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jeffarah
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Concentration: Strategy, Marketing
Schools: Goizueta '24 Owen '24 (A$$$) Judge '23 (WL) LBS '24 (D) Said '23 (A) Stern Tech MBA '23 (A) Johnson '24 (WL) Fuqua '24 (WL)
GMAT 1: 480 Q30 V27
GMAT 2: 700 Q46 V40
GPA: 3.27
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Schools: Goizueta '24 Owen '24 (A$$$) Judge '23 (WL) LBS '24 (D) Said '23 (A) Stern Tech MBA '23 (A) Johnson '24 (WL) Fuqua '24 (WL)
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31 Jan 2021, 21:54
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Posted this on the /MBA subreddit but thought I'd throw it on here as well.
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Just took the GMAT and scored a 700 (Q46 V40 IR3).
I was hoping to break 650 and maybe weasel my way into Vanderbilt or Georgetown, but this 700 changes everything. No clue where to go now, so maybe you guys can help.
Goals:
I want to break into strategy consulting (MBB) and I don’t really care about location, although Atlanta would be nice because I enjoy the South.
Demographics:
White male, 27. Born and raised American, but I also have Lebanese citizenship.
Multilingual. Fluent in English and Arabic. I’ve dabbled with French and German, A1/A2 level.
Work Experience:
I will have about 5.5 years of work experience by the time I start school Fall 2022.
I have had steady progression in my career and am currently an SEO Manager at a small ad agency based in San Francisco where I focus on my tech startup clientele. The job is quite lucrative as I get exposure to a variety of funded startups and we partner with VC firms to acquire new clients (hoping this sounds sexy enough to admissions lol). Also, I feel like my client-based work translates pretty well to consulting.
I also owned my own SEO agency for a year with international clients in France, Germany, UK, and US. Have had a lot of global clientele throughout my career and have spent a good amount of time overseas. COVID lost me a few clients and I had to close up shop, but it hasn’t been a bad situation so far.
Grades:
I got a BBA in Marketing with a 3.27 GPA from an unranked state school. My father was in hospice/died during my college years so there are a couple of bad semesters when I had to fly home to take care of family, however I did have one semester with a 4.0 when things calmed down a bit at home. Definitely a **** undergrad experience of which I hope admissions will understand.
Extracurriculars:
I was very involved in my fraternity where I had many leadership positions. I was the marketing chairman and helped sell merchandise to raise over $20,000 for a local cancer research center. I was also the Housing Manager for a year.
Post grad, I am a volunteer SEO consultant for a non-profit in D.C. that helps veterans understand their military benefits. I help generate traffic to the website and write content for them. I am also a board member for another non-profit that empowers veterans by helping them start their own ventures. Helping veterans is extremely important to me as my father was a 100% disabled veteran who passed away a few years ago.
I am also a licensed tattoo artist and very involved in the fitness industry (competed in some bodybuilding shows) but I’m not sure if admissions would care if I mentioned these.
I also have a very successful investment property (equity and cash flow have been killing it the past 4 years) Again, not sure if this is something admissions cares about?
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Anyway, any guidance would help! I’ve been looking at Darden and LBS for their consulting placements and Fuqua for its MBB placements in the South, but there are so many good schools to choose from and I have no idea where to start/ where I would fit in.
Thanks!
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Just took the GMAT and scored a 700 (Q46 V40 IR3).
I was hoping to break 650 and maybe weasel my way into Vanderbilt or Georgetown, but this 700 changes everything. No clue where to go now, so maybe you guys can help.
Goals:
I want to break into strategy consulting (MBB) and I don’t really care about location, although Atlanta would be nice because I enjoy the South.
Demographics:
White male, 27. Born and raised American, but I also have Lebanese citizenship.
Multilingual. Fluent in English and Arabic. I’ve dabbled with French and German, A1/A2 level.
Work Experience:
I will have about 5.5 years of work experience by the time I start school Fall 2022.
I have had steady progression in my career and am currently an SEO Manager at a small ad agency based in San Francisco where I focus on my tech startup clientele. The job is quite lucrative as I get exposure to a variety of funded startups and we partner with VC firms to acquire new clients (hoping this sounds sexy enough to admissions lol). Also, I feel like my client-based work translates pretty well to consulting.
I also owned my own SEO agency for a year with international clients in France, Germany, UK, and US. Have had a lot of global clientele throughout my career and have spent a good amount of time overseas. COVID lost me a few clients and I had to close up shop, but it hasn’t been a bad situation so far.
Grades:
I got a BBA in Marketing with a 3.27 GPA from an unranked state school. My father was in hospice/died during my college years so there are a couple of bad semesters when I had to fly home to take care of family, however I did have one semester with a 4.0 when things calmed down a bit at home. Definitely a **** undergrad experience of which I hope admissions will understand.
Extracurriculars:
I was very involved in my fraternity where I had many leadership positions. I was the marketing chairman and helped sell merchandise to raise over $20,000 for a local cancer research center. I was also the Housing Manager for a year.
Post grad, I am a volunteer SEO consultant for a non-profit in D.C. that helps veterans understand their military benefits. I help generate traffic to the website and write content for them. I am also a board member for another non-profit that empowers veterans by helping them start their own ventures. Helping veterans is extremely important to me as my father was a 100% disabled veteran who passed away a few years ago.
I am also a licensed tattoo artist and very involved in the fitness industry (competed in some bodybuilding shows) but I’m not sure if admissions would care if I mentioned these.
I also have a very successful investment property (equity and cash flow have been killing it the past 4 years) Again, not sure if this is something admissions cares about?
---
Anyway, any guidance would help! I’ve been looking at Darden and LBS for their consulting placements and Fuqua for its MBB placements in the South, but there are so many good schools to choose from and I have no idea where to start/ where I would fit in.
Thanks!
01 Feb 2021, 13:40
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Hi jeffarah
Thank you for your post, and congrats on the great improvement with your 2nd GMAT. As you know, securing a position at an MBB is challenging (rank and MBB: school relationships matter). The process of school selection requires reflection on your needs (must have and nice to have), and discerning which schools are stretch, target, and safety to be sure you get the maximum ROI. Here's an article that may help with that process: https://www.siaadmissions.com/insights- ... -b-schools
I also encourage you to reach out to have a more detailed discussion about your options and what you are hoping to achieve. I offer a complimentary exploratory consultation. If you are interested, reach out: https://www.siaadmissions.com/complimen ... nsultation
Good luck!
Susan
Thank you for your post, and congrats on the great improvement with your 2nd GMAT. As you know, securing a position at an MBB is challenging (rank and MBB: school relationships matter). The process of school selection requires reflection on your needs (must have and nice to have), and discerning which schools are stretch, target, and safety to be sure you get the maximum ROI. Here's an article that may help with that process: https://www.siaadmissions.com/insights- ... -b-schools
I also encourage you to reach out to have a more detailed discussion about your options and what you are hoping to achieve. I offer a complimentary exploratory consultation. If you are interested, reach out: https://www.siaadmissions.com/complimen ... nsultation
Good luck!
Susan
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