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11 Jul 2016, 09:37
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Hello, I would love your feedback on my application. I'm thinking of applying in 2018 or 2019 for MBA, then 2019 or 2020 for MPP/MPA.
1) Basic demographic info: 22, Male, Nepal
2) Educational Background: BA (Hons) International Business Management, Top 15 British University,
GPA - 2:1 (3.5 to 3.6 ~ U.S GPA) (No ranking available due to Uni. policy)
GRE - 326 (QR 164, VR 162, AW 5.5)
3) Work experience: 1 year Editor-in-Chief of a magazine responsible for over 50+ (mostly international) staff. Current.
4 month Consultant for a South East Asian government. Current. Led a team of 4 professionals.
1.5 years experience in local retail company. Previous. Led a team of 7.
1 month Internship at a top-3 bank in Nepal. Previous.
Founder of a social venture that works in over 7 countries. Still in progress.
4) Extracurricular Activities: Extensive volunteering history over 6 years: earthquake relief efforts, environmental and climate change, habitat welfare and children rights.
Competitive mountain biker and Asian instruments player.
Fluent in 5, intermediate in 4 other languages. Traveled, lived or studied in 20+ countries.
Published a paper in an international journal. Writing a book currently.
5) Long term goals: Strategic Consulting/ Social entrepreneurship in developing countries preferably in South Asia, South East Asia or Pacific Islands.
6) Target Schools:
MBA: HBS, INSEAD, Saïd
MPP/MPA: HKS, Columbia SIPA, LSE, Oxford BSG
7) Assume that my LoR is expected to be really strong. and my unique personal story and journey will help make my app essays very, very competitive.
Obviously, everything is very briefly described here, including leadership roles and impact of work. My concerns are whether I should apply earlier than I intend to and if there is a possibility for any substantial scholarship. I am most troubled by my lack of extracurricular IN university (although I think my extracurricular outside of uni. offsets this).
1) Basic demographic info: 22, Male, Nepal
2) Educational Background: BA (Hons) International Business Management, Top 15 British University,
GPA - 2:1 (3.5 to 3.6 ~ U.S GPA) (No ranking available due to Uni. policy)
GRE - 326 (QR 164, VR 162, AW 5.5)
3) Work experience: 1 year Editor-in-Chief of a magazine responsible for over 50+ (mostly international) staff. Current.
4 month Consultant for a South East Asian government. Current. Led a team of 4 professionals.
1.5 years experience in local retail company. Previous. Led a team of 7.
1 month Internship at a top-3 bank in Nepal. Previous.
Founder of a social venture that works in over 7 countries. Still in progress.
4) Extracurricular Activities: Extensive volunteering history over 6 years: earthquake relief efforts, environmental and climate change, habitat welfare and children rights.
Competitive mountain biker and Asian instruments player.
Fluent in 5, intermediate in 4 other languages. Traveled, lived or studied in 20+ countries.
Published a paper in an international journal. Writing a book currently.
5) Long term goals: Strategic Consulting/ Social entrepreneurship in developing countries preferably in South Asia, South East Asia or Pacific Islands.
6) Target Schools:
MBA: HBS, INSEAD, Saïd
MPP/MPA: HKS, Columbia SIPA, LSE, Oxford BSG
7) Assume that my LoR is expected to be really strong. and my unique personal story and journey will help make my app essays very, very competitive.
Obviously, everything is very briefly described here, including leadership roles and impact of work. My concerns are whether I should apply earlier than I intend to and if there is a possibility for any substantial scholarship. I am most troubled by my lack of extracurricular IN university (although I think my extracurricular outside of uni. offsets this).
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I would recommend you retake the GRE if you are targeting those schools, especially if you want scholarship money.
I wouldn't apply too early as you want to have enough experience first. Email me to discuss further.
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Hi,
You should consider retaking the GRE. Also think through why you want two degrees. It might just turn out that you need one.
I would recommend having at least 3 - 4 years at the time of application - for an MBA.
Regards,
Karthik
You should consider retaking the GRE. Also think through why you want two degrees. It might just turn out that you need one.
I would recommend having at least 3 - 4 years at the time of application - for an MBA.
Regards,
Karthik
intinah
