What schools should I look at? 164/164 GRE, prior experience starting a VC funded fintech platform (socially minded) top 50 school 3.5 GPA (history), ACN Analyst now. Would love to know thanks

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Shoot for the stars!

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OP!! Do whatever you want and don’t let anyone dissuade from applying to your choice of schools. Yes, stats tell one dimension - only the admission committee will be able to tell you

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Really? Know what schools in particular might find that a compelling background?

Thank you everyone for the encouragement! You have convinced me I can follow my dreams and get my mba In resource management from Venezuela university 💪💪

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Also a white male, sorry I left that out

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A perfect GRE should mean there is no ceiling on where you apply.

I should clarify, that’s 164Q / 164V which are out of 170/170: 94% percentile V and 90% for Q my essay was 98%

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