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January 7, 2019 3:04pm ET
Applying: Other, UCI Merage, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2019
Pre-MBA Career: Accounting, Project management, Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Other Companies: Accenture , Bain , BCG , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , KPMG , McKinsey , PWC
GMAT: 650
GPA: 3.50
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: California
Post MBA Location: California initially, then worldwide
Notes:

I worked in corporate finance at a fortune 50 for 3 years, and a fortune 500 consulting for a year. I have an active CPA license.
I am wishing to use the MBA at a prestigious school to further advance my career.
I think UCLA is out of my league with my 650 on GMAT but I am still going to give it a shot. My top realistic choice is USC but it might still be a bit of a stretch. I am not sure if I want to do Pepperdine or UCI even if I get accepted.
I am obviously a little late now to study more and retake the GMAT for 2019, but if I only get accepted to UCI/Pepperdine, I am trying to decide whether I should wait another year to try to hit 700 on GMAT and try USC/UCLA again for 2020 or just do either UCI/Pepperdine in 2019. I am planning to work in California initially upon graduation, and I will be open to relocation depending on offers in the future.