Candidate:

Mr. Reach

About Me:

1 year at boutique PE consulting firm before switching to fintech, where I’ve spent 5 years, across 2 firms. Lead my own team and run P&L of an analytics platform that generates $30m revenue. I built the platform. Undergrad performance poor due to degenerative neurological disease, not diagnosed till I was 24. Now I volunteer with kids who have it

Schools:

Target School: Duke Fuqua

Considering: Columbia, Tuck, Cornell Johnson

See More Profiles For: Duke Fuqua

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Northwestern

Undergrad Major: Honors maths, economic

GPA: 2.9

GMAT: 730

Age: 28,  Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Awarded 3 patents (2 are pending), Former president of alumni association for my city, Work with kids who suffer from the same disease as me

Work History:

Title: Manager

Industry: Technology

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 3 yrs

Title: Manager

Industry: Technology

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 2 yrs

Big Life Wins:

Won some innovation competitions at current company. Youngest manager at previous company. Awarded couple of patents.

Post MBA Goal:

Go into VC or work for an incubator/accelerator.

Odds:

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 47%

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  • Odds Assessment: 50%

    Hi, this is JP, Senior Consultant at The MBA Exchange. I’ll be short: your background contains most of what’s needed to succeed in your MBA applications. So the critical success factor will be execution. Understanding what the Admissions Committees want to know about you, and which successes and failures to highlight, will be key. Importantly, you’ll need to tie it all together with a strong rationale for choosing specific schools/programs, anchored by an inspired and genuine career vision (aka introspection). Expert guidance can definitely help you achieve your application goals, I’m quite certain of this. I’d be happy to give you additional feedback, just email me at jpo@mbaexchange.com.

    5 years ago
  • mbaMission Odds Assessment: 45%

    Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission! You’ve clearly overcome so much, and I LOVE how you work with kids facing the same health challenges now. If you explain your extenuating circumstances that led to the GPA in the optional essay and point out how your strong GMAT score is a more accurate indicator of your academic abilities, schools will certainly take this into heavy consideration. Additionally, you’ve also made meaningful impact at work – if you can communicate your personal and professional impact on your resume get very strong recommendations that attest to your performance, potential, and growth (which sounds like it won’t be hard at all) this will put you in contention at top programs.

    One thing i’d do a bit …

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  • Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 45%

    Hi Mr. Reach, this is Donna Bauman from Stratus Admissions Consulting and I see the positives here—and don’t think you should call yourself Mr. Reach at all. I think Mr. Resilience is much better! I love that you are now helping kids who have the same neurological disease you have and that you are trying to help others avoid issues with their gpa by helping to mentor them. You have a 730 GMAT and went to Northwestern and majored in math and economics. I went to Kellogg for my MBA and I know how tough Northwestern is – I remember seeing highly stressed and very capable undergrads when I was at Kellogg. Focus on your positives and I think you have a great story for …

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