Test
This topic has expert replies
-
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 347
- Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:42 pm
- Thanked: 1 times
suffissd wrote:Thank you so much to the Beat the GMAT community for everyones posts to help me get accepted to the Fuqua School of Business.
So for everyone with a lower GMAT don't lose all hope!
Congrats!!!
I'll be applying for the class of '11, too. I just scored a 690 and thought it might be too low to get me in. Do you mind posting some info about your background (work experience, UG GPA, etc)? I'd love to know if I have a good shot.
-
- Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
- Posts: 4
- Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:26 am
- Thanked: 1 times
- GMAT Score:680
Of course! I think I was so excited to get in (Duke was my first choice) that I didn't give any details.
I am a 24 year old white female, and I majored in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. I had a 3.40 undergraduate GPA, and then I got a certificate in Biochemistry where my GPA was 3.89.
I only have 1.5 years of work experience (which I think proves quality is better than quantity) at the National Institutes of Health where I got a prestigious fellowship to work on the AIDS virus. I was elected the Fellow-Chair of my institute at the NIH which gives me some management experience.
I think what really got me in were my letters of recommendations which were amazing, and then my essays with an emphasis on how everything I have done thus far in health care will enable me to be successful in the Health Sector Management Concentration which I plan to pursue.
I also tried to set myself apart from other applicants in my essays by talking about being an Academic All American in Snowboarding which I was very dedicated to in College.
Good Luck!
I am a 24 year old white female, and I majored in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. I had a 3.40 undergraduate GPA, and then I got a certificate in Biochemistry where my GPA was 3.89.
I only have 1.5 years of work experience (which I think proves quality is better than quantity) at the National Institutes of Health where I got a prestigious fellowship to work on the AIDS virus. I was elected the Fellow-Chair of my institute at the NIH which gives me some management experience.
I think what really got me in were my letters of recommendations which were amazing, and then my essays with an emphasis on how everything I have done thus far in health care will enable me to be successful in the Health Sector Management Concentration which I plan to pursue.
I also tried to set myself apart from other applicants in my essays by talking about being an Academic All American in Snowboarding which I was very dedicated to in College.
Good Luck!
Last edited by suffissd on Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- AleksandrM
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 566
- Joined: Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:01 am
- Location: Philadelphia
- Thanked: 31 times
- GMAT Score:640
Love your story. Congratulations on putting together a competitive - an obviously winning - application. I wish the best of luck to you.suffissd wrote:Of course! I think I was so excited to get in (Duke was my first choice) that I didn't give any details.
I am a 24 year old white female, and I majored in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. I had a 3.40 undergraduate GPA, and then I got a certificate in Biochemistry where my GPA was 3.89.
My GMAT was 640 (35V/44Q, 6 Analytical Writing)
I only have 1.5 years of work experience (which I think proves quality is better than quantity) at the National Institutes of Health where I got a prestigious fellowship to work on the AIDS virus. I was elected the Fellow-Chair of my institute at the NIH which gives me some management experience.
I think what really got me in were my letters of recommendations which were amazing, and then my essays with an emphasis on how everything I have done thus far in health care will enable me to be successful in the Health Sector Management Concentration which I plan to pursue.
I also tried to set myself apart from other applicants in my essays by talking about being an Academic All American in Snowboarding which I was very dedicated to in College.
Good Luck!
Enjoy the ride!
-
- Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
- Posts: 4
- Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:26 am
- Thanked: 1 times
- GMAT Score:680
Thank you! I also just found out that I received a Merit Based scholarship which I believe proves by having strong essays and career goals any one can get into their dream school (and possible get funding too!)
- AleksandrM
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 566
- Joined: Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:01 am
- Location: Philadelphia
- Thanked: 31 times
- GMAT Score:640
Wow! That is awesome. Your story certainly goes to show quite a few people on this forum that B-school admissions is more than just the GMAT. I have seen so many people on this site report a 700+ score followed by something along the lines of "Harvard, here I come..." only to be disappointed because they failed to put together an overall strong application - perhaps believing that they can ride on their GMAT score alone.
Well done!
Well done!
- hk
- MBA Student
- Posts: 532
- Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:39 pm
- Location: Barcelona
- Thanked: 33 times
- Followed by:9 members
- GMAT Score:640
No wonder you got an admit from Duke!! Congrats and all the best.suffissd wrote:Of course! I think I was so excited to get in (Duke was my first choice) that I didn't give any details.
I am a 24 year old white female, and I majored in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. I had a 3.40 undergraduate GPA, and then I got a certificate in Biochemistry where my GPA was 3.89.
My GMAT was 640 (35V/44Q, 6 Analytical Writing)
I only have 1.5 years of work experience (which I think proves quality is better than quantity) at the National Institutes of Health where I got a prestigious fellowship to work on the AIDS virus. I was elected the Fellow-Chair of my institute at the NIH which gives me some management experience.
I think what really got me in were my letters of recommendations which were amazing, and then my essays with an emphasis on how everything I have done thus far in health care will enable me to be successful in the Health Sector Management Concentration which I plan to pursue.
I also tried to set myself apart from other applicants in my essays by talking about being an Academic All American in Snowboarding which I was very dedicated to in College.
Good Luck!
Wanna know what I'm upto? Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/harikrish
- money9111
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 2109
- Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:25 pm
- Location: New Jersey
- Thanked: 109 times
- Followed by:79 members
- GMAT Score:640
Wow yes congratulations! I love heard stories like this! Like I stated previously, this is an exciting time for us who are in GMAT mode right now, because everyone is beginning to hear back from schools. Now it's time for you to CELEBRATE!!! So much time and effort is put into the GMAT and people neglect the essays, which IMO are even more important.
Best of Luck!!!
Stockmoose16 a 690 is not a bad score at all. That's definitely within the 80% GMAT range for all schools. A 690 should not prevent you from applying! Just a though!
Best of Luck!!!
Stockmoose16 a 690 is not a bad score at all. That's definitely within the 80% GMAT range for all schools. A 690 should not prevent you from applying! Just a though!
My goal is to make MBA applicants take onus over their process.
My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog
Me featured on Poets & Quants
Free Book for MBA Applicants
My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog
Me featured on Poets & Quants
Free Book for MBA Applicants
-
- Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:56 am
- Followed by:1 members
Good job with Duke, can you tell us anything about how it is? Campus life, career services, employment options??
Being between undergrads and MBAs??
Thanks
Being between undergrads and MBAs??
Thanks