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05 Aug 2017, 21:24
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Hi,
Thank you in advance for any comments and advice. What do you think my chances are being admitted to the M7 schools, Haas, Yale, and UCLA? Also, if you have suggestions on which schools to target, please let me know. I am planning to apply R1 and R2.
MBA Goals: I hope to transition from an engineering consultant role on the consumer side of the energy/cleantech industry to a business strategy role for a cleantech firm focused on clean energy products or services, such as Cypress Creek Renewables or Tesla.
Age: 27 years old
GMAT: 750 (Q48, V46, IR 8, AWA 5.0) - took it once
Undergrad Degree: Environmental Engineering (Top 15 Engineering School)
GPA: 3.385 (I had some personal/family hardships during college, which affected my grades 1st and 2nd year. GPA 3rd and 4th year was much higher 3.66. I will write about it in my essays.)
Work Experience (5 years total):
Current - 3 years as an energy engineer/consultant for a small boutique (25 person) engineering and program management consulting firm focused in the energy industry in California. I have not been formally promoted (Mainly due to total years of experience expected by the owners of my company. For a senior engineer (the next position up), the owners expect 5 years of experience from the energy industry. They only consider my previous experience as 1 year.). My responsibilities have been growing every year and I do a lot of the same work that other senior engineers at my firm do. I believe my recommender (my supervisor) will attest to this.
Previous - 2 years as an validation engineer for a large pharmaceutical corporation. Even though this position wasn't directly related to my degree, I took the job because it was the first well paying position I was offered after months of applying after graduation.
Extra Curricular Activities:
1. Held various leadership roles for a national Catholic Youth Group. I started in high school and held positions until 2nd year of college. At the highest role I was the leader of the Southern California region. Activities included organizing meetings, retreats, community service events, hosting national conferences.
2. Help coach basketball team of my alma mater.
3. Helped revitalize/organize weekly basketball pick up games at my previous employer.
Thank you in advance for any comments and advice. What do you think my chances are being admitted to the M7 schools, Haas, Yale, and UCLA? Also, if you have suggestions on which schools to target, please let me know. I am planning to apply R1 and R2.
MBA Goals: I hope to transition from an engineering consultant role on the consumer side of the energy/cleantech industry to a business strategy role for a cleantech firm focused on clean energy products or services, such as Cypress Creek Renewables or Tesla.
Age: 27 years old
GMAT: 750 (Q48, V46, IR 8, AWA 5.0) - took it once
Undergrad Degree: Environmental Engineering (Top 15 Engineering School)
GPA: 3.385 (I had some personal/family hardships during college, which affected my grades 1st and 2nd year. GPA 3rd and 4th year was much higher 3.66. I will write about it in my essays.)
Work Experience (5 years total):
Current - 3 years as an energy engineer/consultant for a small boutique (25 person) engineering and program management consulting firm focused in the energy industry in California. I have not been formally promoted (Mainly due to total years of experience expected by the owners of my company. For a senior engineer (the next position up), the owners expect 5 years of experience from the energy industry. They only consider my previous experience as 1 year.). My responsibilities have been growing every year and I do a lot of the same work that other senior engineers at my firm do. I believe my recommender (my supervisor) will attest to this.
Previous - 2 years as an validation engineer for a large pharmaceutical corporation. Even though this position wasn't directly related to my degree, I took the job because it was the first well paying position I was offered after months of applying after graduation.
Extra Curricular Activities:
1. Held various leadership roles for a national Catholic Youth Group. I started in high school and held positions until 2nd year of college. At the highest role I was the leader of the Southern California region. Activities included organizing meetings, retreats, community service events, hosting national conferences.
2. Help coach basketball team of my alma mater.
3. Helped revitalize/organize weekly basketball pick up games at my previous employer.
06 Aug 2017, 11:46
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Hi there,
Thanks for sharing your background! Overall, I see the top 10 schools as stretch and those ranked 10-20 as target. There are a few reasons for my rationale:
- The GMAT score is strong, but the quant score of 48 is a notch lower than what the top schools like to see, especially with the lower GPA (hitting the 80th percentile threshold/49+ is ideal)
- Since there is no formal promotion, you'll want to make sure that increased levels of responsibility in your role are highlighted
- There is room to bolster your current extracurricular involvement
I hope this helps! If you would like to discuss further through a free consultation, feel free to reach out at https://www.ivygroupe.com/contact.
Best,
Shaifali
(HBS Grad/MBA Admissions Expert)
Thanks for sharing your background! Overall, I see the top 10 schools as stretch and those ranked 10-20 as target. There are a few reasons for my rationale:
- The GMAT score is strong, but the quant score of 48 is a notch lower than what the top schools like to see, especially with the lower GPA (hitting the 80th percentile threshold/49+ is ideal)
- Since there is no formal promotion, you'll want to make sure that increased levels of responsibility in your role are highlighted
- There is room to bolster your current extracurricular involvement
I hope this helps! If you would like to discuss further through a free consultation, feel free to reach out at https://www.ivygroupe.com/contact.
Best,
Shaifali
(HBS Grad/MBA Admissions Expert)
07 Aug 2017, 02:35
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JLM18
So I hope you don’t mind me saying so but this is a bit of a borderline profile that could go either way, depending on how strong the essays and recommendations are. So in your case I would suggest really putting your all into that process, as there is no need for a GMAT retake or similar. You might even want to consider getting professional help with your application as that can often be very beneficial in cases like these. (If you’d like to hear how ARINGO can help with that process, feel free to contact us here: https://aringo.com/mba-process-registration/)
I would also recommend you really think about your school selection as having strong reasons for why you chose a specific school and being able to demonstrate fit with that school can also help your case.
Good luck!
JL
