Please Evaluate My Profile

[DavidLynch]

Hi all

My profile is down below . Please evaluate it...

Nationality : Turkish
Age/Gender : 27/Male
Bachelors Degree : Electronics Eng. (Top 5 Eng. University In Turkey) / %76 GPA
Toefl : 263 TWE : 5.0 in 2005
GMAT : 640(q:50/v:25) AWA : 4.0 in Jan. 2010 (First Attempt)
Work Experience : 6 yrs.(at matriculation) - 1.5 year as an R&D engineer in top science institution of government.(Project-Based) - 2.5 year as an owner and founder of an IT Conculting and Marketing Firm (Worked with Fortune100 Companies on contracts) - In 2009 merged company with my fathers Construction Firm and working as an Marketing Manager in Construction&IT bussiness.
Rec. Letters : will be from Fortune100 company execs that know me very well.
ExtraCurricular: Member of a basketball team in High School and University (Point Guard:)
Active member of Cinema&TV Guild In Turkey (Interested in directing)
Ranked 500th out of 120.000 Grad and Phd Stud. in ALES Exam (Turkish Gmat) in 12/2009

I am intersted in applying to Univ. Of Toronto ROTMAN , UC Irvine Merage, Univ. Of Texas AUSTIN and Rotterdam School Of Bussiness.. What are my chances in these universities ?

Thanks in advance...

[Lisa Anderson]

Dear DavidLynch,

While your work experience and extracurriculars are interesting, I am concerned that your GMAT, GPA and TOEFL are on the low side relative to the international applicant pool for your target schools. It is possible you have a shot with a great set of essays and recommendations, as well as an outstanding interview, but I do think it is possible you might not get a chance to interview based on your academic profile. I encourage you to retake your GMAT and TOEFL to try and raise them into a more competitive position. If you could increase your GMAT to at least a 680 and your TOEFL to at least a 275, then you would be closer to the average for these programs. Ideally, you want to have your test scores above the average for the school to be in the best position.

Good luck,
Lisa

[DavidLynch]

Dear Mrs. Anderson

First of all thank you for your detailed explanation. I guess i'd not think that my chances were so slim as you said above so i am a little upset right now UC Irvine , Texas Austin may be hard but ROTMAN and Rotterdam universities averaga GMAT score (let alone mid %20 range) is nearly equal to me so i thought that i have a pretty good chance with a well-prepared application. But now i think that my E.Curr and Work Exp . are not very "interesting" as you said. Thanks again for your response.