Hi,
I’ve been following this forum for some time now and I love the advice you’ve been giving to all the MBA hopefuls out there. I was hoping you could please also evaluate my profile. I am planning on applying next year for admission to the 2010 school year and am targeting USC, UC Davis, UCLA and/or Berkeley’s part-time program, and maybe an International school (e.g. Insead or HEC). Based on my profile I am unsure on whether or not I have a realistic shot at getting into these programs, and I was hoping you could please give me some honest advice. Any advice on ways I could improve my application would be appreciated also.
Academics
I graduated from UC Berkeley in the Fall of 2007 with a 2.453 GPA as an Industrial Engineer. I began my program in 2001, however due to family, financial, and personal troubles I had one semester with all F’s and one D- and wasn’t able to finish the remaining two courses needed to graduate until the end of 2007.
Currently, I am planning on enrolling in a local community college this year and am going to take the following courses: accounting, microeconomics, calculus, statistics, college algebra, and finite math. I took calculus 1A as an undergrad and received a C, but I also took calculus 1B and received a B+ and multivariable and received a B-. I also took microeconomics as an undergrad and received a B- but I also took general economics and received a B+ and macroeconomics and received a B. Finally, I took statistics as an undergrad and received an A, but I also took another statistics class for engineers and received a D.
Work
I am currently working as a corporate development analyst on the corporate development team of a fortune 500 company. I manage the US and Canadian portions of our sales territories worldwide and frequently communicate and work with senior managers and executives within our company. I transferred to this position from another position within our company and I consider this move as a horizontal move upward (if that makes any sense). All of my work experience comes from this one company and I have been here since January 2006 (almost 3 years).
GMAT
I have not taken the GMAT yet but plan on taking it soon. As it stands, based on practice tests, I anticipate scoring in or around the 670 – 730 range.
Extracurricular
After college I have done various random extracurricular activities. I coached a 6th-7th grade basketball team for a year, I mentored and tutored three kids for one full school year, I’ve been trying to start a focus group about a skin condition I have called hyperhydrosis, and I have also ran in a couple marathons and am training for a triathlon next year. Also, most notably, I am currently taking the lead on trying to get a food program for families in financial need started here in my local area.
I apologize for the length of my post but I wanted to be as thorough as possible. If you can please let me know what you think I would really appreciate it. Thank you!
I’ve been following this forum for some time now and I love the advice you’ve been giving to all the MBA hopefuls out there. I was hoping you could please also evaluate my profile. I am planning on applying next year for admission to the 2010 school year and am targeting USC, UC Davis, UCLA and/or Berkeley’s part-time program, and maybe an International school (e.g. Insead or HEC). Based on my profile I am unsure on whether or not I have a realistic shot at getting into these programs, and I was hoping you could please give me some honest advice. Any advice on ways I could improve my application would be appreciated also.
Academics
I graduated from UC Berkeley in the Fall of 2007 with a 2.453 GPA as an Industrial Engineer. I began my program in 2001, however due to family, financial, and personal troubles I had one semester with all F’s and one D- and wasn’t able to finish the remaining two courses needed to graduate until the end of 2007.
Currently, I am planning on enrolling in a local community college this year and am going to take the following courses: accounting, microeconomics, calculus, statistics, college algebra, and finite math. I took calculus 1A as an undergrad and received a C, but I also took calculus 1B and received a B+ and multivariable and received a B-. I also took microeconomics as an undergrad and received a B- but I also took general economics and received a B+ and macroeconomics and received a B. Finally, I took statistics as an undergrad and received an A, but I also took another statistics class for engineers and received a D.
Work
I am currently working as a corporate development analyst on the corporate development team of a fortune 500 company. I manage the US and Canadian portions of our sales territories worldwide and frequently communicate and work with senior managers and executives within our company. I transferred to this position from another position within our company and I consider this move as a horizontal move upward (if that makes any sense). All of my work experience comes from this one company and I have been here since January 2006 (almost 3 years).
GMAT
I have not taken the GMAT yet but plan on taking it soon. As it stands, based on practice tests, I anticipate scoring in or around the 670 – 730 range.
Extracurricular
After college I have done various random extracurricular activities. I coached a 6th-7th grade basketball team for a year, I mentored and tutored three kids for one full school year, I’ve been trying to start a focus group about a skin condition I have called hyperhydrosis, and I have also ran in a couple marathons and am training for a triathlon next year. Also, most notably, I am currently taking the lead on trying to get a food program for families in financial need started here in my local area.
I apologize for the length of my post but I wanted to be as thorough as possible. If you can please let me know what you think I would really appreciate it. Thank you!
