What does a Navy fast-attack submarine officer who spent months at a time at the bottom of the ocean have to contribute to class conversation at an elite business school? Plenty, it turns out. Brian Kirk, 28, graduated from Penn State with a degree in mechanical engineering before attending Officer Training School in Rhode Island…
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It’s Friday, and once again we’re bringing you insights straight from current MBA applicants and students as part of our Fridays from the Frontline column. Our contributor this week, MIT Sloan School of Management second-year Brian Kirk (pictured above, second from left), knows his fair share about the frontline, both figurative and real, having served…
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This post has been reproduced in its entirety from its original source metromba.com. On Saturday, July 11th, a group of disabled veterans will use their military abilities of resilience, focus and leadership to learn the basics of business ownership at the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) at UCLA Anderson. The event, co-hosted by the…
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Retired four-star general and former CIA Director David Petraeus spoke to students in the Master of Business for Veterans (MBV) program at the USC Marshall School of Business late last week, sharing his views on strategic leadership at is applies to business. Fifty active-duty military members and veterans make up Marshall’s one-year MBV program, now…
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- Black woman
- Poor GPA was due to health senior year (was a 3.1-3.3 each year pre-senior year)
- Studied sociology at non-target
- National award/grant-winning, published author
- Strong volunteer experience (5 years at same position w/some leadership)
- Currently unemployed/"job hopping" background due to job market and post-COVID health situation (strongest/longest experience was 2 years in HR at Fortune 100)
- Strong background in academic research and writing
- Zero quant background
- Interested in ESG, consulting, or HR post-MBA, but still deciding
Post-MBA Target Industry:
Consulting, Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF, Commercial Banking, Media, Family Business, Entrepreneurship Companies:
Ernst & Young
, Bank of America
, Facebook
, Google
, IBM
, Microsoft
, Oracle
, First Round Capital
, Kleiner Perkins
, NEA
, Bain Capital
, Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group
, TPG
, Goldman Sachs
, JP Morgan Asset Management
, Bank of America
, 21st Century Fox
, Walt Disney
GMAT: 640
GPA: 3.41
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Malaysia
Post MBA Location: USA
Notes:
My designation is CEO IJM CORP BHD, Malaysia. It is my futute prospect career. I want MBA for that career.
2.6 gpa undergrad; 3.3 grad gpa;
R2 OMBA applicant
Confirmation of app by email on 2/18
Waitlisted by email on 3/22
Interview invite by email on 4/12
Interviewed on 4/17
Admit email on 4/19