
Candidate:
Mr. Unorthodox Path
About Me:
Born and raised in the Midwest. Went to Purdue University for undergrad. I was admitted into an early admission medical school program my sophomore year of college. However, I later declined my spot in medical school, my senior year, to pursue interests in engineering and consulting.
Details:
Undergrad School: Purdue University
Undergrad Major: Agricultural Engineering
GPA: 3.4
GMAT: 770
Age: 28, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Other Degree/Certification: Master of Engineering (4.0)
School Name: Cornell University
Extracurriculars: Research Associate - Medical School, Red Cross Volunteer, INCOSE Professional
Work History:
Title: Systems Engineering Consultant (Deloitte)
Industry: Consulting
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 6 mos
Title: Program Manager and Application Engineer
Industry: Manufacturing
Company: Global
Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 6 mos
Post MBA Goal:
After earning my MBA, I would like to pursue operations consulting with a specific focus in global manufacturing and systems/process optimization.
Schools:
Target School: Yale
Considering: Cornell Johnson, MIT Sloan, Wharton, Harvard
Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission. First of all, props to you for figuring out your true interests and shaping your post-college path accordingly! There’s a lot to like in your profile – very strong academics, extracurricular involvement, and a career path at prominent firms that spans both engineering and consulting.
I think the key to your success, aside from communicating your professional and personal impact fully in your applications and securing strong recommendations, will be application execution. You’ll want to explain why you are interested in this specific area of operations consulting based on your experiences and observations to date, and what type of impact you want to make on global manufacturing processes. Other programs I recommend adding to your …
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