Hi Stacy and Lisa,
Originally I was planning on apply to the part time program here in Dallas. But my letter of rec and my GMAT score have me thinking I should try to get an idea of other schools where I might be a competitive candidate.
My three big concerns:
1. My cumulative undergraduate GPA
2. My age
3. The impression that after a stellar start, my career has fizzled.
Male 39
Undergraduate studies
-Texas A&M College Station 1994
B.A Biology - 2.38 GPA
-Texas A&M College Station 1996
B.B.A Business Analysis/MIS - 2.55 gpa (including the biology degree) 3.05 if you just count the classes I took after I graduated with the biology degree and finished my BBA.
- GMAT
680 48Q/35V
- Big4 right out of school, then I followed my Sr Manager to a regional firm.
Started a dot com with a partner and grew it to 75 employees before the crash. I was responsible for everything related to the business infrastructure, later became responsible for product management.
After the crash, I went for a health care provider as the IT Security officer.
The parent company shut down my business unit and I returned to IT Security/Audit consulting with Jefferson Wells.
18 months later I was offered a position as a manager at a regional firm.
This firm shut down my office a year later and I have spent the 3 years doing independent contracting.
All said and done I have 12 years of experience. Primarily in the Audit field but with some industry and startup time as well.
Interesting facts about myself.
- over the course of my career, I have worked in 3 different countries for a total of 2 years.
-Cancer survior
Goals for an MBA-
Ideal plan - MBA ->Bain, Mckinsey, etc -> take another stab at a start up or Back into industry on the operations or finance side of the house.
Realistic plan - MBA -> Big 4 ->Back into industry as a director of IT Audit for a 500 or make partner
Thanks!
Originally I was planning on apply to the part time program here in Dallas. But my letter of rec and my GMAT score have me thinking I should try to get an idea of other schools where I might be a competitive candidate.
My three big concerns:
1. My cumulative undergraduate GPA
2. My age
3. The impression that after a stellar start, my career has fizzled.
Male 39
Undergraduate studies
-Texas A&M College Station 1994
B.A Biology - 2.38 GPA
-Texas A&M College Station 1996
B.B.A Business Analysis/MIS - 2.55 gpa (including the biology degree) 3.05 if you just count the classes I took after I graduated with the biology degree and finished my BBA.
- GMAT
680 48Q/35V
- Big4 right out of school, then I followed my Sr Manager to a regional firm.
Started a dot com with a partner and grew it to 75 employees before the crash. I was responsible for everything related to the business infrastructure, later became responsible for product management.
After the crash, I went for a health care provider as the IT Security officer.
The parent company shut down my business unit and I returned to IT Security/Audit consulting with Jefferson Wells.
18 months later I was offered a position as a manager at a regional firm.
This firm shut down my office a year later and I have spent the 3 years doing independent contracting.
All said and done I have 12 years of experience. Primarily in the Audit field but with some industry and startup time as well.
Interesting facts about myself.
- over the course of my career, I have worked in 3 different countries for a total of 2 years.
-Cancer survior
Goals for an MBA-
Ideal plan - MBA ->Bain, Mckinsey, etc -> take another stab at a start up or Back into industry on the operations or finance side of the house.
Realistic plan - MBA -> Big 4 ->Back into industry as a director of IT Audit for a 500 or make partner
Thanks!
