Good Afternoon B-School Experts,
Thank you for your thoughts here!
I was hoping to get some feedback regarding my aspirations before I go all out studying for the GMAT. I have quite an atypical path compared to most traditional MBA applicants, and I am a good bit older, I think... (29 going on 30). So here goes:
29 year old white male
Undergrad in Emergency Health Services/Pre-Med from University of Maryland Baltimore County
(Full Scholarship)
Graduated with a 3.86, Including Statistics, Calculus.
Practice Manhattan GMAT scores 720-730. Higher Quant.
Career Experience in Consulting Technology, Business Intelligence, and Analytics
Brief Story:
Graduated with a Bachelors and was preparing for medical school when I had a hard look at what I was doing. I had spent literally thousands of hours volunteering as a paramedic and was convinced that patient care was not for me. I was faced with a tough reality that my Bachelors was essentially useless (unless I wanted to be a paramedic). So in order to take my career to the the next level, I focused on my other abilities, sales, technology, and entrepreneurship. What followed was a non-traditional path with increasing levels of responsibility.
1. 2 years in Enterprise Rent-A-Car's Management Training Program (made it to assistant manager when the recession hit)
2. Moved to self-employed marketing, analytics, and technology consultant for a year and a half, supporting small to mid-size clients.
3. Recruited by CEO of a Startup. Advertising Analytics company. Worked for year and a half as a combination of business development, product management, and a director of consulting.
4. I now work for a company called Logi Analytics in the red-hot business intelligence sector. I am a sales engineer - essentially a technical consultant in the sales process. I have been here for two years.
I have had a lot of great upward mobility but I believe, I am headed straight for the glass ceiling. Already have quadrupled my salary from my first job.
ECs:
Been apart of about 4-5 startups.
Recs:
I can get fantastic references.
Goals:
Business Strategy and Venture Capital in the Software Sector,
Business Development
Schools:
I am very curious for the experts thoughts on potential here. Should I try for the Top 10?
In my opinion it would be hard to justify the cost at anything below Top 15-20 given my age...
Thank you all for your thoughts.
Thank you for your thoughts here!
I was hoping to get some feedback regarding my aspirations before I go all out studying for the GMAT. I have quite an atypical path compared to most traditional MBA applicants, and I am a good bit older, I think... (29 going on 30). So here goes:
29 year old white male
Undergrad in Emergency Health Services/Pre-Med from University of Maryland Baltimore County
(Full Scholarship)
Graduated with a 3.86, Including Statistics, Calculus.
Practice Manhattan GMAT scores 720-730. Higher Quant.
Career Experience in Consulting Technology, Business Intelligence, and Analytics
Brief Story:
Graduated with a Bachelors and was preparing for medical school when I had a hard look at what I was doing. I had spent literally thousands of hours volunteering as a paramedic and was convinced that patient care was not for me. I was faced with a tough reality that my Bachelors was essentially useless (unless I wanted to be a paramedic). So in order to take my career to the the next level, I focused on my other abilities, sales, technology, and entrepreneurship. What followed was a non-traditional path with increasing levels of responsibility.
1. 2 years in Enterprise Rent-A-Car's Management Training Program (made it to assistant manager when the recession hit)
2. Moved to self-employed marketing, analytics, and technology consultant for a year and a half, supporting small to mid-size clients.
3. Recruited by CEO of a Startup. Advertising Analytics company. Worked for year and a half as a combination of business development, product management, and a director of consulting.
4. I now work for a company called Logi Analytics in the red-hot business intelligence sector. I am a sales engineer - essentially a technical consultant in the sales process. I have been here for two years.
I have had a lot of great upward mobility but I believe, I am headed straight for the glass ceiling. Already have quadrupled my salary from my first job.
ECs:
Been apart of about 4-5 startups.
Recs:
I can get fantastic references.
Goals:
Business Strategy and Venture Capital in the Software Sector,
Business Development
Schools:
I am very curious for the experts thoughts on potential here. Should I try for the Top 10?
In my opinion it would be hard to justify the cost at anything below Top 15-20 given my age...
Thank you all for your thoughts.
