lluispons, Your profile is both strong and distinctive. Your age is a minor negative, offset by your leadership and international experience. You should be competitive at Booth, but whether HBS is realistic for you may depend on other issues, such as leadership outside your profession, etc. Please f...

mbagnoli, You would be surprised how many MBA applicants have completed the first level of the CFA -- it show you started something challenging but the real coup is completing all 3. And it's much rarer. Earning the CPA is also a significant achievement, but obviously only makes sense for accountant...

Sid, You omitted some info (such as nationality / 'background' etc.) that would help to handicap your odds, but based on what you provided I would say 'reach' schools for you might be highly selective programs like Wharton, Haas, Yale, Sloan, and Stern and "wheelhouse" schools might includ...

There are over a hundred U.S. schools where you may have a shot with your numbers (your number of years of work experience is fine). Most of these schools are not especially good or are strong only locally. One strategy you could use is to aim for lower-ranked businesss schools that are located in s...

kiwi001,

Your low quant score will be a problem at MIT, Wharton, and to a lesser extent Cornell. You could go with your current score at Cornell and G'town, but MIT and Wharton would be real long-shots IMO.

Good luck,

kaygee, Given your age, you should not wait to apply if your goal is U.S. schools. Your GPA and career focus (and of course gender) are assets for you. You will also need a ~700+ GMAT score and as much leadership as you can show, but a Top 25 should certainly be doable. Feel free to send me your res...

houstonmba59, You have a solid profile with no major issues. You might want to rebuild your math transcript, assuming that some of your C's were in math classes. You should definitely explain any extenuating circumstances that lowered your GPA (like working full-time or major external distractions)....