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Paul, please evaluate my profile 02 Oct 2006, 21:39
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Here is my profile

I received a Bachelor of Engineering degree with a 3.8 GPA from a Canadian top 10 university.

After college I became employed in a large US tech company at the peak of the dot com bubble. Worked 80 hrs a week to survive layoffs. Promoted twice in 4 years, expecting another one soon. Currently I work as a technical lead for the product that we are developing and lead 5 overseas engineers that come to the US periodically. I don't do their evaluations, but I give a lot of input on their performance to the actual manager. Also, I have always worked in teams of about 10-20 people.

Current age 28
Gmat: 740

Why MBA
Instead of product development, I want to get involved with product management. Developing business case for new products, for removing old products, talking to customers in different countries to see what their needs are.
I'm also very interested in Finance, but I don't know many top schools accept engineers into Finance MBA for a career change.

Why now
- After 5 years of development, I want to see the other side of business, because I think I can contribute with business as well as engineering knowledge.

Extracurricular
- mentored kids in science competition to get them interested in science
- member of volleyball team
- established a scholarship fund at my college for students who perform community service

I know my extracurricular activities are lacking but I do work a lot of overtime and have kids, does that help?

My schools of choice are (in order of preference)
Chicago
Kellogg
Michigan
NYU
UCLA
USC


I definitely want to go to a part time program (I can telecommute to my job for the duration of the MBA, so location of the school isn't an issue)

Do I have a chance with these schools?

Thanks in advance!
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Paul, please evaluate my profile 06 Oct 2006, 15:08
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mba2000
Here is my profile

I received a Bachelor of Engineering degree with a 3.8 GPA from a Canadian top 10 university.

After college I became employed in a large US tech company at the peak of the dot com bubble. Worked 80 hrs a week to survive layoffs. Promoted twice in 4 years, expecting another one soon. Currently I work as a technical lead for the product that we are developing and lead 5 overseas engineers that come to the US periodically. I don't do their evaluations, but I give a lot of input on their performance to the actual manager. Also, I have always worked in teams of about 10-20 people.

Current age 28
Gmat: 740

Why MBA
Instead of product development, I want to get involved with product management. Developing business case for new products, for removing old products, talking to customers in different countries to see what their needs are.
I'm also very interested in Finance, but I don't know many top schools accept engineers into Finance MBA for a career change.

Why now
- After 5 years of development, I want to see the other side of business, because I think I can contribute with business as well as engineering knowledge.

Extracurricular
- mentored kids in science competition to get them interested in science
- member of volleyball team
- established a scholarship fund at my college for students who perform community service

I know my extracurricular activities are lacking but I do work a lot of overtime and have kids, does that help?

My schools of choice are (in order of preference)
Chicago
Kellogg
Michigan
NYU
UCLA
USC


I definitely want to go to a part time program (I can telecommute to my job for the duration of the MBA, so location of the school isn't an issue)

Do I have a chance with these schools?

Thanks in advance!
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mba2000,

My apologies for the delayed reply. I think you have a good chance at all these schools, given your GMAT and your interest in part-time programs, where your odds are definitely higher. Chicago and Kellogg will be your toughest nuts to crack, but you don't have red flags in your profile, just things that need explaining/emphasizing. Because, from the little I know about you, there's nothing truly unusual (in the positive sense) about your profile, your focus should be on helping them see where you think you really are distinctive vis-a-vis other applicants. And, of course, smother them with leadership and impact.

Yes, you should mention somewhere that you have kids and work overtime.

Good luck!