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LongShotBen
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- Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:49 am
Hey everyone,
I was on here about 2 years ago as I began my journey to get into a good business school. I went back to school to finish my bachelors degree and I'll be graduating at 33 this year. I'm finishing with a > 4.0 GPA (ASU allows professors to assign a 4.33 for grades where you get a 100) currently and then it's on to the GMAT. I'm having a crisis here and I was interested in some feedback. Any opinion/advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
The question is, "How much of a statistical advantage is it choosing round 1 over round 2?"
TLDR: I have a couple days to take a cumulative final for Pre-Calc that will leave me with a B in the class (at best) and then a month to study for the GMAT and get apps started. Is it worth continuing to kill myself to make Round 1 or should I just shift my timeline to Round 2?
FYI: I plan on applying to Stanford and MIT for sure (yes I know these are a super reach) and then up to four other schools. I'm considering UT Austin, UC Berkeley, Foster, Northwestern, and Duke. I have a very unique back story and my main concern is getting interviews so I can tell it.
Longer Version of this Story:
Here's the deal. I killed myself to finish three years worth of school in two years. This spring and summer I'll have completed 36 credit hours alone. This summer session accounts for 21 of those credit hours. This has all been while working full time in the investment/finance industry and attempting to have a good relationship with my girlfriend and stay in touch with friends. To say that I'm at the end of my sanity is putting it mildly. I haven't slept more than 5 hours in a night in three years and haven't taken a real vacation (all days used were due to sickness from running myself ragged or for doing long non-stop study sessions) in almost five years (completed several high-profile financial certifications prior to school).
My program required I complete Pre-Calculus which I saved for last. I'm trying to finish two 14 week session classes in 10 weeks to make sure they transfer in time to be included in the review for my degree conveyance in the second week of August. Pre-Calculus is one of these. I did a month's worth of Pre-Calc in a week and as such for the final I'm struggling with a lot of the Trig. If I'm not worried about the credits transferring in time (which might not make it anyways) I could have another two weeks to study and get an A in the class.
I also will only have 1 month to study for the GMAT. If I go round 2 that adds a lot of time to get the best score possible.
Is Round 2 that much of a disadvantage compared to Round 1? Do I lose out on the possibility for financial aid/scholarships from the schools for that?
I was on here about 2 years ago as I began my journey to get into a good business school. I went back to school to finish my bachelors degree and I'll be graduating at 33 this year. I'm finishing with a > 4.0 GPA (ASU allows professors to assign a 4.33 for grades where you get a 100) currently and then it's on to the GMAT. I'm having a crisis here and I was interested in some feedback. Any opinion/advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
The question is, "How much of a statistical advantage is it choosing round 1 over round 2?"
TLDR: I have a couple days to take a cumulative final for Pre-Calc that will leave me with a B in the class (at best) and then a month to study for the GMAT and get apps started. Is it worth continuing to kill myself to make Round 1 or should I just shift my timeline to Round 2?
FYI: I plan on applying to Stanford and MIT for sure (yes I know these are a super reach) and then up to four other schools. I'm considering UT Austin, UC Berkeley, Foster, Northwestern, and Duke. I have a very unique back story and my main concern is getting interviews so I can tell it.
Longer Version of this Story:
Here's the deal. I killed myself to finish three years worth of school in two years. This spring and summer I'll have completed 36 credit hours alone. This summer session accounts for 21 of those credit hours. This has all been while working full time in the investment/finance industry and attempting to have a good relationship with my girlfriend and stay in touch with friends. To say that I'm at the end of my sanity is putting it mildly. I haven't slept more than 5 hours in a night in three years and haven't taken a real vacation (all days used were due to sickness from running myself ragged or for doing long non-stop study sessions) in almost five years (completed several high-profile financial certifications prior to school).
My program required I complete Pre-Calculus which I saved for last. I'm trying to finish two 14 week session classes in 10 weeks to make sure they transfer in time to be included in the review for my degree conveyance in the second week of August. Pre-Calculus is one of these. I did a month's worth of Pre-Calc in a week and as such for the final I'm struggling with a lot of the Trig. If I'm not worried about the credits transferring in time (which might not make it anyways) I could have another two weeks to study and get an A in the class.
I also will only have 1 month to study for the GMAT. If I go round 2 that adds a lot of time to get the best score possible.
Is Round 2 that much of a disadvantage compared to Round 1? Do I lose out on the possibility for financial aid/scholarships from the schools for that?
