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by ZildjianKX » Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:02 pm
White-Caucasion Male - 27
Went to U.C. Davis, B.S. in Engineering - GPA 3.08
GMAT 760 (48Q/47V)/ AWA 5.0 taken once

Work experience - By August 2010, 5.5 years work experience, 3.5 years as an engineer at a fortune 100 company.

History of large advancement and salary increases (doubled salary within 2 years), increased responsibility and leadership experience.

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No real extracurricular activities.

Upper division GPA was lower than lower division. Worked 20 hrs a week to put myself through college for the last two years after my financial aid was cut.

Attended law school for one semester in 2005 (tier 2 law school), but took a medical leave of absence after coming down with a severe case of pneumonia. I didn't return the following year.

I regret not doing better in college and strongly refocussed myself after becoming ill. I've tried hard to advance my career and studied immensely to achieve my GMAT score.

I'm also concerned about which group of individuals I will be compared against during the admissions process.

Schools I'd love to attend:
U.C. Berkeley Haas part time/ full time

Long shots:
Harvard
Stanford
MIT

Is Haas part time/full time a good goal for me? I'm applying R1 for fall 2010.
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Re: Engineer with high GMAT, low GPA

by Linda Abraham » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:00 am
ZildjianKX wrote:White-Caucasion Male - 27
Went to U.C. Davis, B.S. in Engineering - GPA 3.08
GMAT 760 (48Q/47V)/ AWA 5.0 taken once

Work experience - By August 2010, 5.5 years work experience, 3.5 years as an engineer at a fortune 100 company.

History of large advancement and salary increases (doubled salary within 2 years), increased responsibility and leadership experience.

Negatives:
No real extracurricular activities.

Upper division GPA was lower than lower division. Worked 20 hrs a week to put myself through college for the last two years after my financial aid was cut.

Attended law school for one semester in 2005 (tier 2 law school), but took a medical leave of absence after coming down with a severe case of pneumonia. I didn't return the following year.

I regret not doing better in college and strongly refocussed myself after becoming ill. I've tried hard to advance my career and studied immensely to achieve my GMAT score.

I'm also concerned about which group of individuals I will be compared against during the admissions process.

Schools I'd love to attend:
U.C. Berkeley Haas part time/ full time

Long shots:
Harvard
Stanford
MIT

Is Haas part time/full time a good goal for me? I'm applying R1 for fall 2010.
A few thoughts:

* If you don't have much community service, start doing something now. You can certainly change the situation going forward, although admittedly you can't change it going back.

* Your GPA is low for your target schools. Your GMAT and having worked as an undergrad are mitigating factors. However, to further show that you know how to apply yourself, take a business-related course or two prior to applying next fall. You can still sign up for spring and summer quarter at schools on the quarter system. If you haven't taken accounting, statistics for business, or econ, this might be a good time to do so.

*HBS, Stanford and MIT are real long shots. I don't advise applying. You do have a shot at Haas FT and are competitive for the PT program.

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Linda

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by ZildjianKX » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:10 am
Thanks for the reply.

Just out of curiosity, will I only be compared against American engineers during the application process, or all engineers in general?

Also, do admissions boards take into account majors when evaluating GPAs? A 3.08 GPA in my major was actually considered good and put me in the top 20% of my major.
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by Linda Abraham » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:07 pm
ZildjianKX wrote:Thanks for the reply.

Just out of curiosity, will I only be compared against American engineers during the application process, or all engineers in general?

Also, do admissions boards take into account majors when evaluating GPAs? A 3.08 GPA in my major was actually considered good and put me in the top 20% of my major.
Both. You will be compared against the larger applicant pool, those most like you, and points in between.

Yes the adcom does consider your major and your school.

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