Age: 27/M
Ethnicity: Caucasian
GPA - 3.3 Major - 3.6
GMAT: 690
School: Ohio State
Major: Finance

Work Experience-

First Job - 3 years @ Fortune 50 Tech Company. 2 promotions. Assigned to a special project supporting a divestiture (M&A)

Second Job - 2 Years working in non profit with William J. Clinton Foundation's HIV / AIDS Initiative. Worked as an Expat in Africa basically functioning as a management consultant, supporting Gov't Ministries of Health throughout Africa. Job was Finance / Supply Chain Focused.

POST MBA - Looking to move into For-Profit consulting. (BCG, Bain or Mckinsey)

Target Schools:
Reach - Harvard, Stanford, Yale
Safe - UVA, Michigan, UT Austin

Would appreciate your opinion with regards to my candidacy at the Reach schools?

Also, while I feel that my experience with the Clinton Foundation will have been the most valuable to date, will the Admissions Boards (at my reach schools) and Corporate Recruiters (at my ideal places of employment) agree? Perhaps a basic Understanding of the perceived strength of Non Profit jobs in general and your take on the brand strength of the Clinton Foundation. I assume this can all be overcome VIA my interviews / essays, however it doesn't help to know you've already got one foot in the door.

Applying fall 2008 for fall 2009 admission

Appreciate the advice

Thank you for your inquiry.

The Clinton Foundation certainly has cache in the MBA/admissions world, where its aggressive approach to problem solving in the developing world is well-known and respected (enhanced by the extended piece in the New York Times Magazine). Indeed, the Gates and Clinton Foundations are the Goldmans or McKinseys of the non-profit world. Still, even with the strong work experience, I think that you will struggle to get into Harvard and Stanford – from the information below, you seem to lack accomplishment in a variety of spheres. Nonetheless, your remaining schools should be within reach.

Sincerely,
Jeremy Shinewald
MBA Mission

www.mbamission.com
646-485-8844

Appreciate your input. I'll assume that the various qualifications are on sliding scales. Would a retake on the GMAT and perhaps a score in the 700+ range materially improve my candidacy at the top tier schools?

Thanks Again