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24 Aug 2017, 12:20
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White Female
Age 25
Education
- 2.9 GPA (Upward trend, will explain in optional essay how the first two years i was battling health issues and this gpa doesn't reflect my educational abilities)
- Majored in Global Studies with a concentration in global communication from Lehigh University
- Graduation Year: 2014
-Have not taken the GMAT yet (am taking it in a few weeks, aiming for 700)
Work Experience:
- 4 years by expected matriculation
- Worked at Forbes and helped develop the first paid social program within the revenue operations department. Managed all of paid social for the entire company and focused on branding initiatives, conferences, native advertising as well as revenue driven campaigns that earned over 2 million a quarter
-Spent 1 year at a paid social startup as a campaign manager working directly with Fortune 500 companies. While there I helped grow our largest account spends as well as founded a mentorship program at the company
- Currently employed at Amazon in the digital advertising division as a campaign manager. Was promoted from growth level campaign work to premium level campaign work with 6 months of employment. Work directly with clients and help them develop creative concepts, campaign goals and sales. I was recently nominated for a subject matter expert role (SME) where I am an expert in a technical advertising field for the entire division.
Extra- Curricular :
- Story time volunteer at a children's literacy nonprofit
- In college was active in the global union on campus and was a social media consultant for planned parenthood of PA
Post MBA goals
Return to the advertising space as a global marketing manager and down the road aim for being a VP of advertising operations at a digital advertising company
Schools I'm targeting: USC, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Boston College
Reach: Tuck, Kellogg, Wharton
White Female
Age 25
Education
- 2.9 GPA (Upward trend, will explain in optional essay how the first two years i was battling health issues and this gpa doesn't reflect my educational abilities)
- Majored in Global Studies with a concentration in global communication from Lehigh University
- Graduation Year: 2014
-Have not taken the GMAT yet (am taking it in a few weeks, aiming for 700)
Work Experience:
- 4 years by expected matriculation
- Worked at Forbes and helped develop the first paid social program within the revenue operations department. Managed all of paid social for the entire company and focused on branding initiatives, conferences, native advertising as well as revenue driven campaigns that earned over 2 million a quarter
-Spent 1 year at a paid social startup as a campaign manager working directly with Fortune 500 companies. While there I helped grow our largest account spends as well as founded a mentorship program at the company
- Currently employed at Amazon in the digital advertising division as a campaign manager. Was promoted from growth level campaign work to premium level campaign work with 6 months of employment. Work directly with clients and help them develop creative concepts, campaign goals and sales. I was recently nominated for a subject matter expert role (SME) where I am an expert in a technical advertising field for the entire division.
Extra- Curricular :
- Story time volunteer at a children's literacy nonprofit
- In college was active in the global union on campus and was a social media consultant for planned parenthood of PA
Post MBA goals
Return to the advertising space as a global marketing manager and down the road aim for being a VP of advertising operations at a digital advertising company
Schools I'm targeting: USC, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Boston College
Reach: Tuck, Kellogg, Wharton
26 Aug 2017, 09:15
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Hi,
Thanks for your post. It sounds like you've had some interesting experiences, though 3 jobs in 3 years occasionally raises some questions so be sure to show what you've learned and gained from each and how you chose to make the changes. The GPA will be tough to overcome particularly at your reach schools... to be honest you may have better chances with those if you took another year, gained even more experience at Amazon, and took a course or two that are relevant for b-school and show your current academic ability by getting A's (all in addition to nailing the GMAT).
That said with a strong GMAT and other application elements, I would hope that you'd be considered at the non-reach options on your list. Good luck with your decisions!
Thanks for your post. It sounds like you've had some interesting experiences, though 3 jobs in 3 years occasionally raises some questions so be sure to show what you've learned and gained from each and how you chose to make the changes. The GPA will be tough to overcome particularly at your reach schools... to be honest you may have better chances with those if you took another year, gained even more experience at Amazon, and took a course or two that are relevant for b-school and show your current academic ability by getting A's (all in addition to nailing the GMAT).
That said with a strong GMAT and other application elements, I would hope that you'd be considered at the non-reach options on your list. Good luck with your decisions!
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