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With a love for international culture and women’s health, I am deeply committed to a career in the nonprofit and social impact spaces to advance the health of women globally. Though I had a challenging undergrad experience, I have taken the steps since to prove my academic abilities and leadership potential in the workplace.
Target School: UCLA Anderson
Considering: Ross, Georgetown McDonough, Chicago Booth
See More Profiles For: UCLA Anderson
Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: UCLA
Undergrad Major: Biology
GPA: 2.8
GMAT: 720
Age: 28, Ethnicity: White
Extracurriculars: Advisory Board Member for a local non-profit, Avid traveler, having visited 23 countries across 4 continents, Triathlete
Title: Project Manager
Industry: Nonprofit / B-Corp
Company: Major NGO/NPO
Length of Employment: 3 yrs
Title: Health Extension Worker
Company: Global
Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 3 mos
In my most recent role, I was brought on to design and implement and entirely new business unit for the organization. Within six months at the organization, I made strong connections with internal and external stakeholders, and was able to successfully approve and begin implementation of this new unit, winning praise across the management team.
I hope to gain the financial and operations skills that I am currently lacking to help me grow as a leader within the organization and field. Post-MBA, I hope to progress to a higher level of leadership, and I ultimately want to start my own social enterprise to improve women’s health.
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You already know your weak point. It’s that well-below-average GPA at UCLA of 2.8. It certainly doesn’t disqualify you for an admit but it means everything else about your application needs to be solid. You note that your undergrad experience was “challenging.” Not sure if that means you didn’t spend enough time on your academic work or if you were distracted by some sort of personal tragedy you had to deal with. If the latter, you have a perfect excuse for saying that your undergraduate transcript is not an indication of your academic abilities. Your 720 should go a long way to offset that low GPA (as well as the fact that it was in a difficult subject) and that is especially true if your …
You already know your weak point. It’s that well-below-average GPA at UCLA of 2.8. It certainly doesn’t disqualify you for an admit but it means everything else about your application needs to be solid. You note that your undergrad experience was “challenging.” Not sure if that means you didn’t spend enough time on your academic work or if you were distracted by some sort of personal tragedy you had to deal with. If the latter, you have a perfect excuse for saying that your undergraduate transcript is not an indication of your academic abilities. Your 720 should go a long way to offset that low GPA (as well as the fact that it was in a difficult subject) and that is especially true if your quant was strong. Meantime, if the organizations you have worked for are not well known, you need to make sure admissions has an idea of their importance and whether or not the jobs you have had are selective. From your brief description, I can tell you are a highly likeable candidate and an MBA would from UCLA would build nicely on your undergrad degree from UCLA. I’d say you have a pretty good shot there and really like your other choices as well.
GPA is low, but great GMAT and UCLA legacy will provide the lift for an interview opportunity
Below average on GPA and GMAT. Your profile doesn’t make up for two black eyes.
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