Candidate:

Ms. Tech Researcher

About Me:

4Y advising CxOs across companies/industries. 1Y of prior consulting experience at a Big 4. Teaches online classes at a rural girls’ school in India. Launched and leads a mentorship program for girls graduating from the school to help navigate higher studies. Upcoming children’s book and publishes/reads/edits creative fiction in literary magazines.

Schools:

See More Profiles For: London Business School

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: St. Xavier's College

Undergrad Major: Economics

GPA: 3.17

GRE: 331

Age: 27,  Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: Master's in Economics

School Name: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Extracurriculars: Teaching online English classes at a rural school, Co-leading Pride at my organization, Creative writing for literary magazines, guest editing a literary magazine, reading the fiction submissions pile for the Harvard Review.

Work History:

Title: Senior Research Specialist

Industry: Research

Company: Global

Length of Employment: 2 yrs

Title: Research Analyst

Industry: Research

Company: Global

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 2 mos

Big Life Wins:

Was staffed on an ambiguous project on first job at consulting firm. Clarified the ask from project manager, identified the need to use VBA to deliver, of which I had very little knowledge. In the next two weeks, learned VBA and delivered project, resulting in an additional contract of $500,000 from client.

Post MBA Goal:

Social sector consulting at a top firm immediately after MBA. In the long-term, aspires to launch an education-focused social enterprise to empower first-gen learners in developing countries.

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  • Stratus Admissions Counseling Odds Assessment: 40%

    Hi Ms. Tech Researcher, Melisa here from Stratus Admissions. Sounds like you are working to tie your personal passion of social impact and education with your experiences. There are so many interesting things going on in education right now – and paradigms being broken because of Covid. I am excited that you aspire to improve access to education in developing countries. It looks like you have strong professional and extracurricular experiences. In particular I like your teaching and mentoring are aligned with where you want to be long term. I think you goals are achievable and ambitious – what a program will look for. And while I can see how social sector consultancy could make sense – I’d want to push you to explain why …

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