JonAdmissionado wrote:
- Maybe work experience. There are fantastic things about your work experience, but also less fantastic. Its hard for me to see cause I'm missing some pieces of the puzzle, but basically as I understand from your post, you've been teaching for about 7 years? You do have a lot of great side projects and other stuff, which is fantastic, but teaching is a less strong job than others (once again, this is not a problem, but take it into consideration.
Yes, I've been teaching for 7 years. All the side projects have been at the same school. I was on the founding team and we've been building the curriculum from a blank slate. The curriculum design work and program development have all been for the sake of getting the school off the ground.
In terms of "not a strong job," HBS explicitly says they are looking for all kinds of leadership experience, and they name teachers directly in their recruiting videos and mention them on the website. I recognize that it's not as strong as someone coming from a finance background, but I also think it can be a differentiator for me-- they may not be getting a lot of teachers who are co-founders of a successful school, right?
JonAdmissionado wrote:
In addition to that, I think you can get a wee bit more specific on your goals. I think instead of "social sector" consulting, you can go straight to "Education consulting" as your industry, which basically sounds like it fits you like a glove. A minor change, admittedly, but one that may help.
I've read conflicting advice on this. Some people have said to mention education specifically, but the truth is I'm open to a range of consulting jobs. If I got recruited for a strategy consulting internship, I'd be thrilled. The social-sector side is appealing and is a fit for my background, but I'm open to a radical change if it feels like a good fit.
I've also been concerned that labeling myself as interested in education consulting pigeonholes me. I don't want the schools to think I'm better suited for a public-policy or educational leadership program. I'm specifically interested in applying the skills/ways of thinking I've built as a founder/designer at the school and transitioning into a different career.
JonAdmissionado wrote:
For your school list, I think you have a pretty good base there.
What do you think about Tuck or Haas with my profile? Would they see me as a "diversity" candidate (like HBS says they're actively searching for) or would I just not be a good fit?
JonAdmissionado wrote:
Plus I think especially with your profile, you will increase your chances in getting money offers, which is always a lovely thing to have.
Are money offers determined entirely by need or do they use them as a recruiting tool? I've heard about people getting teaching assistant positions to pay for the cost of tuition. How common are those?
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03 Dec 2013, 09:52
