Profile Evaluation Request

Hi mbaMission,

First and foremost, thank you in advance for taking the time to evaluate my profile. I really appreciate it. I am trying to gauge my competitiveness and options for attending some of my target business schools in the US. I plan to narrow my current list and apply to 5 schools this fall, focusing on stretch or competitive schools during Round 1.

Demographic:
27 year old white-male. Attended a T100 university and studied international relations with a minor in the Chinese language. Graduated with a 3.89 GPA and a few Honor Awards in my major. I have about 4 years of work experience and will have completed 5 years by the time I matriculate into business school.

GMAT
700: Q46 V40 IR 5 AWA 6

Work Experience:
During college, I had internships at a few consulting companies and government contracting companies. My first job out of college was for a smaller government contracting company where I focused on business and process improvement. I was able to get some IT experience and started to transition more and more into a technology transformation role. My second job out of college was at a T2 consulting firm working on cloud DevOps, infrastructure, and automation. I was able to introduce various efficiencies on the team and gain a lot of client exposure. After some time, I was promoted to a lead role and managed 15 people in Cloud DevOps. I was at this position for two years. After this experience, I joined a Big4 consulting company and continued my experience in the cloud, but more from a IT strategy route. During my time with the firm, I was able to lead various strategic initiatives focused on areas such as cloud architecture, finances, and so forth. I am still in this role.

ECA:
During my time at all these firms, I have undertaken leadership roles outside my day to day responsibilities. These activities included sponsoring and planning work events to connect coworkers with leadership and set-up workshops. I helped build-out practice areas in all these firms to expand firm to market capabilities and internal team skillsets. I also participated in volunteer and community service events.

During school, I was part of a few clubs and participated in international opportunities. I was part of a Chinese Language Club and a social organization where I acted as a scholarship chair. I was able to review resumes, help individuals with recruiting, and provide internship prep. I also have international study abroad experience for a semester to learn a new language. I also completed a year long independent research program that included proposal writing, formulating a hypothesis, data analysis, and a presentation to faculty on findings.

Post MBA goals:
I am very passionate about technology and the capability of technology to create impact and change. My goal after schools is to work in product management for a tech company (either pre-IPO/high-growth or FAANG). I truly believe that my past experiences have provided me with the ability to showcase a wide variety of skills such as technical aptitude in the cloud, technology strategy, team leadership, communication, and presentation skills. In addition, the experience with leading a team has taught me how to empower those around me to succeed and how to teach new skills. I thrive in ambiguity and am very passionate about investing in a team to work towards a common goal. I have the ability to get into the details, while also working towards the big picture by balancing various responsibilities and viewpoints.

Request:
Right now, I am very interested in the programs at Duke, NYU, UT-Austin, UCLA, CMU, Berkeley, and Michigan. I am still researching and narrowing down my list for this fall, but I want to get your insight on whether my application is competitive at these schools and the likelihood at each: Stretch or Competitive.

Thank you once again for taking the time out of your day to evaluate my profile!

Thanks!