Candidate:

Ms. Non-Traditional

About Me:

Raised in a town of less than 500 in Texas. Now living and working in South America at a full-service web design company dedicated to the nonprofit space. I manage a team of 3 and have overseen the design, development, and launch of over 100 nonprofit websites.

Schools:

Target School: Wharton

Considering: Columbia, NYU Stern, Tepper, Harvard

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Texas at Austin

Undergrad Major: History

GPA: 3.0

GMAT: 740

Age: 29, Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Math tutoring post COVID, helped launch and run a bar tour from 2016-2020

Work History:

Title: Project Manager

Industry: Technology

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 4 yrs, 5 mos

Big Life Wins:

Implemented process changes that increased monthly recurring revenue by 100%. Developed a process to cater to nonprofits with smaller budgets – prediction is that sales will increase while company workload decreases (this is a relatively new change, will likely have some stats before R2 applications).

Post MBA Goal:

I’m pursuing an MBA to build the foundation in business that I don’t currently have and to focus on honing my leadership. Post-MBA I’m interested in pivoting to consulting, especially consulting surrounding newly remote companies. Ultimately I’d love to land in a C-Suite position at a tech company – I think the tech world is uniquely positioned to use remote work to increase workplace diversity and close the gender gap and I want to do my part to make that happen.

Odds:

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Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 30%

Hi Ms. Non-traditional, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. Sounds like you’ve had an interesting experience improving processes across your web design business – and good news, this is essentially consulting! Your stats are solid and assuming you have a strong quant score on your GMAT to achieve that 740, this will show you can handle the quant rigor of the program, not knowing if you took at quant classes as a history major. An MBA can definitely give you the business foundation you are seeking. I would challenge you to spend some time thinking on your goals a bit more. What type of company do you see consulting with newly remote companies – is this a big firm in human capital consulting? Boutique firm? Or …

Hi Ms. Non-traditional, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. Sounds like you’ve had an interesting experience improving processes across your web design business – and good news, this is essentially consulting! Your stats are solid and assuming you have a strong quant score on your GMAT to achieve that 740, this will show you can handle the quant rigor of the program, not knowing if you took at quant classes as a history major. An MBA can definitely give you the business foundation you are seeking. I would challenge you to spend some time thinking on your goals a bit more. What type of company do you see consulting with newly remote companies – is this a big firm in human capital consulting? Boutique firm? Or someone tangential to the remote space like WeWork? What do you hope to build through consulting that will build to a c suite position at a tech company? Why are you passionate about remote work? This is a story you will want to come through in your essays. Wharton is about collaboration – how have you worked with others to achieve results? I think you’ve got the makings of a strong application – assuming you can bring these answers out through your essays. Best of luck and reach out if I can answer questions.

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