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harrisce4

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  1. Hi, Is anyone else planning to apply to Baruch - Zicklin's P/T MBA program? Or, better yet are you an alumni? Any inside details would be most appreciated. I plan to visit the school next month but want to get a feel for the school culture. The price attracts me to the school not to mention that it is located right here in Manhattan. Thanks so much!
  2. Hi everyone, Thus far, I have had positive experiences with The Grad Cafe so I thought I would do a "Chance Me" thread for MBA programs. I will be applying this fall and basically would like to know if my list of schools is reasonable or not. About Me: Undergrad: Public School in Virginia Degree: Bachelor of Science, Marketing Work Experience: I've held several internships (4 Advertising/Marketing, 1 Research position) As a Research assistant I actually worked under Sheila Johnson (co-owner of BET and Washington Mystics). Great experience. In addition to my internships, I now work at a global advertising agency in NYC. Moved up from Assistant Account Executive to Account Executive within just one year. My role here is account management (pharmaceutical account). I love it, but what I REALLY want to do is brand management (client-side). One of the requirements of becoming a Brand Manager is an MBA, so hence why I want this degree so badly. Stats: Undergrad Cumulative GPA: 3.197 (not so stellar I know...) Undergrad Major GPA: 3.500 As for my undergrad GPA being low, I did have significant upward trend each year. Fall 07 (2.615) | Spring 08 (3.071) | Fall 08 (3.2) | Spring 09 (3.75) | Fall 09 (2.8) | Spring 10 (3.33) | Fall 10 (3.0) | Spring 11 (3.5) | Fall 11 (3.75) I really hope they take the upward trend into consideration. I do plan to address my weakness in essay #4. I worked 40+ hours to pay bills, since housing dormitories are far too pricey. Working so many hours while taking 15 credit hours was certainly a struggle (not that I'm trying to make excuses...). GMAT: I finished the Manhattan GMAT course and will be taking this spring. Still studying... This past fall I was accepted to Fordham's Pre-MBA program, which consists of taking 3 MBA-level courses: Managerial Economics ( , Statistics (B+), and Mathematical Methods for Business (B+). This program was a really great opportunity and I'm grateful for the experience. I now know what to expect at the MBA level and know this is the right step for me. My graduate GPA is 3.33. I was an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant my last semester in undergrad, so for one of my letters of recommendations I was going to ask the Dr. who I assisted/researched under. He is published and very charismatic- think he would make a great recommender. But the other two letters will come from current supervisors as professional LORs hold more precedence than educational. I have a HUGE passion for advertising and can clearly articulate my short-term and long-term goals, as well as why I want an MBA, why now, and why the school. So, I was hoping to get a feel for what I'm up against this fall. I know some people refer to b-school acceptances as a "crap shoot" so I wanted to provide you with my list of schools I would like to apply to and ask you if I should add any more to the list. It may be a bit of an ambitious list with not many safeties. My company offers the tuition reimbursement program, so for the OOS schools, I would only go there if I had a shot at funding from them. So without further a due, here is my list (in no particular order): CBS NYU Fordham Georgetown American George Mason St. John's Baruch Hofstra UC- Irvine University of San Francisco I feel like I need more "likelies" or "safeties." Please advise! If you would need my GMAT scores to really chance me, I will check back in a few months after I take it. This is just a rough guess. Also, if you have suggestions of great Marketing- Brand Mgmt programs let me know! Thank you and sorry so long
  3. Thank you for the reply! Yes, I thought it was implied that I would be specifically applying to PT MBA programs since my company is paying for it (partially anyway). The only school on my list that is FT only is CBS- which let's be honest is a reach for EVERYONE. It's just a "dream school" I guess you could say. I'm aware that it is difficult to chance someone without a GMAT score which is why I wrote in my original post, "If you would need my GMAT scores to really chance me, I will check back in a few months after I take it." You're absolutely right about my UGPA. I have a feeling that is going to be a difficult barrier for me which is why I need to work on my GMAT, essays, and ensure that my LORs are up to par. I will post this thread in the forum you suggested. Thanks again!
