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canadianapplicant
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Hello everyone,
I'm applying to Wharton, Stanford, and Columbia (ED) this week.
A bit about me:
710 GMAT, 73rd Q, 90th V (second attempt)
Recent grad (June 2012) with 16 months of co-operative education experience working on infrastructure project administration and financial analysis in the Canadian public sector, 3 months post-grad experience with my last co-op job, then working as an assistant manager with my dad's business, which is a franchise operation. Currently up for a higher position at my last co-op job with more responsibility and pay, and a position not regularly given to past co-ops and only usually given to individuals with master's degrees.
My EC experiences are limited: our student accounting society's executive, was a writing tutor on campus for our library, and a volunteer at a social resources centre on campus. I've been involved in a cancer fundraising event since then, and was the Treasurer of a work fundraiser.
My GPA is 3.74 from what I calculate, and is higher for my last two years. I have received 'A' grades or above 80% (including 4 or 5 90%+) in finance, accounting, economics, and stats courses throughout undergrad.
I speak three languages other than English, and am learning French while pursuing a diploma in french language. I am a visible minority born outside of North America and have lived in the Middle East, as well.
No major awards or scholarships, except Dean's List and an award nomination from my employer for Co-op Student of the Year.
Considering all of this, was wondering if I should apply in R1 or R2. My application is good to go, but the 73rd Q scares me a bit. If I apply in R2, I could:
1) get some more EC experiences under my belt to showcase my leadership
2) maybe score that promotion -- though I think my reference may mention that in her letter, anyway
3) have completed the first two levels of the french diploma -- though I have mentioned that I am enrolled
4) improve my GMAT maybe
5) take a uni-level calculus course to show I can handle quantitative analysis -- though I would mention in my optional essay if I apply in R1 that my work has involved a lot of quant. work, plus I have high grades in quantitative business courses
However, there are definitely advantages to R1.
In R2, My new ECs would be very short-term by the time I submit my R2 app and likely seem expedited, my promotion possibility is mentioned in my app anyway (but could be turned into reality), and I have mentioned my french diploma progress on my resume anyway. As well, rewriting the GMAT is a risk - it'd be my third time and I may not improve.
So, with all of this considered, what do you guys think? Should I wait for R2 for Stanford and Wharton and for non-ED for Columbia? Or should I go ahead? My essays for Wharton especially are really refined, and everything is good to go, so I would not really be tweaking my essays if I wait.
I'm applying to Wharton, Stanford, and Columbia (ED) this week.
A bit about me:
710 GMAT, 73rd Q, 90th V (second attempt)
Recent grad (June 2012) with 16 months of co-operative education experience working on infrastructure project administration and financial analysis in the Canadian public sector, 3 months post-grad experience with my last co-op job, then working as an assistant manager with my dad's business, which is a franchise operation. Currently up for a higher position at my last co-op job with more responsibility and pay, and a position not regularly given to past co-ops and only usually given to individuals with master's degrees.
My EC experiences are limited: our student accounting society's executive, was a writing tutor on campus for our library, and a volunteer at a social resources centre on campus. I've been involved in a cancer fundraising event since then, and was the Treasurer of a work fundraiser.
My GPA is 3.74 from what I calculate, and is higher for my last two years. I have received 'A' grades or above 80% (including 4 or 5 90%+) in finance, accounting, economics, and stats courses throughout undergrad.
I speak three languages other than English, and am learning French while pursuing a diploma in french language. I am a visible minority born outside of North America and have lived in the Middle East, as well.
No major awards or scholarships, except Dean's List and an award nomination from my employer for Co-op Student of the Year.
Considering all of this, was wondering if I should apply in R1 or R2. My application is good to go, but the 73rd Q scares me a bit. If I apply in R2, I could:
1) get some more EC experiences under my belt to showcase my leadership
2) maybe score that promotion -- though I think my reference may mention that in her letter, anyway
3) have completed the first two levels of the french diploma -- though I have mentioned that I am enrolled
4) improve my GMAT maybe
5) take a uni-level calculus course to show I can handle quantitative analysis -- though I would mention in my optional essay if I apply in R1 that my work has involved a lot of quant. work, plus I have high grades in quantitative business courses
However, there are definitely advantages to R1.
In R2, My new ECs would be very short-term by the time I submit my R2 app and likely seem expedited, my promotion possibility is mentioned in my app anyway (but could be turned into reality), and I have mentioned my french diploma progress on my resume anyway. As well, rewriting the GMAT is a risk - it'd be my third time and I may not improve.
So, with all of this considered, what do you guys think? Should I wait for R2 for Stanford and Wharton and for non-ED for Columbia? Or should I go ahead? My essays for Wharton especially are really refined, and everything is good to go, so I would not really be tweaking my essays if I wait.
