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hbc85
- Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
- Posts: 4
- Joined: Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:58 am
- Location: Houston, Tx
- Thanked: 1 times
- GMAT Score:770
Background/Work
- Chinese male, married
- will be 26 in Fall 2011 with 4+ years of experience, all as a design engineer in the oil/gas industry
- i have had good progression and some internationl experience
- my company has struggled since the economy tanked; as a result, I feel that my career growth has been limited the past year (last year no one in my department was promoted)...as potential projects have evaporated, so have the "stretch" assignments
- no traditional leadership/management experience
- I have become familiar with the different types of technology/processes within a refinery, but would like to transition from the design aspect to operations/planning
- looking for a career change, short term post MBA goal: strategic business planner with one of the oil giants (Exxon, Chevron...)
Academics
- BS engineering, summa cum laude at top 20 US
- 770 GMAT (50/44)
Extracurriculars
- weak during undergrad (no leadership positions) but was fairly active with intramural sports/side jobs (teaching assistant, tutor, labbie)
- honestly I feel that I put too much stress on school and did not allow myself to take on meaningful roles in clubs (big regret...I was very active in high school)
- post graduation I have been more involved, initiating and leading 3 new volunteer projects at my company
Obviously I know my greatest strength on paper lies in my academic ability. I feel that I have performed well at work, especially compared to my peers, and should be able to secure two solid recommendations. However I have not had any formal leadership/management roles and my extracurricular involvement is probably fringe-average for the top business schools.
I plan to apply to several of the top programs, but have fallen in love with Wharton. What are my chances?
- Chinese male, married
- will be 26 in Fall 2011 with 4+ years of experience, all as a design engineer in the oil/gas industry
- i have had good progression and some internationl experience
- my company has struggled since the economy tanked; as a result, I feel that my career growth has been limited the past year (last year no one in my department was promoted)...as potential projects have evaporated, so have the "stretch" assignments
- no traditional leadership/management experience
- I have become familiar with the different types of technology/processes within a refinery, but would like to transition from the design aspect to operations/planning
- looking for a career change, short term post MBA goal: strategic business planner with one of the oil giants (Exxon, Chevron...)
Academics
- BS engineering, summa cum laude at top 20 US
- 770 GMAT (50/44)
Extracurriculars
- weak during undergrad (no leadership positions) but was fairly active with intramural sports/side jobs (teaching assistant, tutor, labbie)
- honestly I feel that I put too much stress on school and did not allow myself to take on meaningful roles in clubs (big regret...I was very active in high school)
- post graduation I have been more involved, initiating and leading 3 new volunteer projects at my company
Obviously I know my greatest strength on paper lies in my academic ability. I feel that I have performed well at work, especially compared to my peers, and should be able to secure two solid recommendations. However I have not had any formal leadership/management roles and my extracurricular involvement is probably fringe-average for the top business schools.
I plan to apply to several of the top programs, but have fallen in love with Wharton. What are my chances?
