Ask Stacy Blackman

Hi! I would really appreciate a profile evaluation, and any suggestions about how I can improve my application.

Right now I'm 24 (graduated from college in 2014) and I'm targeting applying first round in 2017. Below