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17 Aug 2009, 16:31
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Hi Alex,
The following is a quick overview of my profile:
GMAT: 710 (Q:50, V:38), AWA: 6.0
Age: 26
Education: Went to a school that is well-known for its engineering programs and majored in Software Engineering with a minor in Literature - GPA's were 3.35 and 4.0 respectively.
Nationality: Chinese-American
Experience: 3 years
Industry: Software Development, Quality Assurance.
Career: Started off as a Quality Analyst, then promoted to a Quality Assurance Engineer within a year. After the QA Manager left the company, I was temporarily managing the QA team (two off-shore teams each with six members, as well as one in-house QA analyst) with the Project Manager for a duration of three months. My ex-manager then brought me over to her new company as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer/QA Lead, where I currently lead a small team of three QA engineers and oversee the customer support system.
EC: Participate in local volunteer events two to three times a month on the weekends, with the same non-profit organization.
Career Goals: I would like to go into GM/Strategic Planning in the non-profit sector.
I applied to four different schools last year, but were denied from all of them: Tuck (Rn2 Nov app), Ross (Rn2 Feb app), Columbia (Rolling app submitted by the end of Jan), and Cornell (Rn3 Apr app).
Ross was the only school that offered a feedback on denied applicants' applications, and I came up with the following to improve upon my application:
Better demonstration of progression in my career:
1. promotions
2. additional responsibilities
However, I was not able to gather much more, for it was only a ten-minute phone call. Do you think my work experience is lacking both in terms of years and diversity in comparison to the other applicants?
Schools : These are the schools I'm planning on applying to for 2011 admission (in order of preference):
Ross (reapply)
NYU
Duke
I have three questions that I am hoping you can help me with:
1. The nature of my job and the responsibilities I will have in the next year or so will not vary much, thus will I stand a good chance with Ross as a re-applicant?
2. I know two people who have graduated from NYU and from what I have heard, most of the students there choose finance as their concentration. What are my chances if I want to pursue a GM/Strategic Planning path?
3. Besides the three aforementioned schools, are there other schools I should be considering given my profile? I have intentionally left out Darden due to its lecture style.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my profile and answering my questions.
Regards
The following is a quick overview of my profile:
GMAT: 710 (Q:50, V:38), AWA: 6.0
Age: 26
Education: Went to a school that is well-known for its engineering programs and majored in Software Engineering with a minor in Literature - GPA's were 3.35 and 4.0 respectively.
Nationality: Chinese-American
Experience: 3 years
Industry: Software Development, Quality Assurance.
Career: Started off as a Quality Analyst, then promoted to a Quality Assurance Engineer within a year. After the QA Manager left the company, I was temporarily managing the QA team (two off-shore teams each with six members, as well as one in-house QA analyst) with the Project Manager for a duration of three months. My ex-manager then brought me over to her new company as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer/QA Lead, where I currently lead a small team of three QA engineers and oversee the customer support system.
EC: Participate in local volunteer events two to three times a month on the weekends, with the same non-profit organization.
Career Goals: I would like to go into GM/Strategic Planning in the non-profit sector.
I applied to four different schools last year, but were denied from all of them: Tuck (Rn2 Nov app), Ross (Rn2 Feb app), Columbia (Rolling app submitted by the end of Jan), and Cornell (Rn3 Apr app).
Ross was the only school that offered a feedback on denied applicants' applications, and I came up with the following to improve upon my application:
Better demonstration of progression in my career:
1. promotions
2. additional responsibilities
However, I was not able to gather much more, for it was only a ten-minute phone call. Do you think my work experience is lacking both in terms of years and diversity in comparison to the other applicants?
Schools : These are the schools I'm planning on applying to for 2011 admission (in order of preference):
Ross (reapply)
NYU
Duke
I have three questions that I am hoping you can help me with:
1. The nature of my job and the responsibilities I will have in the next year or so will not vary much, thus will I stand a good chance with Ross as a re-applicant?
2. I know two people who have graduated from NYU and from what I have heard, most of the students there choose finance as their concentration. What are my chances if I want to pursue a GM/Strategic Planning path?
3. Besides the three aforementioned schools, are there other schools I should be considering given my profile? I have intentionally left out Darden due to its lecture style.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my profile and answering my questions.
Regards
17 Aug 2009, 20:15
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I am also from QA, i think in your essays you can talk more about the any process improvement your brought about, your focus on quality assurance and not just on testing a software etc.....my 2 cents
17 Aug 2009, 22:58
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Without having reviewed any of your applications from last year, it's hard for me to give you specific responses with your questions (and giving general feedback in my view isn't particularly helpful). I'm not sure if its the actual lack of career progress, or whether it was how you conveyed your career progress in the essays, or whether it was a bit of both.
Also, it's not about whether your career goals are in line with the majority of students at a particular school - its whether you were convincing enough about how your goals and what the schools provide are a fit. For example, at NYU there are quite a number of folks who go into finance, but not everyone - there's still a significant chunk who go into other careers.
Anyhow, getting a ding analysis by an admissions consultant may be helpful before proceeding further with your applications if you're unsure about what went wrong last year.
Also, it's not about whether your career goals are in line with the majority of students at a particular school - its whether you were convincing enough about how your goals and what the schools provide are a fit. For example, at NYU there are quite a number of folks who go into finance, but not everyone - there's still a significant chunk who go into other careers.
Anyhow, getting a ding analysis by an admissions consultant may be helpful before proceeding further with your applications if you're unsure about what went wrong last year.
