Profile Evaluation for Hospitality Manager

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Profile Evaluation for Hospitality Manager

by schellha » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:22 pm
First off thank you for taking the time to help a non-traditional applicant like myself. I am currently a 26 year old assistant beverage manager at the second largest Hyatt hotel in the world. I oversee a $3 million dollar operation within the hotel. I originally graduated with a 3.4 in hotel management from the University of South Carolina. I was accepted in Marriott's manager development program out of college and moved to Boston to complete my training. I was then asked to go to Memphis to help improve the worst performing hotel in the company. I was able to move them from last place, out of 341 hotels, to middle of the pack. I was then recruited to the Hyatt Corporation to help a large Hyatt hotel (1300 rooms and $90 million in revenue) re-establish a poorly operating new concept bar concept of theirs. I have taken the GMAT and have scored 700. I would like to attend Darden, Emory, UNC or Wharton as a stretch school. Post-MBA I would love to move into strategy consulting, preferably at one of the big 3. What are my chances?

Also, I believe that I might be an appropriate applicant for a admissions consultant due to my non-traditional nature. I would love to speak to you further to see if I would be an appropriate candidate. Again, thanks for your time!
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by milimbamission » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:59 am
Hi there,

I love your background! You're definitely non-traditional, but you've demonstrated a lot of leadership potential and it sounds like you'll have great stories. Your academic record is just about average for top schools, so I think you'll definitely have a shot at these programs. The only thing I see as a gap in your profile is a lack of extracurricular and community leadership activities.

I'd say that Darden is a great target school for you. Emory and UNC should hopefully be slightly safer programs. Wharton is a reach, but still possible. I would also suggest that you apply to Cornell -- I know you're trying to leave the hospitality industry, but wasn't sure if you wanted to leave that option open (they have a strong general management program and a great hospitality program). There are a lot of programs between Darden and Wharton that you could consider - Michigan, Duke?

If you're interested in speaking with one of our consultants, you can sign up for a free 30 minute consultation with one of our consultants via our website: https://www.mbamission.com/consult.php. We look forward to speaking with you further!


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