Chances at Ross/Fuqua/Kellog/Haas/Darden as a Canadian
Hey guys just wondering what people thought of my chances at these schools considering my profile:
670 GMAT
2 years at Deloitte S&o
3.1 ugpa from a semi target & 3.8 masters gpa from a target and 3.6 in a another masters at a top 20 school in Europe (both masters were 1 year long and apart of the double degree program)
Studied abroad for 6 months in Brazil
Volunteer as a Big brother and a part of some other youth organizations
Also, not sure it matters since I am Canadian but I am also black.
Thankful for any advice anyone is willing to share.
Being a URM helps. You're low in a few areas though. 2 years WE is lower than average at all of those schools. Your GMAT is a bit low, i believe all of those average 700+. 3.1 GPA is a bit low too, though you have good masters GPAs. One question you'll have to sort out is how this fits in with your degrees. You already have 2 masters - why do you need a third? Volunteer work is good, but its more about the quality than quantity I feel.
In the end, admissions come down to selling a good story once you get your stats lined up. You have a lot of good things going, but you're not quite there in my opinion.
Thanks for the response, I definitely appreciate your insight. My masters were more of an "msc" variation and they were specialized in a particular field. From my understanding a Canadian gpa gets bumped up .2 to .3 points up when translating to American gpa. This is what some people on this forum have mentioned. For example, when applying to a program at oxford, often it will "3.3 Canadian gpa, 3.5 American gpa". This is anecdotal but is generally what I've heard. I can definitely see admissions questioning why I need a third masters. I am want to possibly change industries and gain more legitimacy and "brand" within the states; I feel my chances are higher if I had an mba from a top school.
To me, it seems like you'll probably slot in somewhere in the 10-15 range. Have you received support via GSAP? Based on my understanding of the big D, that should be an indicator of how strong a performer the firm thinks you are.
Hi,
Given your status as a URM, I would say you're definitely in a good position to be considered for (as above poster mentioned), top 10-15 business schools. I would encourage you to apply to a few in the top 10 range anyway, because you can almost never tell with these kinds of things.
Questions from me right off the bat would be: -where did you graduate from in Canada? -how did you wind up in Europe after graduating in North America? -how do you feel your experiences in brazil and being part of big brother have shaped your views, and why do you think this is relevant for business schools?
Overall, I think your success or failure will be contingent on how well you can flesh out what you did at Deloitte S&O, and why you think you can bring something to the table at xyz university.
Agree with @kingfalcon that the Deloitte's GSAP program would be helpful here. Schools get so many candidates from Deloitte that a way to stand out from among them is to have been chosen for the GSAP program.
BTW, how does your GMAT break down? Not all 670 scores are equal -- so that's also part of the consideration.
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