Harvard Business School - 05-25-2020

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May 25, 2020 1:43pm ET

Applying: Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2021

Pre-MBA Career: Army Officer

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey

GMAT: 770

GPA: 4.0

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: USA

Post MBA Location: New York

Notes:

Spent 3 years living and working in Italy. I have a lot of experience leading and managing teams and projects.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1577 Great numbers! Overseas work adds a good dimension. Military experience is generally considered very strong. Have you connected with the veterans clubs of programs you are targeting? What are your long term goals, post MBA? (1)

anon88042 Likes Earned: 7 OP here. I’ve connected with veterans at all four schools and they’ve been very helpful. After getting some real business experience in consulting, I’d like to move into the tech start up space. Wondering how to help myself stand out beyond good numbers. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1577 Your military experience can help you stand out, of course, depending on. That experience. Are you involved in tech now, in the military? Having a cogent path, going forward, will also help. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1577 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2020/06/episode-105-wire-taps/ (1)

anon88042 Likes Earned: 7 I heard the podcast this morning, thank you for featuring me! I haven’t been involved with tech in the military, but I studied mechanical engineering as an undergrad and spent 18 months on a robotics research project. Is that experience too far in my past to be part of a coherent story? (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1577 If going into tech is you desire, you can make that narrative work. I wouldn't dwell too much on undergrad experiences, but I'd think you can make a connection from your robotics research project. (0)