Candidate:

Ms. MBA For Social Impact

About Me:

In college I taught two fourth graders from different sides of town: one how to code robots and one how to read. The puzzle led me to a low-income classroom after undergrad. By and large, incentives are mixed up, and I think taking business thinking to the public and non-profit space can help us serve more people better and more quickly.

Schools:

Target School: Kellogg SOM

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: UT Austin

Undergrad Major: Engineering

GPA: 3.9

GMAT: 720

Age: 25, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Data advisor volunteer @ charter school, D&I recruiting

Work History:

Title: Consultant

Industry: Consulting

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 1 yr

Title: Teacher

Industry: Education

Company: Top 10 largest public school districts in US

Length of Employment: 2 yrs

Big Life Wins:

Won a $20K grant to launch a maker space at my school, took ~10 former students on a two-week backpacking trip through Montana, ran the Boston Marathon.

Post MBA Goal:

Hope to go to business to serve low-income folks in health, nutrition, housing, or education – maybe start a food truck to be parked in a food desert.

Odds:

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 30%

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 30%

Hi Ms. MBA for Social Impact,
This is Debbie Choy, Senior Consultant at mbaMission. I love your passion for doing good! Your college experiences and past job as a teacher that sparked your interest in social impact are compelling. Be sure to share this with the Admissions Committee (AdCom) to better help them understand your career goals, and what motivates you. I think your leadership in winning a $20k grant also shows initiative, as well as your personal interests in hiking through Montana. I also like your solid academic track record (GPA, GMAT). Overall, I think you have a competitive profile for Kellogg. If you can weave all your strengths together in your essays, I think you’ll stand an above average shot there. I’m happy to …

Hi Ms. MBA for Social Impact,
This is Debbie Choy, Senior Consultant at mbaMission. I love your passion for doing good! Your college experiences and past job as a teacher that sparked your interest in social impact are compelling. Be sure to share this with the Admissions Committee (AdCom) to better help them understand your career goals, and what motivates you. I think your leadership in winning a $20k grant also shows initiative, as well as your personal interests in hiking through Montana. I also like your solid academic track record (GPA, GMAT). Overall, I think you have a competitive profile for Kellogg. If you can weave all your strengths together in your essays, I think you’ll stand an above average shot there. I’m happy to discuss your profile more through a 1:1 consult. Wishing you the best in your MBA journey!

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Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 30%

Hi Ms. MBA for Social Impact, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. You have picked an amazing time to be thinking about an MBA and how to bring innovative skills to the education and/or non-profit industry. You have a strong GPA and GMAT score that sets you to be competitive at Kellogg. The fact that you take your efforts outside of the classroom with additional grants and taking your students to experience new things in Montana will resonate with Kellogg – you could leverage these skills by planning an KOA as a 2nd year! I would like to hear more about your goals – and suggest you define them a bit further for your applications. Is this something you’d like to do entrepreneurially on your own? …

Hi Ms. MBA for Social Impact, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. You have picked an amazing time to be thinking about an MBA and how to bring innovative skills to the education and/or non-profit industry. You have a strong GPA and GMAT score that sets you to be competitive at Kellogg. The fact that you take your efforts outside of the classroom with additional grants and taking your students to experience new things in Montana will resonate with Kellogg – you could leverage these skills by planning an KOA as a 2nd year! I would like to hear more about your goals – and suggest you define them a bit further for your applications. Is this something you’d like to do entrepreneurially on your own? Or join a non-profit that focuses on serving lower socio economic communities across all services. I am sure you have personal stories that will make this story authentically yours. You will want to highlight the opportunities that you have seen through work and in your volunteering. And where would you like this to take you long term. While the idea of a food truck is exciting – you’ll need to convince an admissions committee why you need an MBA to do this. Help admission see your vision for improvement and how Kellogg can help you. I’d also suggest adding a couple schools to your list – Tuck, Haas, Duke, Ross jump to mind as schools that could help you on this path. Reach out if you want to discuss further!

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