Hi,

Thanks for your post. You certainly appear to have a solid profile - the one exception being your GMAT score. Compared to applicants with similar work experience your GMAT score falls short - most with engineering backgrounds tend to have scores well above 700. Your academic performance in undergrad will certainly help mitigate concerns the adcom may have about your academic ability, however, I would not be surprised if you were asked (or strongly encouraged) to retake the GMAT.

Since you have decided to apply in round 1, you will want to be sure that the other areas of your profile are strong enough to outweigh your low GMAT score. Solid leadership and team skills are a must as is a balanced list of extracurricular activities.

In regard to your comment about "diversity," while it may help I don't think it will necessarily be enough to change/sway a decision in your favor. Choose your essay topics in such a way that you are able to demonstrate how being openly gay has challenged or shaped you or inspired others. You don't want the adcom to think you are simply trying to work it into your applications for the sake of including this information.

Please feel free to send your resume to [email protected] for a more comprehensive profile evaluation.
Best of luck,

Stacey