Hi looking for some advice: Looking to do a MBA focused on social entrepreneurship or possibly doing a joint degree Masters of Public Policy/MBA:
Focusing mostly on LA/NYC schools:
UCLA (1st choice)
USC
NYU
Columbia (2nd choice)
Yale
Background:
-Have 3+ years experience at Investment Manager/Hedge Fund in NYC: working as desk analyst in Fixed Income (left winter ’08)
-Currently (6months) at a technology startup in the revenue strategy department in LA (started in summer ’08)
3.75 GPA Econ degree (4.00 GPA in econ classes) from UofMaryland (transferred from Tulane my soph. year with 2.9 GPA)
Spent 2+ months in Africa volunteering for a nonprofit microfinance between my job transition
660 GMAT (don't remember breakdown, but quant was higher than verbal)
Looking to apply R12009. Given the likely influx in applications next fall, do you think it is imperative I raise my GMAT score to 700+? I plan on retaking test but just curious my chances with my current score? Does have an less popular career goal -- social entrepreneurship/nonprofit help my chances to stand out? Should I be looking applying to "safety" schools or does my profile have a good chance at these schools?
Thank you.
Focusing mostly on LA/NYC schools:
UCLA (1st choice)
USC
NYU
Columbia (2nd choice)
Yale
Background:
-Have 3+ years experience at Investment Manager/Hedge Fund in NYC: working as desk analyst in Fixed Income (left winter ’08)
-Currently (6months) at a technology startup in the revenue strategy department in LA (started in summer ’08)
3.75 GPA Econ degree (4.00 GPA in econ classes) from UofMaryland (transferred from Tulane my soph. year with 2.9 GPA)
Spent 2+ months in Africa volunteering for a nonprofit microfinance between my job transition
660 GMAT (don't remember breakdown, but quant was higher than verbal)
Looking to apply R12009. Given the likely influx in applications next fall, do you think it is imperative I raise my GMAT score to 700+? I plan on retaking test but just curious my chances with my current score? Does have an less popular career goal -- social entrepreneurship/nonprofit help my chances to stand out? Should I be looking applying to "safety" schools or does my profile have a good chance at these schools?
Thank you.
