Demographics (nationality, gender): Vietnamese/Pacific Islander American Immigrant, Female, LGBTQ, first-gen college grad, lived in 6 different countries/3 continents, applying R1 2021
· Education (undergraduate institution, GPA, major - high school/entrance exams not needed):
- The University of Georgia, 3.90, Management Information Systems
- I know high school is not needed but I was given a full-ride high school scholarship by Singaporean Ministry of Education
- Top 10% scholarship of my major
· Other coursework or post-undergraduate education:
- Certified Information System Auditor
· GMAT or GRE (include section breakdown):
Expected 740 (Q49, V43-44)
· Work experience (highlight amount of work experience, industries, roles, promotions, special accomplishments, international exposure):
- 3 years 8 months (by matriculation): Sr IT Risk Advisor at a non-big 4, international Public Accounting firm
-Early Senior promotions
-Lead several multi-million projects
-Trained 10 employees/ interns
-Led teams of 5
- Focused on recruiting to ensure that the team is balanced and diverse (% of women increased by 200%)
- Financial advisor of a social enterprise during college
· Extracurricular activities (highlight notable undergraduate and post-undergraduate ones):
- Took a gap year after high school to lead an international team to India and Thailand to build schools and teach English to slum children
- Finance Chair of Women in Tech College chapter where I started an annual coding workshop for low-income minority high school students, the first one had 200 attendants
- Active mentor of Big Brothers, Big Sisters since after college
- Logistic head of my neighborhood delivery team: We deliver groceries to seniors/ at-risk people in our neighborhood during COVID time
· Post-MBA goals:
- I want to build a technical enterprise focusing on helping LGBTQ Minorities. I have this in detailed but for the sake of confidentiality, I will not share too much
· Target schools: Stanford, Haas, Harvard, MIT, Booth, Kellogg, USC, UCLA in this order
My questions are: do you think it's feasible for me to target those schools? Can you help me identify which ones are "reaches" and which ones are true targets? My main concern is probably my lower than average work experience and not having a big brand name. What should I do from now to next year besides preparing for the gmat to ensure that I have my best shot?