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just scored a 590 desperately need a profile eval. R3 apps!

by Simony104 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:39 pm
I need your help! Please help evaluate my profile. I just took my GMAT today and received a 590 score, I'm frankly a little disappointed. I am a final round applicant and I was hoping to get high enough score to apply to UCLA FEMBA, USC PM or any top 20 school, but unfortunately my score only allows for USC PM.

Thank you in advance for evaluating my profile, if you have suggestions of other top tier schools that you think I would have a shot at or you have heard of admission success stories with low GPA please share. Any words of encouragement is greatly appreciated at this point.

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29 y/o
Asian
Southern California Local

10 years management experience in Health Care (7 years managing a Radiology Clinic/3 years in Health Care staffing/sales)

3 of those 10 years I owned a Import/export recycling company part-time.

I have 2 internet start ups in development this year. Projected launch date for both is summer of 2011.

I will definitely have a great letter or reference from the current President of my company, current clients and also a reference for a Physician at my previous company.

Extracurricular/Military/Volunteer work- active member of the State Military Reserve

California State University - BA in Management GPA 2.9

2008-GMAT 540
2011-GMAT 590

MBA Concentration: Entrepreneurship

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by Bryant@VeritasPrep » Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:55 am
Firstly, let us apologize for taking so long to reply...we realize it can be very stressful when applying third round, especially when you are feeling like you are coming up a little short in some areas. Indeed, you have an unfortunate combination of credentials, a mediocre GPA and a good, but below average for top schools GMAT. Generally, schools will forgive one or the other, but both will be more challenging--but not impossible to overcome. Out of curiosity, why the aversion to the evening program? Sounds like if you are about to launch not one but two companies, you may appreciate the flexibility of schedule that the evening programs would allow versus fulltime. I think you may be looking at b-school a little lightly if you think there will be disposable time to run companies. Also, the school of hard knocks can be just as valuable for entrepreneurs than the classroom itself, so you might re- shuffle your thoughts about the reality of school and running a business and decide that a part time program, particularly if you can get in a good school like USC, might be just the ticket. Beyond that, however, you may still have a shot at some top schools considering your age and experience. Because you have much more than the average applicant in work experience, if you can speak to what value that will add in the classroom and demonstrate progressive responsibility and leadership in your career, you can certainly overcome some of the academic concerns they may have about your GPA or scores. The longer you have been out of school, the more your career counts and the less school scores count to the AD com (in general). Maturity is a key component of selection, so emphasize how this element will help you stand out from the crowd and provide essential value to your classmates. The wild card here is your timing. Posting lower than average scores and GPa is generally not the best way to get in with a round three application. Round three is usually a search by the top schools for specific elements to round out their class structure, so if you happen to have something they are looking for, you are in luck. for example, if they have a lot of younger admits on the roster and need some more seasoned professionals, you have a better shot. Problem is, there is no way to know who needs what, so it's kind of a crap-shoot. Just apply where you think you fit in best and hope they need or want somehting you're offering. Since you have a rather unique career in health care, you might look to schools who cater to health care professionals. Duke comes to mind, and also since you are from the West Coast, your geographic diversity could also help at a school like Duke, who tends to get more East coast applicants. As always, let us know if you need help.
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