Candidate:
Mr. Running To The Future
About Me:
Post undergrad had the amazing opportunity to run professionally and compete across the world against the best athletes in the sport. Still preparing for the Olympics (fingers crossed). Passionate about spreading my love of the sport to next-gen. Currently work for small VC-backed SaaS company w/ responsibilities from sales to implementation.
Details:
Undergrad School: Top 50 Liberal Arts
Undergrad Major: Economics
GPA: 3.5
GMAT: 720
Age: 27, Ethnicity: White
Extracurriculars: Captain of Country's National Relay Team (track & field), Head Coach (9-13 age group) of athletics for Youth enrichment services providing exposure to sports for underprivileged, inner-city youth
Work History:
Title: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Company: Start-Up
Length of Employment: 3 yrs
Title: Professional Athlete
Industry:
Company:
Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 6 mos
Big Life Wins:
Promoted to senior position after first 6 months in my role. Led large scale implementations of multiple F500 clients. Facilitated full digital transformation of work order & billing process for large manufacturing organization. I was my country’s national champion in track & field and was a 2x NCAA All-American during college.
Post MBA Goal:
Short term: I would like to transition from implementation to strategy consulting. I’d prefer to tech industry focused but am open to more generalist positions as well. Long Term: I would like to return to a large enterprise technology organization in a senior leadership role.
Schools:
Target School: Tuck
Considering: MIT Sloan, Ross, Duke Fuqua, Cornell Johnson
You’re running in the right direction. Having been a professional athlete-turned-consultant, you’re a candidate who immediately pops off the page. Your 720 GMAT is in the pocket for Tuck. So is your 3.5 GPA in economics from a top liberal arts college. And the fact that you won a promotion within six months of joining your firm is a real plus. I’m curious where you’re from since you tell us you were your country’s national champion in track & field and a 2x NCAA All-American during college. Tuck loves athletes and is an outdoorsy place. More importantly, it’s an ideal place to successfully make your career pivot into strategic consulting. Your chances there are very good and right now Tuck is undervalued due to its …