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06 Oct 2014, 12:37
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Hi Guys-
First, thanks for the profile evaluation. I appreciate any pointers you, or anyone else may have.
Target Schools -- Kellogg, Booth, Cornell - already submitted R1 for these three
Duke, UCLA (R1 apps in progress).
Contemplating Columbia and Wharton - Do you think I'll be able to mitigate my low GPA by emphasizing some of my stronger points? Or am I not competitive for these two schools?
About me:
I'm a 26 year old Civil engineer working for an engineering and construction firm in Chicago
- I'm of indian Origin
- I majored in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, graduating in 2010. Our civil engineering program is ranked #1 by USNWR this year, and has consistently been in the top 3 programs (along with Cal and Stanford) for the past decade.
- Due to being too focused on my social life, and immaturity in general, I only have a GPA of 3.0. I averaged about a 3.4 in my heavy quant classes, but struggled and slacked off majorly in some of my electives in the humanities.
-I took Continuing Ed classes at Northwestern (took an accounting and a marketing class, and scored an A- on both)
- I took the GMAT once, in 2013, and scored a 740 (49Q, 42V).
- I have also attached my resume to this e-mail. I come from a fairly unique background (construction management) - at least from a B-school perspective.
- In my current role, as a Project Manager I lead collaborative teams of architects and engineers to construct buildings for real estate developers. I have managed projects upwards of $10MM.
- My immediate post MBA goal is to work as a development associate at a global real estate development firm like Tishman Speyer. As a development associate, I will evaluate the financial feasibility and ROI of potential land development, procure appropriate funding from banks or the capital markets, meet with city and zoning officials and then hire a team of architects, engineers and construction experts to construct the property.
- My long-term goal is to lead a real estate development and investment firm in India with a focus on sustainable and green development. My passion for and experience in green design and construction, complemented by my MBA will allow me to implement this vision in a country with a burgeoning middle class with rapidly growing metropolises. India’s population growth, mass migration from villages to cities and relative dearth of natural resources only heighten the importance of growing cities’ sustainably.
Extra Curricula's:(A strong point for me; I've got some more EC's but listed the top 3 year)
1. Social chair and Treasurer - Fighting Illini Triathlon Club
2. Volunteer tutor - 9th grade math at a local charter school on the city's south side serving black and hispanic students. I also mentored two students here, and spend 8 hours a week tutoring.
3. Social chair - Emerging Professionals group - US Green Building Council - Chicago chapter. Membership increased 25% during my tenure as I coordinated membership events and outreach programs.
3. Tutor - Chicago Center for Green Technology - Help students and professionals studying for the LEED AP Exam (4 hours every weekend)
First, thanks for the profile evaluation. I appreciate any pointers you, or anyone else may have.
Target Schools -- Kellogg, Booth, Cornell - already submitted R1 for these three
Duke, UCLA (R1 apps in progress).
Contemplating Columbia and Wharton - Do you think I'll be able to mitigate my low GPA by emphasizing some of my stronger points? Or am I not competitive for these two schools?
About me:
I'm a 26 year old Civil engineer working for an engineering and construction firm in Chicago
- I'm of indian Origin
- I majored in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, graduating in 2010. Our civil engineering program is ranked #1 by USNWR this year, and has consistently been in the top 3 programs (along with Cal and Stanford) for the past decade.
- Due to being too focused on my social life, and immaturity in general, I only have a GPA of 3.0. I averaged about a 3.4 in my heavy quant classes, but struggled and slacked off majorly in some of my electives in the humanities.
-I took Continuing Ed classes at Northwestern (took an accounting and a marketing class, and scored an A- on both)
- I took the GMAT once, in 2013, and scored a 740 (49Q, 42V).
- I have also attached my resume to this e-mail. I come from a fairly unique background (construction management) - at least from a B-school perspective.
- In my current role, as a Project Manager I lead collaborative teams of architects and engineers to construct buildings for real estate developers. I have managed projects upwards of $10MM.
- My immediate post MBA goal is to work as a development associate at a global real estate development firm like Tishman Speyer. As a development associate, I will evaluate the financial feasibility and ROI of potential land development, procure appropriate funding from banks or the capital markets, meet with city and zoning officials and then hire a team of architects, engineers and construction experts to construct the property.
- My long-term goal is to lead a real estate development and investment firm in India with a focus on sustainable and green development. My passion for and experience in green design and construction, complemented by my MBA will allow me to implement this vision in a country with a burgeoning middle class with rapidly growing metropolises. India’s population growth, mass migration from villages to cities and relative dearth of natural resources only heighten the importance of growing cities’ sustainably.
Extra Curricula's:(A strong point for me; I've got some more EC's but listed the top 3 year)
1. Social chair and Treasurer - Fighting Illini Triathlon Club
2. Volunteer tutor - 9th grade math at a local charter school on the city's south side serving black and hispanic students. I also mentored two students here, and spend 8 hours a week tutoring.
3. Social chair - Emerging Professionals group - US Green Building Council - Chicago chapter. Membership increased 25% during my tenure as I coordinated membership events and outreach programs.
3. Tutor - Chicago Center for Green Technology - Help students and professionals studying for the LEED AP Exam (4 hours every weekend)
08 Oct 2014, 19:17
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Hello,
Thanks for your post. Wishing you luck with your apps, which sounds like they are just about complete with a few left to go!
Congrats on the strong GMAT, that will help a lot, and helps a little with the lower than average GPA, especially with being more recent. The additional courses you've taken also help. From what I gather it sounds like you have some solid experience, with plenty of project management, and a slightly less common industry background though real estate in general is a growing interest among b-school students, and of course various types of engineering backgrounds are common. You've shown some leadership in your activities and depending upon other leadership and teamwork and people management experiences in your professional background, you may have a lot to draw from for essays and interviews. Your school list sounds fairly reasonable; I would think of Columbia, yes, for real estate, and for more of a safety option, Kenan-Flagler.
Let us know what other q's you have and how we can help out. Good luck with the process!
Thanks for your post. Wishing you luck with your apps, which sounds like they are just about complete with a few left to go!
Congrats on the strong GMAT, that will help a lot, and helps a little with the lower than average GPA, especially with being more recent. The additional courses you've taken also help. From what I gather it sounds like you have some solid experience, with plenty of project management, and a slightly less common industry background though real estate in general is a growing interest among b-school students, and of course various types of engineering backgrounds are common. You've shown some leadership in your activities and depending upon other leadership and teamwork and people management experiences in your professional background, you may have a lot to draw from for essays and interviews. Your school list sounds fairly reasonable; I would think of Columbia, yes, for real estate, and for more of a safety option, Kenan-Flagler.
Let us know what other q's you have and how we can help out. Good luck with the process!
10 Nov 2014, 20:11
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Hi Jen
Could you elaborate on what constitutes a non traditional background in bschool? I am a graphic designer, originally from india but based in singapore. Any thoughts on how i can leverage on this? i have over three years of work ex a designer. i'm looking to do an mba to get into more strategic roles while staying within the creative industry.
Thanks
Could you elaborate on what constitutes a non traditional background in bschool? I am a graphic designer, originally from india but based in singapore. Any thoughts on how i can leverage on this? i have over three years of work ex a designer. i'm looking to do an mba to get into more strategic roles while staying within the creative industry.
Thanks
