Hi 
Hopefully I can get a better idea on my chances of applying for next year
Basics:
European/Italian. Age: will be 27 when I apply and 28 when I join. Have moved to the UK (England) 2 years ago to study/work.
Education:
-2 bachelor's degrees - first one wasn't what I wanted (ended up with a low GPA) so I immediately started studying towards my 2nd one four years ago
-have 1 final year left on my 2nd degree - its in I.T. - atm have a high 1st class honors degree in a top15 uni GPA would be around 3.7 I guess? I am v confident I can keep this average going into my final year. I will therefore have 2 bachelor degrees when I apply, the most recent of which with a GPA around 3.7.
Extracurricular:
-played football (soccer) all my life until a serious injury prevented me from playing for a local club - captained my team for 5 years (14-19yrs old)
-also played volleyball for my school and captained the team
-took part in various student festivals at uni - dancing/choreographing/plays
-course representative in my 2nd degree for a small class
GMAT:
Haven't done the official one yet but various practice tests have constantly given me a score of 710-750
WE:
- Worked at hospital as a trainee physio during my 1st degree (few months)
- After my 1st degree I rented and started up a successful bar for 1.5 years while I studied evenings - started from scratch and the bar was v successful on weekends - it is still open till today, managed by someone else
- Worked for 1 year as a system engineer intern at Microsoft
- Worked for 3 months as a summer analyst at Goldman Sachs
- When I apply I will therefore have 1.5 years of entrepreneurial work and 1.5 years of work as physio trainee, and microsoft/goldman sachs tech internships
Why do I want an MBA
Basically I still want to work in I.T. - be it an IT company, or, preferably, the IT division of a financial company -> I would love to get into management and I believe my technical background will be v useful - I know that most of the management at Goldman Sachs tech in London have a technical background. The MBA would serve me as a stepping stone to give me all the background necessary to be able to manage successfully. I do not necessarily have to remain in an IT setting - but that would be ideal for me.
My question is -> since I kind of "wasted" 4 years getting my 1st degree that I dont really use (although I can get 4-5 good things I ve learnt from it on a personal and team setting).. I will be close to 28 when I graduate - should I work for another year or 2 or do I have a chance to get into a good MBA? I would only consider a top10 school MBA - thats just how I am, I'm ambitious and always go for the best
Any advice/feedback is much appreciated !
thank you
Hopefully I can get a better idea on my chances of applying for next year Basics:
European/Italian. Age: will be 27 when I apply and 28 when I join. Have moved to the UK (England) 2 years ago to study/work.
Education:
-2 bachelor's degrees - first one wasn't what I wanted (ended up with a low GPA) so I immediately started studying towards my 2nd one four years ago
-have 1 final year left on my 2nd degree - its in I.T. - atm have a high 1st class honors degree in a top15 uni GPA would be around 3.7 I guess? I am v confident I can keep this average going into my final year. I will therefore have 2 bachelor degrees when I apply, the most recent of which with a GPA around 3.7.
Extracurricular:
-played football (soccer) all my life until a serious injury prevented me from playing for a local club - captained my team for 5 years (14-19yrs old)
-also played volleyball for my school and captained the team
-took part in various student festivals at uni - dancing/choreographing/plays
-course representative in my 2nd degree for a small class
GMAT:
Haven't done the official one yet but various practice tests have constantly given me a score of 710-750
WE:
- Worked at hospital as a trainee physio during my 1st degree (few months)
- After my 1st degree I rented and started up a successful bar for 1.5 years while I studied evenings - started from scratch and the bar was v successful on weekends - it is still open till today, managed by someone else
- Worked for 1 year as a system engineer intern at Microsoft
- Worked for 3 months as a summer analyst at Goldman Sachs
- When I apply I will therefore have 1.5 years of entrepreneurial work and 1.5 years of work as physio trainee, and microsoft/goldman sachs tech internships
Why do I want an MBA
Basically I still want to work in I.T. - be it an IT company, or, preferably, the IT division of a financial company -> I would love to get into management and I believe my technical background will be v useful - I know that most of the management at Goldman Sachs tech in London have a technical background. The MBA would serve me as a stepping stone to give me all the background necessary to be able to manage successfully. I do not necessarily have to remain in an IT setting - but that would be ideal for me.
My question is -> since I kind of "wasted" 4 years getting my 1st degree that I dont really use (although I can get 4-5 good things I ve learnt from it on a personal and team setting).. I will be close to 28 when I graduate - should I work for another year or 2 or do I have a chance to get into a good MBA? I would only consider a top10 school MBA - thats just how I am, I'm ambitious and always go for the best
Any advice/feedback is much appreciated !
thank you
