Pre-MBA industry: Technology
Post-MBA industry: Consulting
2 months ago
30 Aug 2025 01:08
Marketing professional with over five years of experience driving growth for early-stage startups and global businesses.
Pre-MBA industry: Energy
Post-MBA industry: Consulting
4 months ago
15 Jul 2025 05:07
My background is in public health projects, and I’m using the MBA to shift into consulting roles that focus on healthcare and social impact.
Pre-MBA industry: Energy
Post-MBA industry: Other
2 months ago
1 Sep 2025 02:09
Currently working in Oil Industry for 5 yrs managing Aviation fuel farm at Goa International Airport and now at Bhopal International Airport involved in greenfield projects of starting fuel farm in Sindhudurg Airport , Ratnagiri Airport , Keshod Airport , Gwalior Airport . Managing operations and Safety at Fuel Farm. Looking forward to work in branding /business strategist and / or founding startups.
Pre-MBA industry: Technology
Post-MBA industry: Consulting
2 months ago
30 Aug 2025 11:08
With 3+ years of experience in sustainable energy across wind and hydro, I aim to leverage my MBA to transition into the technology and innovation space, focusing on AI-driven products. In the short term, I seek roles as a Technical Product Owner, bridging business strategy and technical execution. Long-term, I aspire to become a product and innovation leader at global technology companies like Samsung or Google, driving impactful solutions that shape the future of AI. I am particularly interested in opportunities in UK and Asia , where tech innovation and sustainable development intersect.
Score: Plan to take the GMAT
GPA: 3.43
Pre-MBA industry: Other
Post-MBA industry: Finance: Private Equity
2 months ago
29 Aug 2025 12:08
I have been working in big 4 audit firm (EY) for 6 years, now promoted to be an auditing manager in banking and securities area, and recently planing to apply MBA program in UK, for class 2027, to achieve my career goal as a CFO in banking and financial businesses in the future.
Score: 720 GMAT Classic
GPA: 4.0
Pre-MBA industry: Technology
Post-MBA industry: Finance: Investment Management
2 months ago
28 Aug 2025 07:08
After completing my degree in Applied Physics with minors in Computer Science and Spanish (4.0 GPA) and two years of full-time volunteering/leadership for my church, I applied to several top MBA programs for both full-time and deferred programs straight out of school. I did this for various reasons, hoping but not really expecting much, and was accepted to UVA Darden's deferred admission program after being waitlisted. Now, I am holding my spot at Darden while reapplying 3 years later to a targeted set of M7 schools I would prefer to attend. I worked for a year as a contractor in data analytics, software development, and board advisory services for engineering SaaS companies, and now I have started a new full-time position as an associate software engineer at a large financial services company, working on full-stack web development for online dashboards for wealth management services. I expect to work in this position for the next two years until matriculating at my program of choice in Fall 2027. I expect to complete at least two certifications in the next year for my role (Google Cloud Platform and Scrum Master certifications), and to apply in Round 1 of 2026. My short term goal after completing my MBA is to return to this industry, and hopefully this company, as a product owner following a path in product management. Broadly, my long term goals include executive leadership in global financial services technology. I took the classic GMAT in 2023 after casual study for about 3 weeks, so I am looking to greatly improve my score before applying again.
Score: 675 GMAT Focus
GPA: 3.5
Pre-MBA industry: Manufacturing
Post-MBA industry: Manufacturing
3 months ago
27 Jul 2025 06:07
After 3.2 years of experience in MNC as Engineer want to shift in operations and stratergy side
Score: 625 GMAT Focus
GPA: 3.0
Pre-MBA industry: Retail: E-commerce
Post-MBA industry: Consulting
2 months ago
20 Aug 2025 01:08
As a first-generation Vietnamese female college graduate with seven years of experience in market research, headhunting, e-commerce, and non-profit education, plus a side small business, I’m passionate about pivoting into technology entrepreneurship. Would love to know how I can improve my chance to get into listed top schools
Pre-MBA industry: Military
Post-MBA industry: Consulting
2 months ago
26 Aug 2025 10:08
Hi everyone!
I’m wondering what my chances are with a 316 GRE score (162V 154Q AWA: 4.5). I am going to be applying to U Mich Ross and UT McCombs, and CMU Tepper to list a few.
Short term goal: land a strategy consulting job (Texas preferably; but very flexible).
