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its all about how you can tell your story in the essays + interview
You're fine. Honestly -- I wouldn't worry about your chances until you're applying. You'd be surprised at how much your profile changes in ways that you don't expect.
Of course, you're an International Pymp, how could they reject you ?
I guess that's true...
you may need to up your gmat score to about 900 to be super competitive, otherwise I think you have a very decent shot considering some of the lackluster resumes i saw in the wharton resume book..
i think you would gain admission to at least one of the 5 schools, so apply to all of them. Sometimes they reject you because they cant accept all the bankers/PE guys applying. However your international experience is a good differentiating factor (for IB/Pe anyways)
thanks guys, glad to know I've at least got a shot!
funny looking back at this.... I estimated my GMAT score exactly right before ever looking at a GMAT question.
^ did you ever end up applying anywhere?
I actually just took the GMAT on Tuesday... never got around to studying for it until like a month ago. I'm going to apply in the first round of this year and hopefully start in 2012. I am 2008 graduate, so I'll be 26 when I begin my studies if all goes well.
I'll be sure to post up my stats and where I get accepted/rejected when the season arrives. The big question with my application, at least in my mind, is whether or not adcoms kill you for working at a lesser known firm, even if you're getting great experience working internationally in PE and your bosses came from top firms... the secondary question will be JUST HOW important is the whole "international" thing... is that all bull shit? If it really is as important as they say - I should be in a good spot.
Anyways... 6+ months left until judgement day
Your numbers look good. If you are targetting Top 5, you may want to use one of the consultants like Sandy or Stacy Blackman or Alex Chu. You need to spin some stuff about demonstrated leadership and social conciousness into your application. They know how to do that. I think Alex and Stacy are on WSO. You can contact Sandy through BW MBA forum or through his web site. Money well spent considering the payoff. It may be best to stay in PE. It is easy to transition from PE to IB post-MBA, not the other way.
You are in good shape, but you might want to get some volunteering/community service on there. That international aspect could be good if you can leverage it to do some sort of international aid work.
Seconding the admissions consultant idea; normally, I hate paying for advice, but the benefit of a better MBA vs the costs makes it a decent investment.
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