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A difficult position

by korkun » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:44 am
Hi all,

I graduated from the best business school of Turkey. I had full scholarship there. My CGPA is 2.83. Though, my last 2 terms' gpas are 3.12 and 3.20.
I recently got 740 from gmat. (50 q, 40v, 5awa).

Now, I have a scholarship from Turkish Petroleum Corporation to have an MBA with Marketing major in USA. When I return, we will market Iraq petroleum to Europe on Turkey.

Also, I have no full-time work experience yet.

I want to apply to Stanford, Wharton, Berkeley, Cornell and Texas at Austin for fall 2009.

What are my chances? I'd be glad to hear your opinions about my profile.


ps: If I'm not accepted to these schools, I may retake GMAT. Would a score of 800 be any different than 740?
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by Scottie@VeritasPrep » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:23 am
It will be difficult to get into the schools you mentioned with no full-time work experience and a low - average GPA. In order to strengthen your profile, your should try to get some meaningful work experience (at least 2 yrs) and also make sure you can clearly articulate your future goals.
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by korkun » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:27 pm
Is even UT Austin difficult to get into???

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by Scottie@VeritasPrep » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:48 pm
Your weak spot is your lack of work experience. At UT Austin, the current class has 5 years of work experience on average. Work experience will significantly strengthen your profile.
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