Hello,
Below is my profile. I am currently interested in finance and IT and will probably pursue one of these areas, but who knows.
Education: BS in Economics, Syracuse University
GPA: 3.2/4.0 (I had a bad sophomore year due to some family/financial issues, and took a year off after that. If not for this year, I would have had a 3.7. I have a 3.6 in my final two years and a 3.7 in my math/economics courses)
GMAT: 700
Exerpience: 5 years at a small economic consulting firm doing a variety of economic/policy analysis for the energy/utility industry. Lots of SAS programming and simulation building. It was a small firm (5 people) so I got lots of experience doing a wide variety of things
Extracurriculars: Played baseball for 12 years, coached for 5 summers. Since college I haven't done a lot since I had to work a lot to be able to afford school. Most of my free time is spent related to fitness and martial arts, I've never been the "Joins 1143259352 organizations" type.
I know my GMAT is good. My GPA isn't bad, but my transcript is ugly when you look at that one year. I may use an optional essay to explain the situation and the positives that came of it. I am a good writer and know I can craft some kick-ass essays. If interviewed, I feel I am very down to earth, friendly, and leave great first impressions (at least I think so, haha). I will receive glowing recommendations from my former supervisors. I know my weak point is my "involvement", but I know I can take what I do in my free time (fitness/martial arts) and play up the aspects of those things that apply well to b-school (mental strength, focus, etc...).
As of right now I am planning on applying to a couple of top 10 schools, as well as a couple of 10-30 schools.
Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
Below is my profile. I am currently interested in finance and IT and will probably pursue one of these areas, but who knows.
Education: BS in Economics, Syracuse University
GPA: 3.2/4.0 (I had a bad sophomore year due to some family/financial issues, and took a year off after that. If not for this year, I would have had a 3.7. I have a 3.6 in my final two years and a 3.7 in my math/economics courses)
GMAT: 700
Exerpience: 5 years at a small economic consulting firm doing a variety of economic/policy analysis for the energy/utility industry. Lots of SAS programming and simulation building. It was a small firm (5 people) so I got lots of experience doing a wide variety of things
Extracurriculars: Played baseball for 12 years, coached for 5 summers. Since college I haven't done a lot since I had to work a lot to be able to afford school. Most of my free time is spent related to fitness and martial arts, I've never been the "Joins 1143259352 organizations" type.
I know my GMAT is good. My GPA isn't bad, but my transcript is ugly when you look at that one year. I may use an optional essay to explain the situation and the positives that came of it. I am a good writer and know I can craft some kick-ass essays. If interviewed, I feel I am very down to earth, friendly, and leave great first impressions (at least I think so, haha). I will receive glowing recommendations from my former supervisors. I know my weak point is my "involvement", but I know I can take what I do in my free time (fitness/martial arts) and play up the aspects of those things that apply well to b-school (mental strength, focus, etc...).
As of right now I am planning on applying to a couple of top 10 schools, as well as a couple of 10-30 schools.
Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
