
Candidate:
Mr. Deferred Asian Entrepreneur
About Me:
I’m a senior studying Business Administration at a T50 US university. I’m heavily involved in the entrepreneurship scene at my school. I founded a startup and led it from pre-seed to 7 figure acquisition. I’m continuing with the acquirer (Series B, $35 million funding) as a product manager. I am also an investment analyst at VC firm ($150 million AUM).
Details:
Undergrad School: Boston University
Undergrad Major: Business Administration
GPA: 3.4
GMAT: 720
Age: 22, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Extracurriculars: Director at entrepreneurship club (largest on campus) + investment analyst at student-run accelerator + coach for student entrepreneurs, Volunteer at local non-profit providing financial advice to underrepresented groups, Captain of a club sport team
Work History:
Title: Co-Founder + Head of Business Development (Exit @ 7 Figures)
Industry: Technology
Company: Start-Up
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 6 mos
Title: Investment Analyst
Industry: Venture Capital
Company: Boutique Firm
Length of Employment: 6 mos
Big Life Wins:
Balanced school and extracurriculars while leading my venture from ideation to successful 7 figure exit. Helped mentee entrepreneurs raise over $1 million in funding for their own startups.
Post MBA Goal:
Short-term: use my MBA network to raise for another venture in the social impact space. Long-term: move fully into venture capital as a partner at a well-known fund.
Schools:
Target School: Stanford GSB
Considering: Berkeley Haas
Hi Mr. Deferred Asian Entrepreneur,
It’s not easy to lead a startup from pre-seed to exit – congrats on your success! This is Debbie Choy from mbaMission and GSB alum. I think you have a lot of strengths in your profile – apart from your entrepreneurial success, I also see a lot of student leadership roles (director at student entrepreneurship club, coach for student entrepreneurs, analyst at accelerator, volunteer at local nonprofit and captain of a sports team). How do you find the time to do all these activities? That said, I do wish your GPA and GMAT are stronger. The average GMAT and GPA for GSB are 730 and 3.6 respectively, and even a shade higher for deferred applicants. I assume you’ve already submitted your …
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