Mr. African Energy

Hi Mr. African Energy, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. I’m impressed by your cross-functional experience and professional growth in the energy sector, in addition to your GPA in mechanical engineering and high GMAT score! Your career goals are nicely aligned with your current skillset and it’s obvious how an MBA plays a part in moving you into a more impactful role. I also love that you hope to bring positive change back to Africa; the desire to do good in addition to doing well is highly valued by your target schools. You also would bring geographic diversity to an MBA class. Overall I think these programs will be very interested in you as a candidate! A few things to consider: make sure you are weaving a cohesive narrative together. You have a lot of pieces to your story in addition to your journey in energy: your volunteerism, helping your family’s business, etc. You want to find the right place in each application to showcase these experiences and how they collectively make you who you are. Additionally, you’ll want to think about which school’s are truly the right “fit” for you given your career interests. Part of your job within the application is to cater your story to each school, showing why you are a good fit for it AND why it is a good fit for you (specific offerings like Sloan’s sustainability certificate, as an example). If you can do this successfully, I think you’ll find yourself with offers to choose from! Please feel free to reach out if you would like to discuss your strategy further!