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I took two GRE, 337 (Q170, 2020) and 336 (Q170, 2023)

My bachelor's degree is in Marketing, with a GPA of 2.7. Due to a family member's hardship, I had to balance my responsibilities at home with my academic pursuits.

After graduation, I worked as a data scientist in the business department of a Fortune 500 company for 3years, achieving top performance. Later, I pursued a master's degree in business analytics, earning a GPA of 3.79 at a well-known public university in the United States.

For approximately 2 years, I have been a data scientist in the business department of a top automotive company in the U.S., and I have also volunteered for data science and analytics at the American Red Cross for approximately 3 years.

I want pivot to consulting, specifically focusing on the automotive sector. My personality naturally gravitates towards engaging with people rather than solely working with machines. This transition aligns with my desire for more human interaction and the opportunity to apply my analytical skills in a consultative role.

Work Experience:
I am in risk management at a well-known bank and had two promotions in three years. Additionally, I have been a people manager for the last 1.5 years. I’ve also won our most prestigious award (less than 1% of employees receive it each year).
My career moves prior to my current company were short but interesting (reporting and time at a later stage start-up).
I have worked for my family business part-time for 5 years and tend to be the catch all person when things go wrong or for tasks that can be conducted remotely. This experience has served as a primer for my long-term goals.
I’d have six years experience upon matriculation and have started to wonder if I’m getting to be too old based on more young 2+2 candidates being in the classes.

GMAT
I got a 645 on the GMAT - 80Q, 85V, 81DI. I have done better on some practice tests but have often found myself doing worse on tests than broader coursework, especially for math-related courses. I'm having a very hard time motivating to re-take it but know this is my weakest link.
I also took the GRE without studying just to check it out. I got a 322 - 163V, 159Q.

Education
I have a 3.6 (HYP) in the humanities. I also have a Master's from a university that is top 2 for the field with a 3.9 GPA.
I was president of three different clubs in undergrad.

Outside of Work
I volunteer significantly with my undergrad and our local alumni club. One of my favorite parts of that commitment is mentoring current students and speaking on career-related panels.
I volunteer for a local non-profit and have held various roles (managing our budget, mentoring new members).

Long-Term Goals
I will be taking over my family business in manufacturing. While I could do this without an MBA, I would like to bring the most value possible and grow my network.

Short-Term Goals
Consulting at MBB to gain more breadth of knowledge/prepare for my long-term goal.

I would like to pursue an MBA to grow my strategy, finance, and operations skillset to make a career pivot into Consulting where I would be able to really develop my strategy experience. Post consulting, I would like to make a move into a strategy role at an ecommerce company focused on the LatAm region. This is why I am very interested in international focused/strong MBA programs.

Double majored in Psychology and Language, minored in Business Finance at a competitive school. Balanced part-time work, leadership roles in extracurriculars and international experiences (internship, experiential corporate learning programs in, study abroad and business programs).

Post-graduation, began an operations role in a large financial services company before pivoting into an automation role where I was promoted 3 times. Completed several professional certificates including Project Management and Data Analytics, automation, Microsoft. Currently enrolled in Python Programming certificate and a leadership program. Leadership role in employee resource group, involved in a case study program at work.

Confident in letters of recommendation from VP and Sr. Manager. Applying to R1 for scholarship. Less confident in test scores and GPA.

Interested in MBA to build business acumen and leadership/strategy skills to advance career. Post-MBA goal tech strategy/consulting

I have jumped around a bit in my early career, looking to get an MBA to find my niche in sustainability more efficiently and build financial analysis skills since I am strongly considering a pivot into climate investing. Looking for a school that offers strong sustainability offerings, ideally a joint Master's degree or concentration in energy/sustainability/climate

I am a former lawyer who pivoted to Education in 2020. Since then, I have worked as a Chief of Staff at an admission consulting firm, as a Head of Operations at a testing/coaching service provider (startup), and as Senior Program Manager (Ops & Analytics) at a renowned non-profit in Early Childhood Education. I lead over 50 people in my current organization and have expanded state operations to cover thousands of parents, children, and childcare workers. I am also an amateur poet/translator volunteering at a regional language publication house/magazine.

Profile:
1) Engineering from IIT Bombay (Top engineering institution in India)
2) 8 months work experience in Japan at a battery manufacturing firm
3) over 2.5 years work experience at a Japanese management consulting firm in India within Automotive practice where I have been promoted 3 times (fast track) to currently a deputy senior consultant role with leadership experience of leading multi-national teams
4) Fluent in Japanese and 4 other languages
5) Mild community involvement (Have a band where I am the guitarist and Education outreach experience during college)

Goals
1) Short term - Auto industry consulting
2) Long term - Chief Strategy officer at Auto Industry with focus on sustainability strategy

US Army Special Forces veteran / Service Academy grad with low GPA but solid GRE. Several deployments around the world with unique experiences, including combat, cross-functional management, and forging diplomatic relations in new countries. Looking to pivot to consulting to broaden business acumen and focus on energy projects, with a long-term goal of breaking into PE Ops.

