I just sat for the GMAT, have the following credentials:
1) 750 GMAT Score (Q47,V46), with a 6.0 on the essay
2) 3.0 undergraduate GPA with a bachelor of science in Computer Science from Rutgers University
3) 2 years of work experience as a software engineer, recent promotion. Plan on working roughly 3 more years before attending Business School.
My first question is, what chance I would have at getting into a top 10 or top 20 program, after another few years of work experience? The only thing I could see being a problem is of course my relatively low GPA. I'd like to know how much of an impact this would have, specifically 4-5 years out of undergraduate.
My second question is, what can I do over the next 3 years to improve my chances? Should I look into doing volunteer work, or something else of that nature? I figure I have another 3 years to beef up my application, may as well do all that I can.
I am very committed to this goal of business school, unfortunately I wasn't so committed in college until my senior year (when I had a 3.5 and 3.6 GPA in my final two semesters). I'm now doing everything I can to hopefully counteract that.
1) 750 GMAT Score (Q47,V46), with a 6.0 on the essay
2) 3.0 undergraduate GPA with a bachelor of science in Computer Science from Rutgers University
3) 2 years of work experience as a software engineer, recent promotion. Plan on working roughly 3 more years before attending Business School.
My first question is, what chance I would have at getting into a top 10 or top 20 program, after another few years of work experience? The only thing I could see being a problem is of course my relatively low GPA. I'd like to know how much of an impact this would have, specifically 4-5 years out of undergraduate.
My second question is, what can I do over the next 3 years to improve my chances? Should I look into doing volunteer work, or something else of that nature? I figure I have another 3 years to beef up my application, may as well do all that I can.
I am very committed to this goal of business school, unfortunately I wasn't so committed in college until my senior year (when I had a 3.5 and 3.6 GPA in my final two semesters). I'm now doing everything I can to hopefully counteract that.
