Please evaluate my chances!
I intend to apply in R1 to HBS, Stanford GSB, Chicago GSB and Wharton as a college senior from India.
Profile:
-Age: 21
-Interest at the intersection of economics, business and development
-StartingBloc Fellowship – Only undergraduate student from India selected as one of 96 young leaders from 25 countries to become a StartingBloc Fellow, and to participate in the Summer 2007 Global Institute for Social Innovation at London Business School. StartingBloc, created in partnership with MIT Sloan School of Management is the first and only U.S.A. based 501c3 to educate youth on corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship.
-(Internship at MIT start-up working to improve the quality of education at a grassroots level in India): Worked closely with CEO on a business case that aims at positively impacting lives of 3.5 million children. Participated in strategy meeting with 10 Ashoka Fellows; Wrote development related articles and 2 papers on private enterprise in education - one accepted by MIT journal; hope to have second accepted before appln. Managed application for an international business plan competition. Currently leading a university initiative across four premier Indian universities
-(Thinktank): Staff Writer - Only undergraduate and only Asian contributor to blog, documenting and analyzing success stories of sustainable business models aimed at the world's poorest citizens (7 months)
-Sun Microsystems (7 months) – Campus Ambassador for my university. Responsible for propagating open source technologies among peers and faculty.
-Family owned HR consulting firm (6 yrs; informal). Provided marketing material, web site design and participated in strategic decisions
-Elected by peers as Class Representative & Member - Students Union for two consecutive years in 2006-07, 2007-08
-Essay on micro-financiers partnering for financial literacy adjudged amongst best in India by a leading Indian B School
-Founded Students Club for Grassroots Innovation with National Innovation Foundation at my univ. to provide engineering students an opportunity to use their skills for social impact
-National Talent Search Scholar at state level
-By appln time, will have helped frame fundraising document for an HBS education non-profit.
Engineering - GPA: 8.25 on 10; GMAT in end Sep.
I intend to apply in R1 to HBS, Stanford GSB, Chicago GSB and Wharton as a college senior from India.
Profile:
-Age: 21
-Interest at the intersection of economics, business and development
-StartingBloc Fellowship – Only undergraduate student from India selected as one of 96 young leaders from 25 countries to become a StartingBloc Fellow, and to participate in the Summer 2007 Global Institute for Social Innovation at London Business School. StartingBloc, created in partnership with MIT Sloan School of Management is the first and only U.S.A. based 501c3 to educate youth on corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship.
-(Internship at MIT start-up working to improve the quality of education at a grassroots level in India): Worked closely with CEO on a business case that aims at positively impacting lives of 3.5 million children. Participated in strategy meeting with 10 Ashoka Fellows; Wrote development related articles and 2 papers on private enterprise in education - one accepted by MIT journal; hope to have second accepted before appln. Managed application for an international business plan competition. Currently leading a university initiative across four premier Indian universities
-(Thinktank): Staff Writer - Only undergraduate and only Asian contributor to blog, documenting and analyzing success stories of sustainable business models aimed at the world's poorest citizens (7 months)
-Sun Microsystems (7 months) – Campus Ambassador for my university. Responsible for propagating open source technologies among peers and faculty.
-Family owned HR consulting firm (6 yrs; informal). Provided marketing material, web site design and participated in strategic decisions
-Elected by peers as Class Representative & Member - Students Union for two consecutive years in 2006-07, 2007-08
-Essay on micro-financiers partnering for financial literacy adjudged amongst best in India by a leading Indian B School
-Founded Students Club for Grassroots Innovation with National Innovation Foundation at my univ. to provide engineering students an opportunity to use their skills for social impact
-National Talent Search Scholar at state level
-By appln time, will have helped frame fundraising document for an HBS education non-profit.
Engineering - GPA: 8.25 on 10; GMAT in end Sep.
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