Hi,
I know my chances are low but I really want it as everyone else does so any comment on my profile below would be appreciated.
My profile is as follows:
1. Reapplicant from last year
2. GMAT 690 (Q50 V33)/GPA of 3.9. 3.9, and 3.3 (I transferred twice since I wanted to get better education and finally graduated at one of the top 10 undergraduate business school. The GPA was low at the school that I graduate from as I was doing internship at the same time of attending classes so I had less time dedicated to studying), I took the GMAT recently to get a better score but got a similar score and the best score is from last year at 690
3. Coming from Sales/Trading at a top investment bank
4. Showed improvement from last year's application by joining a startup as a part-time role as a one of the senior executives. Took more projects at the current work place
5. Solid extracurriculars doing sports and community service
6. Retaining recommendation letters from people that I have worked with at previous workplaces
7. Writing the essays with more well-rounded story that sound coherent with my overall profile and short/long-term career goals
I know I am not a strong applicant and things that worry me are low GMAT as applicants in the financial industry have gmat scores 700+ and since I am a re-applicant, the adcom is probably not going to look at it seriously and even if it does look at my application, it will read it with requiring much higher standard than reading first-time applicant's profile as it expects much improvement from last year's application. What do you guys think? Can anyone give me some good advice? Thanks for your time and inputs!