Hello MBA Admissions Consultants,
I would appreciate any advice on what schools I should apply to based on my profile. I am also very interested in how I might be able to use your services to help with my application.
28 yr old, male. American.
GMAT: 44V, 40Q; 690
AWA: 5.5
Work experience:
Four years ago, I started a large retail appliance store with two business partners. We sold discounted "scratch and dent" and used appliances in a 20,000 sq ft retail space. The business was so successful, we were able to buy out a competing business nearby and grew to be the biggest business of our kind in the area. As a result of this success, I was able to cash out and started another business, but on my own this time - an upscale gelato franchise, which I have owned and operated for the past two years. This latest venture has been mostly a failure due to various factors, the bad economy not helping much.
Before these entrepreneurial ventures, my first job out of college was as an Assistant Manager for a branch office of a national car rental company.
School:
This is my greatest concern. I graduated from UT-Austin with a liberal arts major. My overall GPA is ridiculously low, a 2.5. My major GPA and/or last 2 years is a 3.4 though (which is still low considering my super easy major).
Volunteer/Extracurricular:
- committee member for scholarship fund for my elementary alma mater
- volunteer for meals on wheels type feed the homeless program
- volunteer SAT instructor
- bible study leader during college
- summer vacation bible study teacher for church during college
- black belt - tae kwon do
The top school I'm applying to right now is UT-Austin. UT looks at only your last two years for GPA, which is a big plus for me. I also have a lot of connections for UT. Current safety school is Washington in St. Louis.
I'm planning to retake the GMAT with the hope of getting above 720 so I can apply to my dream school, which is Columbia.
Short term/Long term goals:
I'm looking for a career change immediately after MBA, hopefully marketing or management consulting. Longterm, I do want to pursue being an entrepreneur again.
I would appreciated any feedback or advice on which schools would be a good fit for me. Also, is it worth it to try to score higher on my GMAT? Or is my gpa just too low for a top ten school?
Thank you in advance.
-Joe
I would appreciate any advice on what schools I should apply to based on my profile. I am also very interested in how I might be able to use your services to help with my application.
28 yr old, male. American.
GMAT: 44V, 40Q; 690
AWA: 5.5
Work experience:
Four years ago, I started a large retail appliance store with two business partners. We sold discounted "scratch and dent" and used appliances in a 20,000 sq ft retail space. The business was so successful, we were able to buy out a competing business nearby and grew to be the biggest business of our kind in the area. As a result of this success, I was able to cash out and started another business, but on my own this time - an upscale gelato franchise, which I have owned and operated for the past two years. This latest venture has been mostly a failure due to various factors, the bad economy not helping much.
Before these entrepreneurial ventures, my first job out of college was as an Assistant Manager for a branch office of a national car rental company.
School:
This is my greatest concern. I graduated from UT-Austin with a liberal arts major. My overall GPA is ridiculously low, a 2.5. My major GPA and/or last 2 years is a 3.4 though (which is still low considering my super easy major).
Volunteer/Extracurricular:
- committee member for scholarship fund for my elementary alma mater
- volunteer for meals on wheels type feed the homeless program
- volunteer SAT instructor
- bible study leader during college
- summer vacation bible study teacher for church during college
- black belt - tae kwon do
The top school I'm applying to right now is UT-Austin. UT looks at only your last two years for GPA, which is a big plus for me. I also have a lot of connections for UT. Current safety school is Washington in St. Louis.
I'm planning to retake the GMAT with the hope of getting above 720 so I can apply to my dream school, which is Columbia.
Short term/Long term goals:
I'm looking for a career change immediately after MBA, hopefully marketing or management consulting. Longterm, I do want to pursue being an entrepreneur again.
I would appreciated any feedback or advice on which schools would be a good fit for me. Also, is it worth it to try to score higher on my GMAT? Or is my gpa just too low for a top ten school?
Thank you in advance.
-Joe
