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MatthewW92
Joined: 09 Oct 2021
Last visit: 10 Dec 2022
Posts: 7
Location: United States (CA)
Schools: HBS '25 (I) Booth '25 (I) Sloan '25 (D)
GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41
GPA: 3.5
05 Feb 2022, 10:54
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29 year old male from US
Work experience
Military Officer - 7 years
Always managed large teams or been in ops roles
Currently in a fast paced training environment, directly in charge of training ~2000 personnel annually with a team of 30 experienced instructors.
Deployed to combat zones.
Managed over $30M in equipment and vehicles and coordinated their movement spread across several countries on last deployment.
Education
Undergraduate degree in business management from large state university
3.4 GPA
Test Scores
GMAT: 730 - Q49, V41, IR4 (a little worried about IR)
Additional information
• Volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters - mentoring a young man from a troubled home.
• Not much EC to note after undergrad due to work tempo. Various days where we'd take 50 guys from work and go volunteer somewhere local but not sure if noteworthy for an app
Post MBA Goal
Tech PM or possibly consulting
Target schools
Booth, Kellog, MIT, Duke, Ross, Darden
My angle is that my undergrad is lackluster but I found my work ethic and drive in the military and that enabled my GMAT score while working ~80 hours a week
Will be applying Round 1 and 2 next year. Thanks!
Work experience
Military Officer - 7 years
Always managed large teams or been in ops roles
Currently in a fast paced training environment, directly in charge of training ~2000 personnel annually with a team of 30 experienced instructors.
Deployed to combat zones.
Managed over $30M in equipment and vehicles and coordinated their movement spread across several countries on last deployment.
Education
Undergraduate degree in business management from large state university
3.4 GPA
Test Scores
GMAT: 730 - Q49, V41, IR4 (a little worried about IR)
Additional information
• Volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters - mentoring a young man from a troubled home.
• Not much EC to note after undergrad due to work tempo. Various days where we'd take 50 guys from work and go volunteer somewhere local but not sure if noteworthy for an app
Post MBA Goal
Tech PM or possibly consulting
Target schools
Booth, Kellog, MIT, Duke, Ross, Darden
My angle is that my undergrad is lackluster but I found my work ethic and drive in the military and that enabled my GMAT score while working ~80 hours a week
Will be applying Round 1 and 2 next year. Thanks!
06 Feb 2022, 23:09
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MatthewW92, hi there and thank you for your service. I think your profile is quite attractive. I work with a lot of military candidates, and schools tend to respond very favorably to them because of their strong leadership skills, excellent discipline, and popularity with recruiters. I think you're OK with the IR being a bit low; I haven't really seen a 4 with otherwise solid scores hold someone back. I also wouldn't worry too much about external extracurriculars - and anyway, the Big Brothers/Big Sisters sounds great (I assume that's undergrad). My guess is you might be able to tie that to a pattern of mentoring within the military too. I'd say your "angle" sounds reasonable as well. So, the good news is -- the things that might be worrying you don't particularly worry me. Where I see military candidates struggling is in two or three main areas, including:
1) translating their experience for a lay audience. Sometimes things that they think are impressive are meaningless to an ad com reader without context or fuller explanations, so make sure that non-military folks "get" what you are presenting by adding that additional color
2) showing the how, not just the results. Sometimes I see military candidates listing tons of results without explaining the way they approached the problem or what challenges they overcame. As a result, your hard work doesn't have the power it would if you conveyed your efforts more clearly.
3) understanding how to present fit with the programs and alignment with goals. Don't skimp on thoughtfulness in either category.
Hope this is helpful. If interested, feel free to book a consultation with one of us to get more tailored recommendations to your particular situation!
Warmly,
Julie-Anne Heafey
Senior Consultant
mbaMission
1) translating their experience for a lay audience. Sometimes things that they think are impressive are meaningless to an ad com reader without context or fuller explanations, so make sure that non-military folks "get" what you are presenting by adding that additional color
2) showing the how, not just the results. Sometimes I see military candidates listing tons of results without explaining the way they approached the problem or what challenges they overcame. As a result, your hard work doesn't have the power it would if you conveyed your efforts more clearly.
3) understanding how to present fit with the programs and alignment with goals. Don't skimp on thoughtfulness in either category.
Hope this is helpful. If interested, feel free to book a consultation with one of us to get more tailored recommendations to your particular situation!
Warmly,
Julie-Anne Heafey
Senior Consultant
mbaMission
MatthewW92
Joined: 09 Oct 2021
Last visit: 10 Dec 2022
Posts: 7
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Location: United States (CA)
Schools: HBS '25 (I) Booth '25 (I) Sloan '25 (D)
GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41
GPA: 3.5
07 Feb 2022, 20:31
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This was very helpful thank you!
