- 29 year old white male
-710 GMAT
-3.8 GPA
-BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley
-Poor Work History. I attended college later in life (Age 23-27) due to coming from a low income household I was forced to work after high school (my parents made enough for me to not qualify for meaningful financial aid but not enough to support my education). My first job was at 12 years old washing windows at Texaco. I worked steadily from age 15 until present. After high school I took a job with a fortune 500 company in real estate and worked my way up from entry level researcher to leading a small team in operations (Title insurance company, I worked on consolidating some of the major companies title plants). I worked here for three years before deciding that I wanted to get my education (At age 24 you qualify for financial aid on your own earnings and no longer your parents). I worked another full time job while in my first year of college as a customer service representative and an accounting associate. I worked throughout college as a fine dining waiter. I graduated from UC Berkeley in May of 2011 and began looking for a work in a weak economy. I landed a job at a boutique wealth management firm as a financial planner and worked their for 9 months (until July 2012) before being laid off due to low business and my low experience. I have been working for my friend's company doing sales and marketing for the last 6 months since being laid off. His company is small in size and revenue but the experience has been valuable.
-I was involved in many extra curricular activities in college. I did a one year (400 hour) internship through AmeriCorps (Called JusticeCorps)in the San Francisco Superior Court helping self represented litigants with complex legal matters. I did two years of research under a known professor of sociology at Berkeley (15+ hours per week). I spent 6 months as an at-risk youth mentor and tutor in Oakland. I helped found a non-profit organization in my home town that helps poor people and immigrants find access to legal, medical and food assistance by recruiting professionals for pro-bono. I was an organizer for my college's Social Justice Conference. I also spent a couple years volunteering with the boys and girls club and I am a frequent volunteer at my local soup kitchens (Oakland, CA).
-My goal ideally is to gain a position in consulting for a firm like Mckinsey focusing on government efficiency and effectiveness. Any role in management consulting or strategy interests me. I am also interested in technology consulting (I plan to improve my technical IQ over the next two years)
-29 year old White Male from low SES ( Unique back story, as a child my mother left my family to join a cult, my dad was imprisoned when I was a freshman in high school, family moved around 20+ times and 10+ school changes as child).
-Target Schools: UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley, NYU, Columbia, Stretch Stanford
Please let me know what my chances are. I know that my work history is very questionable and so is my age but there are good reasons why. Thank you!
-710 GMAT
-3.8 GPA
-BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley
-Poor Work History. I attended college later in life (Age 23-27) due to coming from a low income household I was forced to work after high school (my parents made enough for me to not qualify for meaningful financial aid but not enough to support my education). My first job was at 12 years old washing windows at Texaco. I worked steadily from age 15 until present. After high school I took a job with a fortune 500 company in real estate and worked my way up from entry level researcher to leading a small team in operations (Title insurance company, I worked on consolidating some of the major companies title plants). I worked here for three years before deciding that I wanted to get my education (At age 24 you qualify for financial aid on your own earnings and no longer your parents). I worked another full time job while in my first year of college as a customer service representative and an accounting associate. I worked throughout college as a fine dining waiter. I graduated from UC Berkeley in May of 2011 and began looking for a work in a weak economy. I landed a job at a boutique wealth management firm as a financial planner and worked their for 9 months (until July 2012) before being laid off due to low business and my low experience. I have been working for my friend's company doing sales and marketing for the last 6 months since being laid off. His company is small in size and revenue but the experience has been valuable.
-I was involved in many extra curricular activities in college. I did a one year (400 hour) internship through AmeriCorps (Called JusticeCorps)in the San Francisco Superior Court helping self represented litigants with complex legal matters. I did two years of research under a known professor of sociology at Berkeley (15+ hours per week). I spent 6 months as an at-risk youth mentor and tutor in Oakland. I helped found a non-profit organization in my home town that helps poor people and immigrants find access to legal, medical and food assistance by recruiting professionals for pro-bono. I was an organizer for my college's Social Justice Conference. I also spent a couple years volunteering with the boys and girls club and I am a frequent volunteer at my local soup kitchens (Oakland, CA).
-My goal ideally is to gain a position in consulting for a firm like Mckinsey focusing on government efficiency and effectiveness. Any role in management consulting or strategy interests me. I am also interested in technology consulting (I plan to improve my technical IQ over the next two years)
-29 year old White Male from low SES ( Unique back story, as a child my mother left my family to join a cult, my dad was imprisoned when I was a freshman in high school, family moved around 20+ times and 10+ school changes as child).
-Target Schools: UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley, NYU, Columbia, Stretch Stanford
Please let me know what my chances are. I know that my work history is very questionable and so is my age but there are good reasons why. Thank you!
