Jose N. Jimenez
Morgan Stanley > MBAP 2005 > Wharton 2007 > Morgan Stanley

"MLT has introduced me to a family that has proven its commitment to the development of minority talent. The connections I have made with the MLT family have provided me with the support and guidance I needed to get into my first choice business school. I truly believe that MLT was a critical success factor in the application process. More important, I feel that I am part of a community that will only get stronger with each passing year. I have only been in business school for three months and I am already seeing the transformational effects of the experience. I thank and credit MLT for my current opportunities."

Tiy Goddard
New Profit > MBAP 2005 > Stanford GSB 2007 > University of Illinois

"In the years after college and before my MBA, I became lax about my future. I became less ambitious and less interested in leveraging my resources and experience to do something big. MLT helped me refocus and showed me how to go about making the change I wanted. It began with the MLT MBA Prep application that included a question about stakeholder buy-in. That was the first time I sat down with my most important stakeholders — my husband and my boss — to talk about my next five years. After that, my idle talk and dreams about business school began to take shape and form.

"I was encouraged to take a hard look at who I was, what I wanted to do and what I wanted to be. MLT gave me the luxury of thinking about these things long before I had to articulate it to anyone else. It's been a life changing experience because it got me back to that reflective, self-evaluative place I had been avoiding for quite some time. MLT made me commit to my own success and to my aspirations to impact the world in a meaningful way."

Juan Lopez, Jr.,
Merrill Lynch > MBAP 2005 > Chicago GSB 2007

"I thought I had it all figured out: which school to attend and what to concentrate on. MLT opened my eyes to the vast differences among schools and to career options I would have not considered before."

Lebbonee Price
TBS > MBAP 2005 > Northwestern 2007 > Walmart.com

"During my time in the MBAP program, I was able to realize my immediate goal of attending business school. But that is but a small part of this life-changing experience. MBAP was the first time I had been surrounded by such impressive, high-potential minorities who wanted to achieve their goals just as much as I did. As a result of being a part of the MLT family, I am more confident in myself. I know I can achieve my goals and I know many people who are cheering for me and for whom I can cheer."

Kumi D. Walker
Goldman Sachs > MBAP 2004 > Stanford GSB 2006 > Mr. Barbershops Co-Founder

"MLT had a profound impact on my career and professional development and was an integral part of my success. MLT's MBA Prep coaching provided personalized interaction that allowed me to clearly understand the strengths and weaknesses of my application and provided a framework and a timeline that I could apply throughout the process. In addition, the other minority applicants were, and continue to be, an incredible network; I counted on them throughout the process. After completing the program, I applied to Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Wharton Business School. With MLT’s help, I was accepted by all four!

"I know that much of the success I achieved in the MBA application process was a direct result of my involvement with the MLT program. Without such programs, minority applicants would not have access to a network of business professionals to provide guidance in both career development and the MBA experience. John Rice and the rest of the MLT organization have found a way to provide valuable insights into the process. Consequently, I continue to remain involved as a contact with current MLT participants and as a mentor to the college students in the Career Prep program. I am proud to be affiliated with a program that makes such a positive impact on the global business community.

"MLT showed me I have full control over my professional career. That is a powerful realization to make at young age. MLT empowered me with this simple, yet key, insight that I know will ultimately bring me many successes throughout my career."

Valerie Dixon
Ark Capital Managment > MBAP 2004 > Yale SOM 2006 > Lehman Brothers

"I developed a support network with other MLT alums that helped me through some very tough decisions about which schools and careers to choose. In addition, I got one-on-one contact with recruiters at many of the top MBA programs. This interaction gave me confidence to shoot for 15 top programs. Without it, I probably would have settled for a second-tier program.

"The weekend school visits were by far the most valuable component of the program. After attending an MLT-sponsored investment banking boot camp, I took a serious look at investment banking. As a result, I landed an internship at Lehman Brothers. Additionally, through my MLT colleagues, I have had exposure to other areas in finance that I had not experienced before."

Kristen Autrey
Blue Cross > MBAP 2004 > Kelley School of Business 2006 > Proctor & Gamble

"After spending several years in a consulting role, my career reached a plateau. I desperately needed a career change, and MLT helped me solidify how business school could make this happen. At the MLT school conferences, I was amazed at the direct interaction with admissions counselors, and the caliber of the other MLT students. Everyone was amazingly talented! I benefited from the resume review, mock interviews, GMAT preparation advice and my MBA Prep Coach. My coach pushed my essays to clearly articulate how business school was a conduit to my goals. I gained acceptance to several top business schools, and selected a Consortium School-The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. I could not have done it without MLT! I continue to help the MLT program as a MBA prep mentor and volunteering with admissions. I’ve definitely achieved my goals; I will be starting as a Marketing Associate Brand Manager after graduation. I am extremely thankful to MLT for exposing me to different career opportunities, preparing me to gain acceptance to the school of my choice, and ultimately reaching my career goals."