Candidate:
Mr. Infantry Officer To MBA
About Me:
I am an Infantry Officer with 10 years of experience transitioning from the Army in order to pursue an MBA. Quant is my weakness as I have not utilized heavy quant processes in my career field, although people are my expertise and so are getting results. I believe I can offset some of that with my background in order to gain admittance to a top 25 business school.
Details:
Undergrad School: Hofstra University
Undergrad Major: Business Management
GPA: 3.4
GRE: 314
Age: 32, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Other Degree/Certification: Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership
School Name: Columbus State University
Extracurriculars: Winter sports, ROTC Instructor
Work History:
Title: Company Commander
Industry: Government / Military
Company: Army
Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 6 mos
Title: Army Officer
Industry: Government / Military
Company: Army
Length of Employment: 7 yrs, 6 mos
Big Life Wins:
My big life win was hitting every goal I had in pursuit of my Army Officer career by being a Distinguished Military Graduate selected for the competitive Infantry field, graduating from Ranger School. Then being able to utilize my skills to lead soldiers over 3 deployments in 3 different company leadership positions safely. It was the greatest honor.
Post MBA Goal:
My desired outcome of an MBA is to have the confidence to succeed in the drastic career pivot in a technology field leveraging my experience and MBA skills. Ideally having recruited into a tech program/product management role. Personally, my family has more predictability and my spouse is able to continue to thrive in her career and education.
Schools:
Target School: Tuck
Considering: McCombs School of Business, Owen Graduate School of Management, Duke Fuqua, Tepper, Kenan-Flagler
