Carnegie Mellon / Tepper - 05-30-2023

May 30, 2023 7:52am ET

Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Emory / Goizueta, Georgia Tech / Scheller, U. Washington / Foster, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan-Flagler, USC / Marshall, UT Austin / McCombs, Washington U. / Olin

Intake Year: 2024

Pre-MBA Career: Data Science

Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology Companies: Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google , Tesla , Twitter , Uber

GMAT: 710

GPA: 2.4

Years of Work Experience: 7

Location: India

Post MBA Location: United States

Notes:

From most recent to oldest:
2.5 yrs at American Express
9 months at EXL Consulting
1.5 yrs at Non Profit
1 yr at Uber
1 year at Startup

What GMAT should I be targeting?
I have a GMAT of 710 right now.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 Your GPA is at the very end of the range. Any mitigating circumstances? Have you completed any additional coursework? I’d try to push the GMAT as high as you can, mid 700s would likely help. Showing impact and growth at work is important. Are you involved in activities outside of work?. (0)

aj77777 Likes Earned: 0 Yes, I was suffering from a health condition which affected my performance. I'm fine now though but it was a rough journey. Should I put that in the optional essay? Also, when you say mid 700s, what exactly is the score you're looking at? Outside work- If you're talking about volunteer work, I have 1.5 yrs of full time non profit work experience. Hoping that would help (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 750 would help overcome. But you might be wise to also take additional coursework, to show you are ready, like MBA Math or HBS CORe. Yes, address in optional essay. Targeting the first rounds will also be important. Yes, volunteer experience in an area about which you’re passionate will also help, (0)

aj77777 Likes Earned: 0 I got 51 in quant when I got 710 on the GMAT. Is MBA math still useful here? (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 That’s very good, so less likely to have an impact. (0)

aj77777 Likes Earned: 0 Okay, and lastly, with my current profile which universities would you recommend I could have a decent chance of getting an admit in if I were to apply? (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 If you apply in the first rounds, up the GMAT, do a great job with your essays, strong recs, etc then probably top 16 to top 20 range. The GPA is definitely going to be your weak spot in your overall profile, unfortunately. But address it in the optional essays. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2023/06/mba-wire-taps-295/ (0)