Hi Stacy,
I recently took the GMATs yesterday and scored a 760 (Q50, V45), 99th percentile overall.
I have a 3.0 GPA from UCSB majoring in Business Economics, Emphasis in Accounting. I know my GPA is low... but I did show a significant upward trend in the last two years in my upper division classes (do the schools take upward trend into consideration?)
I am an Asian male (26 years old). I have three years experience at a public accounting firm and will have had four years at the time I start business school. I have been promoted at the normal pace at an accounting firm (at the third year mark) and have gotten my CPA during this time. I think I can get a good recommendation from my managers here.
As far as extra-curricular activities - In college, I worked with a group to organize donor recruitment drives for potential bone marrow donors, recruiting over 500 students during time. I also have leadership role in my church currently (what do you feel about having church-related activities on the application?).
My targets are Stanford, Berkeley, NYU, UCLA, UT Austin, and USC. Am I competitive at these schools? Are all of these choices out of my range? Do I need more backups?
Thanks so much for the help!
I recently took the GMATs yesterday and scored a 760 (Q50, V45), 99th percentile overall.
I have a 3.0 GPA from UCSB majoring in Business Economics, Emphasis in Accounting. I know my GPA is low... but I did show a significant upward trend in the last two years in my upper division classes (do the schools take upward trend into consideration?)
I am an Asian male (26 years old). I have three years experience at a public accounting firm and will have had four years at the time I start business school. I have been promoted at the normal pace at an accounting firm (at the third year mark) and have gotten my CPA during this time. I think I can get a good recommendation from my managers here.
As far as extra-curricular activities - In college, I worked with a group to organize donor recruitment drives for potential bone marrow donors, recruiting over 500 students during time. I also have leadership role in my church currently (what do you feel about having church-related activities on the application?).
My targets are Stanford, Berkeley, NYU, UCLA, UT Austin, and USC. Am I competitive at these schools? Are all of these choices out of my range? Do I need more backups?
Thanks so much for the help!
