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Updated on: 27 Jun 2019, 22:05
Originally posted by SledwardVIII on 09 Jun 2019, 14:43.
Last edited by SledwardVIII on 27 Jun 2019, 22:05, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by SledwardVIII on 27 Jun 2019, 22:05, edited 1 time in total.
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Hi all,
I'd appreciate any feedback, advice and/or guidance you may have for me.
710 GMAT - First attempt. Trying to raise it to 760
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I landed an Analyst role Fortune 500 company. I've resumed school full-time through another university, have a 3.8 GPA and will be graduating. I've also been a member of a local nonprofit for just under a year - I had been involved with it in high school so I suppose it shows commitment to the cause. I have the opportunity to join another and am slightly leaning toward doing so.
Getting to the point, I'd love to know if I have a decent shot at any top 15 programs if I apply next year. Based on low GPA acceptance rate information on MBA Data Guru's blog, Booth, Kellogg, Anderson and Ross are the schools I'm most interested in at the moment. My goal is to break into the Media & Entertainment space (Disney, Netflix, etc.) and I can get strong references.
I'd appreciate any feedback, advice and/or guidance you may have for me.
710 GMAT - First attempt. Trying to raise it to 760
Background:
I landed an Analyst role Fortune 500 company. I've resumed school full-time through another university, have a 3.8 GPA and will be graduating. I've also been a member of a local nonprofit for just under a year - I had been involved with it in high school so I suppose it shows commitment to the cause. I have the opportunity to join another and am slightly leaning toward doing so.
Getting to the point, I'd love to know if I have a decent shot at any top 15 programs if I apply next year. Based on low GPA acceptance rate information on MBA Data Guru's blog, Booth, Kellogg, Anderson and Ross are the schools I'm most interested in at the moment. My goal is to break into the Media & Entertainment space (Disney, Netflix, etc.) and I can get strong references.
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Hey SledwardVIII,
Thanks for posting and sharing your profile. I think you've taken a number of good steps to get your life on track and you should be very proud of that. You're clearly an ambitious guy. However, I would say the combination of the 1.96 GPA through 3 years and the recent DUI would be too much of a red flag for a top-15 school to take a flyer. While finishing with a 3.96 is nice, it doesn't quell the fear that you aren't able to put in the work or contribute in the physical classroom. Were there extreme circumstances which caused the 1.96?
What I would do is try and re-take the GMAT and narrow your focus of schools to the 15-30 range. These schools are more prone to forgive mistakes and care about the GMAT since it helps them improve in the rankings. What you need to do is begin networking hard with the admissions teams and trying to connect with the school. For example, attend a roadshow or MBA fair and get some 1-on-1 time with an admissions officer. Once you develop a rapport, you can then explain your past and try and see if there is a way for both you and the school to move past it based on your strong work history and the intangibles you bring to the table.
I'm sorry I don't have a more positive response about the top 15 schools, but that doesn't mean you can't earn your MBA at a reputable school. It will just take more effort on your part to make sure admissions knows who you are and how serious you are about your career.
Feel free to reach out at [email protected] if you have any more questions or want to take it offline.
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It's not really an add water and stir situation where are you cherry pick certain schools that have lower than average gpas and target those, it's a lot more complicated than that.
They're looking for candidates who can leverage their resources, align with their recruiters and reflect their brand/values.
Given your goal I would add NYU to the list for sure, maybe USC.
It's going to be a little bit on the light side with the work experience and FA is not generally legendarily awesome in terms of leadership teamwork and problem-solving which are really massive predictors of your success with application s.
Make sure to focus on quality of work experience going forward, volunteer for leadership type projects. take the initiative do things where you can - make an impact and have accomplishments that are quantifiable.
It's often difficult for people to establish leadership through their jobs and so that's why it's a good idea to get on the board at a non-profit, physically demonstrate your leadership teamwork and problem-solving in a setting where it's less risky for the person giving you a chance. Hopefully you can leverage the great job youve done in that area.
I'm concerned about the lack of connectedness between your current job and your goal job. That's going to be a red flag to them and might be more of a problem than the GPA.
Finally I would definitely recommend that you do hbx core to gain some credibility, and an alternate transcript.
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It's not really an add water and stir situation where are you cherry pick certain schools that have lower than average gpas and target those, it's a lot more complicated than that.
They're looking for candidates who can leverage their resources, align with their recruiters and reflect their brand/values.
Given your goal I would add NYU to the list for sure, maybe USC.
It's going to be a little bit on the light side with the work experience and FA is not generally legendarily awesome in terms of leadership teamwork and problem-solving which are really massive predictors of your success with application s.
Make sure to focus on quality of work experience going forward, volunteer for leadership type projects. take the initiative do things where you can - make an impact and have accomplishments that are quantifiable.
It's often difficult for people to establish leadership through their jobs and so that's why it's a good idea to get on the board at a non-profit, physically demonstrate your leadership teamwork and problem-solving in a setting where it's less risky for the person giving you a chance. Hopefully you can leverage the great job youve done in that area.
I'm concerned about the lack of connectedness between your current job and your goal job. That's going to be a red flag to them and might be more of a problem than the GPA.
Finally I would definitely recommend that you do hbx core to gain some credibility, and an alternate transcript.
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