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[quote=Anonymous]I'm hoping this is the correct place to post, and if not, please feel free to redirect me. I'm in my late twenties, considering getting an MBA, and don't entirely feel like I know what I'm doing. I've practiced for the GMAT Focus (new edition of the GMAT) and expect to get a high score and have an undergrad GPA of 3.7 from an Ivy in economics. My extracurriculars show leadership and in my opinion, are interesting, varied, and demonstrate volunteerism. I currently work in a niche area of business that I think is okay but I'd like to pivot away from to corporate strategy, if possible.

I have a list of schools that I'm considering that range from the tippy top programs to ones ranked closer to ~50 that I hope will offer generous merit aid. Is there anything major that I'm missing? My list of schools is concentrated in the geographic area I'd like to settle in (the northeast) and I hope that by applying broadly I'll potentially get in somewhere worth the exorbitant tuition or receive a meaningful scholarship at a less competitive school. I have classmates from college who have attended or are currently attending top MBA programs and could reach out to them, but none of my close friends or family members have taken that route (and in some cases, have given me indisputably bad advice due to not knowing any better).

Does my strategy seem sound? I don't think I'd tell my current employer that I plan on leaving until I'm actually accepted to a program that I see myself attending and would likely use former supervisors for letters of recommendation. Does anyone have any other tips or pointers for the admissions process if they've gone through it? Thanks in advance![/quote]

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