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Hi Jaw4527,
Would it be fair to say that you thought you were headed for a banking career during college but ended up not being that interested in credit research? I think it's commendable to see that you shifted gears towards eCommerce and a role that (I'm presuming) has proven more engaging.
It is difficult to evaluate your situation without knowing more about the family e-commerce business as well as your start-up. Getting involved in family businesses & founding your own start-up can either be a huge + or a huge - when it comes to b-school applications. A lot depends on how you & the companies in question performed when trying to sell that story to H/S/W. The fact that you have no extra curricular activities post undergrad is a bit of a minus at H/S/W - and in particular at Stanford.
Again - depending on what the whole story is, you would probably be a candidate at your choices of Kellogg, Haas, Tuck, Anderson & Fuqua. MIT also has a good entrepreneurship program - not sure if you are interested in that school since you did not list it. I'd hold off on deciding whether to apply to Stanford until you chat with an admissions consultant who has seen your resume.
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Leah Derus
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Would it be fair to say that you thought you were headed for a banking career during college but ended up not being that interested in credit research? I think it's commendable to see that you shifted gears towards eCommerce and a role that (I'm presuming) has proven more engaging.
It is difficult to evaluate your situation without knowing more about the family e-commerce business as well as your start-up. Getting involved in family businesses & founding your own start-up can either be a huge + or a huge - when it comes to b-school applications. A lot depends on how you & the companies in question performed when trying to sell that story to H/S/W. The fact that you have no extra curricular activities post undergrad is a bit of a minus at H/S/W - and in particular at Stanford.
Again - depending on what the whole story is, you would probably be a candidate at your choices of Kellogg, Haas, Tuck, Anderson & Fuqua. MIT also has a good entrepreneurship program - not sure if you are interested in that school since you did not list it. I'd hold off on deciding whether to apply to Stanford until you chat with an admissions consultant who has seen your resume.
Best,
Leah Derus
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Hey there,
I'd love to help you out but Leah's right - we need a bit more info. What did you DO for these start ups? What's being a CMO for your family's business entail? How are these companies doing? For the family business, what kind of impact have you had? Not only is that important for your story, it would also help me figure out if your lack of ECs is understandable or not. Entrepreneurs tend to be light on ECs on average and, for some, it's understandable. Especially if the company is growing like a weed!
I'd love to help you out here but it would be awesome if you could share more about your experiences! The more you share, the more useful my response. If you'd rather not share some of that info here, that's fine. Sign up to chat with us [here]. Sometimes folks don't want to post too much on a forum and that's fine!
Oh, also, have you set a date for the GMAT yet?
Looking forward to hearing more about these companies of yours!
Bhavik
I'd love to help you out but Leah's right - we need a bit more info. What did you DO for these start ups? What's being a CMO for your family's business entail? How are these companies doing? For the family business, what kind of impact have you had? Not only is that important for your story, it would also help me figure out if your lack of ECs is understandable or not. Entrepreneurs tend to be light on ECs on average and, for some, it's understandable. Especially if the company is growing like a weed!
I'd love to help you out here but it would be awesome if you could share more about your experiences! The more you share, the more useful my response. If you'd rather not share some of that info here, that's fine. Sign up to chat with us [here]. Sometimes folks don't want to post too much on a forum and that's fine!
Oh, also, have you set a date for the GMAT yet?
Looking forward to hearing more about these companies of yours!
Bhavik
