ThrivingWind wrote:
Update on my background (which was denied). Impact Investing / Strategy for one of the largest social enterprises. Project managed teams of 15+ people to solve large industry challenges. Recognized by the Governer of my state. On the board of 2 nonprofits. ORM. 315 GRE. Unknown undergrad. Age is 30+
My essays directly tied my lived experiences to the impact sector I’m in.
I’m not sure if the sticking point was my test score (which Yale said was the reason I was waitlisted) or not.
guess it’s the score, having taken both the gre and the gmat, I found the gre to be much easier. It’s wrong on the schools part to let a GRE 315 get a seat that a GMAT 760 is fighting for. And I know scores are not everything but still, hardwork cannot be ignored.
Posted from my mobile deviceI don’t think the test score is totally indicative of hard work though. I spent three and a half years trying to get my score up...while working 80+ hour weeks (which isn’t unusual for folks here) while stretching myself to join nonprofit boards. There was a significant level of sacrifice and hard work put into my work. I think the underlying assumption that your test score indicates your intelligence or drive is why I’m glad that some schools are moving towards test optional. Some people are just really bad a standardized tests, but are able to make deep impact in the actual business world
