Admission Questions

[bru316]

Hi all,

First a little background:
White Male, applying for incoming class of 2009 (will be 28)
Engineering Undergrad from UCLA (gpa 2.65) in 2003
Currently I'm at a large medical device company (R&D). Been here for approx 4 years with very good career progression.
I'm also pursuing a MS from Columbia University part time and expect a 3.4-3.6 gpa from that (see below).
I'm confident that I will get 700+ on my gmat.
I have decent extra circulars and leadership from college, but have been limited recently due to the time required for school.

A couple of questions:
1. Do I have a legitimate shot with any top 15 schools? (of course, application must be well executed.)
2. I am reaching the end of my MS program. I did poorly in a Probability and Stats class and I am wondering if I should retake it. It could bump up my overall gpa by 0.1-0.2 (get me over 3.5) also I'm worried that a poor grade in a math class (when I'm trying to use my MS classes as an alternative transcript) will look extra bad.

Sorry for the length. Thanks for all your help.

[jakI]

Seems like your only weakness is your undergrad GPA. And as other aspects of your history are pretty exceptional, I think your still in the running for a top school. Good luck on the GMAT!