You would be hard pressed to find a smarter, more articulate, and more likeable MBA candidate than Olivia.
Product Manager at Morgan Stanley, she also worked for Staples and Wayfair. At Staples, Olivia was a Junior Product Manager on the company’s digital leadership rotation program. At Wayfair, she held the position of Senior Associate Product Manager, focused on the company’s B2B offerings. Additionally, she successfully overcame a company-wide layoff at Wayfair at the start of the pandemic to land her job at Morgan Stanley.
The 26-year-old professional sports a 740 GMAT, a score obtained on her very first try. But the red flag in his quest to earn an MBA at one of his four target schools – Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, New York University Stern School of Business, and Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business – just might be his GPA. She earned a 3.2 at Babson during her undergraduate years.
How to overcome a low GPA? Tat 740 GMAT is a start. Additionally, Olivia completed Harvard Business School’s online core business program, HBX CORe, to solidify her credentials. Is it sufficient?
In this Friday’s episode with Sandy, HBSGuru.com founder Sandy Kreisberg and Poets and quants Founder and editor John A. Byrne is weighing his chances. Sandy thinks she has a chance on HBS, even with a Babson 3.2. If Olivia comes in, it will be an easy ride. She currently lives in the Harvard neighborhood.
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2 + 2 POSITIONING FOR TYPES OF FINANCING
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WILL THIS BOY’S FAST FOOD EXPERIENCE MAKE HIM BLACK AT HBS DESPITE A 770 GMAT and 4.0 GPA?
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CAN SHE TURN MONEY INTO GOLD FOR WHARTON AND COLOMBIA?
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STANFORD AND DOES THERE HAVE A MARY ROOM FOR THIS 33 YEAR CANDIDATE?
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SAY “YES” TO THE MONEY OR “STAY” FOR THE GOLD?
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