  4. Hi everyone, Thus far, I have had positive experiences with The Grad Cafe so I thought I would do a "Chance Me" thread for MBA programs. I will be applying this fall and basically would like to know if my list of schools is reasonable or not. About Me: Undergrad: Public School in Virginia Degree: Bachelor of Science, Marketing Work Experience: I've held several internships (4 Advertising/Marketing, 1 Research position) As a Research assistant I actually worked under Sheila Johnson (co-owner of BET and Washington Mystics). Great experience. In addition to my internships, I now work at a global advertising agency in NYC. Moved up from Assistant Account Executive to Account Executive within just one year. My role here is account management (pharmaceutical account). I love it, but what I REALLY want to do is brand management (client-side). One of the requirements of becoming a Brand Manager is an MBA, so hence why I want this degree so badly. Stats: Undergrad Cumulative GPA: 3.197 (not so stellar I know...) Undergrad Major GPA: 3.500 As for my undergrad GPA being low, I did have significant upward trend each year. Fall 07 (2.615) | Spring 08 (3.071) | Fall 08 (3.2) | Spring 09 (3.75) | Fall 09 (2.8) | Spring 10 (3.33) | Fall 10 (3.0) | Spring 11 (3.5) | Fall 11 (3.75) I really hope they take the upward trend into consideration. I do plan to address my weakness in essay #4. I worked 40+ hours to pay bills, since housing dormitories are far too pricey. Working so many hours while taking 15 credit hours was certainly a struggle (not that I'm trying to make excuses...). GMAT: I finished the Manhattan GMAT course and will be taking this spring. Still studying... This past fall I was accepted to Fordham's Pre-MBA program, which consists of taking 3 MBA-level courses: Managerial Economics ( , Statistics (B+), and Mathematical Methods for Business (B+). This program was a really great opportunity and I'm grateful for the experience. I now know what to expect at the MBA level and know this is the right step for me. My graduate GPA is 3.33. I was an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant my last semester in undergrad, so for one of my letters of recommendations I was going to ask the Dr. who I assisted/researched under. He is published and very charismatic- think he would make a great recommender. But the other two letters will come from current supervisors as professional LORs hold more precedence than educational. I have a HUGE passion for advertising and can clearly articulate my short-term and long-term goals, as well as why I want an MBA, why now, and why the school. So, I was hoping to get a feel for what I'm up against this fall. I know some people refer to b-school acceptances as a "crap shoot" so I wanted to provide you with my list of schools I would like to apply to and ask you if I should add any more to the list. It may be a bit of an ambitious list with not many safeties. My company offers the tuition reimbursement program, so for the OOS schools, I would only go there if I had a shot at funding from them. So without further a due, here is my list (in no particular order): CBS NYU Fordham Georgetown American George Mason St. John's Baruch Hofstra UC- Irvine University of San Francisco I feel like I need more "likelies" or "safeties." Please advise! If you would need my GMAT scores to really chance me, I will check back in a few months after I take it. This is just a rough guess. Also, if you have suggestions of great Marketing- Brand Mgmt programs let me know! Thank you and sorry so long
  5. I'm applying to MBA programs NEXT year, but I have questions about my resume. 1) It's currently 2 pages long- and I only have 1 year of post-graduate work experience. Is this acceptable? 2) The reason it's 2 pages long is because I had several internships that last the usual 3-5 months, whether fall or summer. Should I include these? I know you are suppose to tailor your resume to the job you want, in this case MBA program, but all of my internships are relevant. They are all advertising, marketing, brand management related Would love some advice! I have a year to perfect everything, so I'm trying to work out the kinks now- GMAT, narrowing down list of schools, narrowing down list of recommenders, starting SoP, and essays. So much to do!!
  6. Thanks for this thread! I am also wondering how many schools to apply to? I will be applying to MBA Programs NEXT fall, and I have about 4 "Reaches," 5 "Likelies," and 2 "Safeties." Of course, I hope to narrow this list down to 8-10 programs, but b-school is so competitive! I've only visited about 3 of the schools that are on the list, so I need to start working on campus visits, and attending workshops to narrow it down.
  7. Hi everyone, I am new to the forum so want to give an intro/background. I graduated with my B.S. in Marketing this past December. Immediately after, I moved to NYC to pursue my dreams of account management within in advertising agency. After landing my entry-level role with a global agency here, I've decided that I will eventually want to move into brand management, and rather than work agency-side, I'd like to work client-side. I have a tremendous amount of interest in consumer behavior, branding, and marketing research. Having less than a year of post-graduate work experience, I decided to apply to MBA programs next fall. I wanted to get a jump start on my MBA though, so I applied to Fordham- GSB for their pre-MBA program. Luckily, I was accepted!! So, this fall I am currently taking 3 MBA-level courses. I'm hoping I will do well in the program so I will show Admissions assoc. that I may be young, but I am ready to take on my MBA. With my 1-year countdown officially beginning, I have so many questions I'd like to ask and thought that this forum would be a great place for that. I currently am interested in about 12 MBA programs (both PT & FT), and by next summer I hope to narrow down the list to 8 (if possible). I'm hoping to hear stories from people who were/are going through my current situation as a prospective graduate student (specifically B-school student). If anyone has any advice for me as far as preparation is concerned, please feel free to share! Can't wait to hear from you!
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