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Naval veteran of 11 years with continual increase in leadership and management, as well as budgeting, procurement, and contracts. Prior medic, currently a second year medical student looking for a career change.
Target School: Darden
Considering: Ross, NYU Stern, MIT Sloan, Tepper, Wharton, Chicago Booth
Invited to Interview: Ross
See More Profiles For: Darden
Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Arizona State University
Undergrad Major: Liberal Arts
GPA: 4.0
GRE: (MCAT) 501
Age: 39, Ethnicity: White
Other Degree/Certification: M.Ed. Learning Design and Technology
School Name: Arizona State
Extracurriculars: Board Member, Center for Osteopathic Outreach, Research, and Education, 501(c)3 non-profit
Title: Leading Petty Officer
Industry: Government / Military
Company: Navy
Length of Employment: 10 yrs
I would love to work in tech or consulting.
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Hi Mr. Leading Petty Officer, Kristen from MBA Prep School here. First of all, thank you for your service to our country. As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I have experience evaluating military applicants and know the amazing leadership capabilities they can display. I love that you have had an increase in oversight during your career as well as budgetary responsibility. I’m also very impressed by your admission to medical school and your non-profit board membership. That being said, your professional and academic decisions will also raise some concerns for the admissions committee. They will question why you need an MBA with 11 years of work experience (over twice the average for a typical MBA admit) and why you need one at all given you …
Hi Mr. Leading Petty Officer, Kristen from MBA Prep School here. First of all, thank you for your service to our country. As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I have experience evaluating military applicants and know the amazing leadership capabilities they can display. I love that you have had an increase in oversight during your career as well as budgetary responsibility. I’m also very impressed by your admission to medical school and your non-profit board membership. That being said, your professional and academic decisions will also raise some concerns for the admissions committee. They will question why you need an MBA with 11 years of work experience (over twice the average for a typical MBA admit) and why you need one at all given you already have an M.Ed. and are getting your MD. Why are you attracted to consulting and tech? Do you want to do something that incorporates the medical/health field and business? Admissions officers will also be thinking about your background from a career development standpoint. Will they be able to help you get your foot in the door in consulting given your background, or will consulting recruiters feel you are “too experienced” to come in as an associate? I think it would serve you well to do some soul-searching around exactly how you see your next career step panning out so you can tell a cohesive story in your applications. I also think you would be better off targeting EMBA programs OR 1 year accelerated MBAs explicitly geared toward mid-career professionals (like the MIT Sloan Fellows Program, Stanford MSx, and LBS Sloan Fellows programs). Cornell Johnson’s one year MBA also has a slightly more experienced class, so programs similar to theirs with an older average class profile would also be wise to consider. Tepper and Ross might be open as well. Please feel free to reach out for a complimentary consultation, and we could talk through this more.
EMBA is the right move to make
I think exec MBA is the way to go as well
Is the 4 UG GPA? I think your age will make FT MBA an uphill battle. Maybe look into exec.
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