wolfpack617 wrote:
Hello, this is my first post, so hopefully this is in the right place!
Could you all share your input on my MBA profile below?
My profile is as follows:
Gender: Male
Age: 27 (28 in June)
GMAT: Planning to sit in June 2016 (Goal is 700-720)
Undergrad: BS in Sports Management, Minor in Business Administration from State School
GPA: 3.41 (Cum Laude)
Graduate: MS in Accounting
GPA: 3.72
Work Experience: 5.5 years working for the Federal Government in contracting. Promoted each year and am now the lead negotiator in my office.
Interests and Extracurricular: Golf (Organize office golf tournament) and working out (overall, not too many extracurricular)
Short-Term Goal: Consulting, preferably with the big 3, but would be more than ok with Deloitte, Strategy&, Parthenon, ATK, etc.
Long-Term Goal: Get out of consulting after a few years and transition to corporate development/strategy
Schools interested in: Berkeley, Yale, Duke, UCLA, Texas, Emory, Georgetown, Vanderbilt
Questions:
- What are my chances at the listed schools? What sort of GMAT score do I need for these schools (I know they range in ranking)?
- Where could I improve my profile?
I know this is tough since I haven't taken the GMAT, but just wanted to get some perspective on my chances. Thank you all in advance!
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RO,
Thanks for your post! While I can give you an evaluation, I would love to learn more about your job. What do you do specifically, i.e. what types of contracts? What companies have you interacted with etc?
You are targeting a nice spread of schools and with a good GMAT score you should have a nice chance at getting in. I'll take them in buckets:
Berkeley Haas / Yale SOM: Target school, but may be a reach depending on the GMAT. You should aim for 730-740+ for these schools.
Duke Fuqua / UCLA Anderson: 720 is a nice score
McCombs / Emory / Georgetown / Vanderbilt: North of 700, with slightly higher target for McCombs and Vanderbilt
In terms of how to improve your profile, focus on your overall story and how extra-curriculars fit into that story. I don't see a lot in that area, which will be a challenge to overcome. If you would like to talk about some strategies for putting together the right applications, send me an email to discuss further:
scott@personalmbacoach.comBest,
Scott
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