Profile Evaluation Please - considering Boston Area Schools

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Hey,

Thank you for evaluating my profile, I appreciate the help.

24, male

Undergrad:
major: B.A. - Economics - 3.2
major: B.F.A. - Architecture - 3.2
minor: Art History
*financed 40% of my education

GMAT - 620 (33Q and 41V)

Work Experience:
-Currently I work directly under a real estate developer and have experience with project development from land acquisition through unit sales.

Extracurricular involvements:
-As an undergrad I was president of the 2nd largest organization on campus as well as president of 2 additional organizations. I started my own student group and was selected and worked as a student representative in the accreditation of an academic program.

-I planned and executed campus events to accommodate 700+ people and raised over $30,000 for various organizations.

-I've had art displayed in galleries on campus, and was selected for numerous panels to discuss campus organizations. As well as gave presentations for student orientations.

Awards:
-I was the recipient of 6 awards for leadership and campus involvement, as well as deans list. Membership in an honors society, and two scholarships.

Additional information:
-experience with 5 different computer languages
-conversational Mandarin and Spanish
-Massachusetts Real Estate License
-PSIA certified Ski Instructor

My schools in consideration are:
Boston College
Boston University
Northeastern
Babson
Bentley


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by Lisa Anderson » Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:52 pm
Dear foxelski,

I think you have a shot at your target schools. The difference will be the strength of your application (i.e., essays, rec letters, resume, interview) and your compelling case for why you want a MBA and how it fits into your future career goals. I'm a little concerned by your quantitative score on the GMAT. Depending on whether or not you had any math/quantitative courses in college, it could be a concern for the admissions committee. You might take a college algebra, finite math and/or calculus course to demonstrate your grasp of the material. Additionally, these math classes will be great preparation for your finance and statistics courses in business school.

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by foxelski » Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:38 pm
Thank you for your feedback. I've taken a number of quantitative courses as an undergad which should reassure admissions of my quantitative ability considering my current GMAT score.

Should I consider applying to top 20 school?

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by Lisa Anderson » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:42 am
You could apply to a top 20, but that would be quite a reach for you with your current profile. It doesn't hurt to apply if you want to see how you fare, but I think your target schools are appropriate and solid options for you.

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