Candidate:

Mr. Nashville Guy

About Me:

Army Infantry Officer who did everything he wanted and now it’s time to go into the business world.

Schools:

Target School: Duke Fuqua

Considering: Ross, Owen Graduate School of Management, Tuck, McCombs School of Business

Invited to Interview: Ross

Waitlisted: Tuck

Accepted: Owen Graduate School of Management, McCombs School of Business

See More Profiles For: Duke Fuqua

Application Status: Accepted

Details:

Undergrad School: Boston College

Undergrad Major: Political Science

GPA: 3.2

GRE: 321

Age: 26, Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Church Volunteering

Work History:

Title: Army Officer

Industry: Government / Military

Company: Army

Length of Employment: 4 yrs, 7 mos

Big Life Wins:

– Running the Boston Marathon the year after the bombing. Amazing experience.
– Spending time deployed overseas and making it back safe and sound.

Post MBA Goal:

Going into the tech industry.

Odds:

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 75%

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 75%

I feel really good about your chances at Vanderbilt Owen which has an excellent MBA program. Though your undergraduate GPA is just a tweak below the class average of 3.3, your work experience and your GRE score are solid. You went to a very good school, Boston College. Your GRE is six points above the latest class average of 315. Vanderbilt likes military vets, with 15% of the latest entering class coming from a military background. Your story of running the Boston Marathon the year after the bombing is a strong one as well. And with an invite to interview already in hand, you would really have to completely blow the interview not to be admitted. I very much doubt that will happen. So …

I feel really good about your chances at Vanderbilt Owen which has an excellent MBA program. Though your undergraduate GPA is just a tweak below the class average of 3.3, your work experience and your GRE score are solid. You went to a very good school, Boston College. Your GRE is six points above the latest class average of 315. Vanderbilt likes military vets, with 15% of the latest entering class coming from a military background. Your story of running the Boston Marathon the year after the bombing is a strong one as well. And with an invite to interview already in hand, you would really have to completely blow the interview not to be admitted. I very much doubt that will happen. So good luck at Owen.

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