Dear Stacy, Dear Lisa,
I would really appreciate if you can help me evaluate my profile.
Summary :
Male, 24yo.
Nationalities : Moroccan and French
GMAT : 700
GPA : non applicable. (Mean of 11/20 in the French system) (like
(how to explain the system ?)
Work Experience :
Full Time :
1 year as an in-house consultant for a workers union
1 year as a youth leader in National Politic during a presidential campaign.
Part time :
8 years as an IT technician
Leadership position as a worker unionist.
Created and managed 2 small companies.
Schools :
I am applying to Harvard, Stanford, MIT and Columbia.
Details are provided under.
Questions :
I've always been overactive, how to explain that I did all that at the same time ?
How to explain that after working 1 year after BA I return to school for a Master of Finance and now want to join a MBA ?
Is the Unionist / politics profile not too dangerous ?
Undergrad :
09/2002 - 06/2005
Sorbonne Law School, Paris, France
Licence (BA) of Political Sciences and Private Law
10/2006 - 06/2009
Sciences Po, Paris, France
Master of Finance and Strategy
08/2007 - 06/2008 Columbia University
Visiting student : Political Science and leadership
Honors :
- Winner of the Public Speaking Prize of the Sorbonne, 2004
- Winner of the Sciences Po Eloquence Contest, 2007
- Winner of the Grant of the Maison Francaise of Columbia University 2008
Extra Curricular :
- Elected Member of the student board of Sorbonne Law School
- President of " Now ! we move ", a student association dedicated to welcome foreign students at Sciences Po.
Working experience :
08/2007 - 06/2008 : 1 academic year
Maison Francaise of Columbia University
French Culture representative on campus (part time)
Cinema Thursdays : Every week I selected and presented a French movie and lead a discussion with the public after the screening. I tried to share my passion for cinema while making social analysis of the content.
Organized and advertised conferences with French Speaker on French Culture and Politic. 20 events during the year, I succeeded to always have a diverse audience and passionate them.
06/2006 - 06/2007 : 1 year
WWWWW XXXX for President - National Comitee
National leader of the youth movement of WWWWW XXXX for President
More than 6000 members, 60 local branches
Innovative community based website inspired by Howard Dean campaign (more than 1 million visitors)
A team of 10 permanent national members.
09/2005 - 10/2006 : 1 year
XUnion (the biggest french workers union)
Economics and law consultant
I was working at the head quater of the union as an experienced unionist and graduated.
I provided advice and support to local unionists facing complex issues (merger, job cuts, law suitetc).
I intervened only in crisis situation to give the support and the vision needed to help the local union team to overpass complex situations or negotiation.
06/2000 - 09/2005
YYY ( Internet Service Provider) , a french subsidiary of a European communication group
Part time worker - IT Support Technician
during this position :
2002 - 2005 Leader of the CFDT union branch
2003 - 2005 Elected at the supervisory board to represent the employees
2004 - 2005 Elected at the European Workers Council of Deutsche Telekom in Germany
Entrepreneurship :
Created 2 companies
- 01/2005 to 01/2007
Created a manufacture company of decorative stickers.
1 people working full time. 5 associates.
Run it week-ends and nights
- 07/2008 - now
Created a small activity of eloquence coaching.
I'm coaching french CEOs and Politians to optimize their public speaking skills.
I would really appreciate if you can help me evaluate my profile.
Summary :
Male, 24yo.
Nationalities : Moroccan and French
GMAT : 700
GPA : non applicable. (Mean of 11/20 in the French system) (like
(how to explain the system ?)
Work Experience :
Full Time :
1 year as an in-house consultant for a workers union
1 year as a youth leader in National Politic during a presidential campaign.
Part time :
8 years as an IT technician
Leadership position as a worker unionist.
Created and managed 2 small companies.
Schools :
I am applying to Harvard, Stanford, MIT and Columbia.
Details are provided under.
Questions :
I've always been overactive, how to explain that I did all that at the same time ?
How to explain that after working 1 year after BA I return to school for a Master of Finance and now want to join a MBA ?
Is the Unionist / politics profile not too dangerous ?
Undergrad :
09/2002 - 06/2005
Sorbonne Law School, Paris, France
Licence (BA) of Political Sciences and Private Law
10/2006 - 06/2009
Sciences Po, Paris, France
Master of Finance and Strategy
08/2007 - 06/2008 Columbia University
Visiting student : Political Science and leadership
Honors :
- Winner of the Public Speaking Prize of the Sorbonne, 2004
- Winner of the Sciences Po Eloquence Contest, 2007
- Winner of the Grant of the Maison Francaise of Columbia University 2008
Extra Curricular :
- Elected Member of the student board of Sorbonne Law School
- President of " Now ! we move ", a student association dedicated to welcome foreign students at Sciences Po.
Working experience :
08/2007 - 06/2008 : 1 academic year
Maison Francaise of Columbia University
French Culture representative on campus (part time)
Cinema Thursdays : Every week I selected and presented a French movie and lead a discussion with the public after the screening. I tried to share my passion for cinema while making social analysis of the content.
Organized and advertised conferences with French Speaker on French Culture and Politic. 20 events during the year, I succeeded to always have a diverse audience and passionate them.
06/2006 - 06/2007 : 1 year
WWWWW XXXX for President - National Comitee
National leader of the youth movement of WWWWW XXXX for President
More than 6000 members, 60 local branches
Innovative community based website inspired by Howard Dean campaign (more than 1 million visitors)
A team of 10 permanent national members.
09/2005 - 10/2006 : 1 year
XUnion (the biggest french workers union)
Economics and law consultant
I was working at the head quater of the union as an experienced unionist and graduated.
I provided advice and support to local unionists facing complex issues (merger, job cuts, law suitetc).
I intervened only in crisis situation to give the support and the vision needed to help the local union team to overpass complex situations or negotiation.
06/2000 - 09/2005
YYY ( Internet Service Provider) , a french subsidiary of a European communication group
Part time worker - IT Support Technician
during this position :
2002 - 2005 Leader of the CFDT union branch
2003 - 2005 Elected at the supervisory board to represent the employees
2004 - 2005 Elected at the European Workers Council of Deutsche Telekom in Germany
Entrepreneurship :
Created 2 companies
- 01/2005 to 01/2007
Created a manufacture company of decorative stickers.
1 people working full time. 5 associates.
Run it week-ends and nights
- 07/2008 - now
Created a small activity of eloquence coaching.
I'm coaching french CEOs and Politians to optimize their public speaking skills.
