Candidate:

Mr. Fitness Startup

About Me:

Concluding my grad year in Electrical engineering with a variety of experience I have gained from working in a fitness startup, leadership roles on campus, and completing 2 internships at Fortune 500 companies. I currently work 2 jobs on campus along with a full-time enrollment. What I lack in GPA I make up for in resume, SOP & personal interview.

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

Considering: Yale, Wharton, Ross, Chicago Booth

See More Profiles For: Harvard

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Purdue School of Engineering, IUPUI

Undergrad Major: Electrical Engineering

GPA: 3.20

GMAT: 750

Age: 24, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: Business Analytics

School Name: HBS Online

Extracurriculars: Executive Director: TEDxIUPUI, Vice President: Marketing, Student Activities Programming Board at IUPUI, Intern: Mobile Division, Samsung Electronics India Pvt. Ltd

Work History:

Title: Co Founder: The F2G App

Industry: Technology

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 3 mos

Title: Intern: Marketing & Consumer Insights

Industry: Automotive

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 3 mos

Big Life Wins:

I began my fitness startup after taking a break midway between my engineering. The Co. was offered 165,000 GBP seed funding, presented at multiple VC conferences, built the product from ideation and partnered with 9 Fitness Chains in less than 3 months. I have never been rejected after an interview irrespective of the nature of the role.

Post MBA Goal:

The satisfaction of working for yourself has got to me and I intend to continue my Fitness Startup by building a completely different ecosystem for Fitness Companies.

Odds:

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 5%

Hi Mr. Fitness Startup,
Congrats on being about to graduate from your EE program! This is Debbie Choy, Senior Consultant at mbaMission. I think it’s impressive that you’re juggling a full-time graduate program, doing a fitness startup, 2 jobs, as well as student club leadership roles. Wonderful that your startup is doing well too. It sounds like quite a plateful for you! HBS is certainly looking for smart, driven people like you. I agree with you that your GMAT does offset your softer GPA. That said, HBS is also looking for candidates with a few years of full-time work experience under their belt. That helps make the classroom discussions more grounded in real life experiences. My estimate of your chances is based on applying now, but …

Hi Mr. Fitness Startup,
Congrats on being about to graduate from your EE program! This is Debbie Choy, Senior Consultant at mbaMission. I think it’s impressive that you’re juggling a full-time graduate program, doing a fitness startup, 2 jobs, as well as student club leadership roles. Wonderful that your startup is doing well too. It sounds like quite a plateful for you! HBS is certainly looking for smart, driven people like you. I agree with you that your GMAT does offset your softer GPA. That said, HBS is also looking for candidates with a few years of full-time work experience under their belt. That helps make the classroom discussions more grounded in real life experiences. My estimate of your chances is based on applying now, but if you continue to build on your career and show the same level of success in the next 3-4 years, you will be in a much stronger position to do well at HBS. Wishing you the best in your MBA journey!

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Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 5%

Hi, it’s Jennifer Jackson from Stratus Admissions. I love your entrepreneurial experience at such a young age — really impressive! Your high GMAT of course is a big asset that will help offset the softer GPA. All that you’ve been able to do while being a student is also a testament to your drive and work ethic. I only give you a 5% chance at HBS because the average is about 10% and I see you having slightly less than the average shot given your lower amount of work experience. They’ll be looking for about a 4-5 year average of work experience so you’d be better off waiting to give yourself a better shot. If you definitely want to be sitting in an …

Hi, it’s Jennifer Jackson from Stratus Admissions. I love your entrepreneurial experience at such a young age — really impressive! Your high GMAT of course is a big asset that will help offset the softer GPA. All that you’ve been able to do while being a student is also a testament to your drive and work ethic. I only give you a 5% chance at HBS because the average is about 10% and I see you having slightly less than the average shot given your lower amount of work experience. They’ll be looking for about a 4-5 year average of work experience so you’d be better off waiting to give yourself a better shot. If you definitely want to be sitting in an MBA program next year, I would encourage you to look at the other schools on your list to give yourself the best shot. Good luck with your applications!

5 years ago Read the full review