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June 28, 2022 9:53am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, U. Washington / Foster, UCLA Anderson
Intake Year: 2023
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting/Product Management or Project Management at Fintech
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Bain , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , Amazon , Apple , Google , Microsoft , Other
GMAT: 710
GPA: 4.0
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Canada
Post MBA Location: Seattle/California
Notes:

- Original from Taiwan. Been living in Canada for the past 10 years.
- Attended National Taiwan University (best in the country). Double major in English/Chinese literature.
- Published poets with national/international awards from Taiwan.
- Received largest scholarship for MA in history at the University of British Columbia
- First-generation college student from a background with limited financial resources. As such, I work as a financial literacy educator for CPA Canada to promote financial knowledge to the underprivileged groups in my community.
- 6 years of work experience working as a CPA with public accounting experience at an international firm. Currently a tax manager at a multinational real estate developer. Experience in managing large-scaled projects.

Question/Concern: As an older candidate (33). I'm worried about the impact of my age on my applications.