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Goal: Top 10 MBA Program - Profile Request

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Goal: Top 10 MBA Program - Profile Request [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2010, 22:55
Caucasian Male (29yrs old)

Undergraduate GPA: 3.2 in Finance from a top 50 private university

Work Experience:
Current: Turnaround Specialist for an urban school district
-serve as a consultant to failing schools to help their students improve test scores and attendance
-last year, led one of three schools to the largest academic growth in the district

Other work experience:
Executive Director for TFA (2yrs)
-almost doubled the region in two years ($raised and #of corps members)
TFA Corp Member for 2 years
-led school efforts to increase test scores over 1500% over the previous 4yrs

Extracurriculars:
PostGrad:
Board Member for local school
Big Brother
Middle School Tutor
Selected for a Professional Leadership class

Undergrad:
Student Body President
Fraternity President
Student Member to the Board of Trustees
Resident's Assistant

Expected GMAT: Currently trending between a 680-720

Career Goals: to lead an urban school district or a for or non profit company focused on improving public education

Ideal Schools: Kellogg, Standford, HBS, and Fuqua
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Re: Goal: Top 10 MBA Program - Profile Request [#permalink] New post   22 Sep 2010, 14:13
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doit2028 wrote:
Caucasian Male (29yrs old)

Undergraduate GPA: 3.2 in Finance from a top 50 private university

Work Experience:
Current: Turnaround Specialist for an urban school district
-serve as a consultant to failing schools to help their students improve test scores and attendance
-last year, led one of three schools to the largest academic growth in the district

Other work experience:
Executive Director for TFA (2yrs)
-almost doubled the region in two years ($raised and #of corps members)
TFA Corp Member for 2 years
-led school efforts to increase test scores over 1500% over the previous 4yrs

Extracurriculars:
PostGrad:
Board Member for local school
Big Brother
Middle School Tutor
Selected for a Professional Leadership class

Undergrad:
Student Body President
Fraternity President
Student Member to the Board of Trustees
Resident's Assistant

Expected GMAT: Currently trending between a 680-720

Career Goals: to lead an urban school district or a for or non profit company focused on improving public education

Ideal Schools: Kellogg, Standford, HBS, and Fuqua


Thanks for you inquiry. Stanford and HBS are stretch programs. You have a competitive profile for Kellogg and Fuqua. You may also want to consider Haas, Ross, Darden, Columbia, Yale, and Georgetown.

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Linda
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Re: Goal: Top 10 MBA Program - Profile Request [#permalink] New post   22 Sep 2010, 14:20
Thank you so much Linda for your quick reply. I will definitely look into those other programs. I am a huge fan of Kellogg and would be honored by a chance to go there.

In terms of HBS or Stanford, is there anything I can do to make myself a more competitive applicant? Stanford has a joint MBA/MEd program that I am very interested in so I would like have an opportunity to consider going to school there.

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Re: Goal: Top 10 MBA Program - Profile Request [#permalink] New post   27 Sep 2010, 18:41
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doit2028 wrote:
Thank you so much Linda for your quick reply. I will definitely look into those other programs. I am a huge fan of Kellogg and would be honored by a chance to go there.

In terms of HBS or Stanford, is there anything I can do to make myself a more competitive applicant? Stanford has a joint MBA/MEd program that I am very interested in so I would like have an opportunity to consider going to school there.

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Your work experience is very impressive and you do have a chance, but here is why I am discouraging you at HBS and Stanford, and slightly more encouraging about the other programs.

Both your GMAT and GPA are a little low for these schools and you are 3 years older than their typical accepted applicant; both are clearly trending younger. Kellogg, in contrast, is similar in terms of its academic, but it tends to value experience more. There is no harm in trying and hoping that your experience will carry the day at Stanford. It can happen, but be realistic.

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