MBA Handicapping: Getting Into Kellogg & McCombs From Pluto by: John Hendel on March 06, 2020 | 2,717 Views March 6, 2020 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit With a 690 GMAT and a 3.37 GPA from the University of Michigan where he majored in international economics and history, Brad is hoping to get into a top MBA program. He brings some valuable work experience to the game, including a stint in Capital One’s highly selective rotational program where he was an analyst in the treasury and risk department. Brad then moved to L.A. to work for Open X, an advertising tech company, which also sent him to London for two years. And he now works in monetization for Pluto TV, recently acquired by Viacom. His ultimate goal: To land a venture capital job. And his targets? Brad’s stretch schools are Northwestern Kellogg and Michigan Ross. But his first choice is the University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business, followed by Michigan and Vanderbilt University’s Owen School of Management. What are his odds of getting in? In this episode of Fridays with Sandy, HBSGuru.com Founder Sandy Kreisberg assesses his chances and gives some valuable advice. If you would like to participate in a future Fridays With Sandy webinar, you can contact Sandy and P&Q Founder John A Byrne here. DONāT MISS PREVIOUS FRIDAYS WITH SANDY EPISODES HOW DOES THIS MCKINSEY ANALYST NOT GET INTO HBS & STANFORD? A HIGHLY RANKED MBA FOR THIS CONCERT PIANIST? SWIMMER, TECH FOUNDER, BANKER, COMEDIAN TRIES FOR H/S/W BAINIE, BYU ATHLETE = H/S/W? INTERVIEW ADVICE FOR MILITARY CANDIDATES ā AND OTHERS Ā A 770 GMAT & A 4.O FROM LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS ā WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED FOR HARVARDāS 2+2 FAANG APPLICANTS TO STANFORD & HBS ARE OFTEN SUCCESSFUL. THIS GUY SHOWS WHYĀ GROUPON TO HBS? THIS GUY MIGHT DO IT WHAT IT TAKES FOR A NON-IIT FROM INDIA TO GET INTO HBS 2+2 OLD, WHITE MALES WITH A CHANCE AT HBS? MBA MOCK INTERVIEW: A MORGAN STANLEY STAFFER GETS A DRILLING GRE FOR 2+2 SUPERSTARS: HOW LOW CAN IT GO?Ā SAY āYESā TO SILVER OR āHOLD OUTā FOR GOLD? WHEN WHITE MALES SHOULD RETAKE THE GMAT 3.4 GPA, 700 GMAT & HISPANIC: CAN HE GET INTO HARVARD, MIT, KELLOGG? CAN THIS LIFE SCIENCE CONSULTANT GET INTO COLUMBIA & KELLOGG?Ā DO FEMALE INDIAN TECHIES HAVE AN EASIER TIME WITH THE HBS ADCOM? Ā CAN THIS INDIAN IT MALE GET INTO HBS WITH A 3.4 GPA BUT A 750 GMAT? WHERE RETAIL BUYERS & BRAND SPECIALISTS GET MBAs CAN THIS EX-AIR FORCE OFFICER-TURNED-SOFTWARE-ENGINEER CRACK THE MBA CODE? CAN THIS TARGET STAFFER GET INTO HARVARD OR STANFORD? HOW PETRO ENGINEERS CAN GET INTO A TOP MBA PROGRAM LONG DISTANCE CALL: HOW DOES AN AUSSIE TELECOM GUY GET INTO STANFORD? IS THIS 30-YEAR-OLD ENERGY GUY HEADED FOR HBS? GETTING IN IF YOUR STATS ARE BELOW THE MEDIAN WHAT GMAT DOES THIS LATINA GOVERNMENT ANALYST NEED? REAL GOOD ODDS FOR THIS INDIAN DO-GOODER. HEREāS WHY MILITARY-BANKER-HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL? HOW TO AVOID LANDMINES IN YOUR 2+2 INTERVIEW THE REAL HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL 2+2 INTERVIEW