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Would you mind evaluating my profile?

by jackiele » Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:28 pm
Hi,
I'm 23 years old, a Senior at Cal Stat Fullerton, double majors in Finance and Accounting. I plan to apply for MBA in 2010.

1.My Cumulative GPA is 3.95, and my Major GPAs are 4.0. I will graduate from the Honor Business Program in May 09.

2. GPA: I haven't taken this. Yet, the practice for only a month is around 650-700. Hopefully to boost it up.

3. Working experience: since I am an international student, I cannot work legal in the US. I've been here for only 5 years, going to school. Yet, my family has been running a logistic business in my home country. Since the day I came here to study, I have been acting like a representative for our business. I don't know if this can count as working experience.

Also, I have experience working as Research Assistant for my Marketing Professor, who is a Northwestern MBA program Alumni. He will write me a LOR. We are working on a project, and with little experience in research before, we have put together a project that is chosen to be presented in the Marketing Education Association coming conference.

4. Leadership and volunteering: I've been active in many student organizations and hold couple chair positions. Moreover, since I can't work legally, I have been volunteering in Accounting and Finance field with local company. During weekends, I also volunteer to teach Vietnamese American born children at a Vietnamese language school.

Based on my profile, would you please evaluate my chance to get into top 50 MBA program?



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by Cindy Tokumitsu » Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:35 am
Hello,

I’d say from the information provided that you have a good chance at top-50 programs. Your profile is unconventional, which itself is not negative or positive – it can be negative if you don’t fully utilize your essays to make a strong case, but if you do so it can be very positive because you seem to have a lot of factors to differentiate yourself and you demonstrate a lot of initiative, involvement, leadership, creative thinking, and capability.

As a younger applicant, it will be essential to make an airtight case for why you are pursuing your MBA now – it can’t just be practical in terms of visa, inability to work legally, etc. You have to base the premise on your goals and make an affirmative case for the corresponding need for an MBA at this time in your career. See my essay on younger applicants.

Your stellar academic performance is a great plus; do try to get that GMAT into the 700 range if possible. The activities you mention in #4 of your comments are excellent, exactly what you should be doing – be sure in your essays to discuss not just the facts of this experience but also your learning/growth from it.

Regarding your question in #3, whether or not they consider it w/e formally, the adcom will review will factor it in appropriately as long as you make the experience clear in your essays/application.

Good luck!

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Cindy Tokumitsu
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