Dear MBA Admission consultants,
I am interested in the Non-profit management programs available out there and is wondering if I am even competitive to be in the "top schools". I am planning to apply for 2011 (class of 2013?).
My concerns are:
1. I don't have that many experience. I graduated in May 2009 and spend the last year being a full time volunteer (Americorps).
2. My undergraduate is in Nutrition and have minimum exposure to business / economics classes. I took one accounting class, have a couple food service management, 6 weeks food service management internship and that's it.
3. I have one dropped class at the last semester of my college career. This is when I realized dietetics is not for me.
More information about me:
Undergrad: UT Austin, GPA: 3.95. Except that one class in the last semester, and one B in my very first semester, I have gotten all As. I am in the University Distinguished Scholars list for all the years I am in UT. When I was in community college , I was vice president of Mu Alpha Theta (Math honor society).
GMAT: I will take it on May 22nd. But throughout the practice, I have consistently get around 720. (one ex: Q-47 V-42).
Work experience:
My job right now is as a program advisor in a transitional housing for adults with mental diagnosis and substance abuse issue. I help them learn basic living skills while balancing their many mental health symptoms and staying sober.
I also developed and teaches a 12-week nutrition class series and a whole system of electronic sharting (they were using papers!)
Extracurricular activities:
I was a nutrition Peer Educator for the University Health Services. Won "the most dedicated" award and was the Nutrition Publication Head by the end.
Otherwise, my activities were only:
I was president of Indonesian Catholic Community, Vice President of International Club.
Interesting fact?
I grew up in Indonesia and am planning to go back there and work with children malnutrition next year.
So my questions are:
1. Reading other people's profile, I feel my experiences and achievements are insignificant. Berkeley, Yale, Stanford, and Wharton has an amazing Non-profit management programs that I really really want to get into. Do I even stand a chance in these schools?
2. Do you know which less competitive schools have similar non-profit programs?
Thank you so much for reading this. I really appreciate your feedback. Sorry for the huge post!
I am interested in the Non-profit management programs available out there and is wondering if I am even competitive to be in the "top schools". I am planning to apply for 2011 (class of 2013?).
My concerns are:
1. I don't have that many experience. I graduated in May 2009 and spend the last year being a full time volunteer (Americorps).
2. My undergraduate is in Nutrition and have minimum exposure to business / economics classes. I took one accounting class, have a couple food service management, 6 weeks food service management internship and that's it.
3. I have one dropped class at the last semester of my college career. This is when I realized dietetics is not for me.
More information about me:
Undergrad: UT Austin, GPA: 3.95. Except that one class in the last semester, and one B in my very first semester, I have gotten all As. I am in the University Distinguished Scholars list for all the years I am in UT. When I was in community college , I was vice president of Mu Alpha Theta (Math honor society).
GMAT: I will take it on May 22nd. But throughout the practice, I have consistently get around 720. (one ex: Q-47 V-42).
Work experience:
My job right now is as a program advisor in a transitional housing for adults with mental diagnosis and substance abuse issue. I help them learn basic living skills while balancing their many mental health symptoms and staying sober.
I also developed and teaches a 12-week nutrition class series and a whole system of electronic sharting (they were using papers!)
Extracurricular activities:
I was a nutrition Peer Educator for the University Health Services. Won "the most dedicated" award and was the Nutrition Publication Head by the end.
Otherwise, my activities were only:
I was president of Indonesian Catholic Community, Vice President of International Club.
Interesting fact?
I grew up in Indonesia and am planning to go back there and work with children malnutrition next year.
So my questions are:
1. Reading other people's profile, I feel my experiences and achievements are insignificant. Berkeley, Yale, Stanford, and Wharton has an amazing Non-profit management programs that I really really want to get into. Do I even stand a chance in these schools?
2. Do you know which less competitive schools have similar non-profit programs?
Thank you so much for reading this. I really appreciate your feedback. Sorry for the huge post!
