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Where can I get in with my GRE and Profile?

by Hazn » Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:16 pm
Hello, I am interested inapplying for the top 25 business schools- particularly NYU, Columbia, Stanford, etc.

First off, please dont patronize me on asking GRE questions on the GMAT forum. I dont know where else to ask.
Here is my profile:

Academics:GRE Score of 1540 (740 Verbal, 800 Quant)- Equivilant of 760 GMAT I think.
Dual Major business student at Ohio State University
3.54 GPA, Graduated Summer 2010

Professional: CPA by August 2011
Currently working for a super regional bank at headquarter as a financial anaylst(top 5)
Will have 2 years of work experience by Fall 2012 and will move up to senior analyst by summer 2012.

I am interested in applying for for the Fall 2012 admission for the top schools that accept GRE scores. Could someone please evaluate my profile and suggest a top school that I might qualify for? Thank you for the help!
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by Tani » Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:59 pm
Your stats are solid and put you in contention for a top school. Many schools are now accepting the GRE, but not all - you need to check school by school. https://www.ets.org/gre/institutions/about/mba/programs/

Two years' work experience is still short for the programs you are targeting. You will be competing against people with several years more than you have. In fact, you will only have a just over a year's experience when you write your application. They will be able to show more skills and leadership potential and have richer, more in-depth recommendations. That doesn't mean you won't get in anywhere, but your chances would be stronger with time to demonstrate leadership and promotability.

As far as specific schools go, you need to refine your career goals and decide what courses and support systems you are looking for in a business school. Simply targeting schools because they are highly ranked is risky. It is hard to convince a school that you want to go there when you are basing your choice on rank alone. Think about the companies you want to work for and see where they interview. Check out the companies a school's graduates are working for. See what industries they place graduates in. These are far better guidelines for picking the school that will get you where you want to go in your career than are rankings.

Good luck,
Tani Wolff
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