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16 Jul 2015, 20:54
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Hi Jon,
I plan to hire an admissions consultant when I apply to business school. I wanted to get your initial impression on areas to improve and if my target schools are within reach.
White male - 25 years old - I plan to apply to business school when I am 28 and to matriculate when I am 29.
GMAT: 700 twice - 1st time (49Q, 37V, 7 IR, 6 AWA) 2nd time (47Q, 40V, 5 IR, 6 AWA). I do feel as though I under performed on both tests, as I was routinely scoring between 740-760 during my practice tests - Veritas and GMAC - while trying to simulate the environment (no extra breaks, no extra time, and full tests). I plan on retaking the GMAT again.
After business school, I want to stay in consulting, but I want to focus mostly on corporate strategy development and profit enhancement. I think I want to consult for the consumer products industry, but I have not had enough experience in that industry to know for sure. My dream job is MBB.
Education
Degree: B.A. in Business and Economics (double major) from small private liberal arts school in the south (Southwestern University).
GPA:3.266/4.0 - Although my GPA is not as high as I would like it to be, I did have a 3.6 over my last 4 semesters, including 2 dean's lists during that time.
Activities at school: multiple leadership positions in my fraternity, leadership position in the school's Financial Analyst Program, economics club member.
Work Experience
1.5 years in consulting at a major, but not Big 4, international accounting firm. I work mostly on performance improvement projects.
-Highly praised employee. The performance improvement area of our company is the hardest area to be staffed in. I am about to be promoted to Experienced Associate, and I have the potential to be promoted to Senior Associate at the end of this year.
I plan on working in consulting until I apply for business school. I should have about 5 years of experience at matriculation (maybe 4 if I decide to apply a year earlier than what I am planning currently). I might try to get on with a consulting firm that will pay for my MBA.
Extra Curricular Activities
I am passionate about education and about helping those who are underprivileged. I think I would extremely enjoy education consulting at my job, but I think staying in the performance improvement area is better for my career. Because of that, I try to volunteer when I can, though it can be hard to volunteer due to travelling for work.
-Literacy tutor for underprivileged children who are behind in their reading level. 1 hour per week for the 2014-2015 school year. I plan to volunteer again for the 2015-2016 school year.
-Led a group of 4 other employees from my work - including Partners and Directors - at a volunteering event to help pack food for malnourished children in 3rd world countries. We packed over 1,300 meals. I will be leading this event again this year, and there should be more employees who attend.
-I was an economics tutor during the summer after graduating college. I tutored 2 different students - one in macroeconomics and one in microeconomics.
I am very big into music
-I sing, and I have auditioned for American Idol, America's Got Talent, X-Factor, and The Voice, all multiple times.
-I play the guitar and piano.
I also like to stay active
-I have been a competitive bowler since I was about 14 years old, though I bowl much less now due to work. I have multiple sanctioned 300 games and one 800 series (which is considered more prestigious in the bowling community). I averaged about 220 in league before I moved for my job. I bowl the Texas State tournament every year and the National tournament every year (though I wasn't able to make it this year due to work).
-I am a huge hockey buff, and I play in local ice hockey pickup games during the week (when I am not travelling for work).
-I play disc golf quite a bit, and I play in local tournaments when I get the time.
Top Target Schools
Columbia - I love New York and really want to live and work there. I have already attended an admissions event on campus, and I will be attending another admissions event when CBS visits, in the upcoming weeks, the city that I live in.
Tuck - I will be attending an admissions event when Tuck visits, in the upcoming weeks, the city that I live in.
Kellogg
Booth
Sloan - I will be attending an admissions event when Sloan visits, in the upcoming weeks, the city that I live in.
Yale SOM - If I decide I want to go into education consulting. I will be attending an admissions event when Yale visits, in the upcoming weeks, the city that I live in.
Backup Schools
Johnson - this school is probably most in line with my current profile stats.
McCombs - I was born and raised right outside of Austin, and I might want to move back to the area.
McDonough
I want to develop the quantitative side of my abilities, and thus I am gearing towards schools that are quant heavy and have great placement into consulting.
That is all I can think of. I know that my target schools are a bit of a stretch, but I think they are definitely possible, especially if I can increase my GMAT to a 720+.
Thanks in advance for your help.
I plan to hire an admissions consultant when I apply to business school. I wanted to get your initial impression on areas to improve and if my target schools are within reach.
White male - 25 years old - I plan to apply to business school when I am 28 and to matriculate when I am 29.
GMAT: 700 twice - 1st time (49Q, 37V, 7 IR, 6 AWA) 2nd time (47Q, 40V, 5 IR, 6 AWA). I do feel as though I under performed on both tests, as I was routinely scoring between 740-760 during my practice tests - Veritas and GMAC - while trying to simulate the environment (no extra breaks, no extra time, and full tests). I plan on retaking the GMAT again.
After business school, I want to stay in consulting, but I want to focus mostly on corporate strategy development and profit enhancement. I think I want to consult for the consumer products industry, but I have not had enough experience in that industry to know for sure. My dream job is MBB.
Education
Degree: B.A. in Business and Economics (double major) from small private liberal arts school in the south (Southwestern University).
GPA:3.266/4.0 - Although my GPA is not as high as I would like it to be, I did have a 3.6 over my last 4 semesters, including 2 dean's lists during that time.
