German Consultant PwC Please Evaluate My Profile

[josef]

Hi everybody. Could you please evaluate my profile.

German

710 GMAT (47Q, 41V, 4.5 AWA)
Toefl ibT: 110/120

3.4 Undergrad GPA in Business Administration from German University


Work
- 5 yrs experience in Corporate Restructuring and Performance Improvement Advisory with focus on the automotive industry
- Have spent the last 4 years on projects in Central Eastern Europe and the Middle East where I was acting as project lead for several performance improvement projects in the Automotive industry
- Managed teams up to 10 people
- Was also responsible for the acquisition of one of the biggest consulting projects our office had up to date

University
- Several internships for blue chip companies in France, Germany, Hong Kong and the US
- Exchange semester at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (one of the top rated universities in Asia)
- University swimming team

Want to get MBA to obtain general management knowledge and focus on business of innovation and technology.

Short term I would like to spend some more years in consulting (eg McKinsey, BCG etc), in the long run i would like to start my own business or work as turnaround consultant or interim manager (CRO)

Exracurriculars:

Triathlon, Marathon Ironman
Backcountry skiing
Travelling (been now to 44 countries, remaining 150 I hope to cover in the next few years)


Considering Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and UChicago

Would be great if you could give me some feedback if I would stand any chance of getting admitted

[mbamission]

Hello Josef,
You seem to be a strong candidate with a strong GMAT score and very interesting international work experience. I think you have a few things going for you in terms of your experience working in turn around situations, particularly in the automotive industry. Business schools tend to be interested in candidates with experience in manufacturing. Your experience in the Middle East and Eastern Europe will also allow you to stand out. Considering what you have written about helping acquire a large client, my guess is that you can write about experiences in which you have influenced people, achieved a goal and made an impact on the people/organizations that you work with. These are the kinds of things I would emphasize in your applications. I see that you have a lot of hobbies that this might preclude you from becoming involved with community organizations. If that is the case, this is the one area that might be a weakness for you, particularly for the competitive schools that you are considering. On the whole, I think you’d be a competitive candidate at the schools you have listed. I think that HBS and Stanford might be stretches, but those two schools tend to be stretches for most applicants.

All that written, please remember that I do not have your undergraduate grades or a holistic sense of your professional accomplishments. Best of luck to you.

Sincerely,

Akiba Smith-Francis

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