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by athinabean » Wed May 28, 2008 11:28 pm
Hi Stacy,
Thank you for your time. My stats are as follows:
Female, International (Ecuadorean nationality)
Quite unique background: boarding school in the UK, college in Chile (Comms major with 3.x gpa)
7 year progressive career: from ad agency exec tu reigonal marketing manager for a well-known shipping company (heading our marketing department for 7 countres in Central America) Was promoted to this position after being our marketing manager for Chile. Want to stick to marketing but not in the logistics industry.
EC: memmber of United Way, volunteered constructin temporary housing in rural areas in Chile, and volunteer at a home for teenage mothers in Costa Rica.
I am 33 (!?)
Scoring 660 on practice exams so hope to improve score in a the few weeks until the GMAT

My choice schools: Columbia, Stern, Yale, Georgetown and BU (as safety school).
What do you think my odds are given my stats? Do I have anything resembling a chance??

Thanks.
Athinabean
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by Lisa Anderson » Thu May 29, 2008 6:05 am
Dear Athinabean,

I think you have the foundation for a competitive application to those programs. You need to apply early and do your best to score as high as possible on the GMAT. Think positively!

Best of luck to you,
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