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27 Jan 2011, 15:03
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Hi Alex,
Wondering if you can give me your two cents.
Intention: FT MBA this fall
Age: 25 (26 by matriculation)
Undergrad: Big Ten, undergraduate b school degree, 3.3 GPA
GMAT: 740
Work Ex: 3.5 years advertising account management. I've worked on a variety of brands (Auto, CPG, Pharma, Software, Energy) and have good client (i.e. brand management / marketing dept.) exposure and escalating responsibility. In the past year, I've had the chance to lead an account team for one of our agency's smaller clients (producing TV commercials and a website redesign), which is rare for someone at my level / age. Recommendations from current and former bosses.
Outside Work: very involved in college, moderately but consistently involved since (SAT tutoring, rec sports).
Post-MBA: I've loved my experiences working directly with CPG clients, specifically at Unilever and Kraft, and would like to transition into a brand / product management role at a large CPG.
Schools: Kellogg, Duke Rd. 2 & Cornell Rd. 3 of 4
Questions: The apps are out for the schools above, so fingers crossed, but I'm wondering if it's pointless to test Rd. 3 at a Tuck or Ross. I understand only superstars survive that round. In the event that I get dinged at the three I've applied to, would it be better to hold off and apply at Tuck / Ross fresh in the fall? Overall, I'm looking for a general management experience at a school with strong marketing acumen, staying relatively close to the east coast or midwest.
Also, a gut check: I don't see too many advertising professionals on these boards (or with MBAs in general), how do you think Adcoms at top schools view that background?
Much appreciated.
Wondering if you can give me your two cents.
Intention: FT MBA this fall
Age: 25 (26 by matriculation)
Undergrad: Big Ten, undergraduate b school degree, 3.3 GPA
GMAT: 740
Work Ex: 3.5 years advertising account management. I've worked on a variety of brands (Auto, CPG, Pharma, Software, Energy) and have good client (i.e. brand management / marketing dept.) exposure and escalating responsibility. In the past year, I've had the chance to lead an account team for one of our agency's smaller clients (producing TV commercials and a website redesign), which is rare for someone at my level / age. Recommendations from current and former bosses.
Outside Work: very involved in college, moderately but consistently involved since (SAT tutoring, rec sports).
Post-MBA: I've loved my experiences working directly with CPG clients, specifically at Unilever and Kraft, and would like to transition into a brand / product management role at a large CPG.
Schools: Kellogg, Duke Rd. 2 & Cornell Rd. 3 of 4
Questions: The apps are out for the schools above, so fingers crossed, but I'm wondering if it's pointless to test Rd. 3 at a Tuck or Ross. I understand only superstars survive that round. In the event that I get dinged at the three I've applied to, would it be better to hold off and apply at Tuck / Ross fresh in the fall? Overall, I'm looking for a general management experience at a school with strong marketing acumen, staying relatively close to the east coast or midwest.
Also, a gut check: I don't see too many advertising professionals on these boards (or with MBAs in general), how do you think Adcoms at top schools view that background?
Much appreciated.
27 Jan 2011, 17:47
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The last round of any school are a crapshot for *anyone*, even the strongest of applicants -- if anything, being a non-traditional (i.e. anything outside of engineering, finance, consulting) is the least worst, since by the last round the majority of the class would've already been filled by the prior round's admitted applicants of which a great number are traditionals (in addition to the waitlists where they can pick and choose dependent on the makeup/diversity of the overall admitted pool) -- so by the last round, there simply is less need for traditionals to fill up the class.
In any case, it's a judgment call on your part. You could still wait a year or two and still not be "old" for full-time programs, so if you want to wait, then wait.
In any case, for the schools you applied to, you should be competitive enough that you have a reasonable shot of getting into at least one of them - hopefully!
As for advertising professionals - they're certainly not unheard of at b-school, but in the minority (i.e. there's usually a handful of folks at each of the top schools). These discussion boards are skewed -- remember that a big chunk of the incoming classes are management consultants and investment bankers (especially at the top 16 schools), and they don't really post here or in any discussion forum (mostly lurk, if any) -- since many of them really don't need to post a "profile review" since they have enough peers to benchmark against so that they have a pretty good idea where they stand. In any case, adcoms value those from advertising, entertainment, sports, etc. since it helps broaden their choices when it comes to building a diverse class.
In any case, it's a judgment call on your part. You could still wait a year or two and still not be "old" for full-time programs, so if you want to wait, then wait.
In any case, for the schools you applied to, you should be competitive enough that you have a reasonable shot of getting into at least one of them - hopefully!
As for advertising professionals - they're certainly not unheard of at b-school, but in the minority (i.e. there's usually a handful of folks at each of the top schools). These discussion boards are skewed -- remember that a big chunk of the incoming classes are management consultants and investment bankers (especially at the top 16 schools), and they don't really post here or in any discussion forum (mostly lurk, if any) -- since many of them really don't need to post a "profile review" since they have enough peers to benchmark against so that they have a pretty good idea where they stand. In any case, adcoms value those from advertising, entertainment, sports, etc. since it helps broaden their choices when it comes to building a diverse class.
