Hi Stacy and others,
I'd appreciate it if you could give me your thoughts on my chances for getting into a Top 10-15 program. I asked Stacy a similar question on this topic about half a year ago on the forum, but I have some updated information that should improve my chances.
I plan to apply to U of Michigan, Northwestern, U of Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley and UCLA in Fall '09. Here's a snapshot of my profile.
Education / Background:
- B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from a Top 10 Engineering school in 2005 (GPA: 3.4).
- GMAT score: 750 (48 in Analytical, 44 in Verbal)
- Kicker: I've recently gone through a period of indecisiveness about my future; to date, I've taken a total of 4 MBA-level classes at a top 100 (I know, nothing to write home about) Business School. However, I believe now that a FT MBA at a top 10/20 program is much more worthwhile and conducive to my future career goal of being in Finance or Management Consulting.
- Fluent in Chinese.
Work Experience:
- Went through a two-year long Leadership Development Program at a Fortune 500 company after graduation. Rotations included Design Engineering, Marketing Communications, Quality Engineering and Product Marketing. Received highest performance ranking (top 10% of employees) in annual work evaluation / performance review.
- Multiple inter-company offers directly out of the program, currently working as a Technical Marketing Specialist, on track to become Product Manager in a year or less. Extensive project responsibilities (fairly high exposure) with occasional presentations to Directors, Vice Presidents and Chief Technical Officer. Fair amount of domestic / international travel experience and work experience with Asian & European partner companies.
- I would rank my career progression to date as being good to excellent.
Activities / Extra-curricular:
- Campus Manager of recruiting activities for my alma mater at my company for a year (relinquished after starting classes).
- Captain of beach volleyball team.
- Champion (promotions role) in company's Young Professionals group
- Train in competitive kickboxing and other martial arts, with a few first- and second-place tournament trophies
Stacy and/or others, can you give me a realistic assessment of my chances for getting into the schools I mentioned above (U of Michigan, Northwestern, U of Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley and UCLA)? Also, do I have a fair shot at a decent financial aid package at any of these schools? Any idea what the typical financial aid package is?
I know a few of these are pretty detailed questions, so thanks again for your insight!
I'd appreciate it if you could give me your thoughts on my chances for getting into a Top 10-15 program. I asked Stacy a similar question on this topic about half a year ago on the forum, but I have some updated information that should improve my chances.
I plan to apply to U of Michigan, Northwestern, U of Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley and UCLA in Fall '09. Here's a snapshot of my profile.
Education / Background:
- B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from a Top 10 Engineering school in 2005 (GPA: 3.4).
- GMAT score: 750 (48 in Analytical, 44 in Verbal)
- Kicker: I've recently gone through a period of indecisiveness about my future; to date, I've taken a total of 4 MBA-level classes at a top 100 (I know, nothing to write home about) Business School. However, I believe now that a FT MBA at a top 10/20 program is much more worthwhile and conducive to my future career goal of being in Finance or Management Consulting.
- Fluent in Chinese.
Work Experience:
- Went through a two-year long Leadership Development Program at a Fortune 500 company after graduation. Rotations included Design Engineering, Marketing Communications, Quality Engineering and Product Marketing. Received highest performance ranking (top 10% of employees) in annual work evaluation / performance review.
- Multiple inter-company offers directly out of the program, currently working as a Technical Marketing Specialist, on track to become Product Manager in a year or less. Extensive project responsibilities (fairly high exposure) with occasional presentations to Directors, Vice Presidents and Chief Technical Officer. Fair amount of domestic / international travel experience and work experience with Asian & European partner companies.
- I would rank my career progression to date as being good to excellent.
Activities / Extra-curricular:
- Campus Manager of recruiting activities for my alma mater at my company for a year (relinquished after starting classes).
- Captain of beach volleyball team.
- Champion (promotions role) in company's Young Professionals group
- Train in competitive kickboxing and other martial arts, with a few first- and second-place tournament trophies
Stacy and/or others, can you give me a realistic assessment of my chances for getting into the schools I mentioned above (U of Michigan, Northwestern, U of Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley and UCLA)? Also, do I have a fair shot at a decent financial aid package at any of these schools? Any idea what the typical financial aid package is?
I know a few of these are pretty detailed questions, so thanks again for your insight!
