GPA: 3.6 in English Linguistics and Literature at a top university in Vietnam. On the Dean's list for all four years.
GRE: 164Q, 166V. I'm open to retaking the test, but my full time job currently doesn't allow for that.
ECs and volunteering:
- Parliamentarian at a Youth Parliament program. Our team's policy proposal was featured at COP28 and the National Assembly.
- Mentored several children at the SOS Children's Village during my undergrad years.
- Teaching assistant at my alma mater. Mentored several underclassmen when they did their bachelor's thesis.
- Part-time English teacher at a vocational school for disadvantaged urban children.
- Fundraiser for several competitions and events at the rural school I'm working at right now.
International: Vietnamese female, so I suppose I'm ORM?
Experience: 1 and a half years at a translation firm that worked closely with international NGOs and state agencies. Translated and edited more than 30 articles that were featured in the national flag carrier. Was referred to BCG on a 3-month translation contract, but unfortunately my contract wasn't renewed. Currently teaching English in a rural province as a Teach For Vietnam fellow, where I frequently work with the other STEM fellows to integrate our curricula. I'll have about 3 years of work experience at the time of application, and 4 at the time of matriculation (hopefully).
Essay/story: I want to focus on how my background as a translator/teacher has made me more cognizant of educational inequity. As a teacher and translator, I've worked with many well-intentioned philanthropists who want to address this problem but are otherwise limited by a lack of coordination and collaboration. I think that an MBA will equip me with the hard analytical skills to help those philanthropists scale their impact. In the long-term, I'd like to start a venture that addresses the early childhood education gap between the rural and urban area.
Recs: the CEO of the boutique translation firm, my direct supervisor at TFV.