Candidate:

Mr. Early Career

About Me:

Early career corporate communications professional at a Fortune 50 global aerospace company with one year of full-time experience and collegiate internships with three Fortune 100 companies. Moderate undergraduate GPA and test scores, but feel that lack of career experience could hinder applications.

Schools:

Target School: Tepper

See More Profiles For: Tepper

Application Status: Invited to Interview

Details:

Undergrad School: Top 50 Private School

Undergrad Major: Management/Communications (Dual Major)

GPA: 3.74

GMAT: 710

Age: 24,  Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Club sports captain, Professional fraternity, University tour guide & student ambassador

Work History:

Title: Corporate Communications Associate

Industry: Aerospace

Company: Global

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 2 mos

Post MBA Goal:

Gain manager-level role in current organization and move to a strategic management or consulting role in the next 5-10 years.

Odds:

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 30%

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  • mbaMission Odds Assessment: 40%

    Hello Mr. Early Career, this is Michael from mbaMission.

    It is already clear you have the quantitative ability to succeed in the classroom, because of your GMAT score (which is right about the average of your target schools), and a solid GPA in college.
    However, as you pointed out, your work experience is very light, given that the average years of experience upon matriculation is closer to five years. So while I am sure you have already been impressive at work as an associate, you will have to show the admissions committee that your work experience is comparable to many applicants who have been working full-time much longer. You will also be competing against applicants who have more extracurricular experience. Therefore, I would advise you wait …

    3 years ago Read the full review
  • Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 20%

    Hi Mr. Early Career, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. Thanks for submitting a profile. I think youā€™ve hit my biggest concern on the head – I would love for you to have a couple more years of experience. As it stands, Tepper has 2% of their class with <1 year of experience which leaves approx 8% between 1-2.6 years. Another couple years of experience and I think youā€™d be very attractive. Here are a couple things to think about as you are putting together a plan. While your GMAT is above Tepperā€™s average, Iā€™d love to understand how you did in any quant based classes in undergrad. Clearly you did well overall with your strong GPA – and schools will want to know that you …

    3 years ago Read the full review

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