Hello!
I am beginning the application process, and I would love your thoughts on where I should aim in terms of B-school applications. I prefer to aim high, but I also want to be realistic about things. My profile is a little atypical, so some help on framing everything would be great too.
Stats:
- 26 years old (white male)
- GRE: 720v/800q (conversion chart says 760 -- how realistic is this?)
- UG GPA: 3.64 (Economics at Santa Clara)
- Undergrad student body VP, undergrad senator, very active in other service orientated extracurriculars in college
- Work experience: 4 years with prominent Bay Area energy regulatory body (Promoted at regular intervals, and a majority of my office has at least one graduate degree from an Ivy (or Stanford) -- got in through Gov's Office connection)
- I oversee the energy procurement/ infrastructure investment of the major California utilities
- Spent a year running a 1 billion dollar energy efficiency program (biggest of its type in the world)
- Active violin performer/ LGBT rights advocate/ volunteer with politician who is running for City Supervisor
Now the downside: I attended law school for a year (mid-range), scored in the middle of my class, and left after realizing how structurally insolvent the legal market was/is. I did not lose a scholarship, and the decision to leave was completely on my own. It was strictly a financial decision, and it is one I am very happy I made. Now with four years of solid work experience, I understand the direction I want to go.
Three questions:
1) How effective will the GRE be in proving my intellectual ability?
2) How should I frame leaving law school?
3) If framed properly, how much of a hit in terms of my perceived competency will I take?
I feel that I have career insight that is very valuable (for instance my direct counterpart was just hired at any Ivy to lead their center on energy policy). Also, my GRE score seems to be a valuable asset in this process, but I am not sure how valuable it really is. I would like to aim high, but I want to make sure I understand the realities of this process.
Any thoughts on this are welcome and appreciated.
I am beginning the application process, and I would love your thoughts on where I should aim in terms of B-school applications. I prefer to aim high, but I also want to be realistic about things. My profile is a little atypical, so some help on framing everything would be great too.
Stats:
- 26 years old (white male)
- GRE: 720v/800q (conversion chart says 760 -- how realistic is this?)
- UG GPA: 3.64 (Economics at Santa Clara)
- Undergrad student body VP, undergrad senator, very active in other service orientated extracurriculars in college
- Work experience: 4 years with prominent Bay Area energy regulatory body (Promoted at regular intervals, and a majority of my office has at least one graduate degree from an Ivy (or Stanford) -- got in through Gov's Office connection)
- I oversee the energy procurement/ infrastructure investment of the major California utilities
- Spent a year running a 1 billion dollar energy efficiency program (biggest of its type in the world)
- Active violin performer/ LGBT rights advocate/ volunteer with politician who is running for City Supervisor
Now the downside: I attended law school for a year (mid-range), scored in the middle of my class, and left after realizing how structurally insolvent the legal market was/is. I did not lose a scholarship, and the decision to leave was completely on my own. It was strictly a financial decision, and it is one I am very happy I made. Now with four years of solid work experience, I understand the direction I want to go.
Three questions:
1) How effective will the GRE be in proving my intellectual ability?
2) How should I frame leaving law school?
3) If framed properly, how much of a hit in terms of my perceived competency will I take?
I feel that I have career insight that is very valuable (for instance my direct counterpart was just hired at any Ivy to lead their center on energy policy). Also, my GRE score seems to be a valuable asset in this process, but I am not sure how valuable it really is. I would like to aim high, but I want to make sure I understand the realities of this process.
Any thoughts on this are welcome and appreciated.
