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by bussy123 » Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:54 pm
Hi I just took the GMAT and did slightly worse than expected. I got a 680 and plan on taking it again and hopefully scoring in the low 700's where all of my practice tests were. For the purposes of this evaluation let's say that I don't improve. My math was in the 69% and verbal in the 87%. I did do well in math driven classes i.e. finance, econ and accounting.

I had a 3.44 GPA from Boston University majoring in International Business.

I have worked at a boutique real estate investment firm for 3 years and have gained more and more responsibility throughout my time here-working directly with our partners and traveling throughout the US to look at new potential acquisitions. I also oversee 6 properties and oversee about 1 million square feet--managing staffs in each of the buildings. My concerns are that it is not a name brand company and that, although my responsibilities and pay have increased throughout the years, there are no titles here so I guess I have not received an official "Promotion".

I have also become a "team leader" in a local community service organization, volunteering fairly regularly.

Anyway-my target schools are Duke, Cornell, Georgetown or NYU. Do you think I have a good shot? Any other schools that you believe would be in my range in the top 25? Would I have any shot at Dartmouth?

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by Cindy Tokumitsu » Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:47 am
Hello,

From the information provided I'd say that most of the schools you mention would be reasonable reaches, with Georgetown being closer to on par. Tuck would probably be at the outer edge of reasonable, possibly beyond reach.

I suggest adding more schools in the very next tier, such as Georgia Tech, Kelley (Indiana U.), Emory, Marshall, Kenan-Flagler (UNC) - there are many great programs and most likely some research would show that a number of them would meet your needs.

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Cindy Tokumitsu
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