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Served as a combat medic in the US military after medical school. Worked as a public health officer for a Fortune 100 company and performed infectious disease prevention within the organization in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Canada.
Target School: INSEAD
Considering: London Business School, NYU Stern
See More Profiles For: INSEAD
Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Vaughn college of aeronautics
Undergrad Major: Aviation management
GPA: 3.7
GMAT: 700
Age: 33, Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
Other Degree/Certification: MBBS(MD equivalent) , MSc Public Health
School Name: London school of hygiene and tropical medicine
Extracurriculars: Worked in a program that helped injured soldiers in the US army get back to active duty through a variety of physical exercises.
Title: Public Health officer
Industry: Healthcare
Company: Fortune 100 Top 10
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 3 mos
Title: Combat Medic(U.S. ARMY)
Industry: Government / Military
Company: Army
Length of Employment: 4 yrs, 3 mos
Going to spend the next year working in a Big 4 consulting firm as a healthcare analyst before applying in 2025.
Private equity / Pharma
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You have a strong and compelling narrative as both a combat medic, a health officer for a Fortune 500 company and now a consultant for a Big 4. Your stats are also in line for INSEAD and I would think your chances there are very good for the diversity of work background you would bring to the class. Your goal to work in private equity, however, is a stretch because most PE firms hire MBAs who already have had some PE experience or at least have been in investment banking. I would not tell INSEAD that is what you want to do post-MBA because the school will know the odds are against that happening and don’t want to admit someone who will be disappointed. You …
You have a strong and compelling narrative as both a combat medic, a health officer for a Fortune 500 company and now a consultant for a Big 4. Your stats are also in line for INSEAD and I would think your chances there are very good for the diversity of work background you would bring to the class. Your goal to work in private equity, however, is a stretch because most PE firms hire MBAs who already have had some PE experience or at least have been in investment banking. I would not tell INSEAD that is what you want to do post-MBA because the school will know the odds are against that happening and don’t want to admit someone who will be disappointed. You would most likely have to go into banking as a step toward PE after you graduate with an MBA or you would have to have some networked in to put your foot in the door of a PE shop. Aside from that, I think you are well positioned for an admit.
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