Chances at Berkeley EWMBA

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Chances at Berkeley EWMBA

by thesfwarrior » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:31 am
Hi,

I was wondering about my chances of getting into Haas EWMBA program for Fall 2009. Here is my Profile.

31 year old male working in the SF Bay Area - Indian but have studied outside of India for Undergrad - in Canada.

GMAT: 680 ( Quant 47 - 79 percentile and Verbal 37- 86 percentile; Overall 86 percentile)

Undergrad: B.S (4 yr) in Computer Science from a Univ in Canada. I do not know my GPA but my grades are pretty low. In addition I had academic problems in 1995-1997 due to personal reasons. After that I did ok and my grades steadily improved (1998-2002). Retook one course (after graduation) from Harvard Extension and got an A-

Work Experience: 7 years: 1 year in India, 1 year in Canada, 5 in the US.

Career Progression: Promoted to team lead within 1 year. Received 2 awards for excellence at work.

Volunteering/Extra-curricular: Math tutor at a city school.

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Do you feel I have a shot at this program? I did regive the gmat and did not score > 680. In fact my score fell so I'm slightly concerned. I'll have to take a math course or the Haas Math Waiver exam or the Math course.

Look forward to your suggestions/reply and Thank You in advance.
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by Lisa Anderson » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:43 pm
Dear thesfwarrior,

If you wish to apply for fall 2009 entry, then you need to get your application in as soon as possible. You do not want to rush the process, but you are running out of time to be considered. I think you do have a chance at your current GMAT score--especially if you have some exceptional work experience you can write about and have a solid rationale for getting your MBA. Thus the essays, recommendations and interview are extremely important for you to have a chance of being admitted, so you should definitely get started immediately.

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by thesfwarrior » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:17 pm
Thanks, Lisa.

Yes, I am applying for fall 2009 in R2. I've been working on my essays and am near completion.