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03 Nov 2015, 08:49
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Hi there. Long time lurker, first time poster!
Academic & test score/Demographics:
-Age 27 (28 when I apply, 29 when I would start)
-White Male - coal miner family background
-GPA 2.3 GPA - West Virginia University - Industrial Engineering
-GMAT - 760 - Q51 taken only once
WE:
-By the time I apply (apply Fall 2016 for Fall 2017 start) I will have 6.5 years of WE, and 7.5 years by the time I would enroll.
-Spent first five years with a construction engineering firm traveling the country working on projects ranging from $10M - $50M. I've showed a steady promotion rate up to project manager, and a salary increase from $50k - > $100k (these are Pittsburgh dollars, not LA/San Fran/NYC dollars). I was always traveling full-time, and have worked in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Florida, Washington, California. I've recently started working for a new company in the PNW and earned another $20k bump.
-I assumed total P&L responsibility for over $200M worth of projects which averaged 15% margin.
-I've now done two separate project control overhauls for each company I've worked with complete with full implementation.
-As a PM/Project Engineer I've managed anywhere from 30-300 people through daily direction and resource allocation.
Extra curricular:
-Statewide Business Plan Competition Finalist - 2010. My team actually started up the company, but fell through after we didn't win the competition due to team members going different directions. This was a long, 2 year process, and really was what dug me out of my low GPA slump and motivated me to finish and succeed in my current career. Investing so much time into something and seeing it go so far was truly rewarding, and I wish I would have done the same with my undergrad.
-Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
School of interest:
-Haas
-UCLA
-USC
-UC-Irvine
-Pepperdine
-Yale (brand name, have family nearby and could live for near-free)
Post MBA direction:
- Short-term: Career change out of construction/engineering and jump into management consulting
- Long-term: Maintain progression up the ladder through a mgmt consulting firm. I'd also consider joining a more interesting tech company, i.e. Tesla Motors, Spacex, etc.
At the end of the day, once I finish this next construction project, I'll be relocating to Los Angeles. I can either try to apply for a full-time program, which gives me the whole career change situation as well as a chance to build a network, or I can wait another year after I've moved to Los Angeles and apply to each program's Part-Time program while I work.
I'd prefer to do the full-time since I want to be a career changer, but I know my GPA is so low and the Part-Time acceptance rates are much higher. I listed Pepperdine as more of a safety school, but I realize my low GPA may axe me from that program as well.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Academic & test score/Demographics:
-Age 27 (28 when I apply, 29 when I would start)
-White Male - coal miner family background
-GPA 2.3 GPA - West Virginia University - Industrial Engineering
-GMAT - 760 - Q51 taken only once
WE:
-By the time I apply (apply Fall 2016 for Fall 2017 start) I will have 6.5 years of WE, and 7.5 years by the time I would enroll.
-Spent first five years with a construction engineering firm traveling the country working on projects ranging from $10M - $50M. I've showed a steady promotion rate up to project manager, and a salary increase from $50k - > $100k (these are Pittsburgh dollars, not LA/San Fran/NYC dollars). I was always traveling full-time, and have worked in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Florida, Washington, California. I've recently started working for a new company in the PNW and earned another $20k bump.
-I assumed total P&L responsibility for over $200M worth of projects which averaged 15% margin.
-I've now done two separate project control overhauls for each company I've worked with complete with full implementation.
-As a PM/Project Engineer I've managed anywhere from 30-300 people through daily direction and resource allocation.
Extra curricular:
-Statewide Business Plan Competition Finalist - 2010. My team actually started up the company, but fell through after we didn't win the competition due to team members going different directions. This was a long, 2 year process, and really was what dug me out of my low GPA slump and motivated me to finish and succeed in my current career. Investing so much time into something and seeing it go so far was truly rewarding, and I wish I would have done the same with my undergrad.
-Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
School of interest:
-Haas
-UCLA
-USC
-UC-Irvine
-Pepperdine
-Yale (brand name, have family nearby and could live for near-free)
Post MBA direction:
- Short-term: Career change out of construction/engineering and jump into management consulting
- Long-term: Maintain progression up the ladder through a mgmt consulting firm. I'd also consider joining a more interesting tech company, i.e. Tesla Motors, Spacex, etc.
At the end of the day, once I finish this next construction project, I'll be relocating to Los Angeles. I can either try to apply for a full-time program, which gives me the whole career change situation as well as a chance to build a network, or I can wait another year after I've moved to Los Angeles and apply to each program's Part-Time program while I work.
I'd prefer to do the full-time since I want to be a career changer, but I know my GPA is so low and the Part-Time acceptance rates are much higher. I listed Pepperdine as more of a safety school, but I realize my low GPA may axe me from that program as well.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
03 Nov 2015, 15:46
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Thanks for sharing your profile. Although you do have a low GPA you have a very high GMAT which will not eliminate your low GPA does a lot to counteract it. Combined with your seemingly impressive work experience AdComm will certainly see you as having high potential. UCLA and Haas may be tough but Pepperdine and USC are definitely worth taking a stab at. If you're looking to make a move into consulting FT will make more sense for you as a career switcher
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