Italian Naval Officer

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Italian Naval Officer

by mguillot » Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:34 am
Hi,

I would like to know your assessment about my chances to be admitted to any of these top-tier b-schools.

TARGET SCHOOLS: HBS, CBS, LBS, Wharton, Sloan.

GMAT: 750 (Q:48; V:45; AWA:4.5; IR: 6)
TOEFL: 110

AGE/GMAT: 29/Male
NATIONALITY: Italian

EDUCATION:
- 2007: M.Sc. in Naval and Maritime Sciences - 110/110, cum laude (Italian higher-Ed grading system)
- 2005: B.Sc. in Naval and Maritime Sciences - 110/110, cum laude
- I contacted an US company that provides certified evaluation of international academic credentials and its approximate conversions were: B.Sc.: GPA 3.80 - M.Sc.: GPA 3.78
- Both my degrees were issued by a Top 3 Italian University.

BACKGROUND:
- 6 years of active duty as a Naval Officer (Italian Navy).
- Still on active duty.
- Among other activities, I took part to 3 overseas deployments in the Middle East, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf.
- I attended the Italian Naval Academy (5 years, in addition to the 6 of active duty reported).


Any feedback would be precious and greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time!
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by Jon@Admissionado » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:16 am
Well you have perfect grades, a fantastic GMAT, and a wonderful TOEFL. so you got those three boxes checked.
Military experience can be fantastic - as not only does it have a lot of real world leadership, but it usually comes across with dangerous/exciting/original stories with real tangible consequences, and schools tend to like military candidates, esp. officers.

My first question to you is: WHY do you want to go to Bschool? What are your goals? what do you hope to do? How can you connect these goals to your work experience??

And my second: (in order to properly evaluate you) is what did you DO in the Navy? What were your duties? What were your achievements? How many people did you lead?

Witha bit more info about what you actually did, and what you actually want to do, I can probably give you a more precise answer.

You are also welcome to fill out this form here in order to get a deeper evaluation. It already asks all the right questions we need to know: https://admissionado.com/mba/free-consultation/

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by mguillot » Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:11 am
Hi Jon,

I am really thankful for your reply!


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by Jon@Admissionado » Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:09 am
You got it dude,
You are off to a good start. Keep it strong!
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