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I have worked in Entertainment and Media for almost four years for three of the top media companies in the world. I negotiate acquisition deals and manage relationships with hundreds of external partners as well as internal communications. While I do not manage anyone, I have been tapped often to lead specific committees.
Target School: Georgetown McDonough
See More Profiles For: Georgetown McDonough
Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Small Liberal Arts Undergrad
Undergrad Major: Communication & Psychology
GPA: 3.61
GMAT: 720
Age: 25, Ethnicity: White
Extracurriculars: Forte MBA Launch Participant, Boxing Lead Sales Associate (Part-Time)
Title: Acquisition Coordinator
Industry: Media
Company: Fortune 100 Top 10
Length of Employment: 2 yrs
Title: Acquisition Associate
Length of Employment: 3 mos
My company was on a hiring freeze for the majority of my first two years employed. Once it was lifted I negotiated a promotion two levels up to account for the missing time. I was accepted into the Forte MBA Launch Program. I was elected Captain of my collegiate varsity athletics team and was lead scorer my final season.
I plan to be a top female executive for a Fortune 500 company. I am going to pivot into brand marketing and strategy in a managerial role post my MBA and work my way to eventually being a part of the C-Suite. Preferably I will work for a consumer product or media company, as I prefer working within an industry that I know and use myself.
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With experience at three of the top media companies in the world, you are in good shape for an admission at Georgetown and UVA Darden. Your promotion up two levels are a big deal and show you to be highly valued. Your GPA and GMAT scores (though on practice tests) put you in the ballpark when it comes to stats. Your involvement in collegiate sports as a varsity captain and lead scorer will be a strong positive for you as well. Unless you fail to score within the 650 to 680 range, you should be a shoe-in at Georgetown where the accept rate is now 60.5%. While it is your first choice, I would urge you to make a strong run at UVA Darden which …
With experience at three of the top media companies in the world, you are in good shape for an admission at Georgetown and UVA Darden. Your promotion up two levels are a big deal and show you to be highly valued. Your GPA and GMAT scores (though on practice tests) put you in the ballpark when it comes to stats. Your involvement in collegiate sports as a varsity captain and lead scorer will be a strong positive for you as well. Unless you fail to score within the 650 to 680 range, you should be a shoe-in at Georgetown where the accept rate is now 60.5%. While it is your first choice, I would urge you to make a strong run at UVA Darden which is ranked higher and more difficult to get into.
Hi Ms. CRA 11! This is Talon Rindels, Senior Admissions Consultant at The MBA Exchange. If I were a betting woman, I’d put my money on you scoring that MBA you desire from Georgetown! Your GMAT score is well above their average and you have great experience at top media companies and presumably excelled quite a bit while you were there. Adcom will appreciate your confidence in pursuing (and achieving!) the two-level up promotion. I also really appreciate the conviction with which you speak about your C-suite goals – you speak as though it will happen vs. hope it happens. I like it! However, the reason I haven’t rated you higher is due to the fact that you …
Hi Ms. CRA 11! This is Talon Rindels, Senior Admissions Consultant at The MBA Exchange. If I were a betting woman, I’d put my money on you scoring that MBA you desire from Georgetown! Your GMAT score is well above their average and you have great experience at top media companies and presumably excelled quite a bit while you were there. Adcom will appreciate your confidence in pursuing (and achieving!) the two-level up promotion. I also really appreciate the conviction with which you speak about your C-suite goals – you speak as though it will happen vs. hope it happens. I like it! However, the reason I haven’t rated you higher is due to the fact that you are 25 and have already worked for THREE companies! Girrrrll… what was so wrong at the first 1-2 companies that led you to leave?! You will need to explain that very well to adcom; otherwise, they may be concerned about your hire-ability upon graduation – both MBA programs and companies don’t like job hoppers, so I hope your story is clear. If it is, I’d say your odds are more like 70-80% at Georgetown (with $$) and you may even want to consider higher ranked programs with even stronger brands if that’s important to you. Best of luck!
Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission. The media industry is so fascinating, isn’t it? I used to work for a media company myself, back in the day. I definitely can understand what has attracted you to the industry and what motivates you to potentially keep building a career in it. It sounds like you’ve made good progression in your company (despite that hiring freeze) – did I read correctly that you’ve worked in 3 companies in 4 years, though? Perhaps they were part of the same holding company? If not, that’s quite a few transitions, which is a bit concerning. You’ll want to make sure you get very strong recommendations that speak to your potential, performance, and growth, which will help alleviate this concern …
Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission. The media industry is so fascinating, isn’t it? I used to work for a media company myself, back in the day. I definitely can understand what has attracted you to the industry and what motivates you to potentially keep building a career in it. It sounds like you’ve made good progression in your company (despite that hiring freeze) – did I read correctly that you’ve worked in 3 companies in 4 years, though? Perhaps they were part of the same holding company? If not, that’s quite a few transitions, which is a bit concerning. You’ll want to make sure you get very strong recommendations that speak to your potential, performance, and growth, which will help alleviate this concern somewhat.
Great to see that you’re part of Forte’s program – it is fantastic. And schools really respect collegiate athletes, especially when they’ve been able to maintain solid academics given how tough that can be. And it looks like you’re involved in boxing now as well (in sales?) which is really intriguing.
Your academics make you quite competitive for Georgetown – other schools I’d suggest that are within range for you are Darden (as John pointed out), Stern, and (if you’re open to west coast) UCLA, the last two schools because of their connections in media & entertainment as well as consumer products. Best of luck!
Hi, it’s Jennifer Jackson from Stratus Admissions. I’m impressed with what I see here! Georgetown will definitely like the experience in media at brand-name companies, and that experience plus an MBA will certainly prepare you for those LT goals you mention. Since you’ve worked for three companies already, be sure to explain in an optional essay why you moved around so adcom doesn’t fill in the blanks on their own. Your stats are on the high side for Georgetown so I see your chances there as very good, even probably likely to earn you some merit scholarship money. You also may want to shoot for some other schools in the general area such as Duke or Darden.
I think you need to crack the 680 GMAT score. Also emphasize on the community service and how you can add value to the Mcdonough community.
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