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Part Time MBA - Booth or Ross.. Post Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:22 pm
I prefer to apply to MBA school for this fall. My ultimate goal is to end up in corporate strategy/ consulting.

Languages: English

Undergrad: B.S in Electronics Engineering
Cumulative GPA: 3.5/4.0

Masters: MS in Electrical Engineering
Cumulative GPA: 3.51/4.0

GMAT 1: 580,(Q 46, V 25)‎ AWA 5.5
GMAT 2: 690, Q49, V34, AWA pending


Work Experience:
Summer 2005 - Present: Lead product development engineer at Automotive company.

Target Schools: Evening Mba or weekend program

The schools I am interested are

[*] Michigan (Ross)
[*] Chicago (booth)
[*] North Western (kellogg)

I've previously applied to Ross and have been rejected and when I talked with admissions they told me my GMAT is very uncompetitive (it was 580 the first time ). Also, I only had 2 years work experience.

So I re-took the GMAT I. Now I have a better GMAT (690 vs 580) and more work experience (6 yrs vs. 2yrs). Now just wondering what my chances are and what I can do better this time around to get a better application in. am very nervous because I didn't get the score I was hoping to get and plus the fact that I was rejected previously

Any advice guys..

I am trying to get in touch with weekend MBA students at Booth also..

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Post Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:46 am
You should be much more competitive now, not only based on your raw credentials, but the fact that you went away and came back with a marked improvement over your prior application. Since you won't be considered a reapplicant, you won't have to account for this, however, so it would take some careful strategic thinking to decide whether you play the improvement card or not. This might be a good question to ask someone in the individual admissions offices of your targeted schools. Congratulations, by the way, on your improvements and your dedication to pursuing the MBA.

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