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what is the chance for disabled student to get into top mba

by audrey.l » Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:14 pm
I'm 28 years old french student, I retake my studies in order to do a mba program.
at the end of the years I will graduate with a bachelor of business management with a low gpa, because I have been during 1 year, and recored during my final year I cannot assit to the whole year and have some subject to retake. The illness, leave me with hearing disability, and trouble of concentration..
I never heard about disabled student who want to apply or success in mba program ?
I have a non common background I guess I will have to score a high gmat

My background :
french woman 28/29 yrs
professional dancer/gymnast
teaching diploma in sport
worked as Manager in a sport clup during 10 years
entrepreneur, I own my company during 3 years work with two chineses company (sportswear)
bachelor in business management 2013
master in marketing 2014

extra curricular activities
childcamp every summer
Help children in difficuty by learning values in sport
train a team two time France champion
work with association and school for help disavantaged and poor family

want to apply for mba in 2015 or 2016
My Dream school is NYU Stern
but also interested in
Chicago booth
Columbia
Haas
UCLA
Cornell
Ross

I also apreciate Wharton program but it seem a bit out of target.
thanks in advance for all your help and comment
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by audrey.l » Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:16 pm
I just would like to ad, my choice to pursue a Mba program, I would like to apply to those program for a career change, more knowledge, opportunities, I'm interesting in Brand management, supply chain, entrepreneurship, leadership...
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by 99Colleges: MBA Admission » Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:54 am
Hi,

Disability should not be a barrier in getting admission to an MBA program. This story should inspire you

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashish_Goyal

Focus on GMAT now and with good essays you can make it to a school of choice.
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by audrey.l » Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:15 am
I think It's not really the same and it's really courageous, ambitious and amazing story, which give a great lesson.
Could you evaluate my profile ?
What do you think about my profile ? , my choice of school is too ambitious ?
and give me advice ?
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by 99Colleges: MBA Admission » Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:48 am
You have a diverse and a non-conventional background which is good. You are (or was??)an entrepreneur which can also be a positive point if you can show what you learnt from this experience. Your first post does not give details of your experience - leadership, managing crisis situation, promotion etc (I am not sure if you were self employed throughout). Since you are planning to apply in 2015 or 2016, you still have time to strengthen your profile and add to your leadership, community, and volunteer experience. You also mentioned about low GPA. A good GMAT score can offset the low GPA, so work hard on getting a 700+ score.

If you can take care of these things, you can have a decent shot at the schools you mentioned. All the best.
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by audrey.l » Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:38 pm
Thank you so much for your help which provide a great support.
I provide some detail as a part of my cv :

September 1997 to June 2010 :

french company :Department manager, Pe teacher :
- Supervised and trained staff to be hard-working,
customer focused and extremely educated in their
field, enabling them to work with minimal day-today
- Successfully Managed a department with 4-8
employees.
- Teaching rythmic gymnastics to hundred gymnast, managed (membership, organize events...
Team several time France champion
- Personal training in Cannes, St tropez, London,...
- Resolved customer complaints in timely fashion in order to keep a high levels of customers
satisfaction,
Chinese company of ballet dancewear 2008-2010
- Responsible of the look of the website
- Displays are changed regularly,
- Translation for the french market

My Own Company (2003-2009) :
Fashion sportswear and dancewear, Leotard, Accessories...
Worked closely with Chineses company
international , grew a 2 years home business to a
start up
- Dynamic entrepreneur who utilizes creativity,leadership and teamwork to design and execute
solutions that create customer value
- Analyzed complex situations, designed practical solutions, and implemented cost-effective plans
- Increased sales year-over-year by being present at key locations, and having products, introducing
new technology, and excellent quality but also good marketing tool
- Negotiate with suppliers and customers; but also with swatch and sample, design product,
control production.
- established excellent relationship and customers loyalty

September 2006 to June 2008 :
french CLUB : PE TEACHER My team was
2 years Champion of France (amatory level)

March to June 2004 accounting internship:
General Accounting
- Managing office
- Budget management
- Issuing client invoices
- Manage sickness and time-off for all team
- information for meetings,

October to december 2003 :
Training course
Help in accounting,general operation, admin, diary
management..

also professional dancer during 3 years..
it was quite busy time
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by Jon@Admissionado » Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:59 am
As others have pointed out, you have a really nice and unique story, which of course you should tell the AdCom! It will probably give you an Advantage more than anything else...
My big question was: how big is your sports clothing firm? If it's somewhat big you can probably get into a much better program than what you think, because schools LOVE company owners!!!
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by audrey.l » Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:41 pm
I work for the first three years, and in colloboration with both chinese company,sent my product across europe, and because I wanted to have a bigger company, I felt that I miss some knowledge and chose to came back to study in London two years ago in order to do a Mba, which is a course who interest me a lot because of the diversity of the course, and people..
What do you mean do you think my school choice isn't good ? I just want to target the best school which will be possible for me to reach or even dream about. For be honest they are some school I like in the top 5 but someone told me how impossible it is to reach them.. I really like the choice in stern elective that's why it's my preferred one. I think also the need to choose a top ranked B school will be better for me cause I have a non common background, and think on post graduation
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by audrey.l » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:20 pm
I checked the profile of Harvard,Stanford and Wharton, it such wonderful school !!
and think the curiculum is more finance, they are lot of elective I really like.
But I guess for be accepted in you need to have the best academic pofile, lot of extracurricular activities, it seem intouchable for a student like me, I have to admit that if I would have a chance to be in I would apply :)
I plan to take my gmat this year and start to apply in 2013 I really want to reach that type of school
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by 99Colleges: MBA Admission » Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:19 pm
These are difficult schools to get into but you never know. You can combine 1-2 of them with other schools wherein you have a better chance.
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