driege wrote:
Basic Information: 24 year old white male, live in Chicago
Undergrad: 3.9 GPA from Notre Dame in Management Information Systems. I graduated summa cum laude and won the management award for my class.
GMAT: 770 (49Q, 47V)
Work Experience: 2+ years (3 by the time of matriculation) of work in IT audit for one of the Big 4 accounting firms. My job title is consultant because in addition to IT auditing, I have worked on advisory projects as well. I have experience in supervising other team members I should have good recommendations from my managers.
Other activities:
- core team member of an international group for work (help welcome people who are internationally deployed)
- active member of local alumni group, member of the service committee (organize and participate in a monthly service project)
- active in recruiting campus hires (attended career fairs, gave presentations)
- In college, I volunteered for a free legal services organization. I also tutored other students for the college of business
Career ambitions:
I would like to change trajectory and enter the field of IT strategy consulting before ultimately starting my own technology company.
I really would like to stay in Chicago, both for convenience and because the Chicago schools have the strongest networks for where I want to work) so I am hoping to attend either Booth or Kellogg. I am open to other suggestions as well. What do you think of my chances?
Thanks!
You have a competitive (and impressive) profile for both
Booth and
Kellogg. If you are willing to leave Chicago for school, I would also encourage you to consider
Haas,
Stanford, and
MIT.
Best,
Linda