Candidate:

Mr. Ambitious

About Me:

An engineer who left his job at a Fortune 500 company, to join the struggling family business to help revive it. An ambitious and risk taker who has a keen interest in business. I aim to lead a technology company in future.

Schools:

Target School: USC Marshall

Considering: Georgetown McDonough, Foster School of Business, UCLA Anderson, Tepper, IU Kelley

See More Profiles For: USC Marshall

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: National Institute of Technology Calicut

Undergrad Major: Mechanical Engineering

GPA: 3.01

GRE: 323

Age: 26, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Co-founded a technical club at undergraduate school, Alumni Affairs Secretary, Students Affairs Council, Active member, NGO that helps students with financial difficulties

Work History:

Title: Senior Manager

Industry: Automotive

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 7 mos

Title: Operations Manager

Industry: Wholesale

Company: Local firm

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 8 mos

Post MBA Goal:

Join consulting or a technology job a leading firm and simultaneously work on my own business plan.

Odds:

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Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 30%

Hi, it’s Jennifer Jackson from Stratus Admissions. You have some interesting industry as well as functional experience as well as family business experience. Your GPA is on the softer side and the GRE looks fairly competitive for the schools you listed although I’m not sure of the breakdown between Q and V. You’ll want to be very clear about why consulting is the route you want to go, why that’s the role that can help you best reach your goals. I’m not sure what area the family business is in or what your business plan is, but try to tie in your background in with your interests so you can connect the dots in a way that makes sense. So if you have an interest …

Hi, it’s Jennifer Jackson from Stratus Admissions. You have some interesting industry as well as functional experience as well as family business experience. Your GPA is on the softer side and the GRE looks fairly competitive for the schools you listed although I’m not sure of the breakdown between Q and V. You’ll want to be very clear about why consulting is the route you want to go, why that’s the role that can help you best reach your goals. I’m not sure what area the family business is in or what your business plan is, but try to tie in your background in with your interests so you can connect the dots in a way that makes sense. So if you have an interest in technology, point to work that you’ve done in that space that might have informed your goals, rather than have it come out of nowhere. Wishing you lots of luck!

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