Hi,
I'm absolutely new to the MBA/application process, and I have learned tons(!) from reading the other posts...but now, I'm curious about my own prospects...so I'd appreciate any & all comments/suggestions, good or bad.
First off, I'm soon to be 24 years old. Indian female, born & raised in the U.S. I have a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida...GPA was below 3.0 (due mainly to immaturity + 10 deaths in the family within 18 months...not making excuses, that's exactly what happened). Anyway, I worked for ~ 6 months at a psychiatric inpatient facility post-graduation, then decided to return to school to improve my academic history & get a degree in something I really wanted, Biology. Will be graduating w/ a second B.S. in Biology in Dec. '08 w/ a GPA of 3.7.
I really don't have any work experience (besides the hospital and a brief stint @ a college bkstore). I have plenty of extracurricular work though.
My interests and reasons for pursuing an MBA are still evolving, since I am new to to whole thing, but so far, here's what I've come up with: I'd be most interested in Biotechnology and/or Non-profit (two totally different things, I know). Columbia has a sub-specialty that I was glancing at...and it really struck my fancy: the Social Enterprise concentration. So, that's also a possibility...
As far as GMAT: I just took a practice version (very prematurely, just to see where I stand w/ no prep whatsoever) and pulled a 600...I'm not quite sure how to interpret that. It was from the Manhattan GMAT website.
As someone who has literally no business experience, but I'm very interested in developing it, is it reasonable to consider applying?
I've seen so many conflicting opinions on the necessity and duration of work experience prior to applying...could someone lend any advice that may be more particular to my situation? (I accept the fact that I probably will need to work for 1-2 years..?)
Thank you for any help that I have coming my way...I really appreciate having a forum like this to ask my questions!
-A.M.
I'm absolutely new to the MBA/application process, and I have learned tons(!) from reading the other posts...but now, I'm curious about my own prospects...so I'd appreciate any & all comments/suggestions, good or bad.
First off, I'm soon to be 24 years old. Indian female, born & raised in the U.S. I have a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida...GPA was below 3.0 (due mainly to immaturity + 10 deaths in the family within 18 months...not making excuses, that's exactly what happened). Anyway, I worked for ~ 6 months at a psychiatric inpatient facility post-graduation, then decided to return to school to improve my academic history & get a degree in something I really wanted, Biology. Will be graduating w/ a second B.S. in Biology in Dec. '08 w/ a GPA of 3.7.
I really don't have any work experience (besides the hospital and a brief stint @ a college bkstore). I have plenty of extracurricular work though.
My interests and reasons for pursuing an MBA are still evolving, since I am new to to whole thing, but so far, here's what I've come up with: I'd be most interested in Biotechnology and/or Non-profit (two totally different things, I know). Columbia has a sub-specialty that I was glancing at...and it really struck my fancy: the Social Enterprise concentration. So, that's also a possibility...
As far as GMAT: I just took a practice version (very prematurely, just to see where I stand w/ no prep whatsoever) and pulled a 600...I'm not quite sure how to interpret that. It was from the Manhattan GMAT website.
As someone who has literally no business experience, but I'm very interested in developing it, is it reasonable to consider applying?
I've seen so many conflicting opinions on the necessity and duration of work experience prior to applying...could someone lend any advice that may be more particular to my situation? (I accept the fact that I probably will need to work for 1-2 years..?)
Thank you for any help that I have coming my way...I really appreciate having a forum like this to ask my questions!
-A.M.
-"We have the choice to use the gift of our lives to make the world a better place" - Dr. Jane Goodall
