Candidate:

Mr. High School Teacher

About Me:

Current TFA 2nd year corp member that seeks to shake up the education sector. Started nonprofit org that works in 8 cities and serves over 5000 students. Also started city-wide initiative housed under the city’s education office that directly reports to Mayor; Won undergraduate semester-long research scholarship to study educational strikes in Africa.

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

Considering: Stanford GSB

See More Profiles For: Harvard

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Houston

Undergrad Major: Mathematical Biology & Economics

GPA: 3.4

GRE: 330

Age: 23, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Founder/CEO of national non-profit that has served over 5000 students over 3 years and 32 active/completed projects; managing 16 highschool/university chapters across 8 cities, Founder/Director of city wide initiative housed under City office of education currently representing 300,000 students directly to Mayor of City, Vice Curator of Global Shapers Hub in City; worked on project that served over 500 students.

Work History:

Title: High School Math Teacher

Industry: Education

Company: School

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 5 mos

Big Life Wins:

Convincing Mayor of the city to start a city-wide initiative to advocate on behalf of 300000 students and send proposals on the state of students to mayor and city council. Getting big names to come on as an advisor for non-profit; Raising AP passing rate from 0% to 15% in one year.

Post MBA Goal:

Expanding reach of non-profit; work in the management of school districts and work on changing the policy of moving students away from material learning to more of experiential learning.

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MBA Prep School | Odds Assessment: 30%

Hi Mr. High School Teacher, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. Your profile name does not do you justice here at all! As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I loved TFA applicants but typically found they struggled to demonstrate the kind of leadership and impact that MBA admissions officers are looking for until after they completed their commitment. Reading about how they were able to improve their students’ grades was always heartwarming for me as a former elementary education major, but it was more limited in scope and scale compared to their fellow applicants. You, on the other hand, are already on your way to shaking up the education sector! Between founding and scaling a non-profit and launching a city-wide initiative, you should have …

Hi Mr. High School Teacher, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. Your profile name does not do you justice here at all! As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I loved TFA applicants but typically found they struggled to demonstrate the kind of leadership and impact that MBA admissions officers are looking for until after they completed their commitment. Reading about how they were able to improve their students’ grades was always heartwarming for me as a former elementary education major, but it was more limited in scope and scale compared to their fellow applicants. You, on the other hand, are already on your way to shaking up the education sector! Between founding and scaling a non-profit and launching a city-wide initiative, you should have plenty of examples of influencing others with quantifiable impact on a large scale. Your GRE score puts you squarely in the zone for HBS and GSB, though your GPA and undergrad reputation fall outside the typical parameters for their admitted students. I do think your accomplishments are impressive for a 23 year old and should capture the attention of admissions officers, but you are also going to be competing with applicants with more work experience under their belt at recognized firms. I definitely think you are interesting enough to have a shot, but would encourage you to expand your school list a bit to include other options. Berkeley Haas, Northwestern Kellogg, Yale SOM, Duke Fuqua, and Michigan Ross all provide stellar pathways for MBAs seeking a career in the non-profit sector. I would be happy to offer you a complimentary consultation to chat more with you about how to strategically position your application for success.

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The Community Currently Rates The Odds At: 20%

25% | 4 years ago
30% | 4 years ago

Hi Mr. High School Teacher, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. Your profile name does not do you justice here at all! As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I loved TFA applicants but typically found they struggled to demonstrate the kind of leadership and impact that MBA admissions officers are looking for until after they completed their commitment. Reading about how they were able to improve their students' grades was always heartwarming for me as a former elementary education major, but it was more limited in scope and scale compared to their fellow applicants. You, on the other hand, are already on your way to shaking up the education sector! Between founding and scaling a non-profit and launching a city-wide initiative, you should have ...

Hi Mr. High School Teacher, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. Your profile name does not do you justice here at all! As a former MIT Sloan adcom, I loved TFA applicants but typically found they struggled to demonstrate the kind of leadership and impact that MBA admissions officers are looking for until after they completed their commitment. Reading about how they were able to improve their students’ grades was always heartwarming for me as a former elementary education major, but it was more limited in scope and scale compared to their fellow applicants. You, on the other hand, are already on your way to shaking up the education sector! Between founding and scaling a non-profit and launching a city-wide initiative, you should have plenty of examples of influencing others with quantifiable impact on a large scale. Your GRE score puts you squarely in the zone for HBS and GSB, though your GPA and undergrad reputation fall outside the typical parameters for their admitted students. I do think your accomplishments are impressive for a 23 year old and should capture the attention of admissions officers, but you are also going to be competing with applicants with more work experience under their belt at recognized firms. I definitely think you are interesting enough to have a shot, but would encourage you to expand your school list a bit to include other options. Berkeley Haas, Northwestern Kellogg, Yale SOM, Duke Fuqua, and Michigan Ross all provide stellar pathways for MBAs seeking a career in the non-profit sector. I would be happy to offer you a complimentary consultation to chat more with you about how to strategically position your application for success.

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15% | 4 years ago

Ok GPA from mediocre university. Decent story. Not enough work experience.

Ok GPA from mediocre university. Decent story. Not enough work experience.