Greetings,
I would like your take on a specific problem more than my general profile.
I think that I have pretty decent stats - 730 GMAT, ~3.9 GPAs, and a position at a Fortune 100 blue chip with 2 promotions (to manager level) over three years (at matriculation) with significant international exposure.
However, I have one BIG problem: the MBA would be my THIRD Master's degree. I completed one M.S. in a "joke major" (really, though) after undergrad and am currently pursuing my second M.S. part-time. I am hoping to enter business school in the Fall of 2014, immediately after I complete my second M.S. and I would only be 27 years old.
I think that the second M.S. (Predictive Analytics) is very applicable to my current position as well as my career goals (corporate strategy / consulting), however, my first (Leisure Studies) will not be viewed favorably. I think that coming out of school at age 29 with THREE Master's degrees and only 3 years of work experience (compared to 4 years in grad school) is completely ridiculous, but it's really my only option to get into corporate strategy or consulting.
How much will this over-education hurt me? I have my heart set on the top tier (H&S) but would consider settling for certain lower schools as well (Wharton, MIT, Dartmouth are my planned backups at the moment). What can I do to convince an admissions committee that I really DO need this MBA?
Thanks in advance!![]()
I would like your take on a specific problem more than my general profile.
I think that I have pretty decent stats - 730 GMAT, ~3.9 GPAs, and a position at a Fortune 100 blue chip with 2 promotions (to manager level) over three years (at matriculation) with significant international exposure.
However, I have one BIG problem: the MBA would be my THIRD Master's degree. I completed one M.S. in a "joke major" (really, though) after undergrad and am currently pursuing my second M.S. part-time. I am hoping to enter business school in the Fall of 2014, immediately after I complete my second M.S. and I would only be 27 years old.
I think that the second M.S. (Predictive Analytics) is very applicable to my current position as well as my career goals (corporate strategy / consulting), however, my first (Leisure Studies) will not be viewed favorably. I think that coming out of school at age 29 with THREE Master's degrees and only 3 years of work experience (compared to 4 years in grad school) is completely ridiculous, but it's really my only option to get into corporate strategy or consulting.
How much will this over-education hurt me? I have my heart set on the top tier (H&S) but would consider settling for certain lower schools as well (Wharton, MIT, Dartmouth are my planned backups at the moment). What can I do to convince an admissions committee that I really DO need this MBA?
Thanks in advance!