js1234 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > cfajedi, how low is “low”? 2.3 horrible isn’t it?
buyicide Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I hope you guys that project 700+ gmats read this. > Rule of thumb: Gmat = SAT/2 > > > For the poster: SAT means nothing. LII > means very little. GMAT helps overcome the gpa. > Gpa is just one component so if the rest of your > profile is good, you should be ok. If it was less > than 3.2 you have some explaining. Less than 3.0 > than it becomes a real issue. what about major GPAs? mine is much higher, even though my cumulative is not that great
cfajedi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > js1234 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > cfajedi, how low is “low”? > > > 2.3 horrible isn’t it? You just knocked yourself out of the running. They look at academic potential - which a 2.3 doesn’t provide evidence of. No offense intended.
ValueAddict Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You just knocked yourself out of the running. > They look at academic potential - which a 2.3 > doesn’t provide evidence of. No offense intended. Non taken. But what about conflicting indicators of academic potential (ie. my 720 GMAT) ?
buyicide - good luck on your apps. What’s your top choice? As far as NYU, I know it places well in “finance”, but do you know how it places in IM in particular? I’m not interested in IB and think that any top 15 school will get you basically the same looks in banking. cfajedi - a 2.3 will be hard to overcome to get into a top 7. You might need to build some sort of alternate transcript (i.e. post-grad classes that you have a 4.0 GPA in), and have some great reasons for the low GPA. Without knowing the rest of your app though it’s hard to determine where you’d stack up. This much is for sure, a 720 GMAT doesn’t really mean much if it’s in isolation, and not supported with good work experience, grades, credentials (CFA, CPA), etc. I agree with other posters that GMAT score means little at top 5 schools once you meet the threshold (720 or so). I thought it meant everything when I was studying for it, but have quickly realized it is just one small piece ; a box to check more than anything else. This is proved empirically by the massive amounts of people with 750+ that get dinged every year.
dirtyz Columbia is my top pick. Will apply early decision next year. Maybe Uchicago is better, but I’m an east coast guy. Wharton may be out of my reach. That will be agame time decision. Also will probably apply to Chicago, Dartmouth, MIT, and/or NYU. Did some research on MIT and I was disappointed with the finance placement. I have the NYU stats on my home computer. You can get them of the stern website. Impressive, but not sure about IM. I wish there was a better breakdown. IM is a huge field. I wish there was a more detailed way to track this stuff. I would like to know each school’s number of alumni in each sub-field - # in FI, # in Long only Equity, # in HF, etc.
How about my profile: Age: 24 School: Haas (top choice), UCLA, NYU, CBS, USC Work Exp: 2.5 yr right now doing IT/Engi work. EC: Volunteer at soup kitchen and other stuff. Lead on site activities. GMAT: 740 GPA: 3.2 BS in Electrical Eng from top 40 school. Goals: break into MC I already ruled out most of the top 5 since i know i aint the creme of the crop. How about the schools i’ve listed? Right now im stuck on the essay part. NYU has some troublesome topics.
Nice GMAT score, should make up for the GPA. Btw, ancientmtk, you are pretty active on gmatclub.com. Good luck…
One good piece of advice I’d received is to ensure that you know enough about what each school specializes in and takes pride in. Then tailor your application accordingly, specifically explaining how the school’s strengths fits with your goals. It’s important to remember that all the top schools compete for yield (accepts/admits) and so they will be more likely to give you a spot if they think there is a high probability you’ll take it.
I don’t plan to apply this year, definitely R1 next year though, but I was wondering if anyone ever heard of a Big 4 Auditor getting into maybe not H/S/W, but CBS, Tuck, NYU? Personally, I have not. My profile: By the time of enrollment, I will have about one year of “senior” experience (which I hope amounts to something in adcoms’ leadership requirements), be a licensed CPA and have passed all CFA levels. My undergrad school was weak (a state school, but not the flagship one of the state, never transferred out because I wanted stay with girlfriend, lol) but my GPA was fairly high at 3.85. I also have a Masters in Accounting with a GPA of 3.7, which I admit is an essentially worthless degree. GMAT at 720 with an even split. Age: 24 when applying, 25 at enrollment. I can write fairly good essays, but will probably get some admissions consulting. Anyone have experience with Stacy Blackman Consulting? Their prices are steep but it helps it’d be all worth in the end.
I’m sure Big 4 people get in. Those companies are respected. Not everyone worked at GS. The fact that you will get supervisory experience is a huge plus. People with more prestigious names on their resume lack that. You seem like a strong candidate at top ten.
HungryRapu - Big 4 people definitely get in. In terms of percentage of the class, people with an accounting background will never be as high as IB or consulting, but there are definitely a few in every class. In terms of exit opps post-MBA, I think CPA/Big 4 is a good background for IBD. Not many people really understand accounting and you can market for process management skills as a senior associate. In terms of HF/PE/IM, you may be a little behind the eight ball versus people with buy side experience or IB experience but it is still possible.
Is risk management a good field to get into the top MBA schools? Thanks.
If I may, it is not what you did or doing right now, it’s your story and your vision that gets you in bschool. You got to have a good story to tell.
Thanks buyicide and soma. I currently audit HF/PE clients but all I really deal with is their back offices, so essentially people like me who have left public accounting firms and now are on the other side. Can’t wait to get out of this place and stop having people thinking of me as a pest on a daily basis. They dress up the firms a lot for the career fairs and the internships, but after a while you realize, besides the specialized practices, audit is just monkey work.
HungryRapaNui Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks buyicide and soma. I currently audit HF/PE > clients but all I really deal with is their back > offices, so essentially people like me who have > left public accounting firms and now are on the > other side. Can’t wait to get out of this place > and stop having people thinking of me as a pest on > a daily basis. They dress up the firms a lot for > the career fairs and the internships, but after a > while you realize, besides the specialized > practices, audit is just monkey work. I’d probably wait until you have more Work Experience. Only having 3 years of WE when competing for jobs coming out of B school will put you at a big disadvantage.
I am late to the party. Me too! Lately, I am having “grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side” moment. I also decide to enroll in business school in 2010, this give me a year to work on GMAT and prepare admission essay. What a life, so true. I knew this would happen once I get my charter.