Mr. Agribusiness

Hi Mr. Agri-Business! This is JP from The MBA Exchange. I’ve spent time in agri-business internationally, including in developing markets, so your profile immediately resonated with me. Though your test score should be improved if time allows, I don’t see it as the most important factor for your MBA admissions success. My assessment is that you’ll stand out if you put your efforts into crafting a genuine, inspired, clear career vision. Being able to describe the type of impact you want to have long-term, how it ties with your personal values, and where the MBA from a specific schools comes into play, will be key to your application success. This is an area in which I truly enjoy helping applicants and have been doing so for over a decade. If you’d like to chat, just get in touch with us via The MBA Exchange website, ask for ‘JP’ and state that you posted your profile here.

Hey Mr. Agribusiness, Julie-Anne Heafey here from mbaMission. You have a really cool background to me – not one but two national service stints, both government and entrepreneurial experience, and a goal that makes sense with your passions. The big hurdles here are going to be on the academic side with the 3.04 and the 308 GRE. I’d retake your test if possible. How are your splits? While the overall score matters too of course, the quant side in particular can’t be too low (is it above 50th percentile? 70th + is even better). If you can do that and articulate how your target program is a fit and why you’re targeting it (can you go early action to Fuqua if it’s your top choice?), it’s worth a shot – and I think you have better than average odds. Good luck!