Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2310:00 AM EDT
-10:30 AM EDT
Admissions committees evaluate the GMAT/GRE in context — your background, your representation in the applicant pool, the strength of everything else in your file. The same score works for one candidate and falls short for another with identical numbers.
Apr 2312:00 PM PDT
-01:00 PM PDT
Inquire for a free profile evaluation and guarantee statement for possible admits and scholarships!
Apr 2408:30 PM IST
-09:30 PM IST
Join us for a Live Coffee chat with Jenifer Turtschanow where we talk about enhancing your MBA profile and fixing gaps in just 4 months.
Apr 2908:00 PM EDT
-09:00 PM EDT
Join us for a live Ask Me Anything (AMA) session with Juno’s Co-Founder, where we’ll break down everything you need to know about financing your MBA in today’s rapidly changing landscape.
jazhoneycutt
Joined: 04 Aug 2018
Last visit: 09 Feb 2019
Posts: 3
Given Kudos: 6
Location: United States (MO)
Schools: Stanford '21
14 Nov 2018, 10:14
Kudos
Bookmarks
Demographics:
- African-American Female (26)
- Kansas City MO (Applying for USA Fellowship)
GMAT: 600 – Q 40, V 31
(I still have a month of studying left, hope to increase to 700)
Education:
Washburn University, Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, 2014
- Overall GPA 3.28
- Vice President, American Business Women’s Association – Washburn Chapter, 2013-2014
- Vice President, Black Student Union, 2011
Work Experience – a little over 3 years
- Operations Lead in IT outsourcing for Cerner (one of the largest healthcare IT companies)
- Promoted twice in 3 years
- Strong recommendations from supervisor and VP (VP has seen me grow from early career to mid-career)
Volunteer Experience
- YMCA youth basketball coach
- YMCA young achievers mentor - assist 8-12th grade students navigate college and career options while building life skills
Essay Themes
-What Matters Most and Why?
Lessons learned from my great grandmother on perseverance with limited resources and how I used those lessons and her approach to problem solving as
became a single mother at 19 to finish my degree
-Why Stanford?
I want to change the accessibility and affordability of healthcare through technology by launching a new product at Cerner that brings health care to the consumer Connections to the Midwest?
I'm from a small rural town with limited hospitals, and there is a burdening travel cost to my community to visit urban areas for health care appts that I want to fix
After Graduation:
Return to Cerner, join the company's executive development program for MBA grads of top 25 schools
- African-American Female (26)
- Kansas City MO (Applying for USA Fellowship)
GMAT: 600 – Q 40, V 31
(I still have a month of studying left, hope to increase to 700)
Education:
Washburn University, Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, 2014
- Overall GPA 3.28
- Vice President, American Business Women’s Association – Washburn Chapter, 2013-2014
- Vice President, Black Student Union, 2011
Work Experience – a little over 3 years
- Operations Lead in IT outsourcing for Cerner (one of the largest healthcare IT companies)
- Promoted twice in 3 years
- Strong recommendations from supervisor and VP (VP has seen me grow from early career to mid-career)
Volunteer Experience
- YMCA youth basketball coach
- YMCA young achievers mentor - assist 8-12th grade students navigate college and career options while building life skills
Essay Themes
-What Matters Most and Why?
Lessons learned from my great grandmother on perseverance with limited resources and how I used those lessons and her approach to problem solving as
became a single mother at 19 to finish my degree
-Why Stanford?
I want to change the accessibility and affordability of healthcare through technology by launching a new product at Cerner that brings health care to the consumer Connections to the Midwest?
I'm from a small rural town with limited hospitals, and there is a burdening travel cost to my community to visit urban areas for health care appts that I want to fix
After Graduation:
Return to Cerner, join the company's executive development program for MBA grads of top 25 schools
14 Nov 2018, 22:05
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi and thanks for your post.
Like all MBA programs, Stanford will look at your profile holistically, evaluating your stats (GMAT/GPA), work experience & goals, and extracurriculars. You have a solid profile so I will briefly discuss all three.
In terms of your stats, you will significantly improve your chances of acceptance if you score close to a 700, as the average is closer to a 730. This will also be important since your GPA is a bit below the average as well. If not, I hope you can demonstrate your quant ability in other ways, such as through your resume or recommendation letters. And if you have time, you could always take a supplemental course in a quantitative subject and earn an A.
As for your work experience, it is great you have already been promoted twice, and that you will have strong recommendation letters. It will be important for you - in your essays, resume, and letters - to show that you have leadership experience, taken the initiative, mentored/coached/trained others, and in general made an impact in your company. Make sure to detail your accomplishments on your resume, rather than just your daily responsibilities. Also, I like that you have a clear and realistic goal of returning to Cerner after graduating.
Regarding your extracurriculars, make sure to emphasize your leadership roles at the YMCA and how you've made a difference there. Schools want to feel you will make a similar difference in its own community.
One final note - no matter how strong one's profile is, Stanford has the lowest acceptance rate of any school in the world. They can't possibly accept all the qualified applicants, so I always suggest applying to a few other schools as well.
Good luck!
Like all MBA programs, Stanford will look at your profile holistically, evaluating your stats (GMAT/GPA), work experience & goals, and extracurriculars. You have a solid profile so I will briefly discuss all three.
In terms of your stats, you will significantly improve your chances of acceptance if you score close to a 700, as the average is closer to a 730. This will also be important since your GPA is a bit below the average as well. If not, I hope you can demonstrate your quant ability in other ways, such as through your resume or recommendation letters. And if you have time, you could always take a supplemental course in a quantitative subject and earn an A.
As for your work experience, it is great you have already been promoted twice, and that you will have strong recommendation letters. It will be important for you - in your essays, resume, and letters - to show that you have leadership experience, taken the initiative, mentored/coached/trained others, and in general made an impact in your company. Make sure to detail your accomplishments on your resume, rather than just your daily responsibilities. Also, I like that you have a clear and realistic goal of returning to Cerner after graduating.
Regarding your extracurriculars, make sure to emphasize your leadership roles at the YMCA and how you've made a difference there. Schools want to feel you will make a similar difference in its own community.
One final note - no matter how strong one's profile is, Stanford has the lowest acceptance rate of any school in the world. They can't possibly accept all the qualified applicants, so I always suggest applying to a few other schools as well.
Good luck!
