Candidate:

Ms. Data To MBA

About Me:

1st gen college grad. 1st gen immigrant to 2 new countries. Worked to pay for most of undergrad. Been working as a data scientist for start-ups, building machine learning-powered products and driving business decisions. Been doing independent research and are published in computer science conferences.

Schools:

Target School: Stanford GSB

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Big Ten public school

Undergrad Major: Mathematics and Econ double major

GPA: 3.8

GRE: 330

Age: 30, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Led a local professional women's association, then the youngest by a large margin on board of advisors, Taught programming to low-income women learning new skills, Volunteer with non-profits to better use their data

Work History:

Title: Senior/Lead Data Scientist

Industry: Technology

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 4 yrs, 10 mos

Title: Freelancer technologist

Industry: Technology

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 1 yr

Big Life Wins:

2 patents. Developed products facing large enterprises & many consumers. Started working at 16 the minimum legal working age in my country of origin, been in many industries and roles. Built successful small businesses.

Post MBA Goal:

Scale up small businesses into larger institutions with bigger positive impact. Would love to either (1) revive one of my old ventures; or (2) build a new company based on the research/patent I’ve developed. As a short-term bridge, strategy consulting (MBB or internal at F500) is desirable.