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02 Aug 2010, 20:10
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Hi Linda,
Thanks so much for what you do on here... I have yet another profile eval if you would be kind enough:
Personal: US citizen/male/white/age 25
Education: Midwestern mid-major state school – 3.8 GPA; Dual degree: BS Computer Science, BS Bus. Admin (Financial Economics specialization)
GMAT: 770 (49Q, 47V, 6.0 AWA)
Work Experience: 3 years (4 at matriculation) Fortune 500 aerospace company; On project team of large scale ERP system implementation. Extensive global business experience with travel to several other countries and direct work with business units in around a dozen. Role is both highly technical and cross-functional (main focus area is finance/accounting) requiring work with business units, developers, outside consultants, corporate management, bank technical integrators, etc. Work is most similar to that of a IT consultant.
Prior to this, served two rounds of internships at a Fortune 500 manufacturing company in information systems.
Extracurriculars: At school: cofounder and president of college bowl/quiz team. Ran club and organized large tournaments for high school students.
After graduation: Serving as city advocate for local (rust belt city) downtown coalition. Group of young professionals who collaborate on self-created projects to improve downtown ranging from community activism to business development. I'm extremely passionate about my city/area and feel that this will show through in my essays.
Other misc essay fodder: competitive distance runner; appeared on well known television quiz show; interesting experiences managing chronic condition
Goals/career directions: interested in entrepreneurship and finance. However, also could see myself creating a long term narrative of returning to my home city and providing badly needed leadership (perhaps in the form of real estate/development).
Questions/concerns: I'm worried about lack of leadership on my resume – especially at work. I can mitigate some of this with outlining projects as city advocate, but I feel like the work area is my weakest. Not sure as far as age goes whether a job change is necessary to enhance resume/provide diversity or this falls in line for other applicants my age.
Are Harvard/Stanford/Wharton way out of reach? Could I improve my profile markedly to help my chances? Or would you see something else as a better fit/level to look at?
Thanks so much for what you do on here... I have yet another profile eval if you would be kind enough:
Personal: US citizen/male/white/age 25
Education: Midwestern mid-major state school – 3.8 GPA; Dual degree: BS Computer Science, BS Bus. Admin (Financial Economics specialization)
GMAT: 770 (49Q, 47V, 6.0 AWA)
Work Experience: 3 years (4 at matriculation) Fortune 500 aerospace company; On project team of large scale ERP system implementation. Extensive global business experience with travel to several other countries and direct work with business units in around a dozen. Role is both highly technical and cross-functional (main focus area is finance/accounting) requiring work with business units, developers, outside consultants, corporate management, bank technical integrators, etc. Work is most similar to that of a IT consultant.
Prior to this, served two rounds of internships at a Fortune 500 manufacturing company in information systems.
Extracurriculars: At school: cofounder and president of college bowl/quiz team. Ran club and organized large tournaments for high school students.
After graduation: Serving as city advocate for local (rust belt city) downtown coalition. Group of young professionals who collaborate on self-created projects to improve downtown ranging from community activism to business development. I'm extremely passionate about my city/area and feel that this will show through in my essays.
Other misc essay fodder: competitive distance runner; appeared on well known television quiz show; interesting experiences managing chronic condition
Goals/career directions: interested in entrepreneurship and finance. However, also could see myself creating a long term narrative of returning to my home city and providing badly needed leadership (perhaps in the form of real estate/development).
Questions/concerns: I'm worried about lack of leadership on my resume – especially at work. I can mitigate some of this with outlining projects as city advocate, but I feel like the work area is my weakest. Not sure as far as age goes whether a job change is necessary to enhance resume/provide diversity or this falls in line for other applicants my age.
Are Harvard/Stanford/Wharton way out of reach? Could I improve my profile markedly to help my chances? Or would you see something else as a better fit/level to look at?
03 Aug 2010, 21:44
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You have a competitive profile for Harvard, Stanford and Wharton. They are tough programs, but they are in reach for you.
Leadership is an issue, especially at HBS. However, I am not convinced that you can't show leadership. Just don't think of it in narrow terms of title or organizational hierarchy. HBS doesn't. Have you persuaded, motivated, influenced? Then you have led. Make the most of whatever you've got -- be it on the job, in your civic work, or in starting the quizzing club. I can't be sure, based on a post, but it seems that you should be able to show leadership.
Your target schools are appropriate given your goals and qualifications. You may also want to consider Columbia, Chicago, Haas, and MIT Sloan.
Best,
Linda
