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just scored a 590 desperately need a profile eval. R3 apps!

by Simony104 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:34 pm
I need your help! Please help evaluate my profile. I just took my GMAT today and received a 590 score, I'm frankly a little disappointed. I am a final round applicant and I was hoping to get high enough score to apply to UCLA FEMBA, USC PM or any top 20 school, but unfortunately my score only allows for USC PM.

Thank you in advance for taking a look at my profile, if you have suggestions of other top tier schools that you think I would have a shot with or you have heard of admission success stories with low GPA please share. Any words of encouragement is greatly appreciated at this point.

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29 y/o
Asian
Southern California Local

10 years management experience in Health Care (7 years managing a Radiology Clinic/3 years in Health Care staffing/sales)

3 of those 10 years I owned a Import/export recycling company part-time.

I have 2 internet start ups in development this year. Projected launch date for both is summer of 2011.

I will definitely have a great letter or reference from the current President of my company, current clients and also a reference for a Physician at my previous company.

Extracurricular/Military/Volunteer work- active member of the State Military Reserve

California State University - BA in Management GPA 2.9

2008-GMAT 540
2011-GMAT 590

MBA Concentration: Entrepreneurship

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by Stacey Oyler » Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:02 pm
Hi,

Thanks for your post. I can certainly understand your frustration with your GMAT score, especially with deadlines around the corner and no time to retake the exam. Given the limited time between now and many of the deadlines, it may make sense for you to study and attempt to retake the exam one more time and then apply in round 1. Statistically speaking, round 1 is a better round to apply and with an increased GMAT score you will be more competitive. I realize that this may not be ideal, so if you go head and apply round 3 USC, you may still want to hit the books and prepare to retake the GMAT just in case you don't get the admission results you are hoping for.

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by Simony104 » Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:27 pm
Thanks Stacey. I kind of figured that's what I'll be doing. I'll also try to apply to the executive program at UCLA. Besides the GMAT, what do you think of my work experience and background?
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by Stacey Oyler » Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:44 pm
Hi,

I think your background and professional experience to date is quite solid. You'll want to be sure to articulate your goals and reasons for seeking an MBA (entrepreneurial?) clearly especially since you have done a few different things in your career to date. Don't leave any room for interpretation or for the adcom to potentially question your need for an MBA.

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