Hi Stacy,
I've gotten mixed feedback from various sources and was hoping you might be able to give me some advice. My stats are as follows:
27 / male / white / married 1 year / 1st generation college educated
***GMAT:
5/08 - 610 (Q 38/55%, V 36/80%)
6/08 - 710 (Q 40/61%, V 47/99%)
***Undergrad:
BA in Education from Michigan State, 3.3 GPA - MSU has the #1 undergrad ed program
Took business classes prior to changing major: stats (3.0), macro/micro econ (3.0), financial/managerial acct (3.0), calc (3.5).
***Grad:
12 credits in educ curriculum from Michigan State as part of a 1 year unpaid professional teaching internship, 3.8 GPA - MSU has #3 grad ed program
***Professional:
2 years teaching special needs students at middle/high school level. Supervised 1 assistant. Was very involved in activities from head coach of middle school football team (w/ 3 assistant coaches), to school improvement committees.
1.5 years (current) in sales for a major pharmaceutical company. Have taken on multiple leadership roles and posted successful sales numbers. Strong recs from manager and senior members of team.
***EC:
Multiple volunteer activities through undergrad. Currently volunteer as a financial literacy coach for Operation Hope, an org that targets disadvantaged inner-city youth. Active member of young alumni assoc in my area. Rec team-sports leagues.
***Goals:
Through my experiences in education I've realized a great desire to make a difference in the community, but realized that my strengths were in problem solving with adult teams. I took a risk making the change from education to a highly competitive position in pharma sales in order to make a bold move that combined "educating" with a competitive business environment. I want to use the MBA to build my core business knowledge and bring my altruistic hopes together with the resources available in the for-profit world.
***Target schools:
UNC Kenan-Flagler
Texas
Vanderbilt
USC
Georgetown
I realize that I need to shore up my quantitative position. But, I'm wondering:
1. Is it necessary to retake the GMAT, take an additional business math course, or both? Is 3 attempts too many?
2. If I take a class, would it be ok to take just one? I was looking at a stats class. Given my work schedule and commute it would be tough to take more than one at a brick&mortar and still have enough time to apply R1.
3. Are online math classes even worth taking?
I look forward to your feedback. Thanks!
I've gotten mixed feedback from various sources and was hoping you might be able to give me some advice. My stats are as follows:
27 / male / white / married 1 year / 1st generation college educated
***GMAT:
5/08 - 610 (Q 38/55%, V 36/80%)
6/08 - 710 (Q 40/61%, V 47/99%)
***Undergrad:
BA in Education from Michigan State, 3.3 GPA - MSU has the #1 undergrad ed program
Took business classes prior to changing major: stats (3.0), macro/micro econ (3.0), financial/managerial acct (3.0), calc (3.5).
***Grad:
12 credits in educ curriculum from Michigan State as part of a 1 year unpaid professional teaching internship, 3.8 GPA - MSU has #3 grad ed program
***Professional:
2 years teaching special needs students at middle/high school level. Supervised 1 assistant. Was very involved in activities from head coach of middle school football team (w/ 3 assistant coaches), to school improvement committees.
1.5 years (current) in sales for a major pharmaceutical company. Have taken on multiple leadership roles and posted successful sales numbers. Strong recs from manager and senior members of team.
***EC:
Multiple volunteer activities through undergrad. Currently volunteer as a financial literacy coach for Operation Hope, an org that targets disadvantaged inner-city youth. Active member of young alumni assoc in my area. Rec team-sports leagues.
***Goals:
Through my experiences in education I've realized a great desire to make a difference in the community, but realized that my strengths were in problem solving with adult teams. I took a risk making the change from education to a highly competitive position in pharma sales in order to make a bold move that combined "educating" with a competitive business environment. I want to use the MBA to build my core business knowledge and bring my altruistic hopes together with the resources available in the for-profit world.
***Target schools:
UNC Kenan-Flagler
Texas
Vanderbilt
USC
Georgetown
I realize that I need to shore up my quantitative position. But, I'm wondering:
1. Is it necessary to retake the GMAT, take an additional business math course, or both? Is 3 attempts too many?
2. If I take a class, would it be ok to take just one? I was looking at a stats class. Given my work schedule and commute it would be tough to take more than one at a brick&mortar and still have enough time to apply R1.
3. Are online math classes even worth taking?
I look forward to your feedback. Thanks!
