Candidate:

Mr. FAANG SWE

About Me:

I’m interested in applying to an MBA program for the Class of 2026. I have worked at a top FAANG company for almost 4 years now. My GPA was low because of health issues while in college. I pursued a Master’s degree soon after my undergrad with an overall GPA of 3.85.

Schools:

Target School: Chicago Booth

Considering: MIT Sloan, Kellogg SOM, Columbia, Berkeley Haas, Duke Fuqua, Wharton

See More Profiles For: Chicago Booth

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Top 3 UC school

Undergrad Major: Computational Mathematics

GPA: 2.96

GMAT: 760

Age: 26, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: M.S.

School Name: T40 school

Extracurriculars: Captain of two-time winning intramural soccer team at university. | Research Assistant in Machine Learning, submitted multiple papers accepted to IEEE and other top conferences. | Was part of an internal company-wide program to teach Computer Science fundamentals to Black and Latinx students.

Work History:

Title: Software Engineer

Industry: Technology

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 3 yrs, 9 mos

Big Life Wins:

– 2 promotions in 4 years
– Have always worked on a high-revenue-generating team
– My job involves a lot of analytical tasks (like analyzing revenue impact), and not just pure SWE/coding work
– Strong research and teaching assistant experience in school
– Good undergrad institution