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29 Jun 2016, 23:18
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Hi all,
Thanks in advance for your response, it is greatly appreciated.
Profile Snapshot:
- Age: 28 (29 @ matriculation)
- Male
- Education Entrepreneur from a developing country in South East Asia
- GMAT 710 (Q49, V39)
- Undergraduate: UCLA, 3.91 GPA, Summa Cum Laude
- Recognized as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 of my country
Work Experience
o 2 years in finance & consulting in US & South East Asia (both of my firms are Fortune 100).
o 5 years in education startup, serving 1000+ customers (cumulatively) in 2 countries: US & South East Asia. Series A investment in 2015, current market evaluation is close to US$8 mil.
o Currently working on my 2nd startup (only 3 months old); still serving in the Board of the other one.
Extracurricular:
o Social activists & KOL in the matters of social equality, education, and startup
o Founder & General Manager of a non-profit project to provide free education to disabled people; 100+ enrollments after 1.5 years
o Founding Advisor of a non-profit project to provide STEM & Innovation education to K-12 segment; 500+ enrollments after 2 years
o Represented my country at several global conference re social entrepreneurship and non-profit
Target Schools (I will likely declare a Education concentration if available):
o 4 of the M7 schools: Harvard, Stanford, UPenn, & UChicago
o Oxford & Cambridge in UK
Timeline: I will apply in the fall of 2016 in order to matriculate in the fall of 2017 (class of 2019)
Career Aspirations: back to my home country upon graduation, become a social entrepreneur in education & youth development and an expert/ advisor for startup.
Questions:
1. Pls help evaluate my admission chance to M7 & Oxbridge
2. Should I retake my GMAT? Given my profile, esp. edu background, is 710 competitive enough?
3. For some reasons, I can't ask my business partners in both 2 startups to write LORs for me. My planned recommenders are my startup advisors and non-profit key partners (who are M7 graduates and successful businessmen). Would it be ok?
Thanks in advance for your response, it is greatly appreciated.
Profile Snapshot:
- Age: 28 (29 @ matriculation)
- Male
- Education Entrepreneur from a developing country in South East Asia
- GMAT 710 (Q49, V39)
- Undergraduate: UCLA, 3.91 GPA, Summa Cum Laude
- Recognized as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 of my country
Work Experience
o 2 years in finance & consulting in US & South East Asia (both of my firms are Fortune 100).
o 5 years in education startup, serving 1000+ customers (cumulatively) in 2 countries: US & South East Asia. Series A investment in 2015, current market evaluation is close to US$8 mil.
o Currently working on my 2nd startup (only 3 months old); still serving in the Board of the other one.
Extracurricular:
o Social activists & KOL in the matters of social equality, education, and startup
o Founder & General Manager of a non-profit project to provide free education to disabled people; 100+ enrollments after 1.5 years
o Founding Advisor of a non-profit project to provide STEM & Innovation education to K-12 segment; 500+ enrollments after 2 years
o Represented my country at several global conference re social entrepreneurship and non-profit
Target Schools (I will likely declare a Education concentration if available):
o 4 of the M7 schools: Harvard, Stanford, UPenn, & UChicago
o Oxford & Cambridge in UK
Timeline: I will apply in the fall of 2016 in order to matriculate in the fall of 2017 (class of 2019)
Career Aspirations: back to my home country upon graduation, become a social entrepreneur in education & youth development and an expert/ advisor for startup.
Questions:
1. Pls help evaluate my admission chance to M7 & Oxbridge
2. Should I retake my GMAT? Given my profile, esp. edu background, is 710 competitive enough?
3. For some reasons, I can't ask my business partners in both 2 startups to write LORs for me. My planned recommenders are my startup advisors and non-profit key partners (who are M7 graduates and successful businessmen). Would it be ok?
01 Jul 2016, 05:30
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Hi there! I think your chances are quite strong...I really don't see any red flags or big concerns. Your GPA is excellent and even better that it's from a strong US program. Your work experience sounds very impressive too, especially the scale you reached with your first startup and your demonstrated passion for education through your volunteer positions too. Very commendable!
The only issue I see is that it can be very competitive, especially at M7, for applicants from Southeast Asia. But I think your profile is quite differentiated from most so that will help. Cambridge/Oxford should be a bit less competitive than the M7 schools.
Given your GPA and uniqueness, I think your GMAT is strong enough. But if you really want to give it your all for the M7 schools, having a 730+ score could help a little. Did you only take once? Were you scoring higher than 710 on practice tests?
By the way, I doubt those schools have concentrations in Education (worth checking though), but all will have Entrepreneurship and some may even have Social Entrepreneurship. Have you looked into Haas at all? It's very strong in that area and might be worth adding to your list.
Good luck, and keep us posted with any further questions!
Kate
The only issue I see is that it can be very competitive, especially at M7, for applicants from Southeast Asia. But I think your profile is quite differentiated from most so that will help. Cambridge/Oxford should be a bit less competitive than the M7 schools.
Given your GPA and uniqueness, I think your GMAT is strong enough. But if you really want to give it your all for the M7 schools, having a 730+ score could help a little. Did you only take once? Were you scoring higher than 710 on practice tests?
By the way, I doubt those schools have concentrations in Education (worth checking though), but all will have Entrepreneurship and some may even have Social Entrepreneurship. Have you looked into Haas at all? It's very strong in that area and might be worth adding to your list.
Good luck, and keep us posted with any further questions!
Kate
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