Candidate:

Mr. Insurance Dude

About Me:

Business intelligence leader with over 8 years of insurance experience. I’ve operated primarily within the business intelligence and analytics space. My journey has taken me through healthcare, property-casualty and life & disability insurers. I have leveraged my role in analytics to drive initiatives and financial savings.

Schools:

Target School: Tepper

Considering: Foster School of Business, Rice Business

See More Profiles For: Tepper

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: US Eng school

Undergrad Major: Computer Eng

GPA: 3.6

GMAT: 660

Age: 31, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: M.E. Network Info Systems

School Name: US Eng school

Extracurriculars: Volunteered since high school (local hospitals, underprivileged children education, food rescue, operation gratitude)

Work History:

Title: BI Supervisor

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 3 mos

Title: Senior Analyst

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 1 mos

Big Life Wins:

Managing a team of high-performing analysts. Supporting and delivering on high-visibility initiatives resulting in cost savings of $Ms. Being able to give back to those in need every year despite life getting in the way.

Post MBA Goal:

Using my experience in consulting and analytics to become a technical product manager in an engineering (specifically networking or telecommunication) firm. This was always my passion and why I chose to pursue a degree in engineering. My ultimate goal is to be at the epicenter of delivering innovation.

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 25%

Given your interest in and your work experience in the field of data analytics, you picked a great first choice school. I think Tepper would be a terrific fit for you. Your experience in analytics, moreover, in several industries should prove valuable to your classmates as well. But here’s the problem: that 660 GMAT score is on the low side for Carnegie Mellon. Given your background and your leadership experience in managing others, I don’t think you need to be in the 700 bracket. But I think you would substantially improve your odds of an admit the closer you get to 700. I have no idea if your 660 was based on multiple takes or not, but I would urge you to try one more …

Given your interest in and your work experience in the field of data analytics, you picked a great first choice school. I think Tepper would be a terrific fit for you. Your experience in analytics, moreover, in several industries should prove valuable to your classmates as well. But here’s the problem: that 660 GMAT score is on the low side for Carnegie Mellon. Given your background and your leadership experience in managing others, I don’t think you need to be in the 700 bracket. But I think you would substantially improve your odds of an admit the closer you get to 700. I have no idea if your 660 was based on multiple takes or not, but I would urge you to try one more time to get that score up to at least 680 or 690 beccause that could actually make the difference for you at Tepper.

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