Hi!

I’m 27 years old and was among the top 5 in my class during college. I am about to take the GMAT and start my admission process, aiming to apply in Round 2.

I worked as a Product Manager for a very successful LATAM startup, where I led a team to build one of the company's most important technology tools. I am passionate about solving user problems and enjoy networking.

My main concern is uncertainty about my post-MBA goals. I understand that an MBA is about the experience, meeting new people, developing skills and finding your optimal path. I believe that an MBA will help me address my concern, develop the essential skills to become a successful leader and probably pivoting in my current career.

Is this a common issue for potential MBA candidates? What's your thought on how can I assess this "issue"?

Thank you so much!

Currently working in one of the top 5 brand of automobile manufacturing company, I have strong project management experience focused on manufacturing planning and manufacturing migration of products. Constantly collaborating across borders to deliver KPIs of the project. Planning to pursue an MBA to pivot to a different role in mobility industry focused on global operations strategy and/or product planning of EV industry #FutureOfMobility. Short term goal is consulting to broaden my functional knowledge base and develop a new perspective by engaging with different industry and solving diverse problems

Undergrad in engineering, 1.5 years in India at big 4 financial analytics. 2.5 years at dubai in financial analytics at big 4. want to pivot into strategy consulting.

I graduated from UT Austin for undergrad. I worked as a Data Analyst for a major Bank and a major Tech company. I believe my story will be unique but unsure how my lower GRE will effect my admission decisions.

Will be applying round 1!

Stregths
1. Academic Performance (Top 3 in college and school, quant background - engineering from a Top 10 engineering college in India, developed a virtual experimebts tool under Government of India)
2. Work Impact - sold 5+ projects/ proposals exceeding $2MM in value, working at a consultant capacity as an associate consultant (my projects do not have an Indian consultant - Im responsible for the delivery and client engagements)
3. Extra curriculars (Social iniatives such as buidling a house for a fishermen family, sponsoring education of 5+ children, mentoring 50+ college students on corporate acumens and tool, led the college student mentoring club and more)

Weakness
1. Gmat 675 (quant - 83, data insight - 84, verbal - 84)...considering writing an optional essay to cover for lower score in quant covering (engineering background and focus on quant, advanced quantitative expertise: conjoint, segmentation, seconday data analytics, top 1% of engineering entrance exams in India, within 1000 rank for mathematics olympiad, mental mathematics champion at district level competitons, etc.) - please share your thoughts

I am a 31-year-old Hispanic male. I studied at public universities in top 20 mechanical engineering programs for both my B.S. and Ph.D. degrees. After graduation, I started working as a consultant (at the MBA level) for MBB. MBB was an amazing experience, but I felt significantly behind my peers in both business acumen and work experience. After being dropped from MBB, I worked with the C-suite of a mid-size education non-profit (~$200M in revenue) to support their initiative of spinning off a new non-profit as employee number three. During our first year, we grew to 20 employees, realized $3M in revenue, and are projected to make $10M in revenue next year. This experience solidified my desire to one day start my own company.

The main reason I want to pursue an MBA is to support my efforts in one day launching my own startup. I feel like I am lacking the educational foundation that I would need to pursue my own startup (everything I know is a result of Googling and trial and error). I also do not have a network to tap into for co-founders, investors, and entrepreneurial mentors, which I feel the MBA would provide. While I still do not have a solid idea in place for a company, my interests lie in commercializing research, consumer products, or some idea that can help improve Mexico's economic prospects. My plan for B-School is to take full advantage of all their entrepreneurial resources and programs.

Other elements I could highlight are that in my pursuit of building my entrepreneurial skill set, I have flipped two houses as a self-funded real estate investor and I launched a product on Amazon ($9K in revenue in the first 3 months).

I would really appreciate your guidance on how to best position myself in my applications. I am not sure if I should highlight my failures as an MBB consultant, if I should talk about my side hustles, and how to best explain the work I have been doing with the non-profit. I acknowledge that my situation is not typical for someone pursuing an MBA since I have already done the job you get after an MBA and my current title is a Director. I just honestly think getting an MBA from a top university will open unknown doors and it is my best path forward for self-growth and to give my start up ideas the best chance for success.

I am originally from India who initially went to UAE for a college in Computer Science and then pivoted to Mathematics as a college transfer in the United States (transferred because of low opportunities in Technology space in UAE) with an intention of getting into Finance/Financial Services. At the time of admission, I will be a European citizen so will have access to work in Europe without any sponsorship.

I have worked in 3 different continents, during my internship in India, in the US post graduation and then finally in Europe as my company was expanding and wanted me to lead the efforts in the other side of the Atlantic.

During this time, I have honed my skills as a Project Manager deploying solutions globally. Worked intensively with the CEOs and Co Founder in the Financial Services company and now hold a Management Position at a bank (VP) as a part of a management team with 12 personnel count .

Post graduation- and this is why I am hoping to get an MBA- I hope to pivot to a Strategy/ Product Management Role.