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ChandlerJS
Joined: 10 Aug 2022
Last visit: 18 Feb 2023
Posts: 4
Location: United States
GMAT 1: 720 Q48 V42 (Online)
29 Sep 2022, 15:42
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Thank you in advance!
1. What level of schools should I be aiming for here?
2. How would that level shift were I to wait a year and apply with an additional year of work experience?
· Demographics: White US Male
· Education: State School (Ranked between 150-200 nationally) 3.96 GPA (Highest GPA in my college within the University) with an Arts Education Major
· Other coursework or post-undergraduate education: Additional Coursework at that institution in Political Science and Economics (Highest grades for those courses), Certification in Nonprofit Management from UT Austin
· GMAT: Official Score: 720 (48Q, 42V, 8IR, 6AWA)
· Work experience: 2YOE (at matriculation Fall 2023) at a Political Nonprofit, Multiple promotions in that time from an internship to current title, Program Manager, lots of national travel to college campuses. I've run the internship program and directly managed between 1-2 interns per semester. I'm a "key project personnel" on a $1.3 million grant we recently received for which I hold many operational responsibilities.
· Extracurricular activities: Undergrad: President of a 30-person student organization, multiple leadership roles in a couple other organizations; post: Helped start a nonprofit (incorporation, 501c3 filing) where I, with the exec director, managed 25 volunteers, and I currently sit on the board.
· Post-MBA goals: Looking to transition to the business side of the tech industry and broaden my somewhat vocational undergrad education
· Target schools: I'm struggling with this currently. It's difficult to see how/if less work experience can be outweighed with scores, GPA, and extracurriculars.
1. What level of schools should I be aiming for here?
2. How would that level shift were I to wait a year and apply with an additional year of work experience?
· Demographics: White US Male
· Education: State School (Ranked between 150-200 nationally) 3.96 GPA (Highest GPA in my college within the University) with an Arts Education Major
· Other coursework or post-undergraduate education: Additional Coursework at that institution in Political Science and Economics (Highest grades for those courses), Certification in Nonprofit Management from UT Austin
· GMAT: Official Score: 720 (48Q, 42V, 8IR, 6AWA)
· Work experience: 2YOE (at matriculation Fall 2023) at a Political Nonprofit, Multiple promotions in that time from an internship to current title, Program Manager, lots of national travel to college campuses. I've run the internship program and directly managed between 1-2 interns per semester. I'm a "key project personnel" on a $1.3 million grant we recently received for which I hold many operational responsibilities.
· Extracurricular activities: Undergrad: President of a 30-person student organization, multiple leadership roles in a couple other organizations; post: Helped start a nonprofit (incorporation, 501c3 filing) where I, with the exec director, managed 25 volunteers, and I currently sit on the board.
· Post-MBA goals: Looking to transition to the business side of the tech industry and broaden my somewhat vocational undergrad education
· Target schools: I'm struggling with this currently. It's difficult to see how/if less work experience can be outweighed with scores, GPA, and extracurriculars.
03 Oct 2022, 11:58
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Hi ChandlerJS,
Thanks for reaching out to us. Broadly speaking I think you should be aiming for programs in the 15-30 range with your current profile. Schools like Tepper, McCombs, Foster come to mind as being in that range and being strong in tech. The strengths that are helping you are your excellent GPA, your solid GMAT, fast promotions and early leadership roles, and your extracurriculars seem quite strong. I think the main challenge with your profile is the amount of work experience. To some extent, yes, you can outweigh those things with strong stats and good experience, but when your work experience is that much lower than the average, it makes it much harder to predict your chances, and hence why I'd aim for schools in that range. I think with another year, you'd not only have better chances at the schools I mentioned but may also be more competitive at Top 15 programs (however as you start to look at top 15 programs, your undergrad school ranking and GMAT won't be as strong). Unless you have a really good reason to apply now, or you want to take the approach of just giving it a try with the backup of reapplying, I think waiting seems like the right choice here. Happy to speak with you in more detail though if you'd like to set up a free consultation with us (link in my signature).
Kate
Thanks for reaching out to us. Broadly speaking I think you should be aiming for programs in the 15-30 range with your current profile. Schools like Tepper, McCombs, Foster come to mind as being in that range and being strong in tech. The strengths that are helping you are your excellent GPA, your solid GMAT, fast promotions and early leadership roles, and your extracurriculars seem quite strong. I think the main challenge with your profile is the amount of work experience. To some extent, yes, you can outweigh those things with strong stats and good experience, but when your work experience is that much lower than the average, it makes it much harder to predict your chances, and hence why I'd aim for schools in that range. I think with another year, you'd not only have better chances at the schools I mentioned but may also be more competitive at Top 15 programs (however as you start to look at top 15 programs, your undergrad school ranking and GMAT won't be as strong). Unless you have a really good reason to apply now, or you want to take the approach of just giving it a try with the backup of reapplying, I think waiting seems like the right choice here. Happy to speak with you in more detail though if you'd like to set up a free consultation with us (link in my signature).
Kate
ChandlerJS
04 Oct 2022, 08:28
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ChandlerJS
Hi ChandlerJS,
While your College and Employers have not been high brands, I feel your excellent work with them can help you stand out. What is really needed though is how compelling your story is, along with a well-aligned and mature career path, and thought clarity on how the MBA would help.
I strongly feel that in the list of your aspirational schools, you could aim for the likes of Duke, Tuck etc, while a UCLA would also value your profile well. Yale doors may also be more open, albeit with a higher GMAT.
Hope that helps. Ping and connect on my LinkedIn for a FREE, 1:1 session to answer your questions, and discuss your profile.
