Hello,
I'm a 27 y.o. Lithuanian male - lived in US for the last 10 yrs
Undergrad:
3.27 Double Major, Computer Engineering & Psychology, U of Illinois @ Champaign
Semester GPA Progression (3.5, 3.5, 2.8, 3.5, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 3.7*, 3.6, 3.7*)
*Deans List
GMAT:
680 Q43 (65%) V40 (89%) AWA 5.0
Resume:
Jul 2011+ Lead Developer at a student loan lender (promotion)
Dec 2010 Senior Developer at a timeshare company (promotion)
Aug 2010 Web Developer at same student loan lender (more resp.)
Jan 2009 Web Developer at same timeshare company
Aug 2007 Developer at a medicare auditor
Extracurrics:
-Undergrad:
Did neuroscience research - Abstract published in a scientific journal
Ran a computer business (May 2004 - Aug 2007)
Resident Adviser in student housing (70+ students)
-After undergrad:
Organized monthly group hiking trips
Built several small websites pro-bono
Earned several org. leadership certificates from eCornell
Other Personal Facts:
Born in Lithuania, came to US as a teenager.
First in family to earn US degree.
Self-financed undergrad (part-time work, own biz, loans)
Undergrad research involved writing software to guess what people are thinking from MRI data - ie "mind reading"
In previous job, organized & led a coalition of managers to implement major process improvements in my department.
Then was recruited by my current boss to bring in my own crew, lead the rewrite of company website, & help develop the main product.
Post-MBA Plans:
Want to gain management and product development experience in a software start-up. Then develop a prototype of my ideas and put together a team for a start-up of my own.
Target Schools:
Berkeley Haas EWMBA
MIT Sloan (full-time 2yr)
Cornell Johnson (full-time 2yr)
Carnegie-Mellon Tepper (full-time 2yr)
I would love to hear your feedback regarding my school selection and areas of my profile I should emphasize or de-emphasize.
Greatly appreciate your comments,
-kMBA
I'm a 27 y.o. Lithuanian male - lived in US for the last 10 yrs
Undergrad:
3.27 Double Major, Computer Engineering & Psychology, U of Illinois @ Champaign
Semester GPA Progression (3.5, 3.5, 2.8, 3.5, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 3.7*, 3.6, 3.7*)
*Deans List
GMAT:
680 Q43 (65%) V40 (89%) AWA 5.0
Resume:
Jul 2011+ Lead Developer at a student loan lender (promotion)
Dec 2010 Senior Developer at a timeshare company (promotion)
Aug 2010 Web Developer at same student loan lender (more resp.)
Jan 2009 Web Developer at same timeshare company
Aug 2007 Developer at a medicare auditor
Extracurrics:
-Undergrad:
Did neuroscience research - Abstract published in a scientific journal
Ran a computer business (May 2004 - Aug 2007)
Resident Adviser in student housing (70+ students)
-After undergrad:
Organized monthly group hiking trips
Built several small websites pro-bono
Earned several org. leadership certificates from eCornell
Other Personal Facts:
Born in Lithuania, came to US as a teenager.
First in family to earn US degree.
Self-financed undergrad (part-time work, own biz, loans)
Undergrad research involved writing software to guess what people are thinking from MRI data - ie "mind reading"
In previous job, organized & led a coalition of managers to implement major process improvements in my department.
Then was recruited by my current boss to bring in my own crew, lead the rewrite of company website, & help develop the main product.
Post-MBA Plans:
Want to gain management and product development experience in a software start-up. Then develop a prototype of my ideas and put together a team for a start-up of my own.
Target Schools:
Berkeley Haas EWMBA
MIT Sloan (full-time 2yr)
Cornell Johnson (full-time 2yr)
Carnegie-Mellon Tepper (full-time 2yr)
I would love to hear your feedback regarding my school selection and areas of my profile I should emphasize or de-emphasize.
Greatly appreciate your comments,
-kMBA
