Help Selecting Safety Schools

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Hi</p>

<p>I am currently working at Lockheed. I graduated from RPI (Rensselaer) Nuclear Engineering (GPA-3.82) and am just about to complete an applied math major at RPI (GPA of 3.9) while working at Lockheed for 3 years. I have not yet taken the GMAT but expect to get a score in range of 700-740. I believe that I will get reasonable recommendations from my professors and manager. Additionally, I am headed for a 1 year internship with the IAEA in Vienna. I speak fluent Hindi, Punjabi and German and can understand Arabic (spoken). Additionally, I have been quite active in Energy Policy and have some extra-curricular activities in the area. I plan to apply for the class of 2009. I was wondering if the following would be good choices for safety schools:</p>

<p>1) NYU - Stern
2) Cornell
3) University of Chicago</p>

<p>My first choice schools are:</p>

<p>1) Columbia
2) MIT</p>

<p>Please let me know whether I am being overly optimistic with my chances at Chicago and NYU, and if so please recommend some good safety schools on the east coast.</p>

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<p>well, i'm not sure but I am thinking that Chicago would not be a safety school. You have a good chance but I wouldn't put it as a safety.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your comment.</p>

<p>How are the programs at the following?</p>

<p>1) Boston University
2) Georgetown
3) George Washington</p>

<p>I am thinking about a concentration in international business or management. Do these schools provide reasonable job placement opportunities? I actually would'nt mind going to a slightly lower ranked institution since my chances of getting a scholarship would be significatly greater.</p>

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<p>Georgetown has a pretty good program. I really don't know anything about BU or GW.</p>

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<p>thanks for your response</p>