Profile evaluation for Ross (Michigan), Kellogg, Tuck, Duke Fuqua, UVA Darden, Johnson (Cornell), Emory Goizueta, Owen, GRE 330, Other background, from Pakistan

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13 hours ago

Some good credentials and ingredients for developing your story. The weak GPA will remain a challenge. The bigger question for you to tackle is 'why consulting, especially since you seem to be a success entrepreneur?' The schools you've selected will look for 'everything' - hence, do not overly rely on the 330.
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I like your work profile very much. You are a self starter and a hustler, having established two successful business and run them profitably. Another positive is, you have managed a pivot in the business from B2C to B2B. These show your ability to take risks, your strategic and result oriented mindset. It will be especially important for you to give context about the businesses through your resume and other parts of the application. Unlike applicants who are working with established and well known firms, where credibility is not in question, you will need to establish this credibility by: 1. giving context on the business, 2. quantifying your achievements. This may seem intuitive to you, but I have seen several resumes of applicants working in startups or their own ventures where they fail to set the context of their organizations., which never sets the whole picture before the admissions committee.

Your extra curricular activities are also noteworthy.

What concerns me are your career goals and you must think through them well enough. Thinking from the recruiter's perspective, why would a consulting company hire you with your entrepreneurial/ small business experience? You must talk to other students and recent MBAs at your target organizations to build insights on whether you should pitch this goal to b-schools, and what transferable skills can you highlight. One of my past applicants currently at Kellogg was recently telling me about a startups recruiting MBA grads, even international students- that could be a more plausible career path for you, especially if entrepreneurship continues to be the long term goal. The career goals demand maximum attention for submitting a great application, so be sure to have a solid reasoning here.

I'd be happy to chat with you should you want to discuss further. Reach out at [email protected]

Namita Garg,
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