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by aceofdymunds » Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:22 am
25/male/hispanic

Work Experience - Management Assisstant at Enterprise Rent A Car - 3 years experience (4 by matriculation)

Responsiblities include - Managing and training trainees, Inventory Management, Loss Control, Managing Accounts Recievables from customers and business accounts, Marketing for new business, Maintaining great customer service, and Sales.

Accolades - I've worked at 4 different offices. All 4 increased in customer service scores, net income and amount of business (Fleet size). Top 10% in sales. Trained 8 employees on to promotion. My current office has increased in business by 38% in a matter of one year.

GMAT - 670 Q45 V37 W5 - (retaking this month)

Undergraduate - University of Florida - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management Major - 3.16 GPA total with a 3.8 GPA in the final two years.

Extracurricular Activities - Founded the Sigma Nu Fraternity Chapter at UF, had two jobs during undergrad, Intramurals Chairman, also held board positions on the Finance, Bylaw, Philanthropy, and Social Committees, Competative Rock Climbing

Post Grad extracurricular - Started my own running group, also ran in many charity runs including those for Breast Cancer, Leukemia, and the Corporate IOA 5k.

This past year I interviewed (invited not open) at Duke, Virginia, and Emory. I did not get into any. I plan to reapply to all three. I am still deciding on others to add.

My goal is to change careers into Management Consulting and possibly in the long term start my own business, a health and fitness center.

I fear my age and the fact that Enterprise isn't the most prestigious job are weaknesses.

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by Stacey Oyler » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:19 pm
Hi,

Thank you for your post. I'm glad to see that you are planning to retake the GMAT. Your score is a bit low for the programs on your list and could have been a factor in the decisions you received last year.

Aside for retaking the GMAT, you may wish to think about how you're positioning yourself in your application. Your role isn't one that business schools will necessarily be all that familiar with, and so it's up to you to articulate your reasons for seeking an MBA and a career change. You'll also want to point out the skills that you are bringing to the table (perhaps solid leadership and teamwork experience). You mention that you have worked in 4 offices - is this a good thing? Meaning do you get to work in more offices the better your performance. Be sure to connect all the dots in your role(s), because the adcom likely isn't familiar with your path and there won't likely be many applicants from your same industry in the pool for them to compare with you.

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by aceofdymunds » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:46 pm
Just recently received good news and bad news. I just received a promotion at work to manage a large branch,
However, I did not score higher on my 2nd GMAT attempt, my q score improved slightly, but my verbal dropped slightly as well. With my current profile, plus my promotion, would it be worth my time and investment to reapply to duke, Virginia, and Emory, or should I put more of my energy into applying to schools where I will be more competitive?

I applied to reaches my first time around and got interviews, but I would hate to go through another year of dings, so I do plan to apply to some safety schools this year on top of my reapplying attempts. I am ready to get my MBA and take my career to the next level. Based on my profile, are there some schools you would recommend I look into?

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by Stacey Oyler » Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:46 pm
Hi,

Thanks for the update. Congratulations on your promotion! This sounds like a great opportunity. However, I am sorry to hear about your recent GMAT score. I imagine you must be quite frustrated.

At this point I think you should consider a reapplication to 1-2 of your schools from last year and then expand your list to include less competitive programs. This way you'll likely find yourself in a situation where you have a couple of offers to consider.

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