
Demographics: 24 year old, white, female (will be 25 upon matriculation); I don't know if it matters either way, but I come from a working class family in which no one has graduated from college
GMAT: 750 50Q, 41V
Undergrad: 2.99 GPA in Finance at large state university (think ACC/SEC); while it doesn't fully explain my two poor years, I was working 25-35 hrs/wk while in school and kind of lost momentum my final year
Work Experience: I currently have a little over 2 years work experience and will be right over the 3 year mark when I start b-school. I have been working in the retail industry since graduation in Merchandising and Operations for two different Fortune 100 companies, with 3 promotions (offer of a fourth that I declined for another opportunity) under my belt. My first position out of school was a management position with 2 leaders reporting to me and 10-15 team members reporting to me.
Extracurriculars/Community Service: Light. In undergrad, I didn't participate because I was working all the time and post-grad, my first year out I had a very irregular schedule; Last year, I read with a first grader for a school year once/week and have done various volunteer events as they have come up with my company, but nothing else regular.
Career Goals: My interest post-MBA is split between strategy for a retail organization and consumer analytics.
School List - I'd been targeting the south, as I would like to live in the south post-graduation, but I'm starting to think of going for a few reach schools out of my comfort zone.
UNC
Duke
Emory
Columbia
Harvard
I think the last two are definitely stretch schools for me, but I am interested in them because of their ties with the luxury & retail industries.
Any thoughts on my chances for these schools/if I should remove/add to my list?
Thanks for your help!
Thanks in advance for taking time to review my profile.
Demographics: 24 year old, white, female (will be 25 upon matriculation); I don't know if it matters either way, but I come from a working class family in which no one has graduated from college
GMAT: 750 50Q, 41V
Undergrad: 2.99 GPA in Finance at large state university (think ACC/SEC); while it doesn't fully explain my two poor years, I was working 25-35 hrs/wk while in school and kind of lost momentum my final year
Work Experience: I currently have a little over 2 years work experience and will be right over the 3 year mark when I start b-school. I have been working in the retail industry since graduation in Merchandising and Operations for two different Fortune 100 companies, with 3 promotions (offer of a fourth that I declined for another opportunity) under my belt. My first position out of school was a management position with 2 leaders reporting to me and 10-15 team members reporting to me.
Extracurriculars/Community Service: Light. In undergrad, I didn't participate because I was working all the time and post-grad, my first year out I had a very irregular schedule; Last year, I read with a first grader for a school year once/week and have done various volunteer events as they have come up with my company, but nothing else regular.
Career Goals: My interest post-MBA is split between strategy for a retail organization and consumer analytics.
School List - I'd been targeting the south, as I would like to live in the south post-graduation, but I'm starting to think of going for a few reach schools out of my comfort zone.
UNC
Duke
Emory
Columbia
Harvard
I think the last two are definitely stretch schools for me, but I am interested in them because of their ties with the luxury & retail industries.
Any thoughts on my chances for these schools/if I should remove/add to my list?
Thanks for your help!
02 Dec 2011, 11:02
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I think being the first in your family to graduate from college certainly helps. It's not something you can elaborate on other than checking the box in the application form that asks you about it (or referencing it very briefly in an essay that allows you to talk about your background), but that piece of info will be noted by the adcom.
In your case, I think you're choosing the right range - maybe more sweet spot schools though.
Stretch: HBS, Columbia (or any top 8) -- but you have enough of a shot that they're worth at least applying; they're stretches but not long shots; for HBS, what is in your favor is that you do have formal leadership experience (supervising groups of people, having direct reports that you're accountable for, etc.); maybe look at Kellogg as well (not in the south, but it's as strong for marketing as any school).
Sweet spot: Duke; you can maybe add 1-2 more schools in this range; for your post-MBA regional preferences, maybe look at Darden, NYU (for luxury/retail).
Safety: UNC, Emory; I think you should have no problems getting into either of these schools.
For you, it really just comes down to focusing on doing the best you can on the applications, and with your list of schools you should have a reasonable shot of getting in.
In your case, I think you're choosing the right range - maybe more sweet spot schools though.
Stretch: HBS, Columbia (or any top 8) -- but you have enough of a shot that they're worth at least applying; they're stretches but not long shots; for HBS, what is in your favor is that you do have formal leadership experience (supervising groups of people, having direct reports that you're accountable for, etc.); maybe look at Kellogg as well (not in the south, but it's as strong for marketing as any school).
Sweet spot: Duke; you can maybe add 1-2 more schools in this range; for your post-MBA regional preferences, maybe look at Darden, NYU (for luxury/retail).
Safety: UNC, Emory; I think you should have no problems getting into either of these schools.
For you, it really just comes down to focusing on doing the best you can on the applications, and with your list of schools you should have a reasonable shot of getting in.
02 Dec 2011, 16:51
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Alex,
Thanks so much for your reply. It looks like the next month and a half or so will be all about the apps. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for your reply. It looks like the next month and a half or so will be all about the apps. Thanks again!
