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kelly321
Joined: 29 Mar 2018
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Schools: Yale '21 (D) Johnson 1yr"20 (I)
07 Apr 2018, 08:53
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Hi, I plan to apply in R1 this year and would appreciate comments on my profile.
Background: Indonesian, female, 31 years old.
Undergrad: University of Western Australia. Dual degree Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce with Honours.
GPA: 3.55
GMAT: Have not taken yet but aiming 700+
Work experience:
Total of 8 years at Big 4 firm in assurance.
-I have had 4 promotions and was early promoted to my current manager role.
- 3 years of manager experience. I'm responsible for managing the firm's portfolio of non profit clients which consists of large non profits in the aged care and community services sectors. I also have clients in other industry such as mining, transport and manufacturing.
- Lead audit teams consisting of 3-7 people, mentor 2 assistant managers, involved in recruitment process for graduates
- Responsible for maintaining relationship with clients, presenting training and identifying new opportunities for the firm.
- Prepare proposals. Was successful in a tender for a large client which resulted in significant additional revenue for the firm.
- Organise volunteering events.
- The nature of audit work is backward looking and there are limited opportunities to add real value to clients. Now that I have obtained management experience I'm thinking of doing MBA to pivot into a career that involves financial analysis and solving problems.
Extracurriculars:
- Since 2015 I have done bookeeping for my family's small business in the food industry. I do various financial analysis to identify cost savings and efficiency opportunities. Some of my ideas have been implemented and bottom line has improved by 10% in the first year.
- Mentor 2 unemployed accountants who were introduced to me by local employment agency.
- Member of Toastmaster club
- Volunteer at local church
Post MBA goal: Financial planning & analysis or management consulting.
Thank you!
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Background: Indonesian, female, 31 years old.
Undergrad: University of Western Australia. Dual degree Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce with Honours.
GPA: 3.55
GMAT: Have not taken yet but aiming 700+
Work experience:
Total of 8 years at Big 4 firm in assurance.
-I have had 4 promotions and was early promoted to my current manager role.
- 3 years of manager experience. I'm responsible for managing the firm's portfolio of non profit clients which consists of large non profits in the aged care and community services sectors. I also have clients in other industry such as mining, transport and manufacturing.
- Lead audit teams consisting of 3-7 people, mentor 2 assistant managers, involved in recruitment process for graduates
- Responsible for maintaining relationship with clients, presenting training and identifying new opportunities for the firm.
- Prepare proposals. Was successful in a tender for a large client which resulted in significant additional revenue for the firm.
- Organise volunteering events.
- The nature of audit work is backward looking and there are limited opportunities to add real value to clients. Now that I have obtained management experience I'm thinking of doing MBA to pivot into a career that involves financial analysis and solving problems.
Extracurriculars:
- Since 2015 I have done bookeeping for my family's small business in the food industry. I do various financial analysis to identify cost savings and efficiency opportunities. Some of my ideas have been implemented and bottom line has improved by 10% in the first year.
- Mentor 2 unemployed accountants who were introduced to me by local employment agency.
- Member of Toastmaster club
- Volunteer at local church
Post MBA goal: Financial planning & analysis or management consulting.
Thank you!
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09 Apr 2018, 13:49
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Hi kelly321!
Thanks for sharing your profile. Your GPA is great and in range for Yale (though slightly lower than their median of 3.69). With that in mind, I think you should aim for a GMAT score as close to their 730 median as you can get!
There are lots of strengths in your work experience -- the team management, the client management, your specialty with non-profit clients (which may resonate especially well at Yale), and your willingness to go above and beyond by mentoring and recruiting juniors. The challenges I see are that you have a bit more experience than most applicants (5 to 6 years on average), and sometimes the Audit field can be viewed as not as exciting (which it sounds like is part of why you want to change). So try to bring life to your work accomplishments as much as possible, and make sure you can articulate really clear reasons for why now is the best time for you to get your MBA, and why the full-time MBA makes sense for you (as opposed to a part-time or executive MBA for instance).
The extracurriculars, especially the family business exposure is great! Definitely emphasize that, as it's less typical and also a good tie in to some of the work you might do as a consultant or financial analyst.
Hope this helps!
Kate
Thanks for sharing your profile. Your GPA is great and in range for Yale (though slightly lower than their median of 3.69). With that in mind, I think you should aim for a GMAT score as close to their 730 median as you can get!
There are lots of strengths in your work experience -- the team management, the client management, your specialty with non-profit clients (which may resonate especially well at Yale), and your willingness to go above and beyond by mentoring and recruiting juniors. The challenges I see are that you have a bit more experience than most applicants (5 to 6 years on average), and sometimes the Audit field can be viewed as not as exciting (which it sounds like is part of why you want to change). So try to bring life to your work accomplishments as much as possible, and make sure you can articulate really clear reasons for why now is the best time for you to get your MBA, and why the full-time MBA makes sense for you (as opposed to a part-time or executive MBA for instance).
The extracurriculars, especially the family business exposure is great! Definitely emphasize that, as it's less typical and also a good tie in to some of the work you might do as a consultant or financial analyst.
Hope this helps!
Kate
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Filthydelphia
Joined: 06 Sep 2016
Last visit: 14 Jul 2018
Posts: 141
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Location: United States (NY)
Concentration: Finance, Economics
Schools: Booth '20 (A) Kellogg '20 (A) Haas '20 (A)
GMAT 1: 760 Q47 V47
GPA: 3.66
WE:Military Officer (Military & Defense)
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10 Apr 2018, 06:44
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Filthydelphia
I have an update. I was waitlisted to Yale (Fuqua, and Stern), but accepted to Booth, Kellogg, and Haas.
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