Candidate:

Ms. Nigerian Footwear

About Me:

I am Oladoyin and I work currently as an Operations analyst for a recruitment firm. I am Nigerian and passionate about youth development. In this regard, I volunteer for causes that help provide opportunities for undergraduates to develop work skills outside the classroom. I run a footwear manufacturing business which has been up for about 2 years now and have been growing in terms of sales and customer base.

Schools:

Target School: Tuck

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Lagos

Undergrad Major: Economics

GPA: 4.5

GRE: None

Age: 25, Ethnicity: Black or African American

Extracurriculars: Youth development (Teaching)

Work History:

Title: Operations Analyst

Industry: Consulting

Company: Other

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 9 mos

Big Life Wins:

-Ability to grow a business while working a 9-5 job. -I have also successfully taught about 60 undergraduate students how to use Microsoft word and understand business writing.

Post MBA Goal:

I plan to launch a career in Strategy consulting and also expand my current business.

Odds:

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Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 20%

Hi, it’s Jennifer Jackson from Stratus Admissions. You have a very impressive background both as an entrepreneur and as someone who is passionate about developing youth and working hard toward improving people’s lives. This pattern of involvement in things that you’re passionate about over time is really important to schools, and Tuck is no exception. Ad-com will really like to see this heavy extracurricular work outside of running a business. I’m not sure how the GPA translates and I don’t see a GMAT or GRE so it’s hard to assess competitiveness. Given your different profile and coming from an under-represented country, you should have a better-than-average shot if you can get a test score in the school’s 80% range. For your ST post-MBA goal, you’ll …

Hi, it’s Jennifer Jackson from Stratus Admissions. You have a very impressive background both as an entrepreneur and as someone who is passionate about developing youth and working hard toward improving people’s lives. This pattern of involvement in things that you’re passionate about over time is really important to schools, and Tuck is no exception. Ad-com will really like to see this heavy extracurricular work outside of running a business. I’m not sure how the GPA translates and I don’t see a GMAT or GRE so it’s hard to assess competitiveness. Given your different profile and coming from an under-represented country, you should have a better-than-average shot if you can get a test score in the school’s 80% range. For your ST post-MBA goal, you’ll want to show the WHY behind strategy consulting. SO many people go that route and it can teach you so much in so little time, but you don’t want to look like you’re picking it out of a hat. Be specific about what you’d learn and how that will help you in your LT goal (be clear on where you think you’re headed too). Perhaps you’d want to work in the Consumer or Retail practice of one of the firms to dovetail with the footwear business you’ve been running? Show ad-com in the essays that you’ve done your research and must have an MBA to reach your goals. I wish you lots of luck!

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