Profile Evaluation Please

[torofish]

GPA: Finance and Banking 2.61 from Thailand

Years of Experience: I intend to apply in 2009, so if the semester would begin in June 2010, I will have 3.5 YoE.

Experience Breakdown: 6 months working for Exxon, then a Financial Analyst up until now and I don't think I'd change my job.

TOEFL: Haven't taken yet

GMAT: Haven't taken yet

Schools

1.) Hope I can get: UCLA, UC Berekeley, Yale
2.) Being Realistic: Georgetown, U of Virginia, U of Maryland
3.) Play Safe: George Washington, George Mason




The factors that I really concern are my GPA, YoE, job after graduation.

1.) GPA is definitely low but high GMAT score should help, right?

2.) What do you think about my YoE for these schools?
Is it enough? or it should be two or more years?

3.) I really intend to get some job in Wall Street after graduation. Do you think those schools can open the opportunity for me or it must be only IVY LEAGUE!?

[VP_MBA_Guru]

Hi T,
Given your low GPA (assuming that the 2.6 is the US conversation), you will need to score very well on the GMAT to be competitive for a top program.

You do not need to be an Ivy League grad to get into Wall Street. Although given the recent job cuts in Finance, it might be difficult to break in with a lower-ranked school, until the industry rebounds.

Regards,

N

[torofish]

Hi T,
Given your low GPA (assuming that the 2.6 is the US conversation), you will need to score very well on the GMAT to be competitive for a top program.

N

Can you sort them in order of how good they are?

1.) GMAT 680

2.) GMAT 620 + Calculus, Stat courses in some other universities

3.) GMAT 680 + Calculus, Stat courses in some other universities

Is 3 the best then 1 and 2?

I'm not so sure how much GMAT will I get. So I'm thinking about enrolling in those courses to make it look, even the least, better.