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Part-time applicant working solely on own startup. Doable?
Hi Consultants, My targets are Stern Langone and/or Haas Evening & Weekend MBA. How do admissions committees feel about part-time applicants who aren't currently working traditional full-time jobs... but rather, working on an entrepreneurial venture? Do you happen to know of any cases of student...
- by bigeater1
Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:50 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Part-time applicant working solely on own startup. Doable?
- Replies: 1
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- by bigeater1
Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:17 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Applying to Stern Langone from California. Doable?
- Replies: 2
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Applying to Stern Langone from California. Doable?
Hi Consultants, I have a couple of questions about part-time MBA programs, and more specifically, NYU Stern's Langone program. 1) I currently work with my family-owned business in California... but I can really work remotely from any location. Would it seem strange for a Californian to apply to a pa...
- by bigeater1
Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:26 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Applying to Stern Langone from California. Doable?
- Replies: 2
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QUESTION (Stanford): Applying with significant other...
I just noticed that on the Stanford App, there is a box to input the name of your significant other, if you are both applying. However, I'm not sure I want to indicate that. Is there any advantage (or disadvantage) to doing so? Would they be a bit more willing to admit BOTH of us (as opposed to just...
- by bigeater1
Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:40 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: QUESTION (Stanford): Applying with significant other...
- Replies: 1
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Hi guys, How do you think an adcom would feel about someone who did poorly on a GMAT, then took the GRE (which is supposedly easier)? If you take a GMAT twice, they only consider the higher score. But if you take GMAT once, do poorly (sub 600), then take the GRE and do significantly better... would ...
- by bigeater1
Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:11 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Harvard to Accept GRE... Others to Follow?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2391
Question about GRE vs. GMAT...
Hello, My question is regarding a friend's situation: He took the GMAT, did relatively poorly (550), and had his scores sent to schools. However, he just found out that his top choice school - NYU Stern, now accepts GRE. If he were to take the GRE (which is significantly easier than the GMAT) and do...
- by bigeater1
Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:06 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Question about GRE vs. GMAT...
- Replies: 1
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s a 2.7 GPA an automatic disqualifier for top schools?
hi consultants, quick question: i know that applications are evaluated holistically, which means getting accepted to a school depends on more than just gpa... but i'm wondering... are there any top schools that consider a low gpa (2.7 to be exact) an automatic disqualifier, no matter what the rest o...
- by bigeater1
Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:07 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: s a 2.7 GPA an automatic disqualifier for top schools?
- Replies: 1
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good question usero. i have entrepreneurial post-mba goals... and i'm wondering how specific i need to get with them also. of course, i'm assuming that the more details we have, the better. but at this point, i'm hoping a simple concept would suffice
- by bigeater1
Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:18 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Eval: Non-Profit exp, 3.5 gpa, 680 gmat
- Replies: 7
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You sound like you have a very interesting background. Even with your below average GMAT score (very good score, but still below the averages of the target schools you listed), I think you sound like a great "fit" for Stanford and Haas. Your extensive, community-oriented background is a gr...
- by bigeater1
Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:49 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Eval: Non-Profit exp, 3.5 gpa, 680 gmat
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2521
- by bigeater1
Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:11 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: got a 740, but didn't hit the coveted 80/80. thoughts?
- Replies: 2
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got a 740, but didn't hit the coveted 80/80. thoughts?
hi consultants, i recently got a 740 with 46/46 quant/verbal split. my percentiles were 77q/99v, and 97 overall. i think my scaled scores show that i am equally strong in quant and verbal... but my percentiles are heavily skewed to verbal. is this a huge issue? i know that 80/80 is generally recomme...
- by bigeater1
Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:50 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: got a 740, but didn't hit the coveted 80/80. thoughts?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1518
ssmiles08, i bought the manhattan gmat series of books off of craigslist. i thoroughly reviewed all of the concepts in each of the verbal categories - reading comp, critical reasoning, sentence correction. i found the explanations of concepts very helpful, but i did not subscribe to their test-takin...
- by bigeater1
Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:54 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740. 77/99 Q/V split. Thoughts?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2133
cramya, thank you for the congrats. and good advice on reposting in the admissions consultants section. i think i will do that. and cata1yst, in my post, i actually mentioned that "I'm satisfied with my score and don't plan to retake" the test. the question i posed was specifically about m...
- by bigeater1
Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:58 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740. 77/99 Q/V split. Thoughts?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2133
740. 77/99 Q/V split. Thoughts?
I'm satisfied with my score and don't plan to retake. However, I didn't quite make the 80/80 Q/V split that admissions people often talk about. Any thoughts? Is the 77 Quant going to be that big of an issue when applying to a top tier like Stanford? I am a bio-science major, and am planning on takin...
- by bigeater1
Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:42 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740. 77/99 Q/V split. Thoughts?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2133
- by bigeater1
Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:56 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: QUESTIONS about sending score report to schools...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1183