Candidate:

Mr. Anti W2

About Me:

I’m a military aviator, and I did my undergrad at a service academy. My grades were not stellar, but I was top of my class in flight school. My flying career has gone well and looks even better on paper. I’ve led some high-profile missions. Now I manage engineers who design our next-gen aircraft. I also started a business once I stopped deploying.

Schools:

Target School: Stanford GSB

Considering: MIT Sloan, Harvard

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Service Academy

Undergrad Major: Quantitative Evonomics

GPA: 3.0

GRE: 331

Age: 30, Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Ham Radio (Manage online community for telecom tech enthusiasts) | Command Financial Specialist (mentor young folk on how not to mess up their finances) | Farm Plot Manager (manage a local community farm plot for sustainable food and for fun)

Work History:

Title: Aviator - Lead Instructor

Industry: Government / Military

Company: Navy

Length of Employment: 7 yrs, 1 mos

Title: CEO/President

Industry: Technology

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 7 mos

Big Life Wins:

Founded a business while active duty which has generated 200k of revenue in the last year. Closed a deal with a big retailer recently. Gained about 100k social media followers with the business accounts. Have recently completed development of a very promising product.

Selected to lead several big projects involving next-gen aircraft at work.

Post MBA Goal:

I will continue working as an entrepreneur and social media manager… B school or no B school. I have no desire to work in consulting, finance, etc… I want to stay in the trenches, imagine new products for unmet needs, and grow free of any artificial or systemic constraints.

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 25%

Because of your low GPA, you need to have some sort of explanation for it and to make clear that it is not an indicator of your academic ability. It’s important to make that clear in your app so it doesn’t hurt your chances. That said, you have accomplished a lot and it’s super impressive that you are now working on next-gen aircraft for the U.S. Navy as well as having created a successful startup on your own. This is a great line and should be used in your goal statement at Stanford, MIT, and Harvard: ‘I have no desire to work in consulting, finance, etc… I want to stay in the trenches, imagine new products for unmet needs, and grow free of any artificial …

Because of your low GPA, you need to have some sort of explanation for it and to make clear that it is not an indicator of your academic ability. It’s important to make that clear in your app so it doesn’t hurt your chances. That said, you have accomplished a lot and it’s super impressive that you are now working on next-gen aircraft for the U.S. Navy as well as having created a successful startup on your own. This is a great line and should be used in your goal statement at Stanford, MIT, and Harvard: ‘I have no desire to work in consulting, finance, etc… I want to stay in the trenches, imagine new products for unmet needs, and grow free of any artificial or systemic constraints.’ That is an admirable goal for someone who doesn’t want a cookie-cutter MBA job. While Stanford is always tough, you definitely have a shot there and the same is true at MIT Sloan or HBS. I doubt that all three will say yes, but I am pretty confident you will get one yes, if not two. Good luck to you. Just make sure you counter that GPA in your application materials.

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