Profile Eval

[Guest]

I wanted to get an opinion on my profile. I am targeting HBS, Stanford, Tuck, Chicago, and Darden.

I am finishing a GMAT review course. Let's just assume I am able to get at or near a 700, which is my target.

Education:
BS Civil Engineering - 3.4 overall, 3.56 in major. Leadership positions in student organizations, led several community service events and received multiple scholarships.
MS Engineering, UT Austin - 3.9 GPA, received fellowship and scholarship

Work Experience:
5 years of engineering experience with track record of promotion and leadership. Currently a project manager. I work as a project manager for a national civil engineering consultant, focusing on public water and wastewater infrastructure projects. I typically manage around $10M worth of projects per year (construction cost). I typically supervise 2 to 3 people on my team. I started as an analyst with this firm and progressed to PM in 4 years. My clients are typically Public Works Directors, Directors of Utilities, and City Engineers. I have client management responsibility for three mid-size clients.

I am very involved with one professional association, and am a member of others. With the one I am involved with, I have chaired a state-wide young professionals committee for four years, and was recently selected to be on the national YP committee. On the state committee, I started new initiatives such as a career fair and leadership seminar and increased membership. I am the vice chair of a national technical committee. Through that committee, I have organized two workshops and participated in a national webcast. I have also written articles in the prominent industry journal and newsletters. I'm also involved with the local chapter.

Thanks!

[MBAApply]

HBS, Stanford - stretches, but if you want to go, by all means apply; it's just extremely competitive to get into these two schools and if you don't have the kind of pedigree they like (i.e. Ivy or equivalent, specific blue chip firms like Goldman, McKinsey, Google, etc.) then it becomes very random; there's certainly people like you who get in, but far more people like you who don't get in (even with stellar execution on their applications).

Tuck, Chicago, Darden - sweet spots; you should be in the mix here; from your post it seems like you "get it" - it's about being well-rounded; not just someone who is great with numbers, but someone who can demonstrate that he/she's great with people as well at work and outside of work.

Of course the above assumes your GMAT is in range (high 600s at a minimum, and ideally 700+)

Alex Chu
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