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23 Oct 2020, 02:05
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Hello!
I was considering applying for a top 15 FT MBA in about 2 years from now, and (although I know it's pretty early) I am trying to assess my chances of admission to eventually re-focus my career plan or improve my profile in the meantime! I would appreciate any feedback on my profile below
Profile:
Age: 32 (age at enrollment)
Representation: European (thus somehow average representation?)
Test Scores:
- GMAT 700 - 730 (still have to retake it, but practice test scores are consistently around 730-ish) - Generally Verbal > 90% percentile, Quant somehow lower. More than happy to retake it to improve it.
- TOEFL: 115.
Academics:
- Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Languages & Business Administration with 4.0 GPA in a top 3 university (in my country).
- Exchange program at UCLA Anderson with 4.0 GPA.
- Master in Management from ESSEC (best 3rd program worldwide) with GPA around 3.7/3.8 (depends on the scales).
- School representative (team of 5) for the CFA Research Institue Challenge 2020 (ongoing, so I still can't say our positioning in the competition).
Work experience (4-5 yrs):
- 2 Low profile internship in Marketing and Sales (think of local SMEs).
- 3 yrs as Store Manager (family local shop with 2 points of sales).
- 3 months Summer Internship in Consulting (T2 firm).
- Projected: 2/3 yrs in a business role in FAANG Europe OR 2 years in T2 consulting firm (could be either one of those, depends on this damn pandemic).
Extra-Curricular Experience:
- Worked pro-bono 2 yrs in an NGO (active in higher education, consulting, and sustainability).
- Published 1 article on sustainability.
- Self-taught graphic designer (worked free-lance during my bachelor's to pay my bills).
- Former semi-professional athlete (under 18).
- Speak fluently 3 languages, aim at adding the 4th in a year's time.
I would love to have a true assessment of my chances for T15 FT MBA, and am more than happy to expand on any of the above points should it be needed.
I was considering applying for a top 15 FT MBA in about 2 years from now, and (although I know it's pretty early) I am trying to assess my chances of admission to eventually re-focus my career plan or improve my profile in the meantime! I would appreciate any feedback on my profile below
Profile:
Age: 32 (age at enrollment)
Representation: European (thus somehow average representation?)
Test Scores:
- GMAT 700 - 730 (still have to retake it, but practice test scores are consistently around 730-ish) - Generally Verbal > 90% percentile, Quant somehow lower. More than happy to retake it to improve it.
- TOEFL: 115.
Academics:
- Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Languages & Business Administration with 4.0 GPA in a top 3 university (in my country).
- Exchange program at UCLA Anderson with 4.0 GPA.
- Master in Management from ESSEC (best 3rd program worldwide) with GPA around 3.7/3.8 (depends on the scales).
- School representative (team of 5) for the CFA Research Institue Challenge 2020 (ongoing, so I still can't say our positioning in the competition).
Work experience (4-5 yrs):
- 2 Low profile internship in Marketing and Sales (think of local SMEs).
- 3 yrs as Store Manager (family local shop with 2 points of sales).
- 3 months Summer Internship in Consulting (T2 firm).
- Projected: 2/3 yrs in a business role in FAANG Europe OR 2 years in T2 consulting firm (could be either one of those, depends on this damn pandemic).
Extra-Curricular Experience:
- Worked pro-bono 2 yrs in an NGO (active in higher education, consulting, and sustainability).
- Published 1 article on sustainability.
- Self-taught graphic designer (worked free-lance during my bachelor's to pay my bills).
- Former semi-professional athlete (under 18).
- Speak fluently 3 languages, aim at adding the 4th in a year's time.
I would love to have a true assessment of my chances for T15 FT MBA, and am more than happy to expand on any of the above points should it be needed.
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23 Oct 2020, 09:42
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Hey CarloAlberto12,
The only issue I see here is the lack of structured, full-time work experience. Store managers in retail (if it's not something like Target, Wal-Mart, etc.) generally don't transition over to a t15 MBA. How large were the stores you managed and approximately how much revenue did they pull in? What were SSS growth like under your leadership?
To make you a competitive applicant for a t15 school (consider expanding to t20 or t25, there are some decent programs in that range as well), focus on getting above a 700 on the GMAT and securing a brand name on your resume (as you are trying to do). A couple of years at place like Amazon or Google will go a long way to make you competitive in this process.
Regards,
23 Oct 2020, 10:11
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Hi Scott,
Thank you for the detailed reply, much appreciated.
As per your questions, the stores are a family business, and the overall revenues are in the low six figures per year. During my time as store manager, I improved the inventory system that reduced inventory costs and made other minor improvements (too many describe here). So do you believe such experience won’t translate into relevant work experience?
As per the corporate experience, I am currently in talks with a FAANG, and plan to stay there for at least 2 years. In such sense, in your personal opinion, would you say it’s better work there for 3 years and apply to the MBA a year later (so at 33 but with 3 yrs at a FAANG), or work only 2 years but being 32 at application?
Thank you in advance!
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Thank you for the detailed reply, much appreciated.
As per your questions, the stores are a family business, and the overall revenues are in the low six figures per year. During my time as store manager, I improved the inventory system that reduced inventory costs and made other minor improvements (too many describe here). So do you believe such experience won’t translate into relevant work experience?
As per the corporate experience, I am currently in talks with a FAANG, and plan to stay there for at least 2 years. In such sense, in your personal opinion, would you say it’s better work there for 3 years and apply to the MBA a year later (so at 33 but with 3 yrs at a FAANG), or work only 2 years but being 32 at application?
Thank you in advance!
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