Mr. Whizzy

Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission. It looks like you’ve made meaningful progress and impact in the pharmaceutical industry. Healthcare consulting at an MBB sounds like a very logical goal for you – in your applications, you’ll want to make it clear which operational and functional challenges you want to help healthcare clients solve based on what you have experienced and observed in your career so far.

Yale makes a lot of sense for you based on its emphasis on positive societal impact, and Ross is very strong in healthcare (it offers the Pinkert Scholarship for top candidates who want to enter a career in the healthcare industry). In addition to these two schools and Darden, I would add Kellogg and Fuqua, based on their strengths in both healthcare and consulting. Hope that helps – best of luck!

Mr. Whizzy – Thanks for posting your profile. Susan Cera here from Stratus.

I like that you have worn different hats in the pharma space over the years and am impressed by your work achievements. I’m currently working with a client who is in operational excellence at Novartis and tackling some of the problems you will be looking to solve as a consultant.

Given Yale’s commitment to developing leaders for business and society you will want to demonstrate how your vision plays at the intersection of private and public interests. Even with the limited information in this profile I can see how you might begin to craft that story.

I like that you have Michigan Ross on your list! Their relatively new Pinkert Fellowship targets candidates who have a vision for making an impact in the healthcare space. You might expand your list to include Duke, UCLA, Emory and Vanderbilt which all have strong presence and placement in both consulting and healthcare.

Wishing you all the best on your MBA journey!