Candidate:

Mr. Rocket Scientist Lawyer

About Me:

Aerospace engineer, with high honors from Georgia Tech. Worked as an aircraft structural engineer @ FedEx for a year before attending Waseda University on a full-ride focusing on robotics. Worked @ Audi of America in a rotational talent program. Ended up in law school and currently at Kirkland & Ellis doing M&A and restructuring (with some PE work).

Schools:

Target School: Stanford GSB

Considering: Harvard, Wharton, Kellogg SOM, Yale, Columbia

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Georgia Institute of Technology

Undergrad Major: Aerospace Engineering

GPA: 3.65 Cumulative

GMAT: 730

Age: 32, Ethnicity: White

Other Degree/Certification: JD, Masters in Biomedical Engineering

School Name: UCLA School of Law, Waseda University

Extracurriculars: Intellectual Property Law Association (UCLA - Co-chair), [Automotive Company] - Waseda joint research project, Ice Hockey club team @ Waseda University

Work History:

Title: Associate Attorney

Industry: Law

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 1 yr

Title: Analyst/Engineer

Industry: Automotive

Company: Global

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 1 mos

Big Life Wins:

Prepared a critical expert witness for trial cross-examination with little preparation time that resulted in a $500M willful infringement verdict. Lead team of graduate and undergraduate students in joint research program with Japanese auto company to develop a unique driver interface, garnering great feedback and renewed research grants.

Post MBA Goal:

I’d like to leverage my experiences and MBA to pursue a career in corporate strategy. After seeing the internal struggles between business, law, and engineering and subsequent harm (737Max, dieselgate etc…), I want to shape future corporations with better vision, agility, and responsibility. Ideally in heavy manufacturing or tech fields.

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Hi Mr. Rocket Science Lawyer, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. Wow, you have quite a resume! Stellar academics at highly reputable schools, extracurricular contributions at each institution you have attended, employment history with top companies within each industry, and a solid 730 GMAT that is smack-dab at the average for top MBA programs. As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I actually think your greatest strength is also your greatest challenge in some ways: your academic pedigree. You already have a master’s degree and a law degree. Granted an MBA is very different from these two, but adcoms may be concerned that you are a degree collector, or that you are indecisive about your career trajectory given your industry jumps along the way. For …

Hi Mr. Rocket Science Lawyer, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. Wow, you have quite a resume! Stellar academics at highly reputable schools, extracurricular contributions at each institution you have attended, employment history with top companies within each industry, and a solid 730 GMAT that is smack-dab at the average for top MBA programs. As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I actually think your greatest strength is also your greatest challenge in some ways: your academic pedigree. You already have a master’s degree and a law degree. Granted an MBA is very different from these two, but adcoms may be concerned that you are a degree collector, or that you are indecisive about your career trajectory given your industry jumps along the way. For example, you had just completed your two-year rotational program, at which point you probably would have dove into a specialization, and then you were off to law school. You’ve been practicing law for a year and now are thinking about corporate strategy. You’ll have to make it very clear how seeing this spectrum of industries has helped you develop a more well-rounded view of your future and why another degree is necessary at this point. Adcoms are also going to struggle with calculating your “actual” number of years of work experience, given you took time away to pursue each degree. Did you work at any one employer long enough to receive a promotion or have a major impact? Has your progression been more lateral in nature given you have jumped not just companies but industries? I think your odds are better at Kellogg, Yale, and Columbia given the questions admissions officers will have about your professional decisions. You will really have to address them to tell a story that makes sense and can build confidence that you aren’t just looking for the next big thing. Please feel free to reach out for a complimentary consultation if you would like to chat more about how to do this successfully.

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Hi Mr. Rocket Science Lawyer, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. Wow, you have quite a resume! Stellar academics at highly reputable schools, extracurricular contributions at each institution you have attended, employment history with top companies within each industry, and a solid 730 GMAT that is smack-dab at the average for top MBA programs. As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I actually think your greatest strength is also your greatest challenge in some ways: your academic pedigree. You already have a master's degree and a law degree. Granted an MBA is very different from these two, but adcoms may be concerned that you are a degree collector, or that you are indecisive about your career trajectory given your industry jumps along the way. For ...

Hi Mr. Rocket Science Lawyer, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. Wow, you have quite a resume! Stellar academics at highly reputable schools, extracurricular contributions at each institution you have attended, employment history with top companies within each industry, and a solid 730 GMAT that is smack-dab at the average for top MBA programs. As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I actually think your greatest strength is also your greatest challenge in some ways: your academic pedigree. You already have a master’s degree and a law degree. Granted an MBA is very different from these two, but adcoms may be concerned that you are a degree collector, or that you are indecisive about your career trajectory given your industry jumps along the way. For example, you had just completed your two-year rotational program, at which point you probably would have dove into a specialization, and then you were off to law school. You’ve been practicing law for a year and now are thinking about corporate strategy. You’ll have to make it very clear how seeing this spectrum of industries has helped you develop a more well-rounded view of your future and why another degree is necessary at this point. Adcoms are also going to struggle with calculating your “actual” number of years of work experience, given you took time away to pursue each degree. Did you work at any one employer long enough to receive a promotion or have a major impact? Has your progression been more lateral in nature given you have jumped not just companies but industries? I think your odds are better at Kellogg, Yale, and Columbia given the questions admissions officers will have about your professional decisions. You will really have to address them to tell a story that makes sense and can build confidence that you aren’t just looking for the next big thing. Please feel free to reach out for a complimentary consultation if you would like to chat more about how to do this successfully.

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Seems like a lot of degrees already but a lack of work experience - may be a stretch for Stanford.

Seems like a lot of degrees already but a lack of work experience – may be a stretch for Stanford.
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