Hi
abcdkv,
Thanks for reaching out with your profile. Sorry to hear you're not having better luck with R1 schools.
Based on what you shared, I don't think academics are a weak point. Your GPA is strong, especially if you graduated early and with double majors. Plus, your GMAT is excellent.
What I think is more of a challenge is your work experience/age, as you pointed out, but also your less traditional work experience path and potentially a perceived "jumpiness" in your prior roles. I would want to know more about your career goals and make sure those make sense. Also, I would want to make sure you are sufficiently explaining why you need a full-time MBA at this point, rather than a part-time or executive option, which is often more suitable for more experienced applicants.
Feel free to sign up for a consultation with us (
https://www.mbamission.com/consult/mba-admissions/), if you'd like to discuss how we could help you with telling your story and essay writing.
Best,
Kate
abcdkv wrote:
Background:
Apply as an international student from Mainland China. I have pending investor immigrant status in the U.S. but won't receive the residence until next year.
I went to a community college in the U.S. at 18-yo and then transferred to a state flagship university (national ranking 100+, business school ranking 50+).
Finished undergraduate study in three years with double majors (mgmt and marketing), GPA 3.5+.
Professional experience:
1-year college internship at a non-profit. (2012-2013)
1-year international trading (import & export) (2014)
1-year consulting (2015)
Started my educational consulting and English training company in 2016, fund-raised and expanded in 2017, sold the company in 2019. Accomplishment: assisted hundreds of students.
Joined my second venture in 2017 after acquiring a pharmaceutical company. Acted as managing partner of sales, increased annual revenue from $500k to $10 mil in 5 years.
Open restaurant management company in 2018, established two restaurants, both operated successfully but closed in 2020 after the pandemic.
GMAT online score 780, Q51, V48, CR8, AW6.
Career goal: make a transition to venture capital, with an alternative option of consulting.
Applied:
HBS (dinged), GSB(nothing yet but no more hoping), Sloan(dinged), Booth(dinged).
CBS(submitted), Tuck(interviewed), Kellogg(interviewed).
Target: I want to get into M7 schools but currently the odds are very low. I plan to utilize R2 opportunities with Wharton, Haas, etc. However, not sure about my competitiveness.
Weaknesses in my application:
1. Undergraduate experience and GPA not competitive;
2. Lack of work experience in well-known companies, and no tech background;
3. Age (30-yo next year)
4. Essay (Couldn't be able to draft satisfactory essays)
I want help with: profile evaluation, application strategy, essay editing.