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dubose
- Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:46 pm
- Location: New York, NY
- GMAT Score:710
Background Info:
29yo. (as of last week)
White/Male
GMAT - 710 (48Q/40V - 6.0 AWA)
Academic (most recent first):
Community College-05/2010:Accounting I (4.0) (just to get back into the classroom spirit and get a foundation for an MBA)
New York Univeristy-School of Professional Studies - 01/2004 - Income property valuation program (3 classes @ 4.0 GPA)
Unversity of North Carolina- Chapel Hill- 08/2001-06/2003 - BA Economics (2.5 GPA) YIKES!!!!!
- Division 1 Lacrosse Player
- Economics Club
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY - 08/1999-05/2000 - Business Administration (3.5 GPA) -transferred
Work Experience (most recent first):
A/R Manager - (01/2010-present) - Booming commercial construction, facility maintenance, environmental service company
Marketing Director - (2007-2010) - Property mgmt company specializing in Sr. residences owned by Lazard
Financial Services Representative - (2005-2007) - Managed a 4 office region on Long Island's Gold Coast, originating mortgages and being the in-house financial representative for major Realtor/Mortgage company
Property Manager - (2003-2005) - Managed multiple luxury apartment home communities including personnel management, budgeting, expenses, etc.
Extra-curricular:
JV Lacrosse coach
Flag Football player/coach
Member of 2 Senior advocate groups
Cancer walks/fundraisers, etc.
Rec's:
Chief Technology Officer at my current company. Former financial software engineer, and mechanical engineer (he will highlight my anaylitical side, we built a billing platform together, and he has witnessed my leadership ability in managing my dept.)
Executve Director at my old company- Licensed Social Worker (she will highlight my personality and versatility)
Essays:
I have some fantastic essay topics that not only will highlight why I would make a good MBA candidatem, but will also have some touching stories that have shaped who I am today (rather not get into detail on a public forum)
Target Schools:
MIT - My sister works there on an executive level
UPenn- my sister received her MBA at Wharton
Columbia
UCLA
USC
NYU - Will my professional course work give me any leverage?
QUESTIONS
1. Should I retake the GMAT and try to get atleast a 720-740? Or are the 20-40 pts not worth the time it will take away from my apps?
2. What chance do you think I have for admission? A lot of people post the Low GPA High GMAT success stories, but I'm not sure how realistic it is.
3. Should I add Northwestern and Chicago to my list and give myself a few more at-bats?
4. Will adcomms blend my GPA at UNC with my freshman year at RPI?
Thanks, sorry for the length, but I wanted to provide as much info as possible.
29yo. (as of last week)
White/Male
GMAT - 710 (48Q/40V - 6.0 AWA)
Academic (most recent first):
Community College-05/2010:Accounting I (4.0) (just to get back into the classroom spirit and get a foundation for an MBA)
New York Univeristy-School of Professional Studies - 01/2004 - Income property valuation program (3 classes @ 4.0 GPA)
Unversity of North Carolina- Chapel Hill- 08/2001-06/2003 - BA Economics (2.5 GPA) YIKES!!!!!
- Division 1 Lacrosse Player
- Economics Club
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY - 08/1999-05/2000 - Business Administration (3.5 GPA) -transferred
Work Experience (most recent first):
A/R Manager - (01/2010-present) - Booming commercial construction, facility maintenance, environmental service company
Marketing Director - (2007-2010) - Property mgmt company specializing in Sr. residences owned by Lazard
Financial Services Representative - (2005-2007) - Managed a 4 office region on Long Island's Gold Coast, originating mortgages and being the in-house financial representative for major Realtor/Mortgage company
Property Manager - (2003-2005) - Managed multiple luxury apartment home communities including personnel management, budgeting, expenses, etc.
Extra-curricular:
JV Lacrosse coach
Flag Football player/coach
Member of 2 Senior advocate groups
Cancer walks/fundraisers, etc.
Rec's:
Chief Technology Officer at my current company. Former financial software engineer, and mechanical engineer (he will highlight my anaylitical side, we built a billing platform together, and he has witnessed my leadership ability in managing my dept.)
Executve Director at my old company- Licensed Social Worker (she will highlight my personality and versatility)
Essays:
I have some fantastic essay topics that not only will highlight why I would make a good MBA candidatem, but will also have some touching stories that have shaped who I am today (rather not get into detail on a public forum)
Target Schools:
MIT - My sister works there on an executive level
UPenn- my sister received her MBA at Wharton
Columbia
UCLA
USC
NYU - Will my professional course work give me any leverage?
QUESTIONS
1. Should I retake the GMAT and try to get atleast a 720-740? Or are the 20-40 pts not worth the time it will take away from my apps?
2. What chance do you think I have for admission? A lot of people post the Low GPA High GMAT success stories, but I'm not sure how realistic it is.
3. Should I add Northwestern and Chicago to my list and give myself a few more at-bats?
4. Will adcomms blend my GPA at UNC with my freshman year at RPI?
Thanks, sorry for the length, but I wanted to provide as much info as possible.
