Profile Evaluation 2011

[islandgurl918]

I'm looking to gauge the realistic chances of getting acceptance into some of my target schools when I apply in R1 this year for entry in Fall 2012. 1 and have listed below my work and volunteer experience, as well as important stats.

Graduated UC Berkeley with a degree in Mass Communications, GPA of 3.5
Worked for Nielsen Mobile-Production Associate (07-08)
LookSmart (Account Coordinator then Promoted to Account Manager of Western Region) (08-09)
Pandora Radio (Campaign Manager-Inside Sales) (09-Present)

GMAT: 610 (re took a second time, and this was my score)
Marketing Chair-Northern Ca Chapter of 85 Broads; I help to promote and market all our events, geared towards professional women in all industries.
Other stats: 24 year old Chinese-Fijian American, female

I would like to apply to these schools based on my campus visits and their various offerings and programs:

1) USC
2) NYU
3) Georgetown
4) university of maryland smith
5) Duke Early Action (this is my #1 choice)

[Cindy Tokumitsu]

Hello,

I'd say from the information provided that all of the schools with the exception of Maryland-Smith would be reaches, albeit reasonable reaches except perhaps NYU. Obviously your GMAT is the weak point; the weight of this weakness depends in part on certain factors, e.g., the percentile on the GMAT quant portion and how you fared as an undergrad in quant courses. If both of these factors are strong, that helps your chances, perhaps significantly. And you would need a compelling application, which your goals would be an integral part of.

I would suggest applying to some of all of these reasonable reach schools, making every effort with your application, and also adding 1-2 more on-par schools.

Best regards,
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, www.Accepted.com