Help a Korean
I am currently working at sales&marleting at a major oil corporation in Korea for around a year now.
I fetched finance career in my undergrad but did not work out very well so I ended up here.
I am pretty happy with where I am now but that inch of frustration is still there...
Though I graduated university in Korea I grew up in an English speaking country so I'm pretty confident with my English (TOEFL: 120) with respectable not outstanding leadership background.
My university is one of the very well known in Korea, though it probably won't matter so much in BS in the states.
I majored in economics and my GPA is pretty shitty. I have CFA level 2 too.
I'm worried whether a person with my background could stand a chance getting into top schools in the states.
So what I'm worried about is... my school / shit GPA / totally unrelated background from finance or consulting
Anyone could give me advise if I should try out for a MBA? And if i actually do stand any chance for top 10~20 schools? Assuming I get 700 around GMAT
Thank you all
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I spent ~10 years reading MBA applications at a top 15 MBA program. For more than half of that time I was the lead on the team that evaluated and selected Korean applicants. I'm not sure of the context around your 'pretty $hitty' GPA but you may be given some leeway if you were on a typical 4.3 or 4.5 GPA scale of many Korean universities. The key for you will be creating a compelling narrative and highlighting school specific resources that will enable you to reach your well-defined goals. Your solid English language skills will serve you well. There are many well-qualified Korean MBA applicants who fell flat because they didn't have a solid grasp of the English language and would not be able to keep up in class or on group projects. MBA admissions committees evaluate applications holistically. If you can put together a strong overall application (stats/academics, work, leadership, recommendations) and write great essays, you can be a contender at a 10-20 ranked program. One challenge you will face is that, historically, many Korean applicants are company sponsored so pose no risk in terms of placement post-MBA. You will need to convince admissions committee that you can (and will) land your target post-MBA role coming out of their program. Feel free to reach out to Stratus Admissions Counseling to ask for a free consult when you are ready to take the next steps on your MBA journey.
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