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03 Nov 2016, 12:16
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Hello everyone. First time poster and MBA hopeful here wondering if I am on the right track. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
I'm a 27 year old male US national. I went to a top 40 LAC where I studied international relations/minor in Japanese language. UGPA: 3.4 GMAT: 720 (first try). Extracurricular activities during college included: publicist for university television network, radio DJ host, staff writer for school newspaper, tutor/mentor to elementary kids in the neighborhood, recreational rugby, marketing intern at an online feminist magazine, and communications/public relations intern at UNICEF.
Post college, I spent a year working odd jobs which included bartending, painting homes, working as an SAT tutor, working at a preschool, waiting tables and volunteering at a local juvenile court working as a child rights advocate. Then a year abroad in Turkey via a Fulbright Scholarship. After that, I got my Master's degree at Johns Hopkins SAIS where I studied IR and international econ. During this time, I worked as a communications manager at a research institution and a consultant at the World Bank (2 years current job) doing external/internal communications work. I also self illustrated, wrote, marketed, and published a children's picture book that has been doing pretty well.
Career goals: marketing/product management in tech, brand management, or stay in my field of development and do non-profit management
My top choice as of now is Kellogg's one year MBA (as I think the program most closely aligns with my future goals) but I'm also looking at INSEAD, Haas, and Stanford
Thank you!
I'm a 27 year old male US national. I went to a top 40 LAC where I studied international relations/minor in Japanese language. UGPA: 3.4 GMAT: 720 (first try). Extracurricular activities during college included: publicist for university television network, radio DJ host, staff writer for school newspaper, tutor/mentor to elementary kids in the neighborhood, recreational rugby, marketing intern at an online feminist magazine, and communications/public relations intern at UNICEF.
Post college, I spent a year working odd jobs which included bartending, painting homes, working as an SAT tutor, working at a preschool, waiting tables and volunteering at a local juvenile court working as a child rights advocate. Then a year abroad in Turkey via a Fulbright Scholarship. After that, I got my Master's degree at Johns Hopkins SAIS where I studied IR and international econ. During this time, I worked as a communications manager at a research institution and a consultant at the World Bank (2 years current job) doing external/internal communications work. I also self illustrated, wrote, marketed, and published a children's picture book that has been doing pretty well.
Career goals: marketing/product management in tech, brand management, or stay in my field of development and do non-profit management
My top choice as of now is Kellogg's one year MBA (as I think the program most closely aligns with my future goals) but I'm also looking at INSEAD, Haas, and Stanford
Thank you!
03 Nov 2016, 19:45
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Hi,
Thanks for posting. So your extracurriculars look strong; international experiences are a plus; the SAIS program is great. If I'm following your actual full-time work experience is.... 2 years at the World Bank? Plus the year of odd jobs? So slightly fewer years of full-time non-degree experience. GPA and GMAT are respectable/decent. Children's book is random but cool/memorable.
It sounds like you may be wanting to make more of a career shift??? Your goal options are fairly disparate; note that for the purposes of admission you'll want to choose a potential path, career-wise, for better confidence and chances from admissions vs listing a wide variety of possibilities. And side note, the bigger change and/or less certainty, the more a 2 year program could even have slightly more benefits? If easier to explain all of your story through one of our free 30 minute consultations just let us know, and or feel free to share more.
Thanks for posting. So your extracurriculars look strong; international experiences are a plus; the SAIS program is great. If I'm following your actual full-time work experience is.... 2 years at the World Bank? Plus the year of odd jobs? So slightly fewer years of full-time non-degree experience. GPA and GMAT are respectable/decent. Children's book is random but cool/memorable.
It sounds like you may be wanting to make more of a career shift??? Your goal options are fairly disparate; note that for the purposes of admission you'll want to choose a potential path, career-wise, for better confidence and chances from admissions vs listing a wide variety of possibilities. And side note, the bigger change and/or less certainty, the more a 2 year program could even have slightly more benefits? If easier to explain all of your story through one of our free 30 minute consultations just let us know, and or feel free to share more.
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