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Intern
Affiliations: Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, Inroads
Joined: 10 Jun 2010
Posts: 20
Location: United States
Concentration: Finance, General Management
GMAT 1: 760 Q48 V47
GPA: 3.7
WE: Engineering (Computer Software)
Followers: 0
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Profile Weaknesses? [#permalink]
02 Aug 2012, 23:22
Hi Paul,
Thanks in advance for taking the time to review my profile. I'm planning on applying to Stanford with an focus on entrepreneurship. Specifically I want to know are there any weaknesses I need to address and what Stanford looks for in a candidate applying with a concentration in entrepreneurship.
Profile: 26 year old male 1/2 White, 1/2 Asian Indian 4 years work experience
Undergrad: School: University of California, San Diego (ranked 14 for CS) Degree: B.S. Computer Science GPA: 3.71 (graduated cum laude) Honors: Tau Beta Pi & Phi Beta Kappa
Graduate School: School: University of California, San Diego (ranked 14 for CS) Degree: M.S. Computer Science with dual concentration in Software Engineering and Computer Networking GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 760 (48Q/47V/6.0AWA)
Extra Curriculars: Did community service with Tau Beta Pi in college. Team Leader for Feeding America for 1 year post-college VP of Education for Toastmasters club post-college
Outside of work: Tried (unsuccessfully) with a friend to bootstrap a website over the course of 3 months. Came up with a business plan, invested in advertising, and had ~20,000 visitors per month.
Work Experience: 1.5 years at government defense contractor where I didn't do anything interesting. 1.5 years at prominent mobile startup with an engineering team of ~20 employees. I've lead 3 teams there managing between 1-7 employees. Projects included user acquisition & engagement, redesign of our app, and exploring improvements for the technology behind our core competitive advantage.
Target Schools: Stanford
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