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I have been very involved in my undergraduate journey. While my GMAT score is below the average of my target schools, I am hopeful that my leadership experience will balance my application. Highlights include: Graduating with 2 degrees (3 majors) with a 4.0 GPA. President of student honorary and professional fraternity. Founded 2 student organizations.
Target School: Wharton
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Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Top 50 public
Undergrad Major: Entrepreneurship and Education
GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 690
Age: 21, Ethnicity: White
Extracurriculars: Small business owner: raised and sold 1000+ tortoises, National educational advisory board and many strategic planning positions at my university, Founder of LGBTQ+ activist group: created first gender neutral restroom at college
Title: Sole Marketing Intern in the Country
Industry: Marketing
Company: Fortune 100 Top 10
Length of Employment: 4 yrs
Title: Account Executive Intern
Industry: CPG
Length of Employment: 3 mos
(1) As an undergrad, I created a new process for a large CPG that resulting in $2.5M in annual revenue recovery. (2) Was awarded for most outstanding scholar in the business school of 8,000+ students. (3) Highest academic honors. (4) Led regional task forces. (5) Top-performing intern in the country out of 100+for Fortune 500 company. (6) Teacher assistant.
Beyond my MBA, I plan to lead a large team in sales or account management for a Fortune 500 CPG. I am a strong motivator and enjoy helping others reach their potential. I will also teach as an adjunct faculty member at a college near where I end up.
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Hi, it’s Nisha with mbaMission. You have a lot going for you in the areas that admissions officers pay most attention to when evaluating deferred MBA candidates: excellent extracurricular leadership, a perfect GPA, and high-quality internships (and on top of that, a tortoise business – how fascinating!!). While you’re right that the GMAT is below the average for deferred MBA applicants, your profile strengths will help offset it to a degree. However, are you willing to retake the exam – or if not, give the GRE a shot? Both exams are viewed equally, and I’ve seen some people fare better on the GRE vs. the GMAT. This way, you’ll be able to tell yourself that you did everything possible to …
Hi, it’s Nisha with mbaMission. You have a lot going for you in the areas that admissions officers pay most attention to when evaluating deferred MBA candidates: excellent extracurricular leadership, a perfect GPA, and high-quality internships (and on top of that, a tortoise business – how fascinating!!). While you’re right that the GMAT is below the average for deferred MBA applicants, your profile strengths will help offset it to a degree. However, are you willing to retake the exam – or if not, give the GRE a shot? Both exams are viewed equally, and I’ve seen some people fare better on the GRE vs. the GMAT. This way, you’ll be able to tell yourself that you did everything possible to maximize your chances of success.
The other key to your success will be to secure outstanding recommendations that attest to your performance, growth, and early potential – it doesn’t sound like this will be an issue at all, since you’ve done so well in your internships (and can use 1-2 supervisors from them) and have served as a TA and extracurricular leader.
One thing I tell all deferred candidates regarding chances of admission: for deferred programs, we’ve seen that this can be somewhat unpredictable. However, do know that if it doesn’t work out, it will not adversely affect your chance for full-time MBA admission via the regular path down the road. We’ve seen many a candidate who was once a deferred applicant, apply the “regular way” a few years later and achieve success.
I hope that helps – on the mbaMission website, be sure to check out the free 2+2/Deferred Admissions Guide. Very best of luck to you!
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