Candidate:
Mr. Lieutenant To Consultant
About Me:
Hi! I’m a child of Asian-Australian immigrants and am currently serving as a remote pilot in the Australian Navy. I work with reconnaissance drones and serve as a duty officer aboard a ship. I have the rank of a lieutenant and I love leading teams and being challenged in a high-pressure environment.
Details:
Undergrad School: Top Australian University (Top 35 Global)
Undergrad Major: Mathematics
GPA: 3.7
GMAT: 760
Age: 27, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Extracurriculars: President of the University Science Society (More than 3000 members), President of the Chess Society (More than 1000 members), and a Captain of a major university sport team.
Work History:
Title: Remote Pilot
Industry: Government / Military
Company: Navy
Length of Employment: 2 yrs
Title: Cadet
Industry: Consulting
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment: 1 yr
Big Life Wins:
Graduating with a great GPA after a rough start to my university education. Gaining my commission was also one of my proudest moments.
Post MBA Goal:
My short-term goal is to transition into Consulting where I can gain experience in various industries.
Schools:
Target School: Harvard
Your chances at Harvard Business School are pretty darn good. You certainly have the stats and a fascinating and distinctive background to make for a compelling application to HBS. A lot of this will weigh on the story you tell in your essay. You need to use your essay to make clear how different an Asian you are, coming from Australia, making a comeback at a university and finishing up strong, and serving as a Lt. and remote pilot. I would get a third party to read that essay. You can either show it to alums of HBS who have a similar background to yours or hire a consultant on an hourly basis to read and make suggestions on how to best present yourself in …