Candidate:

Mr. Nonprofit-ish

About Me:

I’ve worked in nonprofit consulting for several years, guiding governments, major nonprofits, and some Fortune 500 companies on how to change behavior. I currently run a small organization that supplies these services.

Schools:

Target School: Chicago Booth

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Top 10 liberal arts school

Undergrad Major: Psychology

GPA: 3.81

GRE: 333

Age: 28,  Ethnicity: White

Other Degree/Certification: Master's in a social science

School Name: Top 5 university

Extracurriculars: Swim team; board games club

Work History:

Title: Managing Director

Industry: Nonprofit / B-Corp

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 1 yr

Title: Project Manager

Industry: Nonprofit / B-Corp

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 10 mos

Big Life Wins:

Securing over $1M in funding for projects around the world to improve lives.

Post MBA Goal:

I want to transition to the private sector to work in management consulting and eventually start a boutique consulting form with a socially conscious mission.

Odds:

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 38%

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  • mbaMission Odds Assessment: 35%

    Hey Mr. Non-Profit-ish, I’m Krista Nannery, a Senior Consultant at mbaMission and a Chicago Booth grad. Your stats are quite compelling which will help you in this process. With your non-profit background/focus, b-schools will want to know that you have the quantitative and academic chops to succeed. Now, I worked with someone just like you the year before last and our strategy was to take a very client-focused approach to the resume. Name the governments, the non-profits, and the companies you’ve consulted with where possible. (Obviously sometimes you can’t do that so in those cases, use leading descriptions instead.) Also, if you dealt with super-senior people within these organizations, make those things clear too.

    It also sounds like you are an entrepreneur if you are …

    4 years ago Read the full review
  • Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 40%

    Hi Mr. Nonprofit-ish, This is Donna Bauman with Stratus Admissions weighing in on your profile. You have some impressive statsā€”I think the key for you to be successful at Booth is specificity. Itā€™s hard to get the full picture from your profileā€”but Iā€™d want to know more about why you need the MBA now. How did your Masterā€™s in Social Science fit in to your past? Booth has a more unstructured program so you need to understand where you are going to be successful there. Iā€™d be very specific in researching the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation and understand what programs and resources there can help you. I could see you benefitting from participating in the Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) so look into …

    4 years ago Read the full review

The Community Currently Rates The Odds At: 53%

  • 75% | 4 years ago

    I think your odds are great, if you apply to the evening/weekend program and move to Chicago.
  • 15% | 4 years ago

  • 70% | 4 years ago

    I think you have the assets for admission - great job! Be sure to focus on additional workplace, personal impacts and why your are hoping to move to the private sector, specifically consulting (especially after obtaining a Masters in Social Science).

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