Hello,
I am interested in making a career switch into business based. As a non-traditional business school candidate, I would really appreciate any input you could give me about my chances. Thanks in advance!
My target schools are Canadian, specifically Schulich, Rotmans, Desautels and Sauder
Personal Info:
Age: 26
Nationality: Canadian
Ethnicity: Pakistani
Gender: Male
Education
BSc at the University of Toronto (2006-2009), I completed one year at The University of Western Ontario before I transferred to U of T.
GPA: 2.94 (I understand that some Canadian schools only look at the final two years of the program, in that case my GPA becomes 3.4 as I was able to average 3.7 in my final year and a half)
GMAT: Goal is to get 700
Work
Currently I am a science teacher at an international school in Sweden. The company I work for has a series of schools across Sweden educating over 11000 students and has been building new schools every year. I have had the opportunity to act as a department head for two years as the school I was employed at was just opening for its first year. I managed to establish our school's science curriculum, develop our lab facilities and provide support and resources for the members of my department. I have been working as a teacher at this school since August 2010 and my current contract runs until June 2013 with the option to renew.
During school I worked as a tutor for Math and English from 2008-2009
Extras
Most every summer since 2007 I have been working with recently migrated Afghan students tutoring in Math, Science and English.
During 2008-2009 I volunteered at a local cancer hospice that I was able to turn into a summer job in 2009.
My native language is English, however I can speak, read and write Swedish and I can speak Urdu.
I should also explain my low GPA. I was very unmotivated as I had felt that I had chosen the wrong major, even after transferring from my first school. I became more focused as I expanded my responsibilities by volunteering and getting a part time job. Since then I managed to vastly improve my grades, go to teachers college and find work.
I have only recently considered an MBA as a possible option and as you can probably see, I was quite reluctant to consider it due to my GPA. If you can provide me with any insight into programs that I could realistically be accepted into, I would seriously appreciate it.
I am interested in making a career switch into business based. As a non-traditional business school candidate, I would really appreciate any input you could give me about my chances. Thanks in advance!
My target schools are Canadian, specifically Schulich, Rotmans, Desautels and Sauder
Personal Info:
Age: 26
Nationality: Canadian
Ethnicity: Pakistani
Gender: Male
Education
BSc at the University of Toronto (2006-2009), I completed one year at The University of Western Ontario before I transferred to U of T.
GPA: 2.94 (I understand that some Canadian schools only look at the final two years of the program, in that case my GPA becomes 3.4 as I was able to average 3.7 in my final year and a half)
GMAT: Goal is to get 700
Work
Currently I am a science teacher at an international school in Sweden. The company I work for has a series of schools across Sweden educating over 11000 students and has been building new schools every year. I have had the opportunity to act as a department head for two years as the school I was employed at was just opening for its first year. I managed to establish our school's science curriculum, develop our lab facilities and provide support and resources for the members of my department. I have been working as a teacher at this school since August 2010 and my current contract runs until June 2013 with the option to renew.
During school I worked as a tutor for Math and English from 2008-2009
Extras
Most every summer since 2007 I have been working with recently migrated Afghan students tutoring in Math, Science and English.
During 2008-2009 I volunteered at a local cancer hospice that I was able to turn into a summer job in 2009.
My native language is English, however I can speak, read and write Swedish and I can speak Urdu.
I should also explain my low GPA. I was very unmotivated as I had felt that I had chosen the wrong major, even after transferring from my first school. I became more focused as I expanded my responsibilities by volunteering and getting a part time job. Since then I managed to vastly improve my grades, go to teachers college and find work.
I have only recently considered an MBA as a possible option and as you can probably see, I was quite reluctant to consider it due to my GPA. If you can provide me with any insight into programs that I could realistically be accepted into, I would seriously appreciate it.
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