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Concentration: Healthcare, Strategy
Schools: Kellogg '19 (A) Wharton '19 (D)
GMAT 1: 690 Q47 V38
GPA: 3.39
Schools: Kellogg '19 (A) Wharton '19 (D)
GMAT 1: 690 Q47 V38
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Profile Evaluation: 26/B/F Updated on: 22 Mar 2017, 09:26
Originally posted by kelloggbound on 26 May 2016, 10:04.
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Thank you in advance for taking the time to review my profile!

Demographics:
26 years old (27 at matriculation)
African American female
First generation college graduate

Education:
BS in Finance from Louisiana State University (LSU)
GPA: 3.4
GMAT: 660 (planning to retake in July/August 2016)

Work Experience:
1. 3.5 years at a global tax services firm consulting leading healthcare corporations and medical device manufacturers (think Grant Thorton/McGladrey)
- One promotion from consultant to senior consultant
- Extensive knowledge of medical equipment, devices, consumables and drugs (top vendors and product usage) as well as healthcare and manufacturing tax laws and regulations in multiple states and jurisdictions
2. Currently an analyst at a healthcare consulting firm (think Advisory Board/ZS Associates/Huron), will be 9 months in seat when submitting applications (1 year and 9 months at matriculation)
- Work on the product team interpreting and validating contracts between insurance payers and providers and subsequently building financial models to capture reimbursement terms using hospitals patient accounting data

Community Involvement (current):
- Active member of a women’s non-profit foundation, serving as project manager of events. Responsible for the entire planning, promotional, and sponsor relationship management process for monthly fundraisers that support the foundation’s charitable projects in the Chicagoland area
- Active member of the Junior League of Chicago, also serve on the health initiative committee as well as participating in ad hoc volunteer projects throughout the Chicago community
- Admitted member of the 2016 Forte Foundation MBALaunch program

Community Involvement (past):
- Girl’s Inc. (an organization dedicated to bettering the lives of underprivileged minority girls in the community) mentor and frequent Habitat for Humanity volunteer in Dallas

Goals:
- Transfer my knowledge of the healthcare industry from consulting to corporate finance and strategy for a leading healthcare company (think Medtronic, Abbott, McKesson) with a long term goal as SVP of Corporate Strategy and Development

Schools of Interest:
Kellogg, Booth and Wharton (Healthcare Management program)’s full time programs in the first round.

I understand my school choices are a little high given my stats but how realistic are my chances? I recently moved to Chicago from Dallas and am really hoping to stay in the city unless by a miracle I get into Wharton.

My current company is also frequently represented in Wharton's HCM program with about 5/80 admitted students each year. Even though Wharton isn't my top choice, because of the school and the HCM program's representation, I hope that my company is as highly respected at Kellogg and Booth.

My 660 GMAT score is from Dec 2014 and I have taken an extended break from studying as the test really overwhelmed and consumed me. I hope to score at least 20 points higher the next time I test, but in the event I don’t, how much will this score hurt my chances?
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First of all, you have a great profile!
Your demographics are of course good and highly sought after. But it's not like the schools will take you on if you aren't also awesome. :)

And the things that stand out most for me are your leadership as a woman, your work in healthcare (a top industry to be sure), and the fact that your employer seems to be a feeder for top programs.

The one hitch is your GMAT. Now, given your demographic, and the fact that you have a great profile, I don't think in your case it will be an app killer for Top 10 programs.... buuuuuuuut it doesn't mean you shouldn't deliver them the best score you can get. I mean, anything higher is better, but crack a 720, and the world is your oyster (who knows? maybe even scholarships?). So the GMAT is your number one, and I would say ONLY priority till that happens (in your case even at the cost of applying R2... just get the BEST score you can)

Other than that: What about HBS? Rice? McCombs?
:)
I hope this helps!!
Best,
JF