Carnegie Mellon / Tepper - 09-28-2019

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September 28, 2019 2:38pm ET

Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, UNC Kenan-Flagler

Intake Year: 2020

Pre-MBA Career: Engineering

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting

GMAT: 690

GPA: 3.93

Years of Work Experience: 74

Notes:

I would like to transition from a technical role in the clean energy industry to management consulting in the energy industry.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1675 Great GPA, assuming an engineering degree? Decent GMAT, but is it really your best score, with great preparation? Are you able to show impact, in your technical role? Are you involved in activities, outside of work? I'm wondering if you could be a little more ambitious with your school selection? (0)

anon85305 Likes Earned: 5 OP: I am a white male US citizen. I have a BS in chemical engineering from a top 50 USA private university. I have studied for the GMAT since early 2018 and have taken it twice. Last score from March this year was my best at 690 (47Q, 38V). I have had trouble raising verbal (I always get around 38 on practice tests) and that section is harder to study for & improve in my opinion. I don't think I can improve the GMAT much at this point as I've already studied a long time for it. In the past 5 years, I have held several leadership roles working as an engineer in a small R&D team within a large international gas company and have made significant impact in terms of creating new projects and revenue growth. I have a volunteer leadership role at a non-profit teaching sustainable farming practices and have worked as an industry consultant (unpaid) at my undergrad university advising senior engineering students on their capstone design projects. I have also been a youth district leader for 1.5 years in a Buddhist non-profit organization. Maybe I could have been more a bit more ambitious with my school selections, but I feel I have a good shot with these schools and perhaps scholarship money, which is very important to me. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1675 Nice ECs, and it sounds like you have very good work experience. What are your long term goals, post consulting? Do you have any geographic preference, post MBA? You may have a shot for scholarship, but also recognize that consulting, post mba, can provide a quicker ROI (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1675 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2019/10/episode-56-wire-taps-low-gmat-volunteer-experience-goals-in-africa-and-india/ (0)