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680 GMAT - Profile Evaluation

by Baje » Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:19 pm
Good night,

I would like your assistance with my chances of getting into the Full time MBA program at my targeted schools.
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Female / Age: 25 / Afro Caribbean / Black
GMAT 680 (Q:48, V:35, AWA: 5.5)
Bsc Management Information Systems, Florida Institute of Technology
GPA: 3.89
Work Experience: 3 years as an Analyst/Programmer
Only social work I do is through a club in my organization. The group does charity work about 4 times a year as well as fundraisers to assist local schools and or charities.

Targeted Schools:

Carnegie Mellon
Northwestern University
University of Southern California
University of Texas at Austin

Vanderbilt University
Boston University
Emory University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Rice University
Southern Methodist University
Texas A&M University
University of Maryland
University of Rochester

Sorry for the extensive list =S
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by Tani » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:19 am
Hello,

You are fortunate to be in one of the smaller application "pools". Schools look to build diversity of background, geography, ethnicity, gender and interests into their classes, not only for philosophical reasons, but also because the more diverse the student body, the more diverse, interesting and beneficial the classroom discussions will be. That, combined with your strong GPA and good GMAT score (including the very nice AWA) should make you attractive to most of the schools on your list.

Obviously, some are tougher targets than others (e.g. Northwestern), but you have a good range of safety schools as well. Your challenge will be to narrow down the list unless you are prepared to do nothing but write essays for the next six months :-). Try selecting a few key employers for whom you would like to work after graduation. See which of them interview at and hire from your target schools. That will give you a better idea of how each school would meet your longer-term needs.

Your lack of extensive community work won't help, but shouldn't be a big hindrance. At this point you need to focus on putting together sparkling essays that clearly convey who you are and what you want to do with your life. Consider using a seasoned admissions consultant to uncover your strongest selling points.

Congratulations on your successes so far and good luck.
Tani Wolff

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by Baje » Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:42 pm
Thanks so much for your honest response

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by Tani » Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:49 pm
I try! :-)
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