Mr. Future Entrepreneur

Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission. Thanks for writing! While your academic stats are within range for Georgetown and your career goals show passion, applicants to that program and other top U.S. programs have on average 4-6 years of work experience, so I would wait until next year to apply. In the meantime, I’d focus on increasing your impact and responsibility at work and building relationships with potential recommenders.

The digital study program sounds fascinating – is that something you’re involved in now? If so, keep up the good work – if not, do resume your community involvement in an area that is meaningful to you. Another thing I should mention – the application process is fiercely competitive for Indian applicants, so if you feel that there’s an opportunity to increase your GMAT score, I’d go for it. Hope that helps a bit!

Mr. Future Entrepreneur, I’m Lisa Cummings of Stratus Admissions. Your stats look good for McDonough but you are light on years of work experience. Are you planning to apply in R2 or R3? I see you are eager to help the family business but could they be patient and wait an additional year or so? There would be a few benefits to this- you would be more attractive to adcoms and bring more experience both to your business school cohort and to the family business. But assuming you are applying now, I’d like to see some specific examples of work success – you talk about an impressive array of skills, how have you employed those to the benefit of clients and/or your firm. Since you don’t have a long tenure, I suggest you really focus on impact. Good luck!