Candidate:

Ms. Offshore Structures Engineer

About Me:

Offshore Structural Engineer by profession for the last 5 years, responsible for structural optimization and design through a multi-disciplinary interaction.

Schools:

Target School: McCombs School of Business

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Application Status:

Details:

Undergrad School: VJTI

Undergrad Major: Civil engineering

GPA: 7.4

GRE: 312

Age: 28, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: MTech

School Name: NIT Calicut

Extracurriculars: During undergraduate study organized events and participated in intercollegiate paper presentations and published technical paper, During MTech, provided teaching assistance and gave structural engineering software training

Work History:

Title: Assistant Manager

Industry: Engineering

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 8 mos

Big Life Wins:

1. Executed and supervised structural design in a 1$ Billion project, and optimized structural weight by 100MT, saving project cost. 2. Delivered innovative design solution to facilitate use of lower lift capacity transportation barge for Jacket structure installation, saving 2.5 percent project cost.

Post MBA Goal:

My short term goal is work as an associate consultant at McKinsey or Bain’s Energy Practice, with focus on profile diversification, M&A and post merger Strategy.

Odds:

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 20%

Hi Ms. Offshore Structures Engineer, this is Kate Richardson with mbaMission, here to weigh in on your profile. To start with, I like how you describe the multi-disciplinary nature of your work. We certainly encounter a good number of engineers in the MBA applicant pool, but fewer of them are women, especially within the offshore speciality. If you do have about 5 years of work experience, then I think now is a good time to apply (if you only have <2 years then I might encourage you to wait a bit longer). I think your post-MBA goals make sense, considering your background. Lastly, is it possible to retake your GRE? Tuck's average is around 324, and at McCombs it's around 317. I think a higher …

Hi Ms. Offshore Structures Engineer, this is Kate Richardson with mbaMission, here to weigh in on your profile. To start with, I like how you describe the multi-disciplinary nature of your work. We certainly encounter a good number of engineers in the MBA applicant pool, but fewer of them are women, especially within the offshore speciality. If you do have about 5 years of work experience, then I think now is a good time to apply (if you only have <2 years then I might encourage you to wait a bit longer). I think your post-MBA goals make sense, considering your background. Lastly, is it possible to retake your GRE? Tuck's average is around 324, and at McCombs it's around 317. I think a higher score would definitely raise your odds up closer to Tuck's acceptance rate of around 35%. Good luck!

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Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 10%

Ms. Offshore Structures Engineer – Thanks for posting your profile. Susan here from Stratus.

Your five years of work experience managing multi-disciplinary design work and budgets is impressive. Furthermore, goals in energy strategy make sense based on your work to date.

I feel that your GRE will really hold you back since it is well below the Tuck average and likely significantly lower than peer engineers. Also, Tuck is very much as student-driven culture. Your extracurriculars feel somewhat academic and self-serving. Perhaps there is more to what I’m seeing in the limited information.

If you get your GRE up 10-15 points and demonstrate some more robust community involvement, you could increase your odds.

I think your chances at McCombs are much higher, especially since they have a significantly …

Ms. Offshore Structures Engineer – Thanks for posting your profile. Susan here from Stratus.

Your five years of work experience managing multi-disciplinary design work and budgets is impressive. Furthermore, goals in energy strategy make sense based on your work to date.

I feel that your GRE will really hold you back since it is well below the Tuck average and likely significantly lower than peer engineers. Also, Tuck is very much as student-driven culture. Your extracurriculars feel somewhat academic and self-serving. Perhaps there is more to what I’m seeing in the limited information.

If you get your GRE up 10-15 points and demonstrate some more robust community involvement, you could increase your odds.

I think your chances at McCombs are much higher, especially since they have a significantly lower percentage of international students. Assuming you want to be in the energy practice of a top consulting firm, you might also take a look at Rice since the Houston offices of consulting firms recruit from there for their energy practices.

Wishing you all the best!

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