Lots of detail... thanks in advance!!
StatsGMAT: 740 (Q49, V41, IR6)
Undergrad GPA: 3.77 from a public university
Undergrad Major: Accounting
Graduate GPA: 4.00 from a public research university
Graduate Major: Education (req. by Teach for America)
DemographicsAge: 26 now, 27 by matriculation
Gender: Male
Citizenship: US
Ethnicity: Korean-American
Work ExperienceData Encryption Startup (2013-Present)Company Profile- 7 people when I joined, currently 40
- Revenue expected to be 5x since I joined 3 years ago
- Acquired a European company last year and Silicon Valley company this year
- Acquired the Silicon Valley company in a joint venture with world's largest flash memory producer
- In a very niche industry
- Company has offices across globe despite being such a small company (APAC, EMEA, LATAM, Canada, and USA)
My Role at the Company- Started out as accounting manager, promoted to controller
- However, the scope of my responsibilities is more akin to a project manager
- Involved in inventory sourcing, pricing strategy, sales operations / purchasing, some HR, due diligence, logistics, etc, etc
- Direct manager of five
- Youngest member on the "executive / lead" team
Significant Accomplishments- Created company-wide bonus system that helped lead to a doubling of direct sales
- Implemented inventory re-ordering model to increase operational efficiency by 20%
- Collaborate across functions to develop budget / forecasts every year for company
- Currently working on relocating inventory production from Asia to US, and warehousing some inventory in Europe and Asia
Teach for America (2011-2013)- Taught upperclassmen (~160 students / year)
- Taught math
- Selected by school district to revise math curriculum after my first year of teaching
Significant Accomplishments- 80%+ of students achieved over 1 year of learning
- Students outscored district by 8% on district course assessments (historically, 0% achieved proficient / advanced)
- Incorporated technology to personalize learning (see outcomes above)
Extracurricular- College and youth pastor at my church for past 4 years
- Mentor and started tutoring initiative at local non-profit that teaches students how to build electric cars
- President of campus ministry during college
Goals- Long-term: CEO of ed-tech company or CEO of data security company (not married to either one. honestly... I don't know what exactly I want to do 10 years from now)
- Short-term: Management consulting
Other Considerations- Applied to HBS, Booth, Kellogg, and Sloan last year (R2). Interviewed at Kellogg, and dinged w/o interview at all the other schools.
- Goals in my application last year:
1) Long-term: CEO of ed-tech company
2) Short-term: Growth Lead or Strategy role at leading ed-tech firm (too bizarre??)
- Had a 710 GMAT (Q49, V38) when I applied last year
- Had only one direct report when I applied last year
- Recommendations (I think) were solid and not the issue
Target schools this time aroundStanford, HBS, Booth, Kellogg, Tuck, Haas... open to suggestions
Looking for HONEST feedback. What are my strengths / weaknesses, and my chances? Thank you!!