12-14-2005, 12:13 PM
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I'd just like to state 2 things that I probably haven't mentioned in a while. 1. We're very busy. Only 2 of our many dozens of consultants are accepting new clients right now. Hence, I haven't been on here very frequently. Of course if I was it would mean I didn't know what I was doing and/or our fees were way too high. We're proud of our situation and wouldn't change it for anything. 2. There's only so much information I'll divulge here. We get resumes from editors and consultants stating things like, "My company told me to follow your discussion threads to become familiar with the admissions process." That said, let's jump in. Don't worry about your GMAT. You're fine. You'll need to demonstrate several traits and it can be done with limited work experience. Two of these traits include career progression and professional development. (Yes, there's a distinction between them.) We have helped many self-employed applicants gain admission to top-choice schools. While some traits won't be as easy to demonstrate, you should have a much easier time differentiating yourself from the many other applicants from your competitive pool. I don't have nearly enough information about you to competently recommend schools. I wouldn't eliminate any top 10 school based on your years of work experience however. Best of luck with your applications! Sincerely, David Petersam DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com 703.242.5885 Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools |
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12-14-2005, 12:17 PM
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1. Apply in the round when you're ready. Given your lead time, I'd hope you'd be able to submit at least 3 applications by the R1 deadline. 2. It depends on your story. Have you been able to demonstrate a sincere interest in business without taking the courses? 3. Plenty of Indians gain admission to the top schools. With decent extracurriculars and a good 'wow' factor -- which may or may not come from such activities, your chances should be as strong as any other applicants'. (This also assumes you submit well-prepared applications as the opposite will torpedo any application.) Best of luck with your applications! Sincerely, David Petersam DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com 703.242.5885 Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools |
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12-14-2005, 12:21 PM
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1. Given what you said, I'm not overly optimistic about your chances at a top 20 school. 2. Your academic qualifications (transcript and GPA) factored largely into the off-the-cuff assessment above. 3. There is nothing wrong with entrepreneurship. 4. Unless you are confident you can raise your score by at least 30 points, I wouldn't bother. 5. Not very good I'm afraid. Best of luck with your applications! Sincerely, David Petersam DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com 703.242.5885 Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools |
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12-14-2005, 12:25 PM
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First of all, your extracurriculars are a bit weak to be perfectly honest with you. I'd encourage you to rethink why you want a scholarship. Specifically, how much value will you gain from an MBA from a lower-ranked program and would it be worth assuming some loans to earn an MBA from a higher-ranked program. One reason I say this is because once you get an MBA, that's it. HBS, Stanford, Wharton, etc. won't admit you if you already have an MBA from (blank) State University. You are making a big decision here that can have a huge impact on your future. Don't take it lightly. Best of luck with your applications! Sincerely, David Petersam DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com 703.242.5885 Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools |
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12-21-2005, 11:32 AM
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Hello admissioncounsultant,
I am not sure that you have a lot of experiences with undergrad go straight into MBA or not. I am a undergraduate(junior) from UC San Diego. I am major in Economics, current GPA is 3.5, probably with graduate with highest distinction from my major department. I haven't take the Gmat yet. Work experiences: Office Aid in hospital(summer job) Bank teller for six months Cell phone sales for about six months probably will get an internship for the incoming summer I played 4 years basketball in high school, 3 years badminton in college. targeting school: Stanford/MIT What is the Gmat score I need to strike for? Which area I need to improve on? I m also thinking to take the CFA level 1 (Chartered Financial Analyst) test in my senior year, would that makes me a stronger applicant? Basically what makes a undergrad applicant stand out? Thank you very much for your help! Best regards. Last edited by triton1108 : 12-21-2005 at 11:48 AM. |
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12-21-2005, 09:14 PM
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Trying to make mom and pop proud
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Hello AdmissionConsultant,
I am a 36 year old working professional interested in doing part-time MBA. I have lot of work experience - about 14 years, good GPA (4.0) and decent GMAT (710). I have been thru several startups so did not have much time for community and/or extra-curricular activities. Could you tell me how significant are these for part-time MBA ? Can they make or break the application ? Or are they more important for people without any work experience? thanks a lot in advance |
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12-22-2005, 12:58 PM
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We work with thousands of applicants a year and we do it with a very high success rate. In fact, if we grew anymore, I believe our applicants would begin competing against each other and our success rate would drop. (We get a decent % of the incoming class into the top schools.) I guess this was my long way of saying we have a lot of experience and we have worked with many applicants right out of undergrad. Your academic qualifications (GMAT and transcript) only account for 35% to 40% of the admission decision. Quite frankly, your work experience is not going to make you competitive right out of undergrad for schools like Stanford and MIT. Most likely, you'll greatly benefit from some work experience given the quick review of your post here. Best of luck with your applications! Sincerely, David Petersam DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com 703.242.5885 Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools Quote:
Extracurriculars are very important. If you have a good-enough story and themes, you might be able to mitigate a lack of involvement. Part-time admissions committees like to see extracurricular activities as much as their full-time counterparts. Best of luck with your applications! Sincerely, David Petersam DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com 703.242.5885 Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools Last edited by AdmissionsConsultants : 12-22-2005 at 12:58 PM. Reason: Automerged post |
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12-22-2005, 04:04 PM
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Within my grasp!
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Hello,
Nationality: Greek, Finnish Undergrad: BSc in Economics from the biggest greek university, average grades in the first two years, far better in the last second ones. GMAT: 700 (46q,40v) Work Exp:
Languages: 4 fluently (Greek,English,Spanish,French), 3 basic-intermediate (Turkish,Finnish,Dutch) Extra curr: 1 year in the board of AIESEC(the biggest student organisation) in Spain as a finance Vice Pres. i know that my work exp is not a lot but i'm only 23. |
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12-26-2005, 01:21 PM
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I'm not quite sure what you're asking, but I'll share a few brief general thoughts with you. Your military experience will be very helpful if you can demonstrate personal and professional growth and you have a good story for why an MBA, why now, etc. Additionally, it's a generalization admittedly, but you'll likely be more competitive at the US schools than the European at this early stage of your career. The biggest things you should probably be working on is plotting some intermediate and long-term career goals and if an MBA fits those goals, begin conducting some preliminary research on school selection. Best of luck with your applications! Sincerely, David Petersam DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com 703.242.5885 Admissions committee experience from the top b-schools |
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01-04-2006, 05:09 PM
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Within my grasp!
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Hi David,
Happy New Year 2006. I am a computer engineer from Nepal. I completed B.E. with 69.4%. My GMAT score is 590 only and my TOEFL score 267. My quantitaive score is 49 (90 percentile) and verbal score is 22 ( 29 percentile). I have been working for last 1yr as a Trekking officer and have taken groups under my leadership for trekking in and out of Nepal. I dont have a good GMAT score but I have an excellent work experience and good percentage. I am confused whether to study MS-MIS or MBA. please suggest me which would be a better option. Can you suggest me any colleges that I can apply, I am thinking of applying to University of Texas at Dallas and University of North Texas. I can get scholarship in Lamar University but its not that good uni compared with UTD and UNT. Thankyou, Dipendra. |
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