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Growing up in a single-parent family, I am a 1st generation college student who has experienced hard livings before when my family lost everything from the 1997 Asia financial crisis. I support the living of the whole family now.
Target School: StanfordĀ GSB
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Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: HKUST
Undergrad Major: Global Business and Economics (Double Major)
GPA: 3.7
GMAT: 750
Age: 29, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Other Degree/Certification: Visiting Scholar
School Name: University of Oxford
Extracurriculars: Committee member of various business chambers in my country
Title: Senior manager, Bancassurance
Industry: Banking & Finance
Company: Fortune 500
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 5 mos
Title: TV Sports Presenter and F&B Entrepreneur
Industry: Media
Company: Starting my own business while working at a top local broadcaster
Length of Employment: 5 yrs
I achieved excellent academic results in HKUST and received a full scholarship from the HSBC to study in the University of Oxford. As a failed entrepreneur in F&B for 4 years (and an ex-TV sports presenter – part time job to support my entrepreneurial work financially), I have lost everything more than once but I never say die.
I subsequently worked in Tech/Fintech/Crypto startups, and currently working at one of the largest banks in Asia, recently granted a leadership award from senior management in the bank for developing a Fintech project. With my experience in startups, I wish to work in the Fintech industry in the States/Asia after my MBA.
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Hi Mr. Failed Engineer, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. Sounds like youāve had some interesting experiences and probably have experience telling a story with your experience as a TV Sports personality. This will be useful when answering your Stanford essays. While your stats are strong and above Stanfordās average – we do see that international students tend to be a bit higher side. It sounds like your experience at your current bank has afforded you leadership opportunities and experience in Fintech. These experiences will serve you well in contributing across a program and identifying opportunities for Fintech in the future. Stanford looks to develop world changing leaders – so think about how you want to use Fintech to change the world. And what skills do …
Hi Mr. Failed Engineer, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. Sounds like youāve had some interesting experiences and probably have experience telling a story with your experience as a TV Sports personality. This will be useful when answering your Stanford essays. While your stats are strong and above Stanfordās average – we do see that international students tend to be a bit higher side. It sounds like your experience at your current bank has afforded you leadership opportunities and experience in Fintech. These experiences will serve you well in contributing across a program and identifying opportunities for Fintech in the future. Stanford looks to develop world changing leaders – so think about how you want to use Fintech to change the world. And what skills do you need to develop as a leader. If this is the year for you to get an MBA, I never like to see a 1 school strategy. Other schools you may want to take a look at are NYU, Columbia or LBS. I think you chances are slightly above average at Stanford, but would go up for other Fintech focused programs. Best of luck!
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