Hi Stacy, I'd appreciate any help or insights you can provide on my profile and school goals.
Targeted Schools: Harvard, Wharton, Duke, etc.
Ethnicity: asian american
GMAT: 710 (Q46/V42)
College GPA: 3.73 from a Top 40 undergrad business program and a Top 20 undergrad engineering school (2 years of EE, then switched majors to business, and graduated with a degree in finance and a degree in mgmt information sciences)
Work Experience: 4+ years of management consulting with a focus in strategic sourcing
Extracurricular - College: 1 year as a research assistant to a Finance professor
Extracurricular - Post Graduate: None
My biggest concern is the lack of extracurricular activities throughout my work experience, and also a lack of leadership activities outside of direct project work. I.e. i've led client teams before, but didn't lead any internal firm committees or any outside organizations. This is mainly due to the demands of my job as I have to travel on a weekly basis, and often have to work on the weekends, which leave me with very little time to do any type of community or volunteer work.
My second concern is the low quants on the GMATS, and how that could affect my chances. I've only taken it once, and I think that based on my performance in practice exams, I can improve quants and boost my score to the 730-740 range. That said, my understanding is that it's not that necessarily that big of a jump, and that my strong undergraduate marks in math heavy subjects (due to 2 years of EE & the stats courses required for the finance degree), along with my quant-intensive work experience would be enough to compensate for the somewhat low quant score.
Any advice or insights on my profile and how it fits with my targeted schools would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Targeted Schools: Harvard, Wharton, Duke, etc.
Ethnicity: asian american
GMAT: 710 (Q46/V42)
College GPA: 3.73 from a Top 40 undergrad business program and a Top 20 undergrad engineering school (2 years of EE, then switched majors to business, and graduated with a degree in finance and a degree in mgmt information sciences)
Work Experience: 4+ years of management consulting with a focus in strategic sourcing
Extracurricular - College: 1 year as a research assistant to a Finance professor
Extracurricular - Post Graduate: None
My biggest concern is the lack of extracurricular activities throughout my work experience, and also a lack of leadership activities outside of direct project work. I.e. i've led client teams before, but didn't lead any internal firm committees or any outside organizations. This is mainly due to the demands of my job as I have to travel on a weekly basis, and often have to work on the weekends, which leave me with very little time to do any type of community or volunteer work.
My second concern is the low quants on the GMATS, and how that could affect my chances. I've only taken it once, and I think that based on my performance in practice exams, I can improve quants and boost my score to the 730-740 range. That said, my understanding is that it's not that necessarily that big of a jump, and that my strong undergraduate marks in math heavy subjects (due to 2 years of EE & the stats courses required for the finance degree), along with my quant-intensive work experience would be enough to compensate for the somewhat low quant score.
Any advice or insights on my profile and how it fits with my targeted schools would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
