Just copied and pasted from my old profile evaluation thread...
I'm a 31 year-old east Asian American female aiming to apply in R1 for Fall 2012 matriculation.
Education
-College - Studied fashion design 2 years at top art school (Parsons School of Design -- transferred).
-Bachelors in International Trade and Marketing at a not well known school with 3.85/4.0 GPA, Dean's List.
-MPA in International Economic Policy and Management from Columbia University (3.89/4.0 GPA). Was elected as my program's student chair.
-A+ in economics at Columbia.
*note: I worked full time through college and graduate school with full time course load.
Work Experience
-5 years as Web designer and developer at medium sized education NGO.
-4 years as Assistant Director of Web Communications at Columbia University.
-1.5 years as Director of New Media at a well known, mid-sized environmental NGO.
-Just started new position (also related to new media and Web) at the US Treasury.
GMAT
Aiming for 700+, realistically expecting 680 - 720. Latest
Manhattan GMAT CAT test score 740 (Q46, V45), hoping to take a few more CATs in the next 2 weeks before my scheduled exam on June 25.
Leadership Experience & Volunteer
-Was elected student chair for my program at Columbia University. Participated in Columbia's dean search committee for the School of International and Public Affairs. Represented Columbia University on policy study tours to Japan, Nigeria and Ghana.
-Hired and Managed teams of designers, developers and vendors at all my jobs except for the very first one.
- Negotiated contracts and managed budgets.
-Lead strategy discussions at senior levels at my two previous jobs (current job is too early to tell), as well as implemented those strategies with my teams.
-Served, several times, on a panel of judges that determined scholarship awards for my undergrad school.
-Led a viral campaign targeting Discovery Communications and Sarah Palin that received national media attention.
-For my master thesis at Columbia, I was handpicked by faculty to work with a team of graduate students to produce a paper for the World Bank, examining the economic relationship between China and Africa. This paper was used in a Beijing briefing conference for African officials hosted by the World Bank.
- Volunteers regularly for local area cleanups and holiday toy drives.
Language & Travel & Extras
Native fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese
Basic proficiency in Japanese and Taiwanese
Extensive travel in North America (US & Canada), South America (Chile, Argentina, Peru, Easter Island), Africa (Nigeria, Ghana), Europe (UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Monaco, Austria), and Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong)
I am pretty good at art things like drawing (charcoal, pencil, pastels) and painting (oil, acrylic, gauche). Designing for online medias. Photography.
Did I mention I make a delicious four-cheese bacon macaroni and cheese that is to die for?
I played dodge ball and am absolutely horrible at it.
Top Choices
Wharton
London Business School
INSEAD
MIT
Stanford
Safety
Oxford
Cambridge
HEC Paris
Post MBA Plans
Would like to focus on business strategy and foreign market penetration for one of the big name mobile firms in US or Europe. Would also be very interested in exploring innovative mobile technology that targets business and education use in developing and third world countries -- possible entrepreneur route. Would like to leverage my past experiences in new media and viral campaigns and my MPA in international econommics to help me go in this direction.
All the best for the Gmat.
I am 29 Years old Female - From India living and working in London.
Bachelors in Fashion from NIFT - India.
WE 2 - 1.2 years - Senior Designer with a leading retail chain in India - Ind: Retail
WE 3 - 0.6 Years - Part/ fulltime Experience working with Import houses based out of London
WE 4 - 4 years - Senior Merchandiser with a sales office (Based in London) of a vertically integrated Manufacturer based in Asia. I have headed a merchandising department and have dealt with UK's few of the largest high street retailers and departmental stores.
Overall 7 years work experience in garment industry in India and in UK in designing to merchandising. I have worked with firms dealing in Export, Retail, Import and Manufacturing hence have gained complete and thorough knowledge of the garment trade.
E.C activities: I do not have a long list of EC activities but there are a few which I would like to mention below.
1. Had assisted a London based designer to put up collections for London Fashion Week, Assisted him for almost a year.
2. Active member of Vipassana organization - An organization that spreads awareness about an ancient technique of meditation.
3. Had participated in a project to promote Indian hand woven fabric Khadi.
Aiming Gmat score between 700-730.
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08 Jun 2011, 14:42
...Wish you all Happy studying! 
