General Profile
- 32 year old pacific islander/asian female
- 8 years works exp in finance/i-bank at same firm in their equity research dept - worked my way from admin to sales director role (comp went from 50k to 125k)
- Graduated from UC Berkeley with 3.0 as double major (philosophy/legal studies)
- Volunteer work for last 8 years and served as board member for 2 non-profits for the last 4 years
- Unique upbringing - unstable home, lived on my own since age of 16 working 3 pt jobs while finishing school
- GMAT score 550
Future Goals
- 5-20 yr plan - a) use my work experience and continue career in sales within finance or other industry b) make a switch within finance and focus more on quant or regulatory side of the business
- 20 yr plan/close to retirement - do work for npo (maybe on the grant side) and focus on social good
List of Schools
- dream schools: Harvard, Yale, Chicago, Northwestern, LBS, Insead, UCB, Stanford
- closer to reality: Darden, USC, Georgetown, Duke, Mccombs, Cornell, Columbia, UCLA, NYU
I'm quite concerned about my gmat score and increased competition. I need some advice on:
1) My Plan A: MBA Program at top/dream schools - with my profile, do i have a chance at any of these schools?
2) My Plan B: if i dont get into my dream MBA program...i was considering going to the other schools on my list and obtaining a mba/jd degree and taking my career into compliance and regulation. also, i havent taken the lsat yet, but my guess is i'll have an avg score.
What do you think my chances are for plan A and/or plan B based on my profile? Please advise. Thank you in advance!
- 32 year old pacific islander/asian female
- 8 years works exp in finance/i-bank at same firm in their equity research dept - worked my way from admin to sales director role (comp went from 50k to 125k)
- Graduated from UC Berkeley with 3.0 as double major (philosophy/legal studies)
- Volunteer work for last 8 years and served as board member for 2 non-profits for the last 4 years
- Unique upbringing - unstable home, lived on my own since age of 16 working 3 pt jobs while finishing school
- GMAT score 550
Future Goals
- 5-20 yr plan - a) use my work experience and continue career in sales within finance or other industry b) make a switch within finance and focus more on quant or regulatory side of the business
- 20 yr plan/close to retirement - do work for npo (maybe on the grant side) and focus on social good
List of Schools
- dream schools: Harvard, Yale, Chicago, Northwestern, LBS, Insead, UCB, Stanford
- closer to reality: Darden, USC, Georgetown, Duke, Mccombs, Cornell, Columbia, UCLA, NYU
I'm quite concerned about my gmat score and increased competition. I need some advice on:
1) My Plan A: MBA Program at top/dream schools - with my profile, do i have a chance at any of these schools?
2) My Plan B: if i dont get into my dream MBA program...i was considering going to the other schools on my list and obtaining a mba/jd degree and taking my career into compliance and regulation. also, i havent taken the lsat yet, but my guess is i'll have an avg score.
What do you think my chances are for plan A and/or plan B based on my profile? Please advise. Thank you in advance!
