Candidate:

Ms. International Technologist

About Me:

International student from Asia, also a first-generation immigrant and college student. Want to use technology to decentralize knowledge, transform work-culture, and empower women, worked with EMEA and APAC teams frequently, and promoted to VP in 4 years. **Additional Commentary: Want to know if humanities major/pre-med would have a disadvantage on my application since I am doing technology work/product management at a bank now. Also want to know if listing family business would help with the application at all- want to write a cohesive story on the application.

Schools:

Target School: MIT Sloan

Considering: Stanford GSB

See More Profiles For: MIT Sloan

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Princeton/Yale/Harvard

Undergrad Major: History

GPA: 3.5

GMAT: 740

Age: 27,  Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Leadership role within Bank's Women Network and Technology Lab where I lead case study groups and workshops, currently working on an online platform to help small business go through crisis mode

Work History:

Title: Senior Product Manager

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Global

Length of Employment: 4 yrs

Big Life Wins:

Junior Olympics pre-college, led a marketing conference as the Marketing Manager over 1000+ participants, helped family business go through a digital transformation, self-taught software programmer.

Post MBA Goal:

Want to work at FAANG or start-ups and learn how to run a product/team and eventually start my own business venture.

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 40%

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  • MBA Prep School | Odds Assessment: 65%

    Hi Ms. International Technologist, Kristen from MBA Prep School here. You have an all around solid profile for Sloan: first-gen college student, woman in tech within finance, solid volunteerism and internal firm contributions. The humanities background shouldn’t hold you back given the reputation of your undergraduate institution and the fact that you’ve had exposure to quant concepts through your job or your family’s business (if not through core courses in undergrad). A few things to keep in mind. You want to showcase your professional impact in your current role; it’s awesome that you are leading the Women Network and Technology Lab but make sure you showcase both internal and external contributions. I think the transformation story of your family’s business would also be worth …

    4 years ago Read the full review
  • mbaMission Odds Assessment: 15%

    Hi Ms. International Technologist,
    Thanks for posting your profile. This is Debbie Choy, Senior Consultant at mbaMission. I think you have a compelling profile – with robust academics (GPA, GMAT), impressive work experience (with a promotion to VP to boot), and leadership roles with community organizations. Not to mention a first generation college grad and a woman leader in Fin “Tech”. To answer your question: I don’t think a humanities major / pre-med hinders your b-school application. Business schools love candidates from different backgrounds to add diversity and unique perspectives to the classroom discussion. As for listing your family business, I would recommend only doing so if it fits with your career goals story. Otherwise, you could list it as an “Extracurricular Activity” if you are …

    4 years ago Read the full review

The Community Currently Rates The Odds At: 50%

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  • 65% | 4 years ago

    Hi Ms. International Technologist, Kristen from MBA Prep School here. You have an all around solid profile for Sloan: first-gen college student, woman in tech within finance, solid volunteerism and internal firm contributions. The humanities background shouldn't hold you back given the reputation of your undergraduate institution and the fact that you've had exposure to quant concepts through your job or your family's business (if not through core courses in undergrad). A few things to keep in mind. You want to showcase your professional impact in your current role; it's awesome that you are leading the Women Network and Technology Lab but make sure you showcase both internal and external contributions. I think the transformation story of your family's business would also be worth ...
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  • 75% | 4 years ago

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