<p>What I would like to know is, what are my chances of getting into a top 20 school in the states, or a school like Rotman in Canada but I would much rather go to an American school. Now he's where I stand...</p>
<p>*Education- B-Com, major in accounting from a Canadian school w/ 3.7 GPA
-690 GMAT
-currently pursuing my CFA
*Extra curricular - 15 years AAA hockey, 11 of which I was captain.
-Assitant coach of a minor hockey team
-Member of Canadian Boxing Association for 6 years</p>
<p>*Work experience - 5 years as a certified personal trainer in a prestige health club
-4 years as TPT with General Motors in which I obtaind excellent references
-1.5 years with Wells Fargo as a Lending specialist</p>
<p>*Entrepreneurial accomplishments
-purchased 3 university area homes in which I finished the basements myself (except electrical) in order to raise value and rent earned.
-sold the homes for a substancial profit, and purchased a 50 acre bush. I later turned this property into a tree farm complete with a small nursery that my dad and I built. I Have managed to turn this stale land into a very successful small business. (I know it's corney but I couldn't sit back and do nothing with it, and trees actually go for a pretty penney, plus property taxes went down alot). This land has also nearly doubled in price since the date I bought it because of a purchase a developer made a little down the street inorder to build a subdivision. This was the main reason I decided to invest in this land, because I felt it would soon become prime property in the near future.</p>
<p>Please assess my position as if I were to have approx. 1.5 more years with Wells Fargo which is when I plan to apply to an MBA program.</p>
<p>A lot of the top B-schools will list class profiles on their websites, and you can usually tell where you stand by comparing your situation to the admitted students into their program...here's an example from Wharton:</p>
<p>I am aware of the educational background needed but this is only weighted about 35-45% of the addmission process. I'm unclear of the other aspects of addmission which makes it hard for me to make an educated guess on whether or not I stand a chance against probably the 99% of people applying to these schools with the same educational background.</p>
<p>Other variables, besides the educational background are listed on these pages, usually. Like work experience, married or not, average age, etc. As far as your work experience vs. other applicants' work experience? You just have to read between the lines on their websites...here is what Harvard students are about:</p>
<p>read the current student profiles, and try to get a sense of where you compare, and if you may be one of their candidates... as far as chances for admission....unlike undergrad, it's really hard to know for sure.</p>
<p>From my understanding, coming from a Canadian school your marks are calculated in percentage. How did you go about in converting that to GPA?
Also, from what I hear from other members of this board is that GMAT and GPA play a miniscule role in most adcoms minds, whereas recommendations, essays and work experience are a more pertinent factor, especially if you can explicate your leadership potential.</p>
<p>You're right, I used a conversion chart! I know it's not the most accurate way of converting your GPA, but I used the lowest mark I found on a conversion chart because all schools grade differently.</p>
<p>You will find that most Bschool essays cover a varied range of topics such as leadership, entrepreneurship, quality work experience, diversity etc.</p>
<p>I think your GMAT score is quite competitive so don't get hung up on it. Your background will contribute immensly to any MBA Class. I am sure you can get into the top 15 if not top 10.</p>
<p>The reality is that with a 690 you should look at decent state school MBA programs. Take a look into the Michigan Ross program or the Ohio State University program. Getting into an MBA program is hard for internationals.</p>
<p>I also have another question about my addmissions, the degree I obtained was from an online school in Canada. I didn't think this factor would matter as long the school holds credit, but I've been doing some reading and apparently this isn't so. The school I graduated from is the first Canadian university to be awarded accreditation by one of the six higher education regional boards in the U.S. The accreditation was granted by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Now will this hurt my chances of getting into a decent B-school like U of M Ross or a good Canadian B-school like U of T rotman because my degree was taken online even though it holds accreditation?? thanks again</p>