Mr. Nonprofit Social Entrepreneur

Hi Mr. Nonprofit Social Entrepreneur,
Thanks for posting your profile. This is Debbie Choy, Senior Consultant at mbaMission. Congratulations on your startup getting accepted into a top 10 accelerator program and the publicity in the media! Your experiences starting (and hopefully selling) your company would be interesting to HBS, I also like your robust academic track record (strong GPA and GMAT). As well as your strong extracurricular activities. When putting together your HBS essay, be sure to go beyond the achievements on your resume and share with AdCom more of your inner thinking and what drives you. Also consider sharing some personal stories that may have influenced your passion for the nonprofit and entrepreneurial areas. This will help you stand out from the crowd. I think if you can execute the above compellingly, I think you have a good shot at HBS. Wishing you the best in your MBA journey!

Hey Mr. Nonprofit Social Entrepreneur, it’s Lisa Cummings of Stratus Admissions. I like what I see in this short profile and with more detail and information, I bet adcomms will too. Your stats are in line with HBS and other top schools, and you have solid extracurricular activities , including leadership roles. You have had great success in your startup, something that eludes many entrepreneurs. What are your plans for your company – do you hope to sell it or hand over the reigns to a successor while you are in school? It looks like you want to start a new company upon graduation – will that build upon your current venture or go in a new direction? Think about how you want to craft your narrative, what do you want your schools to know about you, what themes have been constant across your work, startup and volunteering activity? WIth your solid stats and interesting background I give you better than average odds at HBS. Good luck!