Please, help! Russian lawyer, GMAT 700, 6y WE

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Hi there, would you please help me to value my odds?
Russian, male, 27 years old
GMAT 700 (V 36, Q 49, AWA 4.5)
GPA 3.85 from a Russian university (diplom) (+ one semester at a top German university as an exchange student)
TOEFL 105
6 years of work experience (current position - the head of the corporate practice of the legal department of a $9b Russian-based precious metals mining group, operating in the CIS. 13 subordinates. Responsibilities: M&A transactions, setting-up of JVs, listing etc; experience in legal consulting)
extracurricular: support financially and personally (as a lecturer) the DSG-program ("German law in German") in Siberian universities
Speak English and German

Target schools: Stanford, INSEAD, Berkeley Haas, HULT.

Questions:
1. (Corporate) lawyer?!
2. Do admission officers keep in mind that it is a little bit harder to receive a good score for Verbal part on the GMAT for not-native speakers?
3. Chances?

Thanx in advance!!!
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by MBAPrepAdvantage » Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:50 am
You have an excellent change at HULT. Haas and INSEAD are a bit of a reach but still doable. Stanford will be very difficult. You might wish to add some schools that are more competitive than HULT but less competitive than the other three.

Your GMAT score will be largely compared to others within your peer group.

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by msm_passau » Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:21 am
Thanx for the reply!

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by PrepMBA.AlexLeventhal » Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:56 pm
MSM,


You have some solid aspects to your profile including managing 13 subordinates. I would say you have a right to apply to all of the schools you have listed, but given your legal background and slightly below average gmat, I would encourage you to apply to more schools, and perhaps a few a bit easier to get into than a Haas or Insead. Many people don't know this but Haas has become ridiculously competitive.
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