whomstmd wrote:
Requesting profile evaluation
29F, dual citizen (SE Asia + Canada) residing in Canada
GMAT 710 (Q46, V41, IR8, AWA6)
-I was getting 740-770 in mocks but I have severe test anxiety; debating retake but would need to study new materials for focus?
GPA 3.0 (73%), accounting major from a T10 university in Canada
7 YOE in luxury residential real estate on a top 1% performing team, now managing new home sales division
Extracurriculars: I just started getting involved with organizing a running event in fall for a large charity, also managing several teams as director of the event. Growing interest in fitness and running, having ran several events ranging from 5K to half marathon.
Otherwise, I was extremely active in ECs back in uni to the point of winning an award for student leadership. Held executive positions in 3 clubs ranging from political science to student mentorship.
Target schools (draft to be narrowed down):
UofT Rotman & Western Ivey for Canada
Columbia, NYU, Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell for USA
INSEAD, LBS, Oxford, Cambridge for Europe
Ultimate goal: change careers into tech PM, proven passion in tech since childhood (computer building/tinkering, programmed a tool with 1k+ daily users, UG exchange semester studying comp sci)
whomstmd hope this finds you wellI like your profile, you have a pretty differentiated background. However, at the end of the day, things must come together to create a wholesome case for a top B-school admit. Rotman and Ivey seem to be safe schools, so I am not going to say much there. You would have to mess up your application to not get an invite and an eventual admit.
For the US top schools, your GMAT is less than competitive, especially that Quant score. Also, I would have to understand your growth trajectory in the 7 years of your career in real estate to understand what makes you a good candidate for Product roles. What are the transferrable skills? And while you were in Canada, why could you not get into product without an MBA if you have a passion for tech? There is a potential gap regarding your career choices and your passion that you must address.
I would say the same for schools like INSEAD, LBS, Oxford, and Cambridge, although as an applicant to these schools, you will have a significant advantage of being someone with a global perspective due to your dual nationality, which will fetch you brownie points. I feel INSEAD and LBS may be on the aspirational side, while the others could range in the reach category depending on the other details about your profile.
If you suffer test anxiety, try to train your brain by emulating situations that cause you stress during an actual exam. I did the same. I took several mock exams and stringently followed a timed approach for all the questions I attempted during mocks. I even took the mocks at the same time slot as the actual exams. I hope you can increase your score, but it's not the end, and you still have a decent score.
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Updated on: 12 Mar 2024, 20:06
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