Hello,
Hope you can help answer some of my questions. First some background:
Age: 31
Undergrad: Engineering (graduated /w honors)
GMAT: 680 (highest)
Work: Technical and proj management experience in high-tech engineering. Dotted line, but no direct reports (may get those this year)
Objective: Transfer to business development in a large high tech company
Extras: Mainly hobbies such as hiking etc.
I applied to full time top-tier MBA programs for 2008 as I thought it would give me the best chance at exploring career options but I did not get in, not even a waitlist. In 2007 I retook the GMAT several times (about 5) scoring in the 640-670 range, all worse than my initial highest score.
So my questions are:
- Should I take the GMAT again? I score well in practice tests but can't reproduce the score on the actual.
- If I do anything now (such as start a club etc.), would it be beneficial as an extra curricular for my 2009 applications?
- Do I have a chance at top-tier full-time programs (interested in Stanford, MIT, Berkeley)? Would SBC encourage this or be able to help me with these apps?
- Are part time (executive) programs a better choice for me (interested in Berekeley part time, Wharton west)? Would SBC encourage this or be able to help me with these apps?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Hope you can help answer some of my questions. First some background:
Age: 31
Undergrad: Engineering (graduated /w honors)
GMAT: 680 (highest)
Work: Technical and proj management experience in high-tech engineering. Dotted line, but no direct reports (may get those this year)
Objective: Transfer to business development in a large high tech company
Extras: Mainly hobbies such as hiking etc.
I applied to full time top-tier MBA programs for 2008 as I thought it would give me the best chance at exploring career options but I did not get in, not even a waitlist. In 2007 I retook the GMAT several times (about 5) scoring in the 640-670 range, all worse than my initial highest score.
So my questions are:
- Should I take the GMAT again? I score well in practice tests but can't reproduce the score on the actual.
- If I do anything now (such as start a club etc.), would it be beneficial as an extra curricular for my 2009 applications?
- Do I have a chance at top-tier full-time programs (interested in Stanford, MIT, Berkeley)? Would SBC encourage this or be able to help me with these apps?
- Are part time (executive) programs a better choice for me (interested in Berekeley part time, Wharton west)? Would SBC encourage this or be able to help me with these apps?
Thanks in advance for your help!
