Hi. I am foreign (Japanese. Minority.) applicant heading for Class of 2017 on 1st round. I am willing to go to Stanford, but the school is super-competitive. I know. However, through my experiences in dealing with IT and Electronics business, I really felt the need to start up new business in Japan and in Asia. After some of my research, I felt that Stanford GSB is the best school for creating innovative business. Since Stanford GSB totally matches my goal, I would like to ask for advice to improve my current status, even to improve one percent of possibility for acceptance... Could anybody give me any kind of advice what should I focus on until the Round 1?
[Brief Statements]
Gender: Male
Country: Japan(Japanese)
Age: 30
Occupation: Japanese established conglomerate
Sponsorship: Fully company sponsored
GMAT: 2014/Jan 710 (Q49, V38) on 5th attempt
GPA: 3.5 (3.75 in major) in Keio (around top 5 in Japan)
TOEFL: 105
Internships: Accenture, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Deustche Bank, BNP Paribas
Recommendations: Non- MBA holders (Only short Executive MBA from INSEAD)
Experience in US: Lived in RI from 9-12 years old, my English pronunciation is fluent.
Work Experience: 8 years in Japanese established conglomerates as a manager
1) Global importing/exporting electronic products and investments with No.1 Korean Electronics Company and expanded 600% growth to $1,600Mil
2) Initiated starting up J/V in Asia (China, India) $50 Mil project with European No.1 mobile contents company
3) Started and launched new mobile service in Japan. Also executed investments on Japanese venture companies.
Extracurricular: Volunteer for Amnesty International and Peace Winds Japan. Member of Robotics Society in Japan and Artificial Intelligence Academic Society of Japan. Representative of total company’s innovation study team. Initiated new study project in Japan (with 100 students).
My post MBA goal is to create new business in the IT and Electronics industry with connecting Japan and United States by connecting Software/Artificial Intelligence and hardware. I really want to try to do so and propose business plans at the school.