Harvard Business School - 07-30-2019

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July 29, 2019 4:29pm ET

Applying: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2020

Pre-MBA Career: 3 years management consulting (2nd tier firm); 2 years at

Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship Companies: Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google , Uber , Andressen Horowitz , Draper Fisher , Sequoia Capital

GMAT: 730

GPA: 3.79

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: West Coast, USA

Post MBA Location: West Coast

Notes:

- Founded not-for-profit operating in Ghana while in college and have maintained involvement over the years

- Co-founded a private investment fund focused on emerging technologies; raised $3M seed capital, ultimately falling short of goal and abandoning as a full time pursuit (for the time being)

- Division 1 student-athlete with 2 National Championship titles (plus leadership role on team)

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 You are applying to the very best, and that makes sense. Strong numbers puts you in range. Curious what your connection is to Ghana, but these additional activities should add to your overall profile. I'm guessing your work experience is strong, looks like the description has been truncated. I think it will be important to develop a strong narrative for your candidacy, tiring everything together. I'm also curious about your goals, make sure they are focused, ambitious and realistic. But being well developed and focused is important. (0)

grichmond Verified User. Likes Earned: 1302 Thanks for your post! Can you elaborate on the part that was truncated here? That will help me to better understand your work experience profile and how it will be perceived by the likes of HBS, Stanford, Wharton, etc.. Your 'failure' with the private investment fund could be an interesting subject for an essay.
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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1693 More detailed feedback on this entry in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2019/08/episode-45-wire-taps-military-experience-consulting-career-social-impact-and-more/ (0)