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October 16, 2019 11:54am ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Georgetown / McDonough, NYU Stern, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2020

Pre-MBA Career: Science Non-profit

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Consumer Goods, Non Profit/SI

GRE: 326

GPA: 3.15

Years of Work Experience: 2

Location: Washington DC

Notes:

I'm coming into the MBA admissions process from a "nontraditional" background with experience at STEM nonprofits. I'm hoping to use the MBA to pivot towards working in corporate social responsibility, leveraging my academic background in environmental science. Interested specifically in supply chain management and market research. My GPA wasn't great, but I went to a school outside the US that wasn't big on grade inflation and I took difficult classes. I wouldn't necessarily feel the need to justify my GPA, but interested to hear other opinions. I'm a Forte MBALaunch participant, too.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 Do you have a class rank, or other data points to suggest the GPA is OK? 2 years of experience is also on the lower end. You'll need to address your impact at work, as well as showing your goal focus. Do you have a specific long term goal in mind? Are you involved in activities outside of work? (0)

anon43218 Likes Earned: 32 OP here: thanks Alex. I have data points to use regarding my GPA. And yes, I would like to work in supply chain management to improve sustainability for consumer goods companies. I volunteer weekly to tutor high schoolers in the dc public school system in STEM and I'm on the local alumni boards for both my high school and uni. Since I do have less work experience (I'll have over 3 years by the time I matriculate) and I'm on the younger side, I am aiming high this year regarding applications. Any other/different schools you think I should be looking at for Round 2 apps? (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 Do you have a geographic preference, post MBA? That could help drive school selection. Ross does come to mind. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 More details on this candidacy in. This episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2019/10/episode-60-wire-taps-health-care-supply-chain-management-and-international-development/ (1)