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Software Engineer working on a fintech application at a top-tier hedge fund in New York for the past 2.5 years. Led a few team and company initiatives in the areas of volunteering (worked with external UN non-profit) and public speaking (founded public speaking group).
Target School: StanfordĀ GSB
Considering: Harvard, Wharton, MIT Sloan
See More Profiles For: StanfordĀ GSB
Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Caltech (Pasadena,CA)
Undergrad Major: Double Major: Computer Science & Economics
GPA: 3.8
GMAT: 760
Age: 24, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Other Degree/Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect ā Associate Certification
Extracurriculars: Leadership positions in Toastmasters & Founder of public speaking group in company, Worked on in-house volunteer initiative partnering with UN non-profit consulting group, NCAA Tennis Captain for 3 years
Title: Software Engineer 1
Industry: Banking & Finance
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 8 mos
Title: Software Engineer 2
Length of Employment: 8 mos
Led NCAA tennis team to become nationally ranked for the first time in college’s history. Leading an initiative to democratize the tech interview process & eliminate the interview prep discrepancies between top-tier private colleges and other colleges. Started by partnering with a community college and preparing students (~40) for tech interviews.
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Hello Mr. FinTech Engineer! Thanks for posting. Krista Nannery from mbaMission here. 760/3.8 combinations don’t come along all that often so thank you for delivering on that! Very exciting actually. Add the NCAA tennis team and the national ranking, and schools are going to sit up and take notice. However, I think they will also wonder “Does he have enough experience to add to the classroom?” With just 2.5 years of work experience, this may be a difficult process with some ups and downs for the programs you have listed. Can I convince you to add CBS to your list? I find that CBS will take younger candidates with profiles like yours, where other programs may prefer that you get some seasoning first. That’s not to …
Hello Mr. FinTech Engineer! Thanks for posting. Krista Nannery from mbaMission here. 760/3.8 combinations don’t come along all that often so thank you for delivering on that! Very exciting actually. Add the NCAA tennis team and the national ranking, and schools are going to sit up and take notice. However, I think they will also wonder “Does he have enough experience to add to the classroom?” With just 2.5 years of work experience, this may be a difficult process with some ups and downs for the programs you have listed. Can I convince you to add CBS to your list? I find that CBS will take younger candidates with profiles like yours, where other programs may prefer that you get some seasoning first. That’s not to say that you won’t be successful this year should you apply…I just want you to have more options. Sloan tends to go for younger candidates more than most so that might work out too. For GSB, I’d need to know more about your ability to “Change lives, change organizations, change the world” first before really commenting on your chances. And for HBS, your leadership and business impact needs to be clearer. One thing you could research in the interim…how many candidates has your hedge fund sent on to top b-schools before? What were those profiles like? See if you can find a proxy for yourself and that will get you a better chance of success. You’ve listed GSB first so I’m putting your chances down at a tiny bit about their average acceptance rate of 5%. With your stats, you have a better chance than most but GSB likes unicorns and it’s not clear to me yet if that’s you… Note if you are not successful this year, I recommend that you re-apply when you have four years of work experience under your belt. Krista
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