Hi Paul,
I would appreciate if you can take a look at my partial application package and provide answers about my questions.
Personal Profile:
- Age : 29
- Gender : Male
- Nationality : Korean
- Language : Korean, English, and Japanese
- GMAT : 710(Q50, V37, A4.5)
- TOEFL : will be taken
Education:
- Undergraduate : majored Industrial Engineering from one of three prestigious universities in South Korea (GPA: 2.9/4.0)
- Language school : 6 months in Japan
Work Experience:
- 3.5 yrs as a network associate for three leading finance companies in South Korea
. implementing client company network
. fixing problems in client company network
. recommended as a assistant manager (early promotion)
- 2.5 yrs as a network consultant & project manager for three leading finance companies in South Korea
. managing many resources to implement various PJTs
. planning for IT investment with clients
. awarded incentive bonus from clients (first in my company history)
Extra Curricular and Community Involvements
- Elected as a leader of my university club on the biggest on-line institution in South Korea
. leading various activities including the introduction to on-line communations at university festival
. serving as one of managers
- Serving as a leader of my department community activity
. wallpapering and matting(carpetting) at home of the disabled with the help of government office
- Ongoing participation of my department community activity
. clearing various places
. delivering foods for the disabled
Why MBA & Career Goal:
I am hoping to work in strategy consulting firm as a IT strategy consultant. Because my company belongs to the biggest Group(conglomerate) clients' loyalty to our services is very strong. After several years of work experience I've realized that I need to change my job to be in more competitive circumtances and to develop my potential. In addition to, because I've seen many dull IT investments of my clients, I have a strong interest for an optimal IT investment. Therefore I've decided my next step to be IT strategy consultant in global strategy consulting firm and I have to study something necessary in MBA program to work in the position.
Target Schools: (looking for strong general management schools)
Kellogg, Ross, Wharton, Tuck, Darden, Haas, Duke
Questions
- I wonder:
which school I have to focus on to increase chances to be accepted.
which part of my application package is weak or strong. (+ how I can mitigate the weakness)
anything that you want to tell me.