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20 Mar 2023, 20:22
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Hello, in the process of applying to Booth and Kellogg for fall PT.
Personal: Male/30/Caucasian
GMAT: First score 630 retook and got a 700 (Q48 V 38), Undergraduate GPA 3.25, Work experience 98 months. Promoted to a Senior Procurement Manager for a rapidly grown beverage company. Currently no direct reports, wondering what my chances might be?
Also general questions for applications.
My boss will be a great letter of rec but for my other letter should I do a manager on another function who I worked closely with during some of my best accomplishments? Or prioritize former managers?
For transcripts do I need to go get summer school transcripts that I took at community college? or is the fact the credits are on my official transcript enough?
-On this as well, I had a poor semester due to health issues, is this worth writing the essay about? I feel like it could come off as making excuses.
Personal: Male/30/Caucasian
GMAT: First score 630 retook and got a 700 (Q48 V 38), Undergraduate GPA 3.25, Work experience 98 months. Promoted to a Senior Procurement Manager for a rapidly grown beverage company. Currently no direct reports, wondering what my chances might be?
Also general questions for applications.
My boss will be a great letter of rec but for my other letter should I do a manager on another function who I worked closely with during some of my best accomplishments? Or prioritize former managers?
For transcripts do I need to go get summer school transcripts that I took at community college? or is the fact the credits are on my official transcript enough?
-On this as well, I had a poor semester due to health issues, is this worth writing the essay about? I feel like it could come off as making excuses.
21 Mar 2023, 05:59
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jjfrantik,
Parsing your questions:
Q: Currently no direct reports, wondering what my chances might be?
A: That's fine. You don't need direct reports to qualify for an MBA. Congrats on the GMAT improvement - that's huge. Overall, I think you have the pillars of a good profile for admission. There's way more to consider, but you're in decent shape here.
Q: My boss will be a great letter of rec but for my other letter should I do a manager on another function who I worked closely with during some of my best accomplishments? Or prioritize former managers?
A: If your manager on another function can speak to your best accomplishments, you should pick him or her. The two rules of thumb are to pick recommenders who (a) you trust and (b) know you well. It sounds like this individual checks both boxes.
Q: For transcripts do I need to go get summer school transcripts that I took at community college? or is the fact the credits are on my official transcript enough?
A: You should contact the admissions offices of both school directly to find out. My guess is you will need the transcripts from the CC, but it's hard for us to say definitively one way or another. We would not want to give you inaccurate information here.
Q: On this as well, I had a poor semester due to health issues, is this worth writing the essay about? I feel like it could come off as making excuses.
A: The optional essay can be an appropriate place to discuss such a matter. It depends on the how weak this semester was and how legitimate the health issues were. We need to know more context to properly advise.
Please get in touch with us if you have any interest in professional help. We offer free consultations if you want to chat directly.
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
Parsing your questions:
Q: Currently no direct reports, wondering what my chances might be?
A: That's fine. You don't need direct reports to qualify for an MBA. Congrats on the GMAT improvement - that's huge. Overall, I think you have the pillars of a good profile for admission. There's way more to consider, but you're in decent shape here.
Q: My boss will be a great letter of rec but for my other letter should I do a manager on another function who I worked closely with during some of my best accomplishments? Or prioritize former managers?
A: If your manager on another function can speak to your best accomplishments, you should pick him or her. The two rules of thumb are to pick recommenders who (a) you trust and (b) know you well. It sounds like this individual checks both boxes.
Q: For transcripts do I need to go get summer school transcripts that I took at community college? or is the fact the credits are on my official transcript enough?
A: You should contact the admissions offices of both school directly to find out. My guess is you will need the transcripts from the CC, but it's hard for us to say definitively one way or another. We would not want to give you inaccurate information here.
Q: On this as well, I had a poor semester due to health issues, is this worth writing the essay about? I feel like it could come off as making excuses.
A: The optional essay can be an appropriate place to discuss such a matter. It depends on the how weak this semester was and how legitimate the health issues were. We need to know more context to properly advise.
Please get in touch with us if you have any interest in professional help. We offer free consultations if you want to chat directly.
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
21 Mar 2023, 06:01
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jjfrantik
Your GMAT score is alright. Its a wee bit more than the class average for Booth.
Not having direct reports is not going to decrease your chances of getting into an MBA program. However, you must remember that b-schools evaluate your leadership and team work skills. Now, you don't necessarily have to have direct reports to be a leader- that's a very narrow description of the term "leadership".
Leadership is your ability to influence others and get them to work with you for achieving a common goal. You could have several examples that would help you showcase your leadership skills in this context. You may be influencing your managers. cross functional teams, junior staff, clients etc. - convincing them, motivating them on a day to day basis. You can pick out your best examples and weave a story for the purpose of essays. Similarly, to show team skills- you could rely upon examples where you had to mentor, collaborate, manage conflicts, mediate between different parties, remind teams of the common purpose - basically do what it takes to keep the ball rolling.
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depends on which two people can speak to your varied skills that are relevant from an MBA point of view and give different examples to support these. You would want to minimize repetition in between the two recommendations.
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Can't comment on the transcripts. Regarding having a poor semester due to health issues- if you think this brought down your GPA in an otherwise spectacular record, then go ahead and address it in a matter-of-fact manner. (You can provide context for something concerning without making excuses).
If you were able to bring up the GPA after your health improved, then you have a case to make. If the improvement for the rest of the undergrad semesters was only marginal, then it may not be worthwhile addressing the low GPA at all.
