Candidate:

Mr. BJJ To Bschool

About Me:

IT business analyst/project manager for 5 years Started two businesses: -Local MMA school 2 years old, turned profit within a couple of months, rapidly growing -Restaurant startup 3 months old, growing month over month Competitive jiu jitsu practitioner, 26 years old

Schools:

Target School: Wharton

Considering: Chicago Booth, Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, NYU Stern

See More Profiles For: Wharton

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Drexel University

Undergrad Major: Business Administration

GPA: 3.65

GMAT: 690

Age: 26, Ethnicity: White

Other Degree/Certification: M.S. in IT Business Analysis

School Name: Purdue University

Extracurriculars: Children’s Jiu Jitsu Instructor

Work History:

Title: Sr Product Analyst

Industry: Consulting

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 6 mos

Title: Consultant

Industry: Technology

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 2 yrs

Post MBA Goal:

Entry into client-facing IT strategy consulting

Odds:

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 15%

Hi! Kate Richardson, Senior Admissions Consultant here. When I reviewed your profile, I liked your startup experience and interest in jiu jitsu, but I struggled to see what would make you stand out from the pack. Your GPA is just above Wharton’s 3.6 average, but their average GMAT is up to 732 now and yours falls quite below that. I realize there are limitations on the info you can provide here, but I found your work history a bit confusing (how does 6 mos + 2 yrs add up to 5 yrs in consulting? are the startups on the side of your full-time consulting work?). More importantly for admissions, how will the IT strategy consulting work you aim to do differ from the consulting work …

Hi! Kate Richardson, Senior Admissions Consultant here. When I reviewed your profile, I liked your startup experience and interest in jiu jitsu, but I struggled to see what would make you stand out from the pack. Your GPA is just above Wharton’s 3.6 average, but their average GMAT is up to 732 now and yours falls quite below that. I realize there are limitations on the info you can provide here, but I found your work history a bit confusing (how does 6 mos + 2 yrs add up to 5 yrs in consulting? are the startups on the side of your full-time consulting work?). More importantly for admissions, how will the IT strategy consulting work you aim to do differ from the consulting work you’ve done already? And how does it differ from the kind of role you can get with your existing MS? Those are questions that need answering if you’re going to make a strong case for why you need an MBA. Wharton is also one of the most selective schools, so I think your chances there are tough. I would broaden your list of schools (maybe Tepper given your interests?)

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Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 5%

Hello Mr. BJJ, it’s Lisa Cummings of Stratus Admissions. Given your GMAT, Wharton is going to be a really long shot for you unless there is a lot about you that you haven’t put in your profile. Speaking of profile, I do see a lot of really intersting nuggets in there but I am having trouble putting the pieces together. When did you do your masters and what was your GPA there? I agree with Kate, I would like to hear more about your work history. You will need to flesh out your story to tell the committees why you need an MBA when you are currently a tech consultant, could you shift to strategy consulting without an MBA? …

Hello Mr. BJJ, it’s Lisa Cummings of Stratus Admissions. Given your GMAT, Wharton is going to be a really long shot for you unless there is a lot about you that you haven’t put in your profile. Speaking of profile, I do see a lot of really intersting nuggets in there but I am having trouble putting the pieces together. When did you do your masters and what was your GPA there? I agree with Kate, I would like to hear more about your work history. You will need to flesh out your story to tell the committees why you need an MBA when you are currently a tech consultant, could you shift to strategy consulting without an MBA? Make sure the committee knows why you need a business degree to make that move. What skills will you need to build on or learn? Some good news, I just worked with a serious BJJ practitioner and she was asked about that in every interview she had, the committees know the commitment takes to advance n that sport. Schools will also like your teaching as well. If you are planning to apply in the future it makes sense to start working on beefing up that GMT score now. There are a number of other ways you can better position yourself as a candidate . Feel free to reach out if you like to discuss in more detail. Good luck! and

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