Jmanrueng wrote:
Hello!
Could you please provide some feedback for me? I am planning to apply to b-school this fall for Sept 2011. I am currently targeting MIT, Upenn, Chicago, and NYU.
27 year old, white male.
Undergraduate degree: (Rutgers University)
-B.S. Chemical Engineering w/ minor in Economics (3.5 minor GPA; 3.15 overall)
- Member of Chemical Engineering and Economics Honor Societies
Undergratuate leadership:
- Student President, International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers
- Vice President of Engineering Governing Council
- AICHE Member, etc.
I also took two business courses with UMass Amherst Online (4.0 GPA) to further bolster my business background.
Professional Career:
Johnson & Johnson Global Operations Leadership Development Program (GOLD) Associate.
- approximately 40 members/yr (worldwide)
- The program is focused on developing associates leadership and experience base through rotating candidates through multiple companies and exposing them to a variety of operations based assigments (manufacturing, supply chain, quality, procurement, etc)
2+ years post program leading global supply chain projects and managing several product portfolios (from a demand planning perspective) with J&J, and now BASF.
Additional Leadership:
- Lead intern co-op association @ J&J
- Founded the GOLD newsletter
- Active in Community Service
- Hold several professional designations (Certified Supply Chain Professional; Six Sigma Green Belt, etc)
I realize that my academic requirements may be lower than the average applicant, however I believe that my strengths (leadership style, ability to effectively collaborate, strong problem solving skills) may be enough to offset any academic weakness. Since my second year at Rutgers I have had a strong desire to go to a Top MBA program to obtain an MBA to compliment my technical BS. I hope to study a combination of Finanace and Marketing to expand on my knowledge skillset and to provide me the educational background and leadership training necessary for leading a large multinational operations organization.
Unfortunately I had to take the GMAT 3 times to reach the 700 mark, but I just completed the test this week with a Q:45, V:40, 700. I'm not sure what my essay score will be, however on my last go-round I received a 6.0.
Sorry for the long profile write-up. Thank you in advance for your feedback!
-Jmanrueng
Jmanrueng
Congrats on the latest GMAT.
I think you are aiming a little high, especially with
MIT and
Wharton. Of the four programs that you list
NYU is your most likely admit. At the same time, it is possible that your excellent experience could get you in even though your academics are average or below average for your target programs. Nonetheless, I urge you to apply to a few program where chance of acceptance are better. Consider
Duke,
Ross,
Darden,
Yale, and
CMU Tepper.