Candidate:

Ms. Digital Health

About Me:

An accidental Software Engineer at prominent Wall Street bank turn Product Manager at a health-tech start-up. Deeply passionate about the healthcare industry (since undergrad) and made an effort during the early years of my career to transition into this field. Looking to gain financial and marketing experience to emerge as a leader in this field. **Additional Commentary: I am looking to retake my GMAT.

Schools:

Target School: StanfordĀ GSB

Considering: INSEAD, Chicago Booth, Harvard, Wharton

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Carnegie Mellon

Undergrad Major: ECE & Biomedical Engineering

GPA: 3.48

GMAT: 720

Age: 25,  Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: mentorship programs where I coach high school girls interested in STEM fields., . I also tutor girls in programming through Urban Assembly, Involved in recruiting efforts at my firm to my college.

Work History:

Title: Tech Analyst

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 5 mos

Title: Product Manager

Industry: Healthcare

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 8 mos

Big Life Wins:

Successfully designed, developed and shipped 2 products from scratch that reduced my users time by up to 25% in transactions totaling upwards of $ 5B. Took thought-out career decisions of transitioning from Software Engineer -> Product Owner -> Product Management. Look up the role of a Team Leader at my non-profit volunteering org.

Post MBA Goal:

I am looking to continue to serve the healthcare industry by furthering digital experience for the various parties in the industry. I aim to use skills learned through an MBA as well as the community to ultimately head my own venture within digital-health.

Odds:

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 13%

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  • MBA Prep School | Odds Assessment: 15%

    Hi Ms. Digital Health, Kristen from MBA Prep School here. I love your consistent to commitment to healthcare and technology, and I think Admissions Committees will as well. Being able to weave a story that combines your volunteering, professional experience, and goals will be essential. That being said, I agree with my colleague that you want to make sure your goals are clear and specific. Digital health is a hot topic that can be approached from so many angles from product development to consulting. You also mention wanting to start your own venture so be sure you understand what that might look like. Stanford is incredibly competitive and will want to know that YOU know what you want. You should also think about MIT Sloan, …

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  • mbaMission Odds Assessment: 10%

    Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission. Very cool that you’ve had such a longstanding commitment to both healthcare and the technology industry, and I love that you’re mentoring girls interested in STEM as well. It also sounds like you made good impact in the roles you’ve held to date, particularly as a PM.

    I’m glad to see that you’re retaking the GMAT, especially given the competitiveness of GSB and the other schools you’re targeting – it can only help. GSB is fiercely competitive (about a 7% acceptance rate) so I’m glad you’re considering other programs too. I would add Kellogg, Ross, and Fuqua to your list given their strengths in healthcare and tech. Ross even has a healthcare scholarship. To …

    4 years ago Read the full review
  • Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 15%

    Hi, it’s Jennifer Jackson with Stratus Admissions. You have some wonderful experience in health care and some solid stats (even without a re-take). I love seeing extracurriculars like what you’ve included, especially if it’s something you’ve been involved in for a while. I think your ST goal needs to be much more specific — what kind of role in digital health? What kind of healthcare organization? Name one or two companies you’re interested in. Be clear about what skills you’ll gain at that job and how it will prepare you to start your own healthcare venture in the long term. For GSB, you really need to show how you want to change the world so it’s OK to think big and bold. You’ve already shown …

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The Community Currently Rates The Odds At: 25%

  • 15% | 4 years ago

    Hi Ms. Digital Health, Kristen from MBA Prep School here. I love your consistent to commitment to healthcare and technology, and I think Admissions Committees will as well. Being able to weave a story that combines your volunteering, professional experience, and goals will be essential. That being said, I agree with my colleague that you want to make sure your goals are clear and specific. Digital health is a hot topic that can be approached from so many angles from product development to consulting. You also mention wanting to start your own venture so be sure you understand what that might look like. Stanford is incredibly competitive and will want to know that YOU know what you want. You should also think about MIT Sloan, ...
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  • 25% | 4 years ago

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