Hi Everyone,
I've been following the posts on this forum for nearly 2 years, but this is actually the first time I write an entry myself. I am pass the GMAT stage already and now I am in the middle of the application process. However, I only picked the "best of the best" school in the first round (already applied to Wharton, MIT and Stanford). Now I wonder if I should actually apply to a some good schools (but not excellent) just as a back up plan. The main question is: what schools would be appropriate in my particular case, as backup schools. Here is my profile:
26 year old female, from eastern Europe (Republic of Moldova)
GPA: 3.96 (top 3 in a section of 120 students) Bachelor degree in International Economic Relations
GMAT: 720 (50Q 36V)
TOEFL: 110
Work experience:
- 3 years as senior consultant in the advisory department of PwC Bucharest. Had 2 promotions during that time.
- one year in a research consultancy company in Chisinau, Moldova dealing with business/government issues. Leader on the local market. That's my current job.
I also have a summer school with Georgetown University. It's called American Institute on Political Studies and Economic System (and an A degree for the entire course, with an official transcript)
Chief of the faculty news paper during college years. I was also the class representative.
Besides that I have 8 years of professional piano training (but that was long ago)with honors. Also I am a long distance runner (participated at various marathons along the years).
In the second round I also intend to apply to Harvard MBA but in combination with MPA-ID program from Kennedy school. I still feel I need a few good but now too good schools to make sure I pass this year. I had a hard time with the gmat. I had 1 failures before the I passed I during my time in PwC had no time to really work on it. So basically I intended to apply 2 years ago so now I really need to make it though wither to an excellent school or a good one.
Thank you in advance for your replies,
Elly
I've been following the posts on this forum for nearly 2 years, but this is actually the first time I write an entry myself. I am pass the GMAT stage already and now I am in the middle of the application process. However, I only picked the "best of the best" school in the first round (already applied to Wharton, MIT and Stanford). Now I wonder if I should actually apply to a some good schools (but not excellent) just as a back up plan. The main question is: what schools would be appropriate in my particular case, as backup schools. Here is my profile:
26 year old female, from eastern Europe (Republic of Moldova)
GPA: 3.96 (top 3 in a section of 120 students) Bachelor degree in International Economic Relations
GMAT: 720 (50Q 36V)
TOEFL: 110
Work experience:
- 3 years as senior consultant in the advisory department of PwC Bucharest. Had 2 promotions during that time.
- one year in a research consultancy company in Chisinau, Moldova dealing with business/government issues. Leader on the local market. That's my current job.
I also have a summer school with Georgetown University. It's called American Institute on Political Studies and Economic System (and an A degree for the entire course, with an official transcript)
Chief of the faculty news paper during college years. I was also the class representative.
Besides that I have 8 years of professional piano training (but that was long ago)with honors. Also I am a long distance runner (participated at various marathons along the years).
In the second round I also intend to apply to Harvard MBA but in combination with MPA-ID program from Kennedy school. I still feel I need a few good but now too good schools to make sure I pass this year. I had a hard time with the gmat. I had 1 failures before the I passed I during my time in PwC had no time to really work on it. So basically I intended to apply 2 years ago so now I really need to make it though wither to an excellent school or a good one.
Thank you in advance for your replies,
Elly
. And yes, my grade is a conversion from the local grading system. In original grading scale my final result was 9.90 out of 10 possible. The rest of the class falls far behind us so not everybody had such grades. 
However, everything I write is HEAVILY edited by my uncle, who is a Chicago Booth MBA alumni and my brother, who has a Master degree and a PhD in Publiuc Administration from Harvard Kennedy School. So the essays are not a major concern for me, as my bro and uncle clearly know what they are doing. Well, I hope they know 
