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I’m an engineer at a large Exploration and Production company (oil and gas industry) where I have worked in a variety of roles since undergraduate. I’m passionate about energy, and I’m pursuing an MBA to supplement my engineering background and facilitate my transition into innovative and less carbon-intensive parts of the energy industry.
Target School: StanfordĀ GSB
Considering: MIT Sloan, Harvard, Chicago Booth
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Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Top 20
Undergrad Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.9
GMAT: 790
Age: 27, Ethnicity: White
Extracurriculars: I was President of the Club Baseball team at my undergraduate institution, I continued to support the team as an alum, and I am an active member of the alumni group.
Title: Facilities Engineer
Industry: Power / Energy
Company: Fortune 500
Length of Employment: 5 yrs, 1 mos
I led a multidisciplinary team responsible for resolving critical problems with two new $100MM facilities which had publicly stated expected in-service dates. The short term and long-term solutions I designed and led the implementation of prevented $12MM of lost revenue every month.
I would like to work on implementing technologies and ideas that have the opportunity to transform how we produce, store, and/or consume energy. I can see myself working on a startup, joining an early-stage firm, or working for a Venture Capital firm focused on investing in energy-related technologies.
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Hi Mr Energy Innovation, Kristen from MBA Prep School here. As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I felt compelled to comment on your profile because you have so many strengths as an applicant. I think your target schools will have a hard time overlooking that 3.9 GPA in engineering and 790 GMAT (I can’t blame them). Add to that your career progression in oil and gas with some quantifiable impact and you have quite the well-rounded package. While I like your extracurricular involvement in college, it may be less relevant being 5 years out of school. I don’t think your lack of civic engagement will really hurt you given the other strengths you are presenting, but it is the one area you might think about …
Hi Mr Energy Innovation, Kristen from MBA Prep School here. As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I felt compelled to comment on your profile because you have so many strengths as an applicant. I think your target schools will have a hard time overlooking that 3.9 GPA in engineering and 790 GMAT (I can’t blame them). Add to that your career progression in oil and gas with some quantifiable impact and you have quite the well-rounded package. While I like your extracurricular involvement in college, it may be less relevant being 5 years out of school. I don’t think your lack of civic engagement will really hurt you given the other strengths you are presenting, but it is the one area you might think about buffing up. Lastly, I love your career focus on clean energy. I think your idea of entering VC may be a bit ambitious as a post-MBA goal not having come from the finance sector, but I like the idea of you taking your experience in a traditional, established industry and moving to an innovative cleantech venture. I don’t think you will have a problem securing multiple interview invitations based on your profile, but you will want to make sure you have your career goals and you will achieve them through each program defined to show you understand what it will take to make the pivot. Let us now if we can help you prepare!
Based on the GMAT and GPA, clearly an intelligent individual. But nothing in the story that really stands out from the pack, when considering a Stanford applicant. MIT, HBS, and Booth odds are much higher.
I mean stats galore. what is not to like?
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