Good afternoon, dude! I am always glad to help. Let's start with your scores and grades, shall we? Your GMAT is solid, and your US school GPA is pretty good. I know you think you're good on the TOEFL, but you should definitely take it in case some program you end up falling in love with requires it (many programs require it). Look at it this way - if your English is great because of work experience, the TOEFL shouldn't be too challenging. As it comes to your age, MSA programs aren't really age-prohibitive, as many people are coming from the "business world" to get the degree. Also, you don't really mention it here, but if you've got any outside activities/interests (charity work, activities in college, etc), you should emphasize those as well - MSA program do that that into consideration. Now, given your experience and scores, I could recommend a few programs to you: Texas A&M, Notre Dame, and NYU Stern immediately come to mind as being good schools for your purposes and in your range. I sure hope this helps you out, and reach out again if you've got any followup questions! Jon Frank -- by 会员 JonFrank (2012/9/19 14:41:58)
Always good to hear from you, Jon. I will surely include my outside activities in my package. All schools you mentioned are great, however, at this point of time, I'm sort of down to the earth--aiming at colleges usually offering a large portion of scholarships. Any recommendation on that? -- by 会员 tangzhuojun (2012/9/20 16:55:59)
Howdy, buddy! When it comes to scholarships, opportunities for international students usually aren't as readily available as scholarships for domestic students, but no particular school comes to mind as having more scholarship opportunities for international students. I'd contact the admissions and financial aid departments of your target schools and find out if they have any info to offer you in that respect. Best of luck, my friend!
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