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July 3, 2021 12:40pm ET

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

Intake Year: 2022

Pre-MBA Career: Military Officer

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Non Profit/SI Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey

GMAT: 750

GPA: 2.51

Years of Work Experience: 5

Notes:

B.s Systems Engineering, West Point
M.s Computational Data Analytics, Georgia Tech (3.7 GPA)
African American/native American descent

Like another applicant I saw post, my undergrad GPA suffered as a result of some significant personal and family circumstances. It didn't help that the West Point culture encourages a "Cs get degrees" mentality.

Since then I have held multiple command positions in Special Forces Units, deployed, and maintained a high GPA in my graduate program. In addition, have worked closely with Make-A-Wish foundation, an organization very near to my heart. Is the undergrad GPA too big a hurdle?

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anon23283 Likes Earned: 2 OP here. Also of note, transcripts show my GPA improved consistently ever year during my undergrad. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 The grad degree will help, make sure you address the personal and family related issues, too. Super GMAT also helps. Be good to know more about your longer term goals. (1)

armydataguy Likes Earned: 2 Thank you for the reply! Long term goal is to found/be CEO of a non-profit. Specifically want to lead an organization that combines cutting edge analytics and tech to address humanitarian issues. My work with make a wish has shown me that even the biggest and best non-profs fall extremely short in leveraging these new capabilities to maximize their impact, and I want to change that. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2021/07/episode-171-wire-taps/ (0)