MBA ApplyWire

Hi Alex and Graham, huge fan of your podcast. Love the work that you are doing, especially with the candidate profile reviews

- Female from outside the capital city in Bangladesh; 23-year-old; to accumulate 3 years of full-time work experience at matriculation in Fall 26. Also completed HBS CoRE with high honors (99th Percentile). Prepping for the GRE now and expecting a score of 330 ish, with a skew towards quant.

- Graduated with 4.0 in Econ (Minor: Finance and Math) from an international women's college in Bangladesh; extensively involved as Tutor (Math and Science Center) and Teaching Assistant (for 8 courses) during my undergrad; Secretary at the SDG Club. Have done internships and global mgmt. programs internationally, but remotely given it was during peak Covid.

- Working as an Assistant Vice President in one of the largest multinational banks; I manage the largest client of my office and oversee accounts; I also work actively on several CSR projects of my organization, including a major initiative that involves my Alma Mater. Managing a team of 3 at work now despite being the youngest in the team

- Target is to get into Top 15 MBA programs at the US with a substantial scholarship. I recognize that the Work Exp will be a major barrier. Please suggest ways in which I can maximize my chances. My goal is to do consulting with an MBB firm in the Short Term and then move to Non-profit/Social Impact (either in Consulting with orgs such as Dalberg, or at the likes of Gates Foundation etc.) focusing on women empowerment/ education.

- Planning to apply in R1 to 5 ish schools (Mix of M7, Top 10, 10-15 range) and then in R2 to 3 ish, targeting a total of 8 applications

Would love to get covered in one of your future episodes. Happy to share more about my profile and ambitions. Thanks a ton!

I have primarily worked with venture funds and startups covering a range of tax advisory projects from M&A, due diligence, venture fund setup etc. I want to go beyond tax and step into strategy consulting roles, with a focus on fund strategy and portfolio acceleration in private equity.

Extracurricular : Involved with Rotaract for 2.5 years, taken part in multiple corporate responsibility initiatives at the firm , volunteer in pet rescue initiatives for the community

- South Asian (Non-Indian), Male, 25 year old

- Bachelor in Finance and Economics (1st in Class) Graduated May 2023

- Activities:
Debating (Coached National Debate Team to its best performance in the World Championship, 3x Asian Top 10 debater, won/competed in finals of Oxford Intervarsity, UCL Intervarsity, Durham-Oxford-Cambridge Open, and many more prestigious competitions, Mentored 100+ debaters across 15 countries and advised Debate Organizations in Australia and China).
Non Profit (Founding member of a student org; Conducted 5 city-wide projects on Food Security, Clothing for the poor in Winter, and Improving sanitation in slums that received national coverage)

- More on Work: My focus is on Growth Tech (Startups and fast scaling businesses) and Public Sector practice area. I have led the writing of a report we co-published with a client (my name is on the acknowledgement section). The client and Partners loved my work and have now staffed me in writing another report for the same client. Evals are highly positive and have endorsements from 2 Senior Partners in the org (who are happy to write my recc)

- What I am doing outside of work now: I had a merit scholarship offer from LBS for its MiM program upon graduation. I have been helping folks from my country get into top tier early career master's programs pro-bono (Most people here cannot afford Western Admissions consultants as the charges are exorbitant for us given the country is an LDC). Since joining work, I have continued to work as a selector for National Debate Team and I take pro-bono sessions for disadvantaged schools. I have also taken sessions at local consulting firms to teach them what I have learned from my MBB experience (I am the first from my country to make it to an MBB after a local undergrad; MBBs do not have offices in my country)

- Future Plan: Continue at MBB and specialize in Venture Capital/ Startups. I have a very good network with VCs and founders in my home country. I would love to raise a fund to help the startup ecosystem of my country in the future or work in the capacity of mentoring founders.

