I'm considering applying for an MBA, matriculating in fall 2010. I would appreciate any input about the likelihood of my admission to a top 5 program - HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Kellogg, Chicago
28 years old (29 at time of application); male; Caucasian
EDUCATION
Juris Doctorate (1st Tier)
3.3 GPA
Masters in Accounting (top 5 nationally, but not ivy)
3.71 Cumulative GPA; academic scholarship recipient
Co-Founder and VP of a forensic auditing club
B.S. - Accounting (top 10 nationally, but not ivy)
3.72 Cumulative GPA
EXPERIENCE
Top NY Law Firm - Associate (1 year experience)
-Work on tax matters related to private equity, financial restructurings, derivatives, U.S. and foreign securities offerings, and fund investments in the U.S.
Start-up, LLC - CEO & Co-founder (1 year just before graduating and moving to NYC)
-Managed team of MBA students and advisory board members during early stages of start-up venture, including product development, business strategy, market analysis, and financial modeling
-Sold my ownership interest (before commercialization -- the company never officially launched) to accept an opportunity to work as an attorney in New York City
Start up, LLC #2 - President & Founder (1 year during school)
Worked nearly full time during first year of law school to grow web company and then sold it (for a significant sum for a college student but by most standards not a phenomenal amount of money) to a South American internet company
Fortune 50 Company - Accounting Analyst Intern (8 months)
-performed financial analysis and traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina to train new employees
OTHER
-Competed by special invitation in Global Moot Corp Business Competition at Univ. of Texas-Austin, several in-state business plan competitions and University business plan competition (recipients of awards for best written business plan, $35,000 cash, etc)
-Lived in Central America for two years
-Fluent in conversational Spanish and proficient in business Spanish
-Involved with various community service organizations, such as a third-world humanitarian aid project involving dental reconstructive surgeries (most recently chair of a non-profit welfare committee)
I am only an attorney because I had a once in a lifetime opportunity to work on Wall Street, so I took it over following through with a start-up, knowing that I would return to the business world after a couple years of working at a Wall Street law firm.
Assuming I can get 700+ on my GMAT, how do you think I stand? It's a lot of degrees (but I completed the first three in 6.5 years, so really, it's not all that bad), but my passion is with business (as you can tell from my resume) and leadership. I think an MBA can open up doors that might otherwise take me years to crack on my own.
Let me throw out one more hypothetical--can you tell me if my chances would be any greater if I scored 750+ on the GMAT, as opposed to the low 700s. Just curious. Thanks!
28 years old (29 at time of application); male; Caucasian
EDUCATION
Juris Doctorate (1st Tier)
3.3 GPA
Masters in Accounting (top 5 nationally, but not ivy)
3.71 Cumulative GPA; academic scholarship recipient
Co-Founder and VP of a forensic auditing club
B.S. - Accounting (top 10 nationally, but not ivy)
3.72 Cumulative GPA
EXPERIENCE
Top NY Law Firm - Associate (1 year experience)
-Work on tax matters related to private equity, financial restructurings, derivatives, U.S. and foreign securities offerings, and fund investments in the U.S.
Start-up, LLC - CEO & Co-founder (1 year just before graduating and moving to NYC)
-Managed team of MBA students and advisory board members during early stages of start-up venture, including product development, business strategy, market analysis, and financial modeling
-Sold my ownership interest (before commercialization -- the company never officially launched) to accept an opportunity to work as an attorney in New York City
Start up, LLC #2 - President & Founder (1 year during school)
Worked nearly full time during first year of law school to grow web company and then sold it (for a significant sum for a college student but by most standards not a phenomenal amount of money) to a South American internet company
Fortune 50 Company - Accounting Analyst Intern (8 months)
-performed financial analysis and traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina to train new employees
OTHER
-Competed by special invitation in Global Moot Corp Business Competition at Univ. of Texas-Austin, several in-state business plan competitions and University business plan competition (recipients of awards for best written business plan, $35,000 cash, etc)
-Lived in Central America for two years
-Fluent in conversational Spanish and proficient in business Spanish
-Involved with various community service organizations, such as a third-world humanitarian aid project involving dental reconstructive surgeries (most recently chair of a non-profit welfare committee)
I am only an attorney because I had a once in a lifetime opportunity to work on Wall Street, so I took it over following through with a start-up, knowing that I would return to the business world after a couple years of working at a Wall Street law firm.
Assuming I can get 700+ on my GMAT, how do you think I stand? It's a lot of degrees (but I completed the first three in 6.5 years, so really, it's not all that bad), but my passion is with business (as you can tell from my resume) and leadership. I think an MBA can open up doors that might otherwise take me years to crack on my own.
Let me throw out one more hypothetical--can you tell me if my chances would be any greater if I scored 750+ on the GMAT, as opposed to the low 700s. Just curious. Thanks!
