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Hi Heather
Thank you for taking the time to answer.

I don’t think I will retake my 780/800 GMAT. I will, however study hard for the GRE.

Can you recommend some programs that you think might be a good fit with my profile? What success rate do you typically see with candidates in my situation?

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Originally posted by hmacneill

Thanks for your post. I do think taking classes will be a good idea – it will help illustrate determination. Improving your GMAT will certainly help but I think your undergrad GPA is better mitigated by your MBA grades, your work experience and references. If you have a well documented successful career track – that can make up for some grades. Should you apply? You should do some extensive research into each program to make sure by getting this degree – your goals will be met. Can you obtain your goals without an MS? This is the kind of question you will need to be prepared to address when entering the admissions cycle. Good luck with your search.
Heather

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Originally posted by default

Hello, this is my first post here.

I’m looking for high level advice / reality check regarding applying to top Computer Science programs (MS).

I’m 28 years old, my background is in business, my undergrad was at a top specialty school (gpa 3.1) and later I got my MBA from a top 15 school (gpa 3.5), focusing mostly on finance and entrepreneurship. I have several years of work experience in management consulting and business analytics. I’m now looking to get an education in ‘Big Data’ or as close as possible with the goal of developing new algorithms and hopefully finding some people who are smarter than me to start a company together.

No GRE yet, but my GMAT was 99th percentile and I feel confident that with a little prep I can get above 90th percentile in Q. My math background is mostly in business modeling and basic statistics. Had a few side projects where I wrote simple scripts, so not completely new to coding, I know just enough to have established bad practices .

I guess my questions are:

* Does it make sense for me to apply to a MS program?
* Assuming a good GRE score do I have a shot at top schools, or will my low ugrad gpa kill me?
* Should I look for a couple of classes (linear algebra, 101 cs classes) at community colleges in the area in order to demonstrate math skill set?

Thanks for bearing with my rant. I appreciate all advice.

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Hello, this is my first post here.

I’m looking for high level advice / reality check regarding applying to top Computer Science programs (MS).

I’m 28 years old, my background is in business, my undergrad was at a top specialty school (gpa 3.1) and later I got my MBA from a top 15 school (gpa 3.5), focusing mostly on finance and entrepreneurship. I have several years of work experience in management consulting and business analytics. I’m now looking to get an education in ‘Big Data’ or as close as possible with the goal of developing new algorithms and hopefully finding some people who are smarter than me to start a company together.

No GRE yet, but my GMAT was 99th percentile and I feel confident that with a little prep I can get above 90th percentile in Q. My math background is mostly in business modeling and basic statistics. Had a few side projects where I wrote simple scripts, so not completely new to coding, I know just enough to have established bad practices .

I guess my questions are:

* Does it make sense for me to apply to a MS program?
* Assuming a good GRE score do I have a shot at top schools, or will my low ugrad gpa kill me?
* Should I look for a couple of classes (linear algebra, 101 cs classes) at community colleges in the area in order to demonstrate math skill set?

Thanks for bearing with my rant. I appreciate all advice.

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