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

Status: Open

Considering: Berkeley Haas

mbaMission | Odds Assessment: 5%

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 …

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 GSB app this past week, but if you’re considering the HBS 2+2 as well, you may still have time to retake the GMAT and see if you can boost the score. Even if it’s by 10 points, it would still make your profile more competitive. If the deferred applications don’t work out, fear not, you’d certainly have time to retake the GMAT should you want to reapply in a few years. If you wish to discuss your profile in further detail, feel free to schedule a consultation with us. Wishing you the best in your MBA journey!

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