<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>I was wondering if you could provide some advice for admission into a top-notch business school.
I have a B.Sc. in Cell Biology (2.98 GPA) and a PhD in Molecular Biology (4.0 GPA) I have one year of work experience, and by the time I hope to start business school Ii will have had two years work experience in an academic laboratory setting. Current GMAT score 680, but I will write it again.</p>
<p>What are my chances?</p>
<p>How the hell do you get 2.98 in undergrad and 4.00 PH.D, that may be the reason no one responded to you.</p>
<p>Anyways your question about admission-to the more selective MBA schools the percentage ranges from about 15-22%, you could go to a very solid one like Ohio St or Penn St, their percentage creeps towards 40%</p>
<p>good luck</p>
<p>That is my average undegrad (2.98).My last two years undergrad GPA was 3.7, thats why I was admitted to the PhD. But I dont understand why you said thats probably why no one responded to me? I went from a crazy beer-drinking partier to a very studious individual.</p>
<p>so if your gpa for the last 2 years of undergrad was 3.7 and your cum gpa is 2.98, what was your gpa for the first 2 years? around 2gpa?</p>
<p>if you are not bs-ing me, good for you! Also, if you went to school all those years for a science related major( PHD in Molecular Biology) why all of the sudden interest in business. A PHD is pretty impressive especially in a hard science like molecular biology, im sure you can get lots of jobs with that?</p>
<p>You'll have to convince them why you want the MBA. Your UG GPA isn't good, but the Ph.D. will convince them that you can handle the workload, and your GMAT is good. For you, I think your entire application will hinge on the quality of your essays and how you explain your interest in business school.</p>
<p>Why would I bs you? Think about it what would i have to gain ? I'm here for advice.</p>
<p>As for the change in venue.....I love science, but money isnt good. I have a family and I would like to live a certain lifestyle. Before the PhD i worked in banking as a financial services representative. I enjoyed it but I left to do someting I really loved. I have come to the realization that if I can combine both (and get an increase in pay) I would be very happy.</p>
<p>Digital, I can see by your number of posts you are fairly new here. As you can also see, I don't have that many more posts than you, but I have learned quickly: there are a few jokers that hang around on these boards. They like to make things up or post ridiculous statements such as "Wharton sucks" just to get a rise out of people and watch what they reply. I have no idea what these crazies gain from it, they just need the attention or something. As a result, sometimes people are a little guarded and want to make sure someone is genuine before they carry on a serious discussion. Nothing against you, it is a compliment really, that your accomplishment is so amazing it could almost look like something someone made up! So congrats and good luck!</p>
<p>jim, saila, and alicante...</p>
<p>thanks guys for the posts and sorry about the defensive-ness (especially Jim).</p>
<p>ttyl</p>
<p>Digitalfreak, your academic qualifications and your GMAT scores don't concern me. But your work experience does concern me a bit, for it is work experience that B-school admissions hinges upon the most. 2 years is about the low-end of experience that you will need to be competitive, and furthermore, it ought to be 2 solid years of strong experience. You will need to demonstrate, ideally, management experience, or at least management potential. So maybe you could talk specifically about your work experience and then we can give you a better assessment about what your chances are.</p>
<p>Here it is;</p>
<ol>
<li>1990-1993 Customer Service Representative at a major bank (part-time while in high school and undergrad)</li>
<li>1993-1999 Financial Services Representative at a major canadian bank (part-time while in high school and undergrad)</li>
<li>2001-2004 Course Instructor at a Large Canadian University</li>
<li>2004-present Postdoctoral Fellow and Project Manager in academic/hospital lab
Duties include; grant proposal writing, ordering and managing a small group (3-5) people in the laboratory</li>
</ol>
<p>Being trained as a scientist is really similar to business situations (i think?). We have to manage personnel, sell our ideas/research, secure funding, communicate ideas effectively, and be productive usually all within limited budgets.</p>