Hi Lisa,
I am preparing to apply for Fall 2010 admission and I would like to get a realistic understanding of my chances.
White male, US-born, 30 years old (31 at matriculation)
GMAT: 720 (Q: 48, V: 41, still awaiting AWA results), Sept 2009
Undergrad (graduated 2001): B.A., 3.06 GPA from a small Jesuit liberal arts university, Economics major. Worked full-time (insurance industry) during college and managed my own real estate investment properties concurrently.
Grad (graduated 2005): M.Arch (masters of architecture), 3.22 GPA from a Big-Ten university.
Work: During college and for the year after, I worked for an insurance company (Fortune 500 corp) in a variety of roles, starting in a call center (at 19), becoming a supervisor/quality analyst in the call center (at 20), and then becoming a marketing analyst after completing my BA at 22. Decided I was more interested in working in a field that dealt with the built environment than dealing with just financial services, and went on to pursue architecture (grad school). Worked as an intern for a small architecture firm during part of grad school, and have worked in 3 other architecture firms of varying sizes and types since completing the M.Arch. Became a licensed architect this year.
References: Will have very good references from my current supervisor and a principal of my current firm, which is a highly regarded international firm with 7 offices around the world.
Other: involved in community and professional organizations such as the AIA (American Institute of Architects), SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association), LEAP for kids (an organization of architects/builders promoting arts education in Bay Area schools).
I want to enroll in an MBA program as an avenue to transition my career toward the direction of real estate development and/or asset management, building upon my experience in architecture. I realize that my background is certainly much different than the backgrounds of the majority of MBA program applicants, and I am not sure if this will be a huge hindrance that will keep me from gaining admittance at reputable schools.
I would love to get into UC Berkeley (Haas), NYU (Stern), or Cornell (Johnson), but maybe those schools are totally unrealistic given my grades and demographic profile. I am also considering USC (Marshall), Georgetown (McDonough), and UT Austin (McCombs). Are there other schools that I may be a good fit for that I have overlooked?
Would greatly appreciate any advice or feedback you can offer. Thanks!
I am preparing to apply for Fall 2010 admission and I would like to get a realistic understanding of my chances.
White male, US-born, 30 years old (31 at matriculation)
GMAT: 720 (Q: 48, V: 41, still awaiting AWA results), Sept 2009
Undergrad (graduated 2001): B.A., 3.06 GPA from a small Jesuit liberal arts university, Economics major. Worked full-time (insurance industry) during college and managed my own real estate investment properties concurrently.
Grad (graduated 2005): M.Arch (masters of architecture), 3.22 GPA from a Big-Ten university.
Work: During college and for the year after, I worked for an insurance company (Fortune 500 corp) in a variety of roles, starting in a call center (at 19), becoming a supervisor/quality analyst in the call center (at 20), and then becoming a marketing analyst after completing my BA at 22. Decided I was more interested in working in a field that dealt with the built environment than dealing with just financial services, and went on to pursue architecture (grad school). Worked as an intern for a small architecture firm during part of grad school, and have worked in 3 other architecture firms of varying sizes and types since completing the M.Arch. Became a licensed architect this year.
References: Will have very good references from my current supervisor and a principal of my current firm, which is a highly regarded international firm with 7 offices around the world.
Other: involved in community and professional organizations such as the AIA (American Institute of Architects), SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association), LEAP for kids (an organization of architects/builders promoting arts education in Bay Area schools).
I want to enroll in an MBA program as an avenue to transition my career toward the direction of real estate development and/or asset management, building upon my experience in architecture. I realize that my background is certainly much different than the backgrounds of the majority of MBA program applicants, and I am not sure if this will be a huge hindrance that will keep me from gaining admittance at reputable schools.
I would love to get into UC Berkeley (Haas), NYU (Stern), or Cornell (Johnson), but maybe those schools are totally unrealistic given my grades and demographic profile. I am also considering USC (Marshall), Georgetown (McDonough), and UT Austin (McCombs). Are there other schools that I may be a good fit for that I have overlooked?
Would greatly appreciate any advice or feedback you can offer. Thanks!
