Mr. Planes And Laws

Hi, it’s Rachel Nelson from Gatehouse. I think you have a really interesting and unique background. Your grades and GRE are strong and you have clearly excelled both in law school and the Air Force. I think it’s fine that you went to law school and decided you didn’t like it; plenty of people do. You will want to make sure you explain your path – how / why the Air Force and what you learned / how it led to law school. What you’ve learned experienced in your career that helps you to know business school and a career in business is right for you. You have all the elements to make a great case for admission but not handled properly and it can seem like you bounce around from one thing to the next. So, you want to make your case for why consulting – the compliance / ESG element makes sense – how do you know this is what you want to do, what will you do longer term and how does consulting position you for it? In your case both Air Force and law school likely have provided lots of great skills and experiences you can leverage both in the MBA classroom and in consulting but you are going to want to make the connections for the Admissions Committee and not just assume they see them too. Good Luck!

Hi, it’s Nisha with mbaMission. You have a really interesting background, with a successful career in the Air Force and at a top law school. I’ve worked with successful candidates with law degrees or other graduate degrees who decided to take on a different direction in their career with an MBA, so the transition certainly is possible. And, top business schools will be drawn to your strong academics and the leadership abilities you’ve demonstrated both in the military and at Berkeley Law.

The key to your candidacy will be application execution – in particular, you’ll want to make it clear in your application what drives your career goals in consulting. What is it about your experience/exposure to compliance and ESG that draws you to consulting in this area, and what is the impact that you wish to make based on the opportunities you see? And, what would you like to do in the longer term? Additionally, you’ll want to make a strong case for how Wharton (and other schools you target) will help you achieve these goals based on their resources within and outside the classroom.

I hope that this helps a bit – best of luck, and please reach out if you’d like to discuss in more detail via a free consultation.