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Concentration: Strategy, General Management
Schools: Tuck '19 (M$)
GMAT 1: 660 Q44 V37
GMAT 2: 740 Q49 V41
GPA: 3.2
WE:Engineering (Manufacturing)
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20 Jan 2014, 13:58
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Hey Guys,
Thanks for hosting this thread, I'm interested in an MBA in the next year or two and was wondering if you can let me know what my chances are and address some of my concerns?
27 y/o male (at matriculation)
3.2 GPA in Mechanical Engineering from a top 30 private school
Extra curriculars: Lab research assistant, TA for upper level courses, VP of school's chapter of Society of Automotive Engineers
GMAT: 750
Work experience:
-Completed a two year stint at a blue chip industrial company's (think Caterpillar and the like) engineering development rotation program
-3 years as a manufacturing engineer at a major U.S. auto company (GM, Ford)
Outside of work: Big brothers/big sisters mentor and am working to help establish a STEM arm of a nonprofit that teaches English to students in Africa
Post-MBA Goals: To move to consulting after graduation for a few years and ultimately land an operations leadership job at a large manufacturing company long term
I know the GPA isn't great but hopefully it's slightly offset by my GMAT and the other things I was doing during undergrad. I think schools in the 10-12 (UVA Darden, Duke, Cornell, Michigan) range might be where I fit. Maybe a school like Kellogg is within reach? Is this realistic? Also, will the company move after completing my rotational program look bad?
Thanks!
Thanks for hosting this thread, I'm interested in an MBA in the next year or two and was wondering if you can let me know what my chances are and address some of my concerns?
27 y/o male (at matriculation)
3.2 GPA in Mechanical Engineering from a top 30 private school
Extra curriculars: Lab research assistant, TA for upper level courses, VP of school's chapter of Society of Automotive Engineers
GMAT: 750
Work experience:
-Completed a two year stint at a blue chip industrial company's (think Caterpillar and the like) engineering development rotation program
-3 years as a manufacturing engineer at a major U.S. auto company (GM, Ford)
Outside of work: Big brothers/big sisters mentor and am working to help establish a STEM arm of a nonprofit that teaches English to students in Africa
Post-MBA Goals: To move to consulting after graduation for a few years and ultimately land an operations leadership job at a large manufacturing company long term
I know the GPA isn't great but hopefully it's slightly offset by my GMAT and the other things I was doing during undergrad. I think schools in the 10-12 (UVA Darden, Duke, Cornell, Michigan) range might be where I fit. Maybe a school like Kellogg is within reach? Is this realistic? Also, will the company move after completing my rotational program look bad?
Thanks!
22 Jan 2014, 11:19
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Hi,
Thanks for posting and sharing your background. Congrats on the stellar GMAT. Yes you are right in that the GPA is on the lower side, BUT with the GMAT being that strong, and more recent, and solid work experience, it's a small weakness but you have a lot of strong strengths.
Schools will want to dig in further to your work experience to learn more about what you have done and accomplished in your roles and rotation, and look for evidence of leadership and management potential, but generally my take on what I have here is that you have a strong profile. I would think the schools outside top 10 that you referenced would be fair game for you, as long as you present yourself and your story well in essays/interview, and you would potentially have a shot yes at top 10 programs as well, so you may want to add 1-2 of those to your list. Look into schools that are strong in either consulting or manufacturing, and research to learn more about what the experience is like at each program. You may want to consider other factors too such as geography (including where you'd like to be based after you graduate) and class size.
I wouldn't think the company change after the rotation has to be a negative per se; you may explain the choices that you made in essays or an interview if asked, but the main thing is making sure that your past experiences lead to this current decision point and the desire to get the MBA, which leads to your next career steps.
Good luck and let us know what other questions you have!
Thanks for posting and sharing your background. Congrats on the stellar GMAT. Yes you are right in that the GPA is on the lower side, BUT with the GMAT being that strong, and more recent, and solid work experience, it's a small weakness but you have a lot of strong strengths.
Schools will want to dig in further to your work experience to learn more about what you have done and accomplished in your roles and rotation, and look for evidence of leadership and management potential, but generally my take on what I have here is that you have a strong profile. I would think the schools outside top 10 that you referenced would be fair game for you, as long as you present yourself and your story well in essays/interview, and you would potentially have a shot yes at top 10 programs as well, so you may want to add 1-2 of those to your list. Look into schools that are strong in either consulting or manufacturing, and research to learn more about what the experience is like at each program. You may want to consider other factors too such as geography (including where you'd like to be based after you graduate) and class size.
I wouldn't think the company change after the rotation has to be a negative per se; you may explain the choices that you made in essays or an interview if asked, but the main thing is making sure that your past experiences lead to this current decision point and the desire to get the MBA, which leads to your next career steps.
Good luck and let us know what other questions you have!
