4.0 GPA / Undergrad and grad in CS / GMAT 760 / ~2 yrs WE
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29 May 2011, 15:40
Hey everyone, great forum!
Here's a profile I'd like to hear some feedback on (trying to follow the guidelines in the sticky thread):
1. Age/Gender/Nationality: 22/Male/Small ex-communist country
2. BS and MS in Applied Math / Comp Sci, #1 uni in the country, perfect 4.0 GPA (converted from local scale) / GMAT 760(99%) from first try
3. WE: About 2 years, internet startup doing local websites/apps, also on and off doing other projects (including some family biz)
4. EC: Volunteering (including international projects), lots of local community work, organizing cultural events, etc.
5. Goals: Tech. Entrepreneurship / lead a business in the near future, also exposure to the US business world, networking, etc
6. Schools: Aiming for the Top 5 (top choices MIT, Harvard and Stanford)
7. Other goodies: Speaks 3 languages fluently
Here's what I'm thinking. The candidate (not me) is very strong and well-rounded, very passionate about being a business leader, and has done a lot in this short period of time since he got into college. OTOH, he's young and has little work experience (compared to some profiles I read of Stanford and Harvard students who were e.g. assistants to presidents and central bank managers, etc). Being from an obscure country/university is a mixed blessing from what I gather: it increases diversity which schools look for, but decreases name recognition and prestige.
So what do you guys think? Anything urgent to work on before the Round 1?