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September 27, 2017 11:08am ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, U. Chicago Booth, Duke / Fuqua, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2018

Pre-MBA Career: Attorney

Post-MBA Target Industry: Banking

GMAT: 740

GPA: 3.0

Years of Work Experience: 3

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Anon Likes Earned: 0 Nice GMAT! Be important to explain the switch, while also demonstrating impact in your current work. Any ECs would Round out your candidacy. GPA is well below average, any context? (0)

DorisMBA Likes Earned: 0 I can certainly see the adcom appreciating your atypical career experience, and it looks like your GMAT could reassure them of your quant skills! I'm curious about why you're switching careers? Or if you hope to carry law through your path? Best of luck with your apps! (0)

Anonymous Likes Earned: 0 My utilization as an in-house attorney is very one-dimensional; my role is strictly legal and I would like to be on the strategy side of operations. My GPA is on the lower side simply due to a lack of direction during undergrad; I'm hoping the GPA is given less weight than my GMAT and credentials (member of the bar, etc.) (0)

Anon Likes Earned: 0 To further mitigate the gpa issue, you could take 1-2 courses to prep for the mba, get As. That'll demonstrate your focus. (0)

Anonymous Likes Earned: 0 Which state bar are you a member of? Hopefully a big state and not something like Iowa or North Dakota. (0)

MBA Alum Likes Earned: 0 Strong GMAT! What's your level of leadership at work and across the community? You'll want to share a clear, compelling narrative that highlights your unique experiences/knowledge/skills and demonstrates successful leadership, drive, teamwork/interpersonal skills, and maturity, amongst other qualities. I'd also recommend concisely addressing your GPA in an optional essay. (0)

Anonymous Likes Earned: 0 Don't address your GPA if your comments would be tantamount to lack of focus. You need something legitimate like deaths or chronic illness in the family to mitigate. (0)