Candidate:

Mr. Black Knight

About Me:

I’m a first generation immigrant from an African country. I work in a Fortune 5 firm in the healthcare industry as an actuary. I’ve been working as an actuary for 9+ years. I’m an analytical minded person who’s very adventurous. I’m the most non-risk averse actuary you’ll ever meet. I enjoy entrepreneurship and ready to make an impact in the world.

Schools:

Target School: Chicago Booth

Considering: Harvard, Kellogg SOM

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Florida State

Undergrad Major: Actuarial Science

GPA: 3.17

GMAT: 780

Age: 34, Ethnicity: Black or African American

Other Degree/Certification: Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA), Project Management Professional (PMP)

Extracurriculars: Peer Mentor for Innercity Schools

Work History:

Title: Associate Director

Industry: Healthcare

Company: Fortune 100 Top 10

Length of Employment: 9 yrs, 4 mos

Big Life Wins:

I took a year off during COVID and travelled the world. I was able to understand different cultures and ended up even starting a water purification plant in an African country.

Post MBA Goal:

I hope to build a network in business school and get involved in philanthropic work, I hope to build affordable housing throughout Africa and plan on changing the healthcare landscape there.

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 15%

Well, the first thing that makes someone stand up and take notice is that 780 GMAT score. Congrats on scoring in the 99th percentile. You have an excellent profile, working for a Fortune 5 company in the healthcare arena and your post-MBA goals are impressive. If only you were six or eight years younger. At Chicago Booth, you would have twice the average amount of work experience as most MBA students there: 10 years for you when the average is just five for everyone else. You would be 35 at matriculation which would make you seven years older than average. I suspect that Booth will like you very much and try to convince you to join their spectacular Executive MBA program where the average work …

Well, the first thing that makes someone stand up and take notice is that 780 GMAT score. Congrats on scoring in the 99th percentile. You have an excellent profile, working for a Fortune 5 company in the healthcare arena and your post-MBA goals are impressive. If only you were six or eight years younger. At Chicago Booth, you would have twice the average amount of work experience as most MBA students there: 10 years for you when the average is just five for everyone else. You would be 35 at matriculation which would make you seven years older than average. I suspect that Booth will like you very much and try to convince you to join their spectacular Executive MBA program where the average work experience is 13 years, much closer to what would be your 10+ years. I would strongly suggest arranging an in-person meeting with the admissions team at Booth to go over this option. If you still want to go full-time, I would make sure you with them that you are not wasting your time applying. As a first-generation college grad working for a Top 5 Fortune company with a 780 GMAT, you bring a lot to the table. Whether you go the EMBA route or the full-time MBA route, you’ll be able to achieve your ambition to build sustainable housing in Africa. I would also like to suggest that you look into Oxford’s Said Business School which has long had a strategic goal of enrolling students from Africa, particularly those who want to return home to help build a better and safer society. You may well find, at your age, a more logical cohort at Oxford. My odds for you are for Booth’s full-time, two-year residential program. If you applied to the EMBA, my odds would be 100%.

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Well, the first thing that makes someone stand up and take notice is that 780 GMAT score. Congrats on scoring in the 99th percentile. You have an excellent profile, working for a Fortune 5 company in the healthcare arena and your post-MBA goals are impressive. If only you were six or eight years younger. At Chicago Booth, you would have twice the average amount of work experience as most MBA students there: 10 years for you when the average is just five for everyone else. You would be 35 at matriculation which would make you seven years older than average. I suspect that Booth will like you very much and try to convince you to join their spectacular Executive MBA program where the average work ...

Well, the first thing that makes someone stand up and take notice is that 780 GMAT score. Congrats on scoring in the 99th percentile. You have an excellent profile, working for a Fortune 5 company in the healthcare arena and your post-MBA goals are impressive. If only you were six or eight years younger. At Chicago Booth, you would have twice the average amount of work experience as most MBA students there: 10 years for you when the average is just five for everyone else. You would be 35 at matriculation which would make you seven years older than average. I suspect that Booth will like you very much and try to convince you to join their spectacular Executive MBA program where the average work experience is 13 years, much closer to what would be your 10+ years. I would strongly suggest arranging an in-person meeting with the admissions team at Booth to go over this option. If you still want to go full-time, I would make sure you with them that you are not wasting your time applying. As a first-generation college grad working for a Top 5 Fortune company with a 780 GMAT, you bring a lot to the table. Whether you go the EMBA route or the full-time MBA route, you’ll be able to achieve your ambition to build sustainable housing in Africa. I would also like to suggest that you look into Oxford’s Said Business School which has long had a strategic goal of enrolling students from Africa, particularly those who want to return home to help build a better and safer society. You may well find, at your age, a more logical cohort at Oxford. My odds for you are for Booth’s full-time, two-year residential program. If you applied to the EMBA, my odds would be 100%.

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