shuwie 07-10-2006, 03:38 PM Hi,
What are my chances of getting into part time mba at NYU?
My background is as follows:
gmat: 680 (math: 49, verbal: 33)
undergrad degree in CS from RPI, gpa: 3.77
master degree in civil engineering also from RPI, gpa: 3.33
work experience in IT consulting, data analysis and public policy: 2 years.
My main concern is that I have less work experience than most other applicants, what should I do to improve my chances of getting in?
Thank you.
shuwie 07-10-2006, 06:17 PM Another one of my concern is the break down of my gmat score. My verbal score of 33 (69%) is below the 80% benchmark. It is because English is my second language and my background is in engineering. While I do believe taking the gmat a second time may improve my overall scores, I do not think I will get much improvement from the verbal section. Should I retake the gmat in this case?
I also scored a 5.5 (87%) on the AWA. Will this help my chances?
Clear Admit 07-11-2006, 07:16 AM Your stats are in line with NYU part-time (GMAT tends to be a little lower than full-time, etc). As for your age/amount of experience, I'm not really sure (do they post stats on the part-time site with the average)? Clearly you are going to be younger, but I'm not sure that's a deal breaker - unless they explicitly state a preference for more on their site? Of course, all of this begs the real question: why not go for a top 15, full-time, if you are young, etc... cheers, alex
Clear Admit 07-11-2006, 07:18 AM it may help a little, but only if you can increase the verbal side of the score I think. cheers, alex
shuwie 07-11-2006, 12:46 PM Your stats are in line with NYU part-time (GMAT tends to be a little lower than full-time, etc). As for your age/amount of experience, I'm not really sure (do they post stats on the part-time site with the average)? Clearly you are going to be younger, but I'm not sure that's a deal breaker - unless they explicitly state a preference for more on their site? Of course, all of this begs the real question: why not go for a top 15, full-time, if you are young, etc... cheers, alex
Alex,
Thank you for your suggestions. I checked the NYU part time profile online. There's nothing posted on their website but from business week I found that in 2003/2004 the average work experience for those entering the program is 58 months, mid 80% range from 26-94 months. I will have 29 months by January. Their average GMAT is 673 mid 80% range from 620-730. Looks like I will have a good chance if I work hard on the essays.
The reason I do not want to be in a full time program is because I have been in school for a long time already. I got my first master full time, but felt it didn't really help me since I didn't have any work experience comming out of it. I feel in a way work experience is more important at this point of my life. I also really like my current job. But, I would like to get the mba now because I am a girl, if I waited anylonger family responsibilities may come into my first priority.
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