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ph0429
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- GMAT Score:710
First, I wanted to thank this forum and its members for putting together this site - the forum has been extremely helpful. Also, I wanted to thank the MBA Admissions consultants in advance for your feedback on my profile.
Short one-liner on Why MBA - transfer passion for community service and helping nonprofits be more effective/efficient to a career by focusing on a Social Enterprise concentration with a specific interest in nonprofit management/consulting, foundation investment management, and international development
Short one-liner on post-MBA goals from near term (3 yrs) to long term (10-15 yrs) - leadership position at nonprofit, international development assignment abroad, start my own social enterprise, CEO/executive director of nonprofit
Age: Asian male, 27 years old, based in the US
Current work experience: Senior consultant at a top management/IT consulting firm (5 yrs). Led small teams and mentored others
Undergrad GPA: Business degree at top 10 school for business per US News 2009, MIS major with 2 minors. 3.3 Overall GPA, 3.6+ Major GPA
GMAT: Projected score of 680-710 based on practice tests. Projected to take GMAT in Oct 2009.
Languages: English (fluent), 1 Asian language (good) and 2 Latin American languages (basic)
Hobbies: Traveled to 15 countries in past 6 years
College Volunteer/Extracurricular Activities:
Elected to 2 executive/leadership positions in a student organization. Elected to community service chair in 2 student organizations.
College internship at large national nonprofit as a grant review intern
Study abroad program in Europe
Post-College Volunteer/Extracurricular Activities:
6 month volunteer consulting program with team members from across the globe to help an international NGO (in-country for 1 month) develop a strategy to define and improve relationships with its many constituents
3 month consulting project as a volunteer consultant to help a local nonprofit develop a business plan/financial model
Online mentoring program for K-12 students, participated each semester for 5 years
Volunteer grant reviewer for large national nonprofit for past 2 years
Interested Schools:
Based on my research, I have defined the following shortlist of MBA programs -
1st choice - Columbia ED 2011 (Projected ED application deadline starts in Aug 2010)
2nd choices - NYU R1 2011, Kellogg R1 2011
I am looking to visit schools and contact students this semester (hopefully this is early enough given the Columbia ED deadline).
My questions to the MBA Admissions consultants:
How competitive is my profile for all 3 schools esp Columbia? My main concern is my GMAT score considering my UG GPA.
I have the opportunity to pursue another 3 month volunteer consulting project after I take my GMAT in Oct 2009 - do you think I should start focusing on my applications at this time? The project averages 50 hours over 3 months.
Any other recommendations/advice/suggestions?
Any feedback is much appreciated, thanks again in advance!
Short one-liner on Why MBA - transfer passion for community service and helping nonprofits be more effective/efficient to a career by focusing on a Social Enterprise concentration with a specific interest in nonprofit management/consulting, foundation investment management, and international development
Short one-liner on post-MBA goals from near term (3 yrs) to long term (10-15 yrs) - leadership position at nonprofit, international development assignment abroad, start my own social enterprise, CEO/executive director of nonprofit
Age: Asian male, 27 years old, based in the US
Current work experience: Senior consultant at a top management/IT consulting firm (5 yrs). Led small teams and mentored others
Undergrad GPA: Business degree at top 10 school for business per US News 2009, MIS major with 2 minors. 3.3 Overall GPA, 3.6+ Major GPA
GMAT: Projected score of 680-710 based on practice tests. Projected to take GMAT in Oct 2009.
Languages: English (fluent), 1 Asian language (good) and 2 Latin American languages (basic)
Hobbies: Traveled to 15 countries in past 6 years
College Volunteer/Extracurricular Activities:
Elected to 2 executive/leadership positions in a student organization. Elected to community service chair in 2 student organizations.
College internship at large national nonprofit as a grant review intern
Study abroad program in Europe
Post-College Volunteer/Extracurricular Activities:
6 month volunteer consulting program with team members from across the globe to help an international NGO (in-country for 1 month) develop a strategy to define and improve relationships with its many constituents
3 month consulting project as a volunteer consultant to help a local nonprofit develop a business plan/financial model
Online mentoring program for K-12 students, participated each semester for 5 years
Volunteer grant reviewer for large national nonprofit for past 2 years
Interested Schools:
Based on my research, I have defined the following shortlist of MBA programs -
1st choice - Columbia ED 2011 (Projected ED application deadline starts in Aug 2010)
2nd choices - NYU R1 2011, Kellogg R1 2011
I am looking to visit schools and contact students this semester (hopefully this is early enough given the Columbia ED deadline).
My questions to the MBA Admissions consultants:
How competitive is my profile for all 3 schools esp Columbia? My main concern is my GMAT score considering my UG GPA.
I have the opportunity to pursue another 3 month volunteer consulting project after I take my GMAT in Oct 2009 - do you think I should start focusing on my applications at this time? The project averages 50 hours over 3 months.
Any other recommendations/advice/suggestions?
Any feedback is much appreciated, thanks again in advance!
