Please give me some advice on my situation. I am a product designer working in the medical device industry. By the time I apply to b-school, I will have a little over 2 years of work experience. Last year, I also started a business and legal support firm back in my home country in Southeast Asia. Despite the distance, I have been taking an active role in the firm and will continue to do so.
My undergraduate degree is in fine arts (design). Unfortunately, the school does not provide GPA or rank its students, so it will be difficult to evaluate my academic abilities / potential. Furthermore, none of the courses on my transcript are quantitative or relevant to business.
My plan to mitigate this is to take quantitative evening courses in the summer and in the fall. Looking at the courses available to me: Calculus, Statistics, Finance, Accounting, etc., I am not sure how I should prioritize. I took AP Calculus BC in high school and scored a 5 (highest)- I know it’s been a long time, but I still feel very comfortable with the material. If I were to take a regular college-level calculus course, I’m sure I can do well. Now, would you advise against that strategy or support it? If I can only pick one course between Calculus and Statistics which I have no experience with and may not do as well in, which one should I choose?
I can only take 2 courses this summer and 2 more in the fall. Do you think the 4 courses will be sufficient to show my quantitative potential and dedication/determination to go to b-school?
I didn’t have much extracurricular activities in school due to the nature of the community (most people have to support themselves. If you’re not in the classroom, you’re out there trying to make a living). Though I landed the position as the department representative in the school’s government for one year.
Assuming that I perform well in the 4 evening classes and on GMAT (my current diagnostic score range is 700 – 740), what are my chances at the top 10 or even top 5 schools? I know with my background it’s a really really long shot, but is there anything else that I should do that may help? Thank you very much. Any comment by anyone will be much appreciated!
My undergraduate degree is in fine arts (design). Unfortunately, the school does not provide GPA or rank its students, so it will be difficult to evaluate my academic abilities / potential. Furthermore, none of the courses on my transcript are quantitative or relevant to business.
My plan to mitigate this is to take quantitative evening courses in the summer and in the fall. Looking at the courses available to me: Calculus, Statistics, Finance, Accounting, etc., I am not sure how I should prioritize. I took AP Calculus BC in high school and scored a 5 (highest)- I know it’s been a long time, but I still feel very comfortable with the material. If I were to take a regular college-level calculus course, I’m sure I can do well. Now, would you advise against that strategy or support it? If I can only pick one course between Calculus and Statistics which I have no experience with and may not do as well in, which one should I choose?
I can only take 2 courses this summer and 2 more in the fall. Do you think the 4 courses will be sufficient to show my quantitative potential and dedication/determination to go to b-school?
I didn’t have much extracurricular activities in school due to the nature of the community (most people have to support themselves. If you’re not in the classroom, you’re out there trying to make a living). Though I landed the position as the department representative in the school’s government for one year.
Assuming that I perform well in the 4 evening classes and on GMAT (my current diagnostic score range is 700 – 740), what are my chances at the top 10 or even top 5 schools? I know with my background it’s a really really long shot, but is there anything else that I should do that may help? Thank you very much. Any comment by anyone will be much appreciated!
