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• 28 years old (US permanent resident)
• GMAT 660 (Q: 48; V: 34) AWA: 4.0
• Undergrad in Business (GPA 3.0)
My Quant score of 48 was in the 84th percentile, and Verbal score of 34 was in the 69th percentile, giving me an overall score that is in the 83rd percentile.
I have 3.5 years of experience (as opposed to 5 or 6 that a 28 yr old ought to have) because after starting school in Spring of 2000, I changed my major a couple of times.
Here comes the long part, so please bear with me:
I started in Computer Sciences and after a few semesters into it, I decided to change to Bio Med. However, a semester into it, I checked with my advisor to find out that it would take at least another four more years for me to graduate, since none of the courses that I had taken in the past could be applied to shorten my graduation time. Devastated by the news I knew I had two choices - go back to Computers (a field that I hated) and finish up my graduation there; get a degree in Business since a lot of my courses (I had taken a few Business electives) could be applied. Also, it may be worth mentioning that during college I have taken advanced Calculus classes and aced them! So I went with Business and graduated in July' 05.
At Walgreens, I was managing about 20 people and before my stint ended, I was promoted to an executive Assistant manager (one step below Store Manager). The only reason I left was because I did not want to work first and second shifts; I just wanted a Mon thru Fri, 8-5 job.
Once I started with the crane company I was brought on board as a part of the Manager in Development program. As a part of the training, I had to sell our services and over time the company liked my ability to do so. They wanted me to continue as a salesman as opposed to becoming a Branch Manager (what they had initially brought me in for). Selling was ok as long as it wasn't something I'd have to do forever!
So fed up with the whole situation, I decided to rely upon my Business degree and the few Computer courses that I had taken during college to transition into consulting as a Business Analyst. Since then, I have worked with senior management representatives to understand their needs and ensure that the technical team (programmers and database guys) understand what exactly needs to be done. During the course of my consulting career, I have mentored a few people. I have streamlined development processes!
When it came to the GMAT I took classes with Manhattan GMAT and studied my rear end off. After my first attempt I scored a 660 and then I retook the exam, with the intention of getting a better score! To my surprise, I scored a 620! After comparing my 660 against the scores at Vanderbilt (Middle 80% range: 580-730; Mean: 656 and Median: 650); Georgia Tech (Middle 80% range: 640-730; Mean: 681 and Median: 680); Emory (Middle 80% range: 620-750; Mean: 680; Median: 685), I feel that with some volunteer work I may have a chance!
Please advice.
Thanks!
• 28 years old (US permanent resident)
• GMAT 660 (Q: 48; V: 34) AWA: 4.0
• Undergrad in Business (GPA 3.0)
My Quant score of 48 was in the 84th percentile, and Verbal score of 34 was in the 69th percentile, giving me an overall score that is in the 83rd percentile.
I have 3.5 years of experience (as opposed to 5 or 6 that a 28 yr old ought to have) because after starting school in Spring of 2000, I changed my major a couple of times.
Here comes the long part, so please bear with me:
I started in Computer Sciences and after a few semesters into it, I decided to change to Bio Med. However, a semester into it, I checked with my advisor to find out that it would take at least another four more years for me to graduate, since none of the courses that I had taken in the past could be applied to shorten my graduation time. Devastated by the news I knew I had two choices - go back to Computers (a field that I hated) and finish up my graduation there; get a degree in Business since a lot of my courses (I had taken a few Business electives) could be applied. Also, it may be worth mentioning that during college I have taken advanced Calculus classes and aced them! So I went with Business and graduated in July' 05.
At Walgreens, I was managing about 20 people and before my stint ended, I was promoted to an executive Assistant manager (one step below Store Manager). The only reason I left was because I did not want to work first and second shifts; I just wanted a Mon thru Fri, 8-5 job.
Once I started with the crane company I was brought on board as a part of the Manager in Development program. As a part of the training, I had to sell our services and over time the company liked my ability to do so. They wanted me to continue as a salesman as opposed to becoming a Branch Manager (what they had initially brought me in for). Selling was ok as long as it wasn't something I'd have to do forever!
So fed up with the whole situation, I decided to rely upon my Business degree and the few Computer courses that I had taken during college to transition into consulting as a Business Analyst. Since then, I have worked with senior management representatives to understand their needs and ensure that the technical team (programmers and database guys) understand what exactly needs to be done. During the course of my consulting career, I have mentored a few people. I have streamlined development processes!
When it came to the GMAT I took classes with Manhattan GMAT and studied my rear end off. After my first attempt I scored a 660 and then I retook the exam, with the intention of getting a better score! To my surprise, I scored a 620! After comparing my 660 against the scores at Vanderbilt (Middle 80% range: 580-730; Mean: 656 and Median: 650); Georgia Tech (Middle 80% range: 640-730; Mean: 681 and Median: 680); Emory (Middle 80% range: 620-750; Mean: 680; Median: 685), I feel that with some volunteer work I may have a chance!
Please advice.
Thanks!
