Mr. Nigerian Engineer

Hi Mr. Nigerian Engineer, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. Thanks for writing in! Looks like you’ve already started making the transition to the business side from engineering with your analyst role – and project management experience. While I am biased, I think engineering teaches you to solve problems – which happen both in the technical and business world. And it sounds like you’ve had some solid process improvements at your firm. There are a couple places I’d like to dig deeper to give you a better assessment. You haven’t listed any extracurricular activities – this is important for b school and Kellogg in particular. How have you impacted your community either in undergrad or since? I’d like to know more about the type of role that will allow you to combine tech and biz ops from your perspective – do you want to stay in energy? Consider a new industry? It is important to be clear about your goals (ideally with an example job title and company) and what is driving those goals for you. If you are staying in energy – what excites you and inspires you to make a difference in energy. Because the energy market is shifting, I have worked with a number of engineers in the energy sector over the last couple years. It is important to make your story compelling and unique – and show that you are moving to something, not just away from something. Finally, while stats are only one piece of the application, with the other unknowns, I feel like your lower than average GRE will be a hindrance. Suggest that you consider taking it again to improve your chances. Also, I never like to see a 1 school strategy – for energy, I would consider adding McCombs and Rice to your list. My rating here is for Kellogg, and would be higher for McCombs and Rice. Best of luck to you!