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11 May 2010, 15:35
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Hi Alex,
Can you give me some advice on how I can improve myself as an applicant? I want to go into Round 1 as a strong applicant, but I'm not sure how I compare with others.
Background:
Undergrad in English, minors in Linguistics/Education from UC Davis. GPA 3.8
MA in Teaching ESL, certificate in Teaching Reading to Adults. CSU. GPA 3.7
GMAT (March 2009): 720, 41V, 47Q, 6AWA (Will retake in July, can improve)
Quantitative classes: 2009 - Accounting 1 - A; Accounting 2 - A; 2002 - Calculus 1a, 1b, 1c - A, 2002 - Micro/Macroeconomics - A, 2002 - Statistics - A (All from community colleges in San Jose and Sacramento)
Work experience: 4 years teaching ESL to Sacramento area adults, part-time; 2 years (at matriculation) working as a contract analyst for the state of CA, full-time (language/law heavy)
Etc: real estate license, volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, speak Russian and understand Spanish.
I hope to focus on a combination of real estate and finance/marketing, and either start my own housing company or work with housing redevelopment agencies, non-profits, or other community-based organizations. I have solid reasons for switching from education to business and I think I can make my case in the essays.
Thus far, I know I have to work on writing strong essays and improve my dismal quantitative score, but should I also try to broaden my extra-curriculars? If so, how? Also, would you recommend that I retake statistics or other quantitative classes to show that I am a serious applicant, considering my quantitative GMAT score?
Thank you!
Can you give me some advice on how I can improve myself as an applicant? I want to go into Round 1 as a strong applicant, but I'm not sure how I compare with others.
Background:
Undergrad in English, minors in Linguistics/Education from UC Davis. GPA 3.8
MA in Teaching ESL, certificate in Teaching Reading to Adults. CSU. GPA 3.7
GMAT (March 2009): 720, 41V, 47Q, 6AWA (Will retake in July, can improve)
Quantitative classes: 2009 - Accounting 1 - A; Accounting 2 - A; 2002 - Calculus 1a, 1b, 1c - A, 2002 - Micro/Macroeconomics - A, 2002 - Statistics - A (All from community colleges in San Jose and Sacramento)
Work experience: 4 years teaching ESL to Sacramento area adults, part-time; 2 years (at matriculation) working as a contract analyst for the state of CA, full-time (language/law heavy)
Etc: real estate license, volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, speak Russian and understand Spanish.
I hope to focus on a combination of real estate and finance/marketing, and either start my own housing company or work with housing redevelopment agencies, non-profits, or other community-based organizations. I have solid reasons for switching from education to business and I think I can make my case in the essays.
Thus far, I know I have to work on writing strong essays and improve my dismal quantitative score, but should I also try to broaden my extra-curriculars? If so, how? Also, would you recommend that I retake statistics or other quantitative classes to show that I am a serious applicant, considering my quantitative GMAT score?
Thank you!
11 May 2010, 18:13
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I think you're fine on the quant/coursework front - based on what you've done so far (decent GPAs, good GMAT, and additional business coursework), it's reasonable to assume that you won't have much trouble with the academics in b-school -- in fact, some of the MBA coursework will be a review for you anyhow (accounting is accounting).
In any case, the biggest hurdle is convincing the adcom that you are sure about your career switch, and more importantly that you understand what it will take to make that transition (i.e. the specific things you plan on doing in school to make that transition which may be unique to your case).
I wouldn't worry too much about "extracurriculars" in your case - what you may want to do is to find an internship at a community organization, real estate development company, etc. - this sort of experience will not only help your b-school application (your interest in real estate isn't just pure narrative, but you've backed up that interest by getting experience as a foundation), but will also help you during the MBA recruiting process -- prior relevant experience always helps with recruiters.
In any case, the biggest hurdle is convincing the adcom that you are sure about your career switch, and more importantly that you understand what it will take to make that transition (i.e. the specific things you plan on doing in school to make that transition which may be unique to your case).
I wouldn't worry too much about "extracurriculars" in your case - what you may want to do is to find an internship at a community organization, real estate development company, etc. - this sort of experience will not only help your b-school application (your interest in real estate isn't just pure narrative, but you've backed up that interest by getting experience as a foundation), but will also help you during the MBA recruiting process -- prior relevant experience always helps with recruiters.
11 May 2010, 18:44
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Thank you for your advice. Highly appreciated! Will get a bona fide internship soon!