- Target: Full-rides to top schools such as HBS, Wharton, CBS, Sloan. Looking for tips to develop my profile for 2027 Fall entry. I believe that I have what it takes to make it to an M7 but would love to take the 2 years to solidify my profile so that I can be in the mix for a good scholarship

Interests: Martial Arts, Reading (I have read books from Wharton Professors such as Adam Grant, Angela Duckworth, and Katy Milkman) Weightlifting, Marathon Running (I am aware this is super cliche haha)

Side-note: My GRE split is 166 Q (84%ile), 169 V (99%ile), and 5.5 AWA (98%ile). I can improve my Quant to 169-170 but I doubt the extra effort needed now will make a material difference. Would love to have your thoughts

Background in design. Graduate degree in design from Harvard. Transitioned public sector consulting and planning work.

Hi Alex! I'm a huge fan of your LiveWire podcast with Graham and I was wondering if you could potentially review my profile on the next episode.
I'm applying R2 to the following schools: HBS, GSB, Wharton, CBS. I have 3 YOE (upon matriculation this Fall), and am 25 y/o URM male living in Los Angeles.

Stats: 3.68 GPA in Economics from a T5 U.S. Public Uni (Berkeley/UCLA/Michigan/UNC), and a 331 GRE (168Q/163V)

2 yrs MBB, early promotion to Jr. Manager; on a one-year secondment at an urban mobility startup focused on autonomous vehicle technology in San Francisco. A lot of my work in MBB and in undegrad focused on sustainability and transportation, and this one-year externship allows me to explore strategic roles in a fast-paced, urban-focused startup that exercises both my experience in strategy and my passion for transportation.
Post-MBA, I will return to MBB as a sponsored consultant for ~2 years, leave to be a COO of an urban mobility startup similar to the one I'm working at now. Long-term, I hope to either break into government or urban mobility tech space to reshape how cities think about sustainable transportation (e.g., an investing role for more public transit, or AV/EV innovation).

My #1 is GSB for its innovative culture and proximity to San Francisco's tech ecosystem; MIT Sloan has a great department in urban planning that I'd love to take cross-dept. classes in. HBS, Wharton, and CBS are also strong in real estate/entrepeneurship, both of which I'm also considering.

- Canadian citizen
- Completed STEM undergrad in Canada
- Worked for 2-years in biochemistry lab
- Director of major student tutoring program
- Completed masters at LSE in London
- Regular club involvement during masters
- Recruited for MBB in Middle East country post masters
- Top rating and fast-track promotion to post-MBA role
- Transferred to top US office within same MBB
- Recruited for top-quartile UMM fund with AUM of $5-10B

- Only applying to Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, Yale with top target Wharton

1) Studied at the best college in India for BA economics, with a WES(World Education Services) conversion of 3.27 out of 4. (2020) (male applicant if that's important)
2) Doing my master's in economics with 72% ( not sure what 4-point conversion is) from distance education while working in my family business.
3) Joined family business immediately after graduating from UG- Interned in a product role, and operations role in a startup while working side by side. - saw 30% growth since I joined, spearheaded expansion strategies to new domains- manufacturing and impact investment (just started).
4) active volunteer with Teach for India teaching mathematics and social sciences.
5) Have a dip in 2 subjects in Undergrad due to getting SA-ed by a professor and he failed me in those classes when I complained- not sure if I should mention that to Ad com, I have all As and Bs and then a random D and c. - I know the question will come up, but not sure if I should mention that I was SA- ed by a prof.

6) Hobbies: Trekking (did the Himalayas in 2023), Backpacking ( Went to bail and Vietnam), and painting.
7) Will be applying in round 1 2026, Yale Som is the only MBA school I'm interested in due to their focus on molding leaders who are conscious of society and are working towards its betterment and the open elective courses are more interesting and in line with my goals. - Duke Fuqua is another ill be applying to.
8) If I don't get into these 2 I will not be applying anywhere else.
9) My long-term aim is to get into consulting (Hopefully MBB, or big 4, Dalberg, strategy& etc). if not I would like to take my learning and implement those into my family business.

RN of 3 years aiming to transition into healthcare