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01 Dec 2006, 22:30
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Hi, I'm looking for some helpful feedback on my profile.
I earned my BS in Electrical Engineering in May 2004 from the University of Texas at Austin with a GPA of 3.68/4.00. I was at UT-Austin for three years and took heavy loads every semester consisting of all engineering courses. A major part of my undergraduate record also includes two years at the University of North Texas - I attended a special two-year high school program focusing on math and science where students live on campus, take courses at the university, and graduate with a high school diploma and university credit which transfers over. In other words, when I entered UT-Austin as a "freshman" in Fall 2001, I walked in with 65 credit hours - mostly general reqs allowing me to focus on engineering and graduate in three years from UT-Austin. My GPA at the Univ. of North Texas was a 3.54/4.0, but mind you, I was 16-17 years old at that time.
I'm now 24 years old and I will have worked as an Analog Design Engineer at Intel Corp. for slightly more than 3 years by the time of enrollment in Fall 07. Unfortunately, I haven't had much opportunity to "lead" any projects at work; I work in a group primarily with a lot of experienced people and few leadership roles. Still, I'm guilty of not forcing my way into direct leadership roles. That said, I've done excellent work. My manager of the past two years loves me and will definately write me a glowing recommendation - he is quite disappointed that I want to leave, but obviously he wants what is best for me.
For what its worth, I also had some interesting work experiences during the summers of my undergrad years. I was a two time winner of the 3M Engineering Scholars Award, which was accompanied by two internship stops at 3M Corporation. I also did research sponsored by the National Science Foundation once in the Rice University Chemistry department, and a second one in the Harvard University Chemistry department (I co-authored a paper on my research also).
Other activities include: I am captain of my men's flag football team; I enjoy salsa dancing and surfing; I am an events coordinator for recent college graduates hired at my Intel site.
I scored a 690 (q:47; v:38) on the GMAT. Not eye-popping, but still 91 percentile.
I recognize that I am young with only a few years of work experience, but I can't do "engineering" anymore - it's not fun. I need a career change, and I want to do something like investment banking, hedge fund management, or maybe mergers/acquisitions for a big tech company. I made a mistake and picked engineering as a major in school because I was good at it, not because I liked it. Now I am pursuing something I want.
I think UCLA-Anderson or Berkeley-Haas would probably be my first two choices because I have California residency - but do i have a realistic shot with little experience? What about Stanford? I imagine engineers pursuing MBAs apply in hoards at Stanford and Berkeley because of the area.
I'm also very interested in U. Chicago, Northwestern-Kellogg, NYU-Stern, and Columbia because I would love to go live in those cities.
I realize my GMAT score and work experience are just below averages for all these schools. With that said, do I have a chance to get into these elite schools? Or do I need to look at a rung lower in tier: USC-Marshall, U. of Texas-McCombs, Emory-Gouizeta?
I appreciate your input!
I earned my BS in Electrical Engineering in May 2004 from the University of Texas at Austin with a GPA of 3.68/4.00. I was at UT-Austin for three years and took heavy loads every semester consisting of all engineering courses. A major part of my undergraduate record also includes two years at the University of North Texas - I attended a special two-year high school program focusing on math and science where students live on campus, take courses at the university, and graduate with a high school diploma and university credit which transfers over. In other words, when I entered UT-Austin as a "freshman" in Fall 2001, I walked in with 65 credit hours - mostly general reqs allowing me to focus on engineering and graduate in three years from UT-Austin. My GPA at the Univ. of North Texas was a 3.54/4.0, but mind you, I was 16-17 years old at that time.
I'm now 24 years old and I will have worked as an Analog Design Engineer at Intel Corp. for slightly more than 3 years by the time of enrollment in Fall 07. Unfortunately, I haven't had much opportunity to "lead" any projects at work; I work in a group primarily with a lot of experienced people and few leadership roles. Still, I'm guilty of not forcing my way into direct leadership roles. That said, I've done excellent work. My manager of the past two years loves me and will definately write me a glowing recommendation - he is quite disappointed that I want to leave, but obviously he wants what is best for me.
For what its worth, I also had some interesting work experiences during the summers of my undergrad years. I was a two time winner of the 3M Engineering Scholars Award, which was accompanied by two internship stops at 3M Corporation. I also did research sponsored by the National Science Foundation once in the Rice University Chemistry department, and a second one in the Harvard University Chemistry department (I co-authored a paper on my research also).
Other activities include: I am captain of my men's flag football team; I enjoy salsa dancing and surfing; I am an events coordinator for recent college graduates hired at my Intel site.
I scored a 690 (q:47; v:38) on the GMAT. Not eye-popping, but still 91 percentile.
I recognize that I am young with only a few years of work experience, but I can't do "engineering" anymore - it's not fun. I need a career change, and I want to do something like investment banking, hedge fund management, or maybe mergers/acquisitions for a big tech company. I made a mistake and picked engineering as a major in school because I was good at it, not because I liked it. Now I am pursuing something I want.
I think UCLA-Anderson or Berkeley-Haas would probably be my first two choices because I have California residency - but do i have a realistic shot with little experience? What about Stanford? I imagine engineers pursuing MBAs apply in hoards at Stanford and Berkeley because of the area.
I'm also very interested in U. Chicago, Northwestern-Kellogg, NYU-Stern, and Columbia because I would love to go live in those cities.
I realize my GMAT score and work experience are just below averages for all these schools. With that said, do I have a chance to get into these elite schools? Or do I need to look at a rung lower in tier: USC-Marshall, U. of Texas-McCombs, Emory-Gouizeta?
I appreciate your input!
02 Dec 2006, 14:48
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Polobrute,
With a 690 and no real leadership at work or outside it, I think you are aiming too high with Stanford, Chicago, Kellogg, and Columbia, with Haas and NYU only marginally more doable. Your odds at Emory and USC would be much better, but only a notch or two better at Texas. Since you are still young, if you really want to get into these top schools I recommend building up some real leadership experiences outside of work (I mean leading groups or people or sitting on a "board" etc.). If you simply can't wait, you might try Duke, Rochester, Cornell, Indiana, CMU, etc. You might want to read Accepted.com's advice for career changers.
Good luck,
