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30 Mar 2015, 08:14
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Hello, I was hoping to get some guidance on school selection, chances for admission, and improvements to my profile that I can make before the fall applications. I am also considering possibly doing a late round application but don't know if that would be advisable given my profile. Any advice would be very much appreciated, thank you!
My profile: My background is intellectual property, specifically patent prosecution.
Nationality: USA
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Academic Background:
Graduated from a top state university engineering program in electrical engineering (top ten out of public engineering colleges).
-GPA: 3.2
-GMAT: 730 (Q47 - 68%, V44 - 98%, AWA 6.0, IR 6) (thank you Veritas prep!)
Work Experience:
-Total 4+ years
-2 years as a patent examiner examining and adjudicating electrical engineering patents for the US
Patent Office, with 2 promotions in less than 2 years
->2 years at an IP research firm, with final position as manager/team leader
-Informal English tutoring in Russia (<1 year)
Personal Background:
-Interests: Athletics (boxing and muay thai, weightlifting, yoga); Foreign Affairs (passed the Foreign Service officer test, enjoy analyzing and making predictions about current events especially in CIS/ex-Soviet Union countries); Travelling (Spent a total of 16 months abroad in 5 different countries) and Reading.
-Languages: Russian (attained fluency in Russian through self-teaching and immersion); Spanish (currently learning); Native English Speaker.
Career goals
-Primary: starting and/or developing a technology firm in an emerging market economy
-Secondary: using my intellectual property experience to evaluate investment opportunities in technology firms
Target schools:
-INSEAD
-Wharton
-IESE
-ESADE
-HEC Paris
-Columbia
-Stanford
I am open to other business schools, my main criteria are excellent reputation and international mobility for graduates, with a goal of working in Europe or Asia. I took the GMAT very recently, and I was a bit disappointed with my quantitative score since I had scored a 49, 49, and 50 my last three GMAC practice tests. I'm considering doing a retake but I'm not sure if it would be worth the effort since no improvement is guaranteed. If I did do a retake I would probably do it in the next 2 weeks while the material is still relatively fresh.
I also am aware that my work experience is non-traditional and I'm not sure how this will effect my application. I've heard from some people that non-traditional experience can help an application stand out, while others have said that I will need to excel in other areas (i.e. GMAT) to have a shot. To counter my lack of traditional work experience I've considered trying to switch jobs to something in a more traditional field, like consulting, to get at least a couple months of experience before the first round for September '16 intake but I'm not sure that it will make a difference, and if my time would be better spent elsewhere.
I also want to add some volunteer experience and leadership experience since my current role does not require much teamwork, though my previous job was in management.
My profile: My background is intellectual property, specifically patent prosecution.
Nationality: USA
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Academic Background:
Graduated from a top state university engineering program in electrical engineering (top ten out of public engineering colleges).
-GPA: 3.2
-GMAT: 730 (Q47 - 68%, V44 - 98%, AWA 6.0, IR 6) (thank you Veritas prep!)
Work Experience:
-Total 4+ years
-2 years as a patent examiner examining and adjudicating electrical engineering patents for the US
Patent Office, with 2 promotions in less than 2 years
->2 years at an IP research firm, with final position as manager/team leader
-Informal English tutoring in Russia (<1 year)
Personal Background:
-Interests: Athletics (boxing and muay thai, weightlifting, yoga); Foreign Affairs (passed the Foreign Service officer test, enjoy analyzing and making predictions about current events especially in CIS/ex-Soviet Union countries); Travelling (Spent a total of 16 months abroad in 5 different countries) and Reading.
-Languages: Russian (attained fluency in Russian through self-teaching and immersion); Spanish (currently learning); Native English Speaker.
Career goals
-Primary: starting and/or developing a technology firm in an emerging market economy
-Secondary: using my intellectual property experience to evaluate investment opportunities in technology firms
Target schools:
-INSEAD
-Wharton
-IESE
-ESADE
-HEC Paris
-Columbia
-Stanford
I am open to other business schools, my main criteria are excellent reputation and international mobility for graduates, with a goal of working in Europe or Asia. I took the GMAT very recently, and I was a bit disappointed with my quantitative score since I had scored a 49, 49, and 50 my last three GMAC practice tests. I'm considering doing a retake but I'm not sure if it would be worth the effort since no improvement is guaranteed. If I did do a retake I would probably do it in the next 2 weeks while the material is still relatively fresh.
I also am aware that my work experience is non-traditional and I'm not sure how this will effect my application. I've heard from some people that non-traditional experience can help an application stand out, while others have said that I will need to excel in other areas (i.e. GMAT) to have a shot. To counter my lack of traditional work experience I've considered trying to switch jobs to something in a more traditional field, like consulting, to get at least a couple months of experience before the first round for September '16 intake but I'm not sure that it will make a difference, and if my time would be better spent elsewhere.
I also want to add some volunteer experience and leadership experience since my current role does not require much teamwork, though my previous job was in management.
30 Mar 2015, 14:31
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If you think you are leaving money on the table on gmat, retake it. Your gpa is below avg for top tier schools, a slightly higher gmat would be more convincing.
See if you can take a business class (econ, stats, finance) at a local college and get an A. Assuming here you don't have any business coursework.
While you have a differentiated work experience, biggest challenge might be lack of leadership or teamwork if you have mostly worked on your own. Extracurriculars are a great way to show these skills if work doesn't allow for gaining that kind of experience.
Given your international interest you might consider the Lauder program at Wharton. Also looks at London Business School. W and Insead have especially strong networks in Asia, in addition to Europe.
See if you can take a business class (econ, stats, finance) at a local college and get an A. Assuming here you don't have any business coursework.
While you have a differentiated work experience, biggest challenge might be lack of leadership or teamwork if you have mostly worked on your own. Extracurriculars are a great way to show these skills if work doesn't allow for gaining that kind of experience.
Given your international interest you might consider the Lauder program at Wharton. Also looks at London Business School. W and Insead have especially strong networks in Asia, in addition to Europe.
31 Mar 2015, 06:23
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Marcus,
Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to give the GMAT one more go. I could also use the business class as I had very little business coursework in college.
It looks like I need to find an extracurricular where I can get leadership experience, since my current activities are not really leader roles.
Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to give the GMAT one more go. I could also use the business class as I had very little business coursework in college.
It looks like I need to find an extracurricular where I can get leadership experience, since my current activities are not really leader roles.
