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26 Oct 2014, 02:58
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Hello everyone, Before a few months ago I had never considered the possibility of doing an Mba at a good school seriously, Iit was more like a dream. Now after so much work on the GMAT, I started to wonder. I couldn't find good comparable profile, so any feedback would be appreciated!
My main questions are if I am wasting my time hoping to get accepted in the top school in the US ( Harvard/Wharton) and if their is any significant weakness that I should be careful to address ? I also Intend to apply to some European school, mainly Insead and maybe london.
Here it goes
Native language is French, but attended an English University
Bachelor degree in Engineering at good Canadian school ( McGill) 3.55 GPA - 1 semester done abroad in Australia
Awarded scholarship for excellence in Design
Participant in the provincial engineering competition :
3rd place twice
1st place and environmental awareness award once
participant in the national engineering competition
GMAT : 750 ( Q: 49 V: 44)
2.7 Year as a project manager for the remediation of contaminated soil in the Canadian Artic ( 3.5 month spent in the artic supervising the work) Management of projects totalling about 1.5 M $, Coating and planification for various project valued to more than 10 M $.
0.7 Year as an Engineer for environmental remediation in London, uk. Left the position due to the lack gain ( Professional Experience and Monetary)
Both job were done for a small (600 employees) international company
Experienced several countries as a solo traveler ( No permanent companion) Including Peru (1 month), India ( 1 month) and central europe (3 month)
Extracurricular : member of the scout movement for 15 year, 8 year as a youth, 4 year as helper (during University) and 3 year as full time scout leader
Member of the student association representative during Uni
My main questions are if I am wasting my time hoping to get accepted in the top school in the US ( Harvard/Wharton) and if their is any significant weakness that I should be careful to address ? I also Intend to apply to some European school, mainly Insead and maybe london.
Here it goes
Native language is French, but attended an English University
Bachelor degree in Engineering at good Canadian school ( McGill) 3.55 GPA - 1 semester done abroad in Australia
Awarded scholarship for excellence in Design
Participant in the provincial engineering competition :
3rd place twice
1st place and environmental awareness award once
participant in the national engineering competition
GMAT : 750 ( Q: 49 V: 44)
2.7 Year as a project manager for the remediation of contaminated soil in the Canadian Artic ( 3.5 month spent in the artic supervising the work) Management of projects totalling about 1.5 M $, Coating and planification for various project valued to more than 10 M $.
0.7 Year as an Engineer for environmental remediation in London, uk. Left the position due to the lack gain ( Professional Experience and Monetary)
Both job were done for a small (600 employees) international company
Experienced several countries as a solo traveler ( No permanent companion) Including Peru (1 month), India ( 1 month) and central europe (3 month)
Extracurricular : member of the scout movement for 15 year, 8 year as a youth, 4 year as helper (during University) and 3 year as full time scout leader
Member of the student association representative during Uni
26 Oct 2014, 04:11
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Hi Jonathan,
You have a really interesting background!
- Being French gives you a small 'diversity' edge
- McGill is a great school and your GPA is solid (it is my understanding that McGill doesn't have the same grade inflation one sees in the US)
Great GMAT
- Your work experience is unique and I'm sure that you have loads of stories that would be great for essays. Are you currently working in the Project Manager role?
- Love the Scouts - long-term community involvement is always great.
On the surface it looks like you have the makings of a strong candidate - but what do you want to do post-MBA? and how will you position yourself and your story to the admissions committee in a way that convinces them you need an MBA to reach your goals?
With a candidate like yourself success really hinges on how you package your story.
In terms of schools - I would not discourage you from applying at H/W LBS/INSEAD but I would encourage you to look at all the top 10 schools (I use the US News rankings personally). Since you are pretty young - a 2 year program with internship opportunities would benefit you a lot I think.
As an aside: Je suis a la recherche de quelques candidats qui veulent travailler avec moi pour round 2 pro bono - voyez mon post ici:
free-admissions-consulting-accepting-applications-187244.html
Si ca vous interesse faites moi savoir
You have a really interesting background!
- Being French gives you a small 'diversity' edge
- McGill is a great school and your GPA is solid (it is my understanding that McGill doesn't have the same grade inflation one sees in the US)
Great GMAT
- Your work experience is unique and I'm sure that you have loads of stories that would be great for essays. Are you currently working in the Project Manager role?
- Love the Scouts - long-term community involvement is always great.
On the surface it looks like you have the makings of a strong candidate - but what do you want to do post-MBA? and how will you position yourself and your story to the admissions committee in a way that convinces them you need an MBA to reach your goals?
With a candidate like yourself success really hinges on how you package your story.
In terms of schools - I would not discourage you from applying at H/W LBS/INSEAD but I would encourage you to look at all the top 10 schools (I use the US News rankings personally). Since you are pretty young - a 2 year program with internship opportunities would benefit you a lot I think.
As an aside: Je suis a la recherche de quelques candidats qui veulent travailler avec moi pour round 2 pro bono - voyez mon post ici:
free-admissions-consulting-accepting-applications-187244.html
Si ca vous interesse faites moi savoir
29 Oct 2014, 10:54
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Jonathanmg,
Your have both strong numbers (GMAT + GPA) and a distinctive profile (Arctic remediation + solid international exposure) with proven leadership (at work and in Scouts). So I see no reason why you couldn't aim for top 10 schools. INSEAD and LBS should be in play for you and perhaps even Wharton. I would need to know more about your profile to say whether HBS is doable for you. If you send me your resume, I could give you more focused feedback: [email protected].
--Paul Bodine, Great Applications for Business School, www.paulsbodine.com/outcomes
Your have both strong numbers (GMAT + GPA) and a distinctive profile (Arctic remediation + solid international exposure) with proven leadership (at work and in Scouts). So I see no reason why you couldn't aim for top 10 schools. INSEAD and LBS should be in play for you and perhaps even Wharton. I would need to know more about your profile to say whether HBS is doable for you. If you send me your resume, I could give you more focused feedback: [email protected].
--Paul Bodine, Great Applications for Business School, www.paulsbodine.com/outcomes
Jonathanmg
