Hi Stacy,
I hope all is well. Here is a brief rundown of my case:
My dream schools are: University of Chicago, Northwestern, and Michigan, with a backup of Ohio State, or Michigan State.
I am pursuing an MBA in marketing to land a job as a brand manager at a large consumer goods company such as Procter and Gamble or General Mills. I have a clear goal of where I want to go to say the least.
I finished Ohio State with a 2.54 GPA. This was no where close to my ability. I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder/Panic Disorder my freshman year. This is in no way an excuse, nor do I plan on making it one in my application, but it had a large effect on my life and my grades. Instead of dealing with it the proper way, I drank to self medicate after diagnosis, and did not see a doctor again for 8 years, not to mention I worked 40 hours a week to finance my habits. This carried on from when I was 19 to when I was 26 and pretty much dependent on alcohol. To make a long story short, I have not had a drink in almost 3 years, nor will I ever again. Again, I want to state, this is not an excuse, but something I am proud to overcome, as well as a complete admission of how poorly I handled things versus the person I am now.
Since graduation I have been successful in business, even given my drinking and anxiety for the first couple years. I worked at Enterprise Rent a Car in the Management Trainee program for 2 1/2 years with much recognition, was a sales engineer for a network infrastructure company for a year and 3 months, and I am now an account manager for specialty retail company, responsible for running over 1 million dollars of our business. I have proven successful in all of these positions.
As for addressing my undergrad GPA, I am taking 2 night classes a semester at a community college in San Diego. I have taken Financial Accounting and got an A, and will earn an A in Marketing and a Selling for Business class I am in now. I plan on taking Macroeconomics, Business Grammar, Algebra, Statistics, and Social Sciences Calculus and getting A's in all of them as well. This should remove any doubt of my ability in the classroom.
As for the GMAT, I hope to score in the upwards of 650-710.
I am also developing on a website for Anxiety Disorder to help people who have had the same issues as I did, and I do a little volunteer work when time permits.
Hopefully this gives you enough to make an assessment of my qualifications. My question is, how competitive will my application be in the aforementioned schools? Northwestern is my top given the strength of the marketing program!
Your time is much appreciated. Congrats on your success as well.
I hope all is well. Here is a brief rundown of my case:
My dream schools are: University of Chicago, Northwestern, and Michigan, with a backup of Ohio State, or Michigan State.
I am pursuing an MBA in marketing to land a job as a brand manager at a large consumer goods company such as Procter and Gamble or General Mills. I have a clear goal of where I want to go to say the least.
I finished Ohio State with a 2.54 GPA. This was no where close to my ability. I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder/Panic Disorder my freshman year. This is in no way an excuse, nor do I plan on making it one in my application, but it had a large effect on my life and my grades. Instead of dealing with it the proper way, I drank to self medicate after diagnosis, and did not see a doctor again for 8 years, not to mention I worked 40 hours a week to finance my habits. This carried on from when I was 19 to when I was 26 and pretty much dependent on alcohol. To make a long story short, I have not had a drink in almost 3 years, nor will I ever again. Again, I want to state, this is not an excuse, but something I am proud to overcome, as well as a complete admission of how poorly I handled things versus the person I am now.
Since graduation I have been successful in business, even given my drinking and anxiety for the first couple years. I worked at Enterprise Rent a Car in the Management Trainee program for 2 1/2 years with much recognition, was a sales engineer for a network infrastructure company for a year and 3 months, and I am now an account manager for specialty retail company, responsible for running over 1 million dollars of our business. I have proven successful in all of these positions.
As for addressing my undergrad GPA, I am taking 2 night classes a semester at a community college in San Diego. I have taken Financial Accounting and got an A, and will earn an A in Marketing and a Selling for Business class I am in now. I plan on taking Macroeconomics, Business Grammar, Algebra, Statistics, and Social Sciences Calculus and getting A's in all of them as well. This should remove any doubt of my ability in the classroom.
As for the GMAT, I hope to score in the upwards of 650-710.
I am also developing on a website for Anxiety Disorder to help people who have had the same issues as I did, and I do a little volunteer work when time permits.
Hopefully this gives you enough to make an assessment of my qualifications. My question is, how competitive will my application be in the aforementioned schools? Northwestern is my top given the strength of the marketing program!
Your time is much appreciated. Congrats on your success as well.
DWilliam