Long term goal: internal strategy in tech or media. Grow my personal media brand via YouTube and web articles on the side.
My background:
Demographics: Black, Male, 30 y/o
MBA Applications: Class of 2026. U Mich Ross, UT McCombs, CMU Tepper, and others
Undergrad: Service academy (think Naval Academy, West Point, Air Force Academy) 2.37 GPA due to immaturity
Major: Political Science
Job experience: 8 years of military experience as an Officer doing general management, project management, team leadership, liaising, teaching, training, policy management and creation, and program management.
Extras: D1 college athlete, volunteer for underserved community service in a poor project, in the starting stages of building a media brand (1 video on YouTube, 1 article on substack, multiple LinkedIn posts)
Sorry if I missed any profile inclusions. If you need any more info, I’m happy to add it! Thanks for the honesty and help!
Usually schools really focus on your post MBA immediate goal so would probably recommend changing it here to be whatever you want to go into immediately after graduation. Or is that still consulting?
The reason the focus is very short term is because things changed quite a bit and people change their direction, sometimes visas don’t work out and sometimes people find amazing opportunities and don’t want to leave them.
Currently, the way you outline the stories that you want to move from technology into the fast moving consumer goods, that’s not really something Business schools are going to be excited about if that’s your short-term goal. A long-term goal could be a monk in Tibet - they really don’t care what you’ll be doing in 10 years but they want to make sure that there’s a fit between who comes on campus to recruit where students traditionally have established pathways basically they want to bring in the student who would fit their success model.
In a strange way you want to make yourself unique and appealing but at the same time you want to make your profile very normal and boring and typical. That’s a tricky game to play but do you want to have a unique profile with very normal goals.
I also feel that you can probably target slightly higher schools as well such as Darden. They have been generous with scholarships in the past and looking at the schools you’ve chosen it seems like you’re shooting for scholarships as well.
Jones is another program - I know there are some folks from Nigeria at both of those programs so reach out and start building out your network though I would say that for the next week or two all the second year students are traveling and moving around so it’s no use contacting them until probably mid September, which is likely too late for round one unfortunately.
Your 325 GRE and 3.4 GPA are acceptable for the schools on your list, but not differentiating. What stands out is your 5+ years in marketing across Africa and Europe, your current fintech role, and your volunteering track record. These provide a strong narrative for consulting and long-term impact through a growth hub.
The concern is school selection: Rice, Kelley, Simon, and Terry are attainable, but McCombs and Vanderbilt are slightly more competitive and will want to see clearer leadership progression.
I recommend tightening your goals, consulting with FMCGs is strong, but you should connect it more directly to your post-MBA trajectory to show alignment.
Let’s connect to refine your positioning and school list for maximum admit chances.
Ameer Khatri, Admissions Consultant
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Chances:
Competitive: Kelley, Jones, Olin, Owen, Simon.
Stretch but Possible: McCombs, Fuqua, Darden.
Possible (with strong execution): Terry, Simon.
Areas to improve/ Focus on:
1) Quant confidence: Adcoms will ask, can she handle the heavy quant load in the MBA?
You already have some quant coursework in your postgrad diploma; highlight this.
Optional: take a short online course (Accounting, Stats, or Data Analytics) with a grade to prove readiness.
2) Career Storytelling: Consulting is competitive. You’ll need to:
Translate your marketing leadership into transferable skills (strategy, problem-solving, cross-market scaling).
Show evidence of client-facing or advisory roles (even internally) to make the consulting pivot credible.
3)Leadership/ Impact Evidence: Go beyond job title, emphasize:
Driving growth across geographies (Africa + Europe).
Training/ mentoring initiatives (fits perfectly into long-term “Growth Hub” story).
4) Networking with students/ alumni is critical. These schools want demonstrated interest.
Questions for you to reflect on:
1) What specific leadership responsibilities do you hold today (team size, budget, market responsibility)?
2) Do you have direct strategy/project management examples (not just executional marketing)?
3) How much weight do you place on scholarships when selecting schools?
Bottom Line: You have a distinct, globally relevant profile with a clear and authentic long-term mission. If you tighten your quant story, make your consulting pivot concrete, and network deeply, you’ll be competitive across your target schools and could stretch to slightly higher-ranked programs (like Darden and IESE) with scholarships.
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