Candidate:

Ms. Eager To Learn

About Me:

I am passionate about social impact, consulting, and DEI.

Schools:

Target School: Kellogg

Considering: Chicago Booth, Wharton, Darden, Duke Fuqua, Tuck, MIT Sloan

See More Profiles For: Kellogg

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: UNC Chapel Hill

Undergrad Major: Business

GPA: 3.8

GMAT: 700 (low quant)

Age: 25, Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Women at Bain Recruiting chair, 180 Degrees Consulting Mentor, and a UNC DEI Recruiting chair.

Work History:

Title: Consultant

Industry: Consulting

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 3 yrs, 5 mos

Big Life Wins:

Direct promotion to consultant at Bain, and rated within the top 1% of performance across all tenures.

Post MBA Goal:

Return to Bain sponsored.

Odds:

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 75%

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 75%

So we know the big issue here: Your low quant score on a 700 GMAT. The question then is this: Does the rest of your profile completely offset whatever low quant score you have on that standardized test? I firmly think it does, mainly due to your 3.8 at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and, most importantly, your success at Bain & Co. As everyone knows, Bain is among the world’s most selective employers. So getting through that fine-screened filter and then doing well enough to win a promotion and, most impressively, getting rated among the top 1% of Bainies, should pretty much win you a ticket to an elite MBA program anywhere in the world. The fact that you are a woman who is also …

So we know the big issue here: Your low quant score on a 700 GMAT. The question then is this: Does the rest of your profile completely offset whatever low quant score you have on that standardized test? I firmly think it does, mainly due to your 3.8 at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and, most importantly, your success at Bain & Co. As everyone knows, Bain is among the world’s most selective employers. So getting through that fine-screened filter and then doing well enough to win a promotion and, most impressively, getting rated among the top 1% of Bainies, should pretty much win you a ticket to an elite MBA program anywhere in the world. The fact that you are a woman who is also chair of Women at Bain Recruiting is very thick icing on the cake. And since you plan to return to Bain, which will sponsor your MBA, you are in the best place possible. Pack your bags: You’re moving to Evanston.

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A no-brainer. Why not apply to Harvard?

A no-brainer. Why not apply to Harvard?