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  • Birthday 09/13/1989

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  1. Thanks to everyone who responded. For those who suggested a masters - are you suggesting an MBA or perhaps a master in another field that would be applicable to graduate study in Management (sociology, psychology, etc.)? I have found a few Masters in Management programs but they tend to be tailored to people without undergraduate business degrees.
  2. Hi there - brand new to this forum. I attended what most consider to be the top undergraduate business school, concentrating in finance with a GPA of 3.7. I have not taken the GMAT yet but I expect to hit mid 700s. Since graduating, I worked in investment banking for a year and private equity since then. In my final semester of college, I took one introductory management class and one social-science-ish professional satisfaction class...both of which I loved and excelled at. At that point I had already accepted the job offer to go into finance and just went with it. Though now I find myself yearning for the management education that could have been. I am very interested in a career in research and teaching. I am predominantly interested in the area of gender diversity in the workplace - specifically how corporate structures and practices can influence female employee retention in high-stress occupations. (Not surprisingly inspired by my time in banking.) The area holding me back from officially "deciding" to apply is my lackluster recommendations. My large, quantitative finance classes did not lend themselves to strong professor relationships and I stupidly did not seek out those relationships. Here's what I'm thinking - 1.) 1st rec written by a teaching assistant and co-signed by the professor. This was a 400-person lecture. This will be extremely positive. 2.) 2nd rec written by the social-sciences professor. While he does not have a PhD he is held in very high regard and is an author of multiple well-known (and well-researched) business books. This will also be highly positive. 3.) Professor of a seminar on managerial employment law. The professor has only a law degree. I did very well in this class but did not have a particularly special relationship with this person aside from that. Are those recommendations 100% deal breakers? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Work is also an option but I wanted to keep them out of this since my chances for admission are extremely low. Thanks!
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