Candidate:

Mr. Consulting To Corp Strat

About Me:

I spent 4 years at a boutique consulting firm specializing in Supply Chain Strategy and I earned multiple promotions and increasingly large project experience domestically and internationally. I attended an Honors College in my undergrad, and was awarded named merit scholarships, and won consulting competitions. I also achieved a Coursera certificate from Wharton to bolster my finance skills.

Schools:

Target School: Foster School of Business

Considering: Columbia, NYU Stern, Chicago Booth

See More Profiles For: Foster School of Business

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Purdue University

Undergrad Major: Engineering

GPA: 3.43

GMAT: 700

Age: 26, Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Guest lecturer at top 25 business school for an undergrad course, Volunteer to review resumes for career center at alma mater, Mentor students at alma mater seeking careers in consulting

Work History:

Title: Senior Consultant, Strategy

Industry: Consulting

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 3 yrs, 10 mos

Big Life Wins:

I grew up in a lower-middle-class household and my parents did not graduate college so one major success is beating the odds and using an inner-city public school education to get to this point in my career.

I am one of 2 (out of 10) at my firm to achieve two promotions in under 2 years and I regularly lead interactions with C-suite clients.

Post MBA Goal:

I want to pivot from supply chain strategy to corporate strategy at a Fortune 500 company and hope to someday transition to an operational leadership role, owning a P&L and leading a division. From there I plan to scratch the entrepreneurial itch and eventually move to an EIR role at a VC/growth fund. Stretch goal to be a trustee at my undergrad.

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Mr. Consulting to Corp Strategy – Thanks for posting your profile. Susan here from Stratus.

Congrats on being the first in your family to graduate from university! I like that you are engaged with your undergrad sharing your experience in consulting for the benefit of others.

I think you have a very good shot at Foster. Your stats are in line with their class profile. Be sure to dig into the resources they offer that will set you up to make the transition to a corporate strategy role. What electives do you want to take and what do you hope to learn? What clubs and activities do you see your self participating in and contributing to?

From your profile, it appears that extracurriculars and potentially leadership experience could …

Mr. Consulting to Corp Strategy – Thanks for posting your profile. Susan here from Stratus.

Congrats on being the first in your family to graduate from university! I like that you are engaged with your undergrad sharing your experience in consulting for the benefit of others.

I think you have a very good shot at Foster. Your stats are in line with their class profile. Be sure to dig into the resources they offer that will set you up to make the transition to a corporate strategy role. What electives do you want to take and what do you hope to learn? What clubs and activities do you see your self participating in and contributing to?

From your profile, it appears that extracurriculars and potentially leadership experience could be a weakness. If this is the case (versus me just not having the appropriate information) I encourage you to look for ways to develop your leadership skills. Perhaps you can manage summer interns and put together programming to have them make the most of their 8-10 weeks with your consulting firm? Be creative!

Wishing you all the best!

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