Berkeley / Haas - 09-02-2024 | Clear Admit ApplyWire

September 2, 2024 11:02am ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Ohio State / Fisher, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton, USC / Marshall, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Software Dev @ Fintech startup

Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Family Business, Entrepreneurship

GRE: 327

GPA: 3.12

Years of Work Experience: 9

Location: United States (Midwest)

Notes:

- Engineering undergrad GPA 3.12 Top 40 US School
- Sales at F500 , Family business (management), software dev @ startup
- Switched to dev to udnerstand tech, next step is MBA to accelerate path in field to ultimately retunr to family business to start tech vertical

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1642 Are you targeting the first rounds for some of these programs? Very decent GRE score, but GPA will be a little below the median for some of these programs. Any additional context?

Showing impact and growth at work will be very important. With 9 years of experience, you’re at the longer end of the spectrum. Establishing “why now” will also be important.

Are you also involved in activities outside of work? Any additional hobbies and interests?

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viravb Likes Earned: 0 Yes all are R1 lol I'm crazy like that. Had family issues that led me to work over 20 hours/wk and supported family+ siblings financially. Grades take off for last 3 years (went 5 years for undergrad) Heavily involved in volunteer work: - Family business philanthropy office, built school building in ancestral hometown - Mentor small businesses - Founder of global professional network specific to family business industry. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1642 Nice commitment to volunteer work will help round out your profile. Likely use the optional essay to provide, briefly, the additional context surrounding your GPA. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1642 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2024/09/mba-wire-taps-383/ (0)