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Concentration: General Management, Operations
Schools: Darden '19 (M$)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V45
GPA: 3.6
06 Jun 2016, 11:26
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All -- Appreciate the input in advance. I feel like I have a cookie cutter profile, so I'm looking for some advice here.
- White male, will be 29 upon matriculation
- GPA: 3.6, top-ish liberal arts school (Lehigh, Lafayette, Colgate)
- GMAT: 720. Is this worth retaking for top schools? I was testing around 760 on GMAT Prep leading up to the exam and felt like I blew the quant section on test day.
- Work Experience: 1.5 years at regional boutique IB. Took a few months off between jobs to figure out next steps and spent the last 3+ years in Corp. Dev. group at an S&P500, highly acquisitive industrial acquirer (think Danaher, Roper, etc.)
- MBA Goal: I'd like to transition into general management; I don't have an engineering background which prevents me from doing so at my current company. I'd like to move into a consumer products company - is brand management possible from a finance background? Long, long term goal would be an executive role where I would be in the position to help make meaningful, organization-impacting decisions.
- Targets: Wharton, Tuck, Kellogg, Darden, Tepper, trying to identify others...
- Broader question: I have some debt from undergrad ($30-40K) and I'm worried that if I go to a top school the debt load will be too much to handle. I've done banking and have no desire to go back to that lifestyle. Is the debt load from a top MBA worth it if I'm not going for banking or consulting?
- White male, will be 29 upon matriculation
- GPA: 3.6, top-ish liberal arts school (Lehigh, Lafayette, Colgate)
- GMAT: 720. Is this worth retaking for top schools? I was testing around 760 on GMAT Prep leading up to the exam and felt like I blew the quant section on test day.
- Work Experience: 1.5 years at regional boutique IB. Took a few months off between jobs to figure out next steps and spent the last 3+ years in Corp. Dev. group at an S&P500, highly acquisitive industrial acquirer (think Danaher, Roper, etc.)
- MBA Goal: I'd like to transition into general management; I don't have an engineering background which prevents me from doing so at my current company. I'd like to move into a consumer products company - is brand management possible from a finance background? Long, long term goal would be an executive role where I would be in the position to help make meaningful, organization-impacting decisions.
- Targets: Wharton, Tuck, Kellogg, Darden, Tepper, trying to identify others...
- Broader question: I have some debt from undergrad ($30-40K) and I'm worried that if I go to a top school the debt load will be too much to handle. I've done banking and have no desire to go back to that lifestyle. Is the debt load from a top MBA worth it if I'm not going for banking or consulting?
06 Jun 2016, 17:22
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Thanks for sharing your profile.
If you feel that you can easily do better with the GMAT, I suggest retaking. The higher score could boost your chances of admissions and even scholarships, which would also address some of your concerns on managing debts.
It could also greatly help doing more research on your post-MBA goals. This would help you determine if the path is indeed the right one for you, and how realistic it is given your background plus the MBA. Career-wise, try to get honest feedback from people who are in the roles you are aiming for, get to know their day-to-day work and the type of people who do well there. For the applications, you should be able to present how you can leverage your finance background and skills into the post-MBA roles you are targeting.
Wish you all the best!
If you feel that you can easily do better with the GMAT, I suggest retaking. The higher score could boost your chances of admissions and even scholarships, which would also address some of your concerns on managing debts.
It could also greatly help doing more research on your post-MBA goals. This would help you determine if the path is indeed the right one for you, and how realistic it is given your background plus the MBA. Career-wise, try to get honest feedback from people who are in the roles you are aiming for, get to know their day-to-day work and the type of people who do well there. For the applications, you should be able to present how you can leverage your finance background and skills into the post-MBA roles you are targeting.
Wish you all the best!
07 Jun 2016, 00:46
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Hi there,
I agree with my colleague about GMAT and scholarships.
In addition, I can say from personal experience that although Gen. Mgt. roles might not pay as good as consulting/ I-banking, you could potentially get offers that would lead to a comfortable financial situation. Several companies hire MBAs for Rotational Development Programs which are designed to groom students for Gen. Mgt roles. I'm aware of GE, Genentech, Amazon, Johnson and Johnson and a few more..
Consumer product companies, on the other hand, generally tend to hire for Brand Management/ Product Marketing roles. So please do your research about your target companies and for which roles they hire and how you could leverage your backgrounds and skills for such roles.
Hope this helped.
Good luck!
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I agree with my colleague about GMAT and scholarships.
In addition, I can say from personal experience that although Gen. Mgt. roles might not pay as good as consulting/ I-banking, you could potentially get offers that would lead to a comfortable financial situation. Several companies hire MBAs for Rotational Development Programs which are designed to groom students for Gen. Mgt roles. I'm aware of GE, Genentech, Amazon, Johnson and Johnson and a few more..
Consumer product companies, on the other hand, generally tend to hire for Brand Management/ Product Marketing roles. So please do your research about your target companies and for which roles they hire and how you could leverage your backgrounds and skills for such roles.
Hope this helped.
Good luck!
Sign up for a 30-min Free Consultation
www.vibranture.com/free-consultation.htm
