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18 Mar 2014, 09:48
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First off thank you for taking the time to help a non-traditional applicant like myself. I am currently a 28 year old Food and Beverage Manager at a prominent hotel in Atlanta. a. I originally graduated with a 3.4 in hotel management from the University of South Carolina. It is important to note that I was let go due at my first college (private school in Michigan) due to academic performance. I had medical issues at the time and wasn't fully devoted to my work. The 3.4 above is actually the cumulative including that so at the the University of South Carolina I earned almost a 3.7.
I was accepted in Marriott's manager development program out of college and moved to Boston to complete my training. I was then asked to go to Memphis to help improve the worst performing hotel in the company. I was able to move them from last place, out of 341 hotels, to middle of the pack. I was then recruited to the Hyatt Corporation to help a large Hyatt hotel (1300 rooms and $90 million in revenue) re-establish a poorly operating new concept bar concept of theirs. I was then finally recruited to Loews Hotels where I just finished the year ranked #1 in guest satisfaction, revenue, flow throw and profit for the whole company. Throughout my career I have been known to turn out challenged operations.
I have taken the GMAT and have scored 720. I would like to attend Wharton, Tuck, Emory, Columbia or UNC. Post MBA-I would to transition into real estate investment banking. The reason for such a dramatic switch is to learn the funding side of the business so I can move into an hotel ownership role eventually. Think Starwood Capital, Noble Investments, Blackstone REPE.
I was accepted in Marriott's manager development program out of college and moved to Boston to complete my training. I was then asked to go to Memphis to help improve the worst performing hotel in the company. I was able to move them from last place, out of 341 hotels, to middle of the pack. I was then recruited to the Hyatt Corporation to help a large Hyatt hotel (1300 rooms and $90 million in revenue) re-establish a poorly operating new concept bar concept of theirs. I was then finally recruited to Loews Hotels where I just finished the year ranked #1 in guest satisfaction, revenue, flow throw and profit for the whole company. Throughout my career I have been known to turn out challenged operations.
I have taken the GMAT and have scored 720. I would like to attend Wharton, Tuck, Emory, Columbia or UNC. Post MBA-I would to transition into real estate investment banking. The reason for such a dramatic switch is to learn the funding side of the business so I can move into an hotel ownership role eventually. Think Starwood Capital, Noble Investments, Blackstone REPE.
19 Mar 2014, 15:08
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Schellha,
Your GMAT and GPA qualify you for all 5 schools and your hotel experience will be a nice differentiator for you. You should breeze into Emory and UNC fairly easily. Your odds at Tuck, Wharton and CBS will depend on how much leadership and fast-track credentials you have as well as important extras like any extracurricular leadership or your personal story. I'd be happy to give your resume a quick review: [email protected].
--Paul Bodine, Great Apps for Business School, www.paulsbodine.com/outcomes
Your GMAT and GPA qualify you for all 5 schools and your hotel experience will be a nice differentiator for you. You should breeze into Emory and UNC fairly easily. Your odds at Tuck, Wharton and CBS will depend on how much leadership and fast-track credentials you have as well as important extras like any extracurricular leadership or your personal story. I'd be happy to give your resume a quick review: [email protected].
--Paul Bodine, Great Apps for Business School, www.paulsbodine.com/outcomes
schellha
20 Mar 2014, 17:32
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Hi Schellha,
Here is my assessment of your profile:
Academic Capacity- Great. You have good GMAT score and GPA.
Work Experience: You have not exactly mentioned how many years you have been in the hotel industry. However, it is my understanding that since you have worked at three different hotels, you must be having at least 4-5 years of work experience, which is great.
Accomplishments: Based on the details provided by you, I believe you have great accomplishment stories to narrate in your essays.
Goals: You seem to be pretty articulate about your goals.
Also, I believe your non- traditional background will distinguish you from the rest of the applicant pool.
I am pretty positive that if you work hard on your essays to showcase / highlight your professional and personal stories effectively and persuasively, you will have a good chance at the schools listed by you.
You may email me at [email protected] for a 30 minute free consultation.
Here is my assessment of your profile:
Academic Capacity- Great. You have good GMAT score and GPA.
Work Experience: You have not exactly mentioned how many years you have been in the hotel industry. However, it is my understanding that since you have worked at three different hotels, you must be having at least 4-5 years of work experience, which is great.
Accomplishments: Based on the details provided by you, I believe you have great accomplishment stories to narrate in your essays.
Goals: You seem to be pretty articulate about your goals.
Also, I believe your non- traditional background will distinguish you from the rest of the applicant pool.
I am pretty positive that if you work hard on your essays to showcase / highlight your professional and personal stories effectively and persuasively, you will have a good chance at the schools listed by you.
You may email me at [email protected] for a 30 minute free consultation.