Activities at school: multiple leadership positions in my fraternity, leadership position in the school's Financial Analyst Program, economics club member.
Work Experience
1.5 years in consulting at a major, but not Big 4, international accounting firm. I work mostly on performance improvement projects.
-Highly praised employee. The performance improvement area of our company is the hardest area to be staffed in. I am about to be promoted to Experienced Associate, and I have the potential to be promoted to Senior Associate at the end of this year.
I plan on working in consulting until I apply for business school. I should have about 5 years of experience at matriculation (maybe 4 if I decide to apply a year earlier than what I am planning currently). I might try to get on with a consulting firm that will pay for my MBA.
Extra Curricular Activities
I am passionate about education and about helping those who are underprivileged. I think I would extremely enjoy education consulting at my job, but I think staying in the performance improvement area is better for my career. Because of that, I try to volunteer when I can, though it can be hard to volunteer due to travelling for work.
-Literacy tutor for underprivileged children who are behind in their reading level. 1 hour per week for the 2014-2015 school year. I plan to volunteer again for the 2015-2016 school year.
-Led a group of 4 other employees from my work - including Partners and Directors - at a volunteering event to help pack food for malnourished children in 3rd world countries. We packed over 1,300 meals. I will be leading this event again this year, and there should be more employees who attend.
-I was an economics tutor during the summer after graduating college. I tutored 2 different students - one in macroeconomics and one in microeconomics.
I am very big into music
-I sing, and I have auditioned for American Idol, America's Got Talent, X-Factor, and The Voice, all multiple times.
-I play the guitar and piano.
I also like to stay active
-I have been a competitive bowler since I was about 14 years old, though I bowl much less now due to work. I have multiple sanctioned 300 games and one 800 series (which is considered more prestigious in the bowling community). I averaged about 220 in league before I moved for my job. I bowl the Texas State tournament every year and the National tournament every year (though I wasn't able to make it this year due to work).
-I am a huge hockey buff, and I play in local ice hockey pickup games during the week (when I am not travelling for work).
-I play disc golf quite a bit, and I play in local tournaments when I get the time.
Top Target Schools
Columbia - I love New York and really want to live and work there. I have already attended an admissions event on campus, and I will be attending another admissions event when CBS visits, in the upcoming weeks, the city that I live in.
Tuck - I will be attending an admissions event when Tuck visits, in the upcoming weeks, the city that I live in.
Kellogg
Booth
Sloan - I will be attending an admissions event when Sloan visits, in the upcoming weeks, the city that I live in.
Yale SOM - If I decide I want to go into education consulting. I will be attending an admissions event when Yale visits, in the upcoming weeks, the city that I live in.
Backup Schools
Johnson - this school is probably most in line with my current profile stats.
McCombs - I was born and raised right outside of Austin, and I might want to move back to the area.
McDonough
I want to develop the quantitative side of my abilities, and thus I am gearing towards schools that are quant heavy and have great placement into consulting.
That is all I can think of. I know that my target schools are a bit of a stretch, but I think they are definitely possible, especially if I can increase my GMAT to a 720+.
Thanks in advance for your help.
20 Jul 2015, 04:21
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Hey dude,
Good to hear from you!
Let's jump straight into the heart of things. What I like most about your profile is that its pretty diverse and unique. First of all, your focus in on education consulting is pretty interesting, and you can use it and your successes there to differentiate yourself from the mass of strategy consultants. Which is good, because if you don't come from either MBB or the Big 4 it becomes a LOT tougher in the Top 10 range. That plus your bowling + music + volunteer work should be more than enough to make yours a standout application, as long as you work on it.
You are already aware of your weaknesses but I'll reiterate them: your GPA, your non-ivy, and your non-famous consulting firm. So basically in one word if there is a challenge it is that your profile lacks the "prestige factor" which many candidates WILL have.
Which is why if you want to have a decent shot at Top 10 schools, you will need two things: 1. A higher GMAT 2. A better story. Otherwise, the places will just go to the more prestigious folks.
I agree with your auto-eval that your backups schools are within range for you, and you should apply there. For the other top schools, I mean CBS and Yale are perfect for education folks, but a lot will depend on that GMAT. I mean if you add a lower than average GMAT to your lower than average school and GPA it's gonna get tough, but by cracking a 730, you will become a lot more attractive.
So, I'd say that should be your main focus of the coming months.
If there's anything I missed out on, or if you have any other questions, just let me know,
Best,
JF
20 Jul 2015, 18:43
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Jon, thank you so much for your reply. I would like to add that the university I went to is the university I grew up around and had wanted to go to since I was about 12 years old. It's a pretty personal story about how I got there (I intend to talk about it in my application), but that story is for when I actually hire an admissions consultant and start the admissions process.
I do very much agree about my GMAT, though many people I talk to (who are not admissions consultants) think it's crazy that I want to retake. I am glad that you get it and encourage it!
Thanks again for your reply. It has definitely helped give me some direction.
I do very much agree about my GMAT, though many people I talk to (who are not admissions consultants) think it's crazy that I want to retake. I am glad that you get it and encourage it!
Thanks again for your reply. It has definitely helped give me some direction.
I might take the GMAT one more time, now that the pressure is off me. I want to thank you for the encouragement that you have provided. I will let you know when I actually start applying for schools, as you will be on the short list of consultants that I will consider. 
