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Motivated and positive professional who cares deeply about ensuring her community has safe access to affordable options for food and essentials. Energized by finding insights in data that drive decision-making.
Target School: Kellogg SOM
Considering: Duke Fuqua, Ross, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Wharton, Harvard
See More Profiles For: Kellogg SOM
Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: University of Florida
Undergrad Major: Industrial Engineering
GPA: 3.65
GMAT: 740
Age: 28, Ethnicity: White
Other Degree/Certification: Master of Science in Finance (combined degree with undergrad)
School Name: University of Florida
Extracurriculars: Food shelf volunteer | Women’s business council at company | Toastmasters | Company sports leagues
Title: Merchandise Planner
Industry: Retail
Company: Fortune 500
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 6 mos
Title: Inventory Analyst (2 roles)
Length of Employment: 3 yrs, 2 mos
No official leadership experience, but stretch projects have included developing processes and leading adoption across entire teams. I’ve also contributed to total food & beverage projects by sourcing analytics for and recommending actions to leaders. Will likely have 1 more promotion to the senior level of my current position by the time I apply
Short-term: pivot to consulting to gain accelerated exposure to a wide array of business problems, especially in the grocery/retail/CPG space. (Plan b: leadership rotational program) Long-term: return to industry at director level and climb ranks to c-suite so that I can make the greatest impact on food availability.
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Sometimes you read a candidate profile and you just know that a person would be an ideal fit for a given school. Ms. Grocery Lady, that is the way I feel about you and your choice of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School for an MBA. While it’s true that you haven’t yet had leadership experience, you bring a lot to the game that suggest your potential to be a strong and impactful leader. A woman with a 740 GMAT score and a 3.65 undergrad GPA along with a master’s in finance is one helluva start to a great application. Then, your work experience at a Fortune 500 retailer with what will be a couple of promotions should seal the deal. After all, you weren’t saying hello …
Sometimes you read a candidate profile and you just know that a person would be an ideal fit for a given school. Ms. Grocery Lady, that is the way I feel about you and your choice of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School for an MBA. While it’s true that you haven’t yet had leadership experience, you bring a lot to the game that suggest your potential to be a strong and impactful leader. A woman with a 740 GMAT score and a 3.65 undergrad GPA along with a master’s in finance is one helluva start to a great application. Then, your work experience at a Fortune 500 retailer with what will be a couple of promotions should seal the deal. After all, you weren’t saying hello to customers at Walmart’s door. As you clearly point out, you have done stretch projects, led adoption across teams, and done analytical work for core recommendations to senior leaders on food & beverage projects. Plus, your opening statement tells me something important about you: “Motivated and positive professional who cares deeply about ensuring her community has safe access to affordable options for food and essentials.” Your goal tells me you care about others, beyond yourself, and are willing to invest your intelligence and your energy into improving the health and safety of the community. If I were in Kellogg’s admission office, I would not only accept you. I would hand you a very generous scholarship to come to Evanston.
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