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Profile Evaluation - Mechanical Engineer [#permalink] New post   19 Jul 2014, 19:43
I am applying for entry Fall 2015.

Could I please ask for a profile evaluation? Post MBA-goals are to enter marketing in the NYC or southeast (Atlanta).

I am applying R1 to Fuqua, Darden, Ross, Columbia (NY connection), Tuck, and Kellogg. What are my chances? Thank you in advance for your evaluation.

Academics:

Graduated from Georgia Tech in 2010. Due to international baccalaureate credits/proficiency exam, I accrued enough credits to finish the Mechanical Engineering major in 3 years (is this a plus?)

My GPA was 3.28. If all goes as planned - I will be 26 when I matriculate into the Fall 15 term.

GMAT: 710 (49 q, 37 v)

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Upon finishing college, I figured I had one year to figure out what I wanted to do, so I stayed at GT to do research in mechanical engineering.
Then I spent 1 yr at a internet startup, 2 years at an niche mechanical engineering consulting firm, and 1+ years now at another small engineering consultancy (more IT).

I was unemployed for two months (layoff at the 1st mechanical engineering firm due to downsizing) - Atlanta area.

Extracurriculars

I volunteer as a tutor for kids from low-income families (done this for 1 year to date) and I am part of a Big Brother/Big Sister program (separate institution) helping the same demographic of kids pursue goals and stay on the right path to success (1 year to date as well).
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Re: Profile Evaluation - Mechanical Engineer [#permalink] New post   22 Jul 2014, 02:10
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mbamain wrote:
I am applying for entry Fall 2015.

Could I please ask for a profile evaluation? Post MBA-goals are to enter marketing in the NYC or southeast (Atlanta).

I am applying R1 to Fuqua, Darden, Ross, Columbia (NY connection), Tuck, and Kellogg. What are my chances? Thank you in advance for your evaluation.

Academics:

Graduated from Georgia Tech in 2010. Due to international baccalaureate credits/proficiency exam, I accrued enough credits to finish the Mechanical Engineering major in 3 years (is this a plus?)

My GPA was 3.28. If all goes as planned - I will be 26 when I matriculate into the Fall 15 term.

GMAT: 710 (49 q, 37 v)

Career:

Upon finishing college, I figured I had one year to figure out what I wanted to do, so I stayed at GT to do research in mechanical engineering.
Then I spent 1 yr at a internet startup, 2 years at an niche mechanical engineering consulting firm, and 1+ years now at another small engineering consultancy (more IT).

I was unemployed for two months (layoff at the 1st mechanical engineering firm due to downsizing) - Atlanta area.

Extracurriculars

I volunteer as a tutor for kids from low-income families (done this for 1 year to date) and I am part of a Big Brother/Big Sister program (separate institution) helping the same demographic of kids pursue goals and stay on the right path to success (1 year to date as well).


Hello there,
Well your GMAT is very good… your GPA is so-so, and your experience is ???? :)

It's hard to say without seeing a detailed explanation of your roles, achievements and leadership. Important for you specifically will be that you show some sort of logical progress from one role to the next. Right now it feels to me like a "Series of jobs", but of course we want to build a narrative with you in which each job will be taking you further - one step closer to your goals.

If you elaborate a biiit more about your job and anything else that might be relevant, I may be able to advise you further,
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Re: Profile Evaluation - Mechanical Engineer [#permalink] New post   22 Jul 2014, 06:16
Thank you for your response.

I will make an effort to elaborate. My research I conducted right after college was fairly computational. This led to me joining a startup with an Engineering focus. This consisted of me taking a marketing role in addition to a technical one. I decided to give Engineering consulting a try and worked on a couple of design projects during my first consulting job. I was part of small teams and while often worked independently - never had a leadership role. Our entire team was laid off after a turbulent project. I moved on to a second company shortly after and have served as a principal designer although no promotion yet. I recently discovered that I prefer the marketing analytics (startup) over engineering consulting and am trying to make my way back.

I have leadership in my extracurricular roles as a mentor to high school students- I meet with each if them every week to discuss life, academics, hobbies, etc. in my other engagement I provide 1-1 tutoring each week to students who struggle with schoolwork and come from marginalized homes.

Thank you for your consideration and response

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Re: Profile Evaluation - Mechanical Engineer [#permalink] New post   23 Jul 2014, 00:12
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mbamain wrote:
Thank you for your response.

I will make an effort to elaborate. My research I conducted right after college was fairly computational. This led to me joining a startup with an Engineering focus. This consisted of me taking a marketing role in addition to a technical one. I decided to give Engineering consulting a try and worked on a couple of design projects during my first consulting job. I was part of small teams and while often worked independently - never had a leadership role. Our entire team was laid off after a turbulent project. I moved on to a second company shortly after and have served as a principal designer although no promotion yet. I recently discovered that I prefer the marketing analytics (startup) over engineering consulting and am trying to make my way back.

I have leadership in my extracurricular roles as a mentor to high school students- I meet with each if them every week to discuss life, academics, hobbies, etc. in my other engagement I provide 1-1 tutoring each week to students who struggle with schoolwork and come from marginalized homes.

Thank you for your consideration and response

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Got it.
Allright, so let's say that you continue along these lines and present goals in Engineering consulting, but of course with leadership. that would make sense to me, and seem like a natural progress too.

Right now your school list is pretty good but maybe a wee bit challenging. Essentially you have selected schools which are top 5-10. I think that if you expanded your list to Top 20 schools (add maybe a school like Tepper or Johnson or Yale, all relatively connected with NYC), then you would have a more balanced school list.

Hope this helps!
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