Candidate:

Mr. Teach For America

About Me:

I am a current Teach For America corps member, fresh out of graduation. My reason for graduating late is that I served a LDS (Mormon) mission Slovakia from 2013-2015. I joined Teach For America so that I can get a feel for the problems confronting public education, but my long term plan is to have a larger impact through strategy consulting schools.

Schools:

Target School: Yale

Considering: NYU Stern, Darden, Chicago Booth, UCLA Anderson, MIT Sloan

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Brigham Young University

Undergrad Major: Economics

GPA: 3.48

GMAT: 740

Age: 27,  Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Ski Coach, SAT Prep Club, Staff Representative at School Budget Meetings

Work History:

Title: High School Math Teacher

Industry: Education

Company: Charter High School

Length of Employment: 2 yrs

Big Life Wins:

I was nominated for new teacher of the year at my charter network for innovative teaching. Student growth last year was nearly 1 grade more growth that the year prior.

Post MBA Goal:

Short term post-MBA goals: I want to increase my impact on education by moving into education and strategy consulting with Bain, Parthenon, Bridgewater, or similar consultancies. Long term post-MBA goals: dream job is working at a philanthropic organization like the Gates Foundation to direct impact investing in education around the world.

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  • MBA Prep School | Odds Assessment: 35%

    Hi Mr. Teach for America, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. As a former elementary education major, I applaud you for your work with TFA. Admissions officers will love your dedication to this cause as well. I definitely reviewed my fair share of TFA applicants during my time as an admissions officer at MIT Sloan. You have a solid academic background at BYU and a great GMAT score, and you are working at a fantastic organization. And your post-MBA plan is very achievable and completely makes sense to me. The challenge I see in your case is that you have not transitioned out of TFA yet and onto the next big thing. Here’s why that can sometimes (note, I said sometimes) create a hurdle …

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  • 35% | 4 years ago

    Hi Mr. Teach for America, this is Kristen from MBA Prep School. As a former elementary education major, I applaud you for your work with TFA. Admissions officers will love your dedication to this cause as well. I definitely reviewed my fair share of TFA applicants during my time as an admissions officer at MIT Sloan. You have a solid academic background at BYU and a great GMAT score, and you are working at a fantastic organization. And your post-MBA plan is very achievable and completely makes sense to me. The challenge I see in your case is that you have not transitioned out of TFA yet and onto the next big thing. Here's why that can sometimes (note, I said sometimes) create a hurdle ...
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