Hi there,
I am interested in beginning the b-school application process, with a target to apply in the Fall of 2017. I have not yet taken my GMAT and am essentially trying to see if my profile is 'decent' enough to warrant the beginning of the application process for a Top 10 school. By the time I apply, I will have spent two and a half years in my current role as a corporate tax accountant at a major US airline; prior to this job, I worked at PwC in Tax for four and a half years, was early-promoted to Senior Associate, and left as a Senior.
Extra Curricular: Post-grad EC definitely needs strengthening - I have run two full marathons, and have audited two semesters of Japanese language for fun. I also travel as a hobby, given my airline benefits. Is it too late to devote a few hours a week to a volunteer activity, given that I'm now less than a year in advance of my potential application?
Undergrad school/major: BBA Accounting from Big 12 private University (top 80) and Master of Taxation degrees.
Race/nationality: Vietnamese-American
GMAT: Female
Age at time of application: 30
GMAT: TBD - I believe I can score 720+.
Undergrad GPA: 3.95/4.0
Goal of MBA: Switch from role in accounting into management consulting and eventually transition into corporate development with focus on transportation, travel and tourism.
Dream schools: H/S/W, Booth, Columbia, Kellogg, Stern
Any comments you can provide to strengthen my profile or to let me know that I need to temper my hopes would be very greatly appreciated. I know that my undergrad name-brand and work as an accountant might serve as a handicap to my overall profile, so I am trying to figure out ways to differentiate myself now before next fall rolls around.
Thanks, and cheers!
I am interested in beginning the b-school application process, with a target to apply in the Fall of 2017. I have not yet taken my GMAT and am essentially trying to see if my profile is 'decent' enough to warrant the beginning of the application process for a Top 10 school. By the time I apply, I will have spent two and a half years in my current role as a corporate tax accountant at a major US airline; prior to this job, I worked at PwC in Tax for four and a half years, was early-promoted to Senior Associate, and left as a Senior.
Extra Curricular: Post-grad EC definitely needs strengthening - I have run two full marathons, and have audited two semesters of Japanese language for fun. I also travel as a hobby, given my airline benefits. Is it too late to devote a few hours a week to a volunteer activity, given that I'm now less than a year in advance of my potential application?
Undergrad school/major: BBA Accounting from Big 12 private University (top 80) and Master of Taxation degrees.
Race/nationality: Vietnamese-American
GMAT: Female
Age at time of application: 30
GMAT: TBD - I believe I can score 720+.
Undergrad GPA: 3.95/4.0
Goal of MBA: Switch from role in accounting into management consulting and eventually transition into corporate development with focus on transportation, travel and tourism.
Dream schools: H/S/W, Booth, Columbia, Kellogg, Stern
Any comments you can provide to strengthen my profile or to let me know that I need to temper my hopes would be very greatly appreciated. I know that my undergrad name-brand and work as an accountant might serve as a handicap to my overall profile, so I am trying to figure out ways to differentiate myself now before next fall rolls around.
Thanks, and cheers!
