Candidate:

Mr. Startup Sales

About Me:

Career Sales professional looking to expand beyond the front lines of revenue generation. Love anything outdoors from golfing, hiking, to sitting on the beach.

Schools:

Target School: Darden

Considering: McCombs School of Business, Chicago Booth

See More Profiles For: Darden

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: U of Richmond

Undergrad Major: Finance

GPA: 2.4

GMAT: 680

Age: 29, Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars:

Work History:

Title: Area Sales Manager

Industry: Technology

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 2 yrs

Title: Business Development Manager

Industry: Technology

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 5 yrs

Post MBA Goal:

See the bigger picture of a company outside of the sales function. Drive strategy for an organization – revenue, M&A, product, etc.

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 10%

Tough Love Alert: Because of your 2.4 at the University of Richmond, you really have to take the GMAT again and do better than a 680. More than that, you need to explain why you did so poorly during your undergrad years. Perhaps there was some sort of personal tragedy or illness that derailed your progress? If so, that is a very important data point to include in your application. If you don’t have a legitimate excuse for doing so poorly, you really need a significantly higher GMAT score to give admissions confidence that you can do the quant work in an MBA program without much difficulty. It’s a plus that you worked in business development for a Fortune 500 company. Not knowing what kind …

Tough Love Alert: Because of your 2.4 at the University of Richmond, you really have to take the GMAT again and do better than a 680. More than that, you need to explain why you did so poorly during your undergrad years. Perhaps there was some sort of personal tragedy or illness that derailed your progress? If so, that is a very important data point to include in your application. If you don’t have a legitimate excuse for doing so poorly, you really need a significantly higher GMAT score to give admissions confidence that you can do the quant work in an MBA program without much difficulty. It’s a plus that you worked in business development for a Fortune 500 company. Not knowing what kind of startup you currently work for, it may or may not be an asset on your resume. Ditto for Chicago Booth, if not more so. I would take a serious look at other programs ranked between 15 and 25 unless you can get your GMAT score into the 700+ range and build out your extracurricular involvement. But you’re not getting into Darden or Booth with these stats and your background.

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