Hi Engr2012,
When
MBA Prep School evaluates profiles for MBA candidates, we do our best to assess how competitive an MBA candidate may be. The question is should the applicant target the:
· Most competitive MBA programs with acceptance rates of 15% or below
· Competitive MBA Programs with acceptance rates of 15% - 30%
· Less Competitive MBA Programs with acceptance rates of 30% - 50%.
You’ve asked that we give you guidance about whether your schools are possible or not likely, etc. Please refer to a post in this forum for a bit more on our views about selectivity and targeting the right programs for your profile. This information should help you with those questions:
is-your-profile-competitive-for-a-top-school-read-this-173783.htmlBased on what you’ve told us and what you have already isolated yourself, you should shoot for Less Competitive MBA Programs with acceptance rates of 30% - 50%. GMAT Club publishes acceptance rates here:
all-2014-mba-rankings-99812.htmlAcademic Profile
You’re faced with some obstacles to overcome in terms of academics. Preparing for the GMAT should definitely be at the top of your to-do list and since you’ve already taken it twice, I would recommend that you enroll in a test prep service if you haven’t yet already. Reaching the 720 you’ve set out for yourself will greatly increase the chances of receiving offers of admission. Your academic background and advanced degree will be something that you have to overcome as well. Engineers are overrepresented in applicant pools to top programs, as I’m sure you know. You have a Master’s as well, which (plus) is from McGill, but (minus) might make your need for and fit with the MBA more difficult to establish. If you haven’t had opportunities at work to establish strong soft skills that showcase the verbal and communicatory strengths leaders need, I would recommend seeking out structured opportunities to develop those skills.
Career Progression
The global focus of your company and its vast scale will work to your advantage. The adcoms will likely know the brand and situate the successes you describe within that brand’s strengths. You’ll need to really firm up your career goals, particularly in terms of target industry/potential employers. Making the change in function--from engineer to senior strategist--is something that helps you make the case for needing the MBA. But, I would firm up where you hope to end up and why so that your goals sound all the more achievable.
Leadership Profile
You an enormous amount of team leadership to draw from as you establish your leadership potential. What you’ll want to develop are interesting anecdotes that illustrate that leadership. Currently, the descriptions are a bit bland, almost like resume points (which is fine for a profile evaluation). When you’re looking at an essay and hoping to convey that you have leadership potential, you’ll want to illustrate in vivid detail how you did what you did and what success you achieved for yourself and your team.
Best of luck!
The
MBA Prep School Team
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18 Jul 2015, 04:07
