Columbia (CBS)
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06 Mar 2008, 09:54
Age (at admission): 25
Undergraduate Major(s): B.S. Economics, Mathematics
Undergraduate School: The University of Iowa
Undergraduate GPA: 3.60
GMAT Score: 760
Extracurricular Activities
The WiderNet Project (3-year volunteer, developed partnerships with African institutions to bridge the "digital divide")
Career Leadership Academy (4-semester program, University of Iowa leadership development program)
Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity (1 year VP of Professional Relations, 1 year President, 1 year active member)
Tippie Optimist Chapter (3-year active member, largest business organization on campus)
Dean's Student Advisory Committee (3-year member, elected to assist Dean in student-affiliated affairs)
UI Office For Study Abroad (1 year, volunteer assistance for foreign exchange students)
Invisible Children (2 years, raise money and awareness about the current situation of Uganda and it's children)
Work Experience
3 month summer Internship Legal Assistant, Solo Practice Law Firm (Iowa City, IA)
2 years, Sales Associate, Sears Holdings Company (Coralville, IA)
3 month summer Internship - Business Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
2 years, District Manager, Aldi Inc. (Linden, NJ)
Other Information
Fluent in Spanish; Conversant in Mandarin Chinese
All-Conference High School baseball player
First Place, PricewaterhouseCoopers Extreme Accounting Competition
Linux Professional Institute Certification, Junior Level Administration
Certified Business Analysis Professional
I am applying to the J.D./M.B.A. program at Columbia, which I know I will need to fully explain my reasoning for, but what areas do you think I could improve upon given the current information and my goals at getting into both CLS and CBS?
As a brief description, my goal is to go into upper-level management.