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14 Nov 2014, 11:56
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Hello,
If you wouldn't mind assessing my chances I would appreciate it!
Profile:
-26 year old Caucasian USA Male
-720 GMAT (49 Q 40V 8IR 5AWA) on 1st attempt
-3.62 GPA in Chemical Engineering from a top 100 Big Ten School (In major and math GPA closer to 3.8/9)
- In College I was involved with AICHE and numerous intramural sports and other gym activities
Work Experience:
4+ years by matriculation. I have worked for two fortune 500 companies, one a chemical manufacturer and the other a consumer goods manufacturer.
-At the chemical manufacturer I was a production engineer working on a process making a chemical that is made nowhere else in the world. I was in charge of troubleshooting process upsets, finding improvement opportunities, project managing small capital projects, setting up experiments with R&D to find new breakthroughs with the molecule.
-I led a weekly meeting comprised of hourly operators as well as management that focused on pulling improvement ideas from those closest to the process. We would prioritize needs and then I would plan and implement top ideas.
-Led startup of a capital expansion that increased production by 33%
-Increased quality metric by 6% y/y (Doesn't sound like much but it was a big deal! haha)
-At consumer goods company I am in charge of all procedures and formulas used to produce over 1000 finished products. I have implemented standardized procedures that have saved 2 FTE by reducing labor needs. To get more into the business side, I got in with our global productivity team and am leading a global packaging change to reduce costs/lead time/ and revamp the brand of that product. I also have done 6 sigma green belt certification through a local university and lead continuous improvement events in our facility (teaching a class, organizing groups of people to focus on an improvement effort, etc.)
Extra-Curriculars: Mostly sports either through work or leagues with friends. Have done some volunteering Habitat for humanity, pro-bono tutoring). I am hoping to use my personality as a strong point during an interview, hopefully making up for lack of crazy EC's.
I am applying only to Booth and Kellogg. I live in Chicago and would like to stay in the area.
Post MBA goals: Short term to go into product management (Likely with a consumer goods company) so that I can be involved from idea through to manufacturing and sales/marketing. I have the manufacturing and engineering experience, and the MBA will fill my gaps in marketing/finance/general business skills.
Thanks!!!
If you wouldn't mind assessing my chances I would appreciate it!
Profile:
-26 year old Caucasian USA Male
-720 GMAT (49 Q 40V 8IR 5AWA) on 1st attempt
-3.62 GPA in Chemical Engineering from a top 100 Big Ten School (In major and math GPA closer to 3.8/9)
- In College I was involved with AICHE and numerous intramural sports and other gym activities
Work Experience:
4+ years by matriculation. I have worked for two fortune 500 companies, one a chemical manufacturer and the other a consumer goods manufacturer.
-At the chemical manufacturer I was a production engineer working on a process making a chemical that is made nowhere else in the world. I was in charge of troubleshooting process upsets, finding improvement opportunities, project managing small capital projects, setting up experiments with R&D to find new breakthroughs with the molecule.
-I led a weekly meeting comprised of hourly operators as well as management that focused on pulling improvement ideas from those closest to the process. We would prioritize needs and then I would plan and implement top ideas.
-Led startup of a capital expansion that increased production by 33%
-Increased quality metric by 6% y/y (Doesn't sound like much but it was a big deal! haha)
-At consumer goods company I am in charge of all procedures and formulas used to produce over 1000 finished products. I have implemented standardized procedures that have saved 2 FTE by reducing labor needs. To get more into the business side, I got in with our global productivity team and am leading a global packaging change to reduce costs/lead time/ and revamp the brand of that product. I also have done 6 sigma green belt certification through a local university and lead continuous improvement events in our facility (teaching a class, organizing groups of people to focus on an improvement effort, etc.)
Extra-Curriculars: Mostly sports either through work or leagues with friends. Have done some volunteering Habitat for humanity, pro-bono tutoring). I am hoping to use my personality as a strong point during an interview, hopefully making up for lack of crazy EC's.
I am applying only to Booth and Kellogg. I live in Chicago and would like to stay in the area.
Post MBA goals: Short term to go into product management (Likely with a consumer goods company) so that I can be involved from idea through to manufacturing and sales/marketing. I have the manufacturing and engineering experience, and the MBA will fill my gaps in marketing/finance/general business skills.
Thanks!!!
17 Nov 2014, 07:40
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Hey there,
Thanks for posting! You have a lot of the basics ticked off. Great GPA, in-play GMAT, you're not overrepresented, worked at big companies, etc. You're invited to play at the table - congratulations! There are some other things in your profile I really like too. For example, with your back end value chain knowledge, an MBA to move forward into the front end makes a ton of sense. And being in sales and marketing with a man ops background will make you really valuable because you'll understand the supply chain impact of decisions generally made in silos. That's great. That said, you have almost 0 ECs. Which isn't the end of the world (sports and leagues can count) but the fact that you're saying you'll bank on your personality during the interview is a) not the best of strategies and b) presumptuous. It assumes you'll even get to that stage. ECs aren't as important as work experience or a strong GMAT / GPA but they are important. And you need to approach that head on. Being proactive will be important.
Overall, I understand your limitation with Kellogg and Booth and what I will say is you're in play for both. They are not, however, sure shots. I'd like to see you diversify a bit but I understand if you choose to not do so.
I hope that helps get the conversation started - let me know if you have any questions or, if you want to speak in more detail, sign up to chat with us here.
Bhavik
Thanks for posting! You have a lot of the basics ticked off. Great GPA, in-play GMAT, you're not overrepresented, worked at big companies, etc. You're invited to play at the table - congratulations! There are some other things in your profile I really like too. For example, with your back end value chain knowledge, an MBA to move forward into the front end makes a ton of sense. And being in sales and marketing with a man ops background will make you really valuable because you'll understand the supply chain impact of decisions generally made in silos. That's great. That said, you have almost 0 ECs. Which isn't the end of the world (sports and leagues can count) but the fact that you're saying you'll bank on your personality during the interview is a) not the best of strategies and b) presumptuous. It assumes you'll even get to that stage. ECs aren't as important as work experience or a strong GMAT / GPA but they are important. And you need to approach that head on. Being proactive will be important.
Overall, I understand your limitation with Kellogg and Booth and what I will say is you're in play for both. They are not, however, sure shots. I'd like to see you diversify a bit but I understand if you choose to not do so.
I hope that helps get the conversation started - let me know if you have any questions or, if you want to speak in more detail, sign up to chat with us here.
Bhavik
18 Nov 2014, 07:00
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Thanks, Bhavik! I know it is aggressive only applying to Kellogg and Booth, but if I'm going to do this, I want to stay in the area and also go to a top school.
As for my EC's, I know it's late to do a whole lot about it for Rd 2 this year, the other ones I am including are:
Tutored through-out college, paid and unpaid
Volunteered with my old elementary school, landscaping and a school carnival
Organized events at my old job for the "new hires social group"
Member of AICHE, mostly just attending seminars and speaker events
Did an interview for CNN Money about young grads with high tech jobs (Not sure if that's worth including, it is something different though I guess? ha)
Hopefully it will be enough to not be a big drag on my app.
Thanks again!
