Hi Lisa,
I'm seeking admission to US MBA for Fall '09.
GMAT: 740 Q50 V40 AWA 5/6
Undergrad: Business in top local Singapore university, class of '06
GPA below 3 (pass w merit)
Nationality: Vietnamese
Experience upon enrolment: 3 years
Extra-curr: be involved in YCCV (a charity program) for 2 years in high school, redcross singapore in uni for 1 year, main-committee of vietnamese students in my uni (involved in many student-organised events), other small miscel activities. Since started working I don't have extra-curr any more.
My interests include Chinese and piano but haven't reached intermediate level.
I had worked 20 months in EY (Big 4) Singapore (Financial Services audit) before switching to my current role as management accountant with a public - listed manufacturing company. I scrutinise operations as well as performance of a subsidiary in Vietnam and report to Singapore's BoD. This include recommendations for improvements and pushing mgmt to implement those. Its business performance was bad but it's an interesting experience to see for real, and to deal with business management, operations and corporate governance issues.
I'm also taking ACCA and expect award of the qualification in Feb '09.
I'll have good reco letters from my current supervisor (either CEO or CFO) and from GM of the subsidiary. I think I will have stronger reco from here than from EY.
My MBA motivation is to start my own business.
I'm thinkin' of Boston, Emory, Notre Dame. In fact my dream school is Chicago Booth.
So:
1) What are my chances at the listed school?
2) Let's say if I delay my application for 2 or 3 years to improve community involvement record and work experience, do you think I'll have a chance at Chicago?
3) Can you suggest some schools that u think are good fit for me
Thank you much.
I'm seeking admission to US MBA for Fall '09.
GMAT: 740 Q50 V40 AWA 5/6
Undergrad: Business in top local Singapore university, class of '06
GPA below 3 (pass w merit)
Nationality: Vietnamese
Experience upon enrolment: 3 years
Extra-curr: be involved in YCCV (a charity program) for 2 years in high school, redcross singapore in uni for 1 year, main-committee of vietnamese students in my uni (involved in many student-organised events), other small miscel activities. Since started working I don't have extra-curr any more.
My interests include Chinese and piano but haven't reached intermediate level.
I had worked 20 months in EY (Big 4) Singapore (Financial Services audit) before switching to my current role as management accountant with a public - listed manufacturing company. I scrutinise operations as well as performance of a subsidiary in Vietnam and report to Singapore's BoD. This include recommendations for improvements and pushing mgmt to implement those. Its business performance was bad but it's an interesting experience to see for real, and to deal with business management, operations and corporate governance issues.
I'm also taking ACCA and expect award of the qualification in Feb '09.
I'll have good reco letters from my current supervisor (either CEO or CFO) and from GM of the subsidiary. I think I will have stronger reco from here than from EY.
My MBA motivation is to start my own business.
I'm thinkin' of Boston, Emory, Notre Dame. In fact my dream school is Chicago Booth.
So:
1) What are my chances at the listed school?
2) Let's say if I delay my application for 2 or 3 years to improve community involvement record and work experience, do you think I'll have a chance at Chicago?
3) Can you suggest some schools that u think are good fit for me
Thank you much.
Last edited by smiling on Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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