Candidate:

Mr. Oilfield Engineer

About Me:

Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in the Upstream Oil and Gas industry for a major US based oilfield services firm. I’ve had over 4 years of frontline leadership experience, and worked on a variety of enterprise wise projects for the Middle East region. My strengths are my leadership, problem-solving and communication skills.

Schools:

Target School: MIT Sloan

Considering: Foster School of Business, Darden, NYU Stern, Wharton, Harvard

See More Profiles For: MIT Sloan

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: American University of Sharjah

Undergrad Major: Mechanical Engineering

GPA: 3.33

GRE: 328

Age: 32, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: MBA Math

School Name: MBA Math

Extracurriculars: Volunteer Organization, Athletics

Work History:

Title: Service Delivery Manager

Industry: Power / Energy

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 9 yrs

Post MBA Goal:

Transition to a consulting role with a leading consulting firm, primarily focusing on the Energy verticals.

Odds:

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 10%

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 10%

Hi, it’s Nisha with mbaMission. It sounds like you’ve had a very impactful engineering career driven by effective team leadership, which is great to see. On top of that, I’m glad to see that you’re involved in extracurriculars.

What Sloan likes to see is a track record of achievement, driven by innovative thinking – you’ll want to make sure that your cover letter describes 1-2 compelling accomplishments and that your resume communicates your impact within and outside of work. Since your GPA is a bit on the lower side, I’d recommend retaking GRE to see if you can pick up a few more points. Also, while Sloan doesn’t explicitly ask for your short and long-term goals in your application, having …

Hi, it’s Nisha with mbaMission. It sounds like you’ve had a very impactful engineering career driven by effective team leadership, which is great to see. On top of that, I’m glad to see that you’re involved in extracurriculars.

What Sloan likes to see is a track record of achievement, driven by innovative thinking – you’ll want to make sure that your cover letter describes 1-2 compelling accomplishments and that your resume communicates your impact within and outside of work. Since your GPA is a bit on the lower side, I’d recommend retaking GRE to see if you can pick up a few more points. Also, while Sloan doesn’t explicitly ask for your short and long-term goals in your application, having some clarity on these can help you make a stronger case for why Sloan, so I’d do some deeper reflection on this piece – product management and strategy consulting are quite different, so which one do you prefer based on your strengths and interests?

Hope that helps – best of luck!

4 years ago Read the full review
Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 10%

Mr. Oilfield Engineer – Thanks for posting your profile. Susan here from Stratus.

Despite the fact that your stats are below the averages for MIT, I think you have a reasonable shot! MIT doesn’t care what your goals are (right now they are somewhat vague). MIT believes that those who have found success in the past will be successful in whatever they choose to do. Your big win of leading a cross-functional task force to success after some failures should demonstrate your ability.

I think you have a much stronger chance at programs like McCombs, Scheller, Tepper and Kenan-Flagler. That said, you may want to get more crisp with your post-MBA goals and be sure to articulate what skills you already have and specifically how you will …

Mr. Oilfield Engineer – Thanks for posting your profile. Susan here from Stratus.

Despite the fact that your stats are below the averages for MIT, I think you have a reasonable shot! MIT doesn’t care what your goals are (right now they are somewhat vague). MIT believes that those who have found success in the past will be successful in whatever they choose to do. Your big win of leading a cross-functional task force to success after some failures should demonstrate your ability.

I think you have a much stronger chance at programs like McCombs, Scheller, Tepper and Kenan-Flagler. That said, you may want to get more crisp with your post-MBA goals and be sure to articulate what skills you already have and specifically how you will develop your leadership and interpersonal skills to prepare for the target roles.

Wishing you all the best!

4 years ago Read the full review