Candidate:

Mr. Data Econ

About Me:

3.9 GPA (4.0 in major) in a B.S. Economics with specialization in Quantitative Economics at the University of Houston. During undergrad, got research assistant experience under my professors working on economic research for 1-2 years. Post grad got role as financial analyst and Master of Data Science from Rice (3.7 GPA). Now a data scientist.

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

Considering: Stanford GSB, Rice Business, Berkeley Haas

See More Profiles For: Harvard

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Houston

Undergrad Major: Economics

GPA: 4

GMAT: 750

Age: 27, Ethnicity: White

Other Degree/Certification: Master's of Data Science

School Name: Rice University

Extracurriculars: Software Development

Work History:

Title: Data Scientist

Industry: Technology

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 3 yrs, 4 mos

Big Life Wins:

I went from a mediocre high school student averaging B’s and C’s, to being able to graduate with a STEM master’s degree from one of my dream schools.

Post MBA Goal:

Move into a more senior management role within in the tech space.

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 10%

If I were the head of admissions at Harvard Business School, I would take you in a New York minute. I love how you turned around your academics from high school to college. I love that you went to the University of Houston where many first gen students go. Your master’s degree from Rice along with your career as a data scientist for a Fortune 500 company are super impressive. What is not to like? HBS is an institution that especially loves people from elite institutions and Houston isn’t one of them. That is an absolute shame because you deserve to be at Harvard and worked harder to get where you are than many who will sit in their classrooms. We have written about this …

If I were the head of admissions at Harvard Business School, I would take you in a New York minute. I love how you turned around your academics from high school to college. I love that you went to the University of Houston where many first gen students go. Your master’s degree from Rice along with your career as a data scientist for a Fortune 500 company are super impressive. What is not to like? HBS is an institution that especially loves people from elite institutions and Houston isn’t one of them. That is an absolute shame because you deserve to be at Harvard and worked harder to get where you are than many who will sit in their classrooms. We have written about this and here is what we found: Almost one in four members (23.2%) of Harvard’s MBA Class of 2020 boast an Ivy League degree, with Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford clearly in the lead. Some 46 members of the class, or 5.2%, had Harvard as their alma mater. Some 39 students, or 4.4%, earned their undergraduate degrees from Pennsylvania, while another 35 MBA students, or 3.9%, had gone to Stanford. Sure, HBS takes a flyer on a graduate from other schools but it’s one here and one there. I don’t want to discourage you from applying to Harvard because you truly deserve to be there. But I want to temper your expectations. Don’t believe the BS that admissions at HBS is based on a meritocracy. Good luck.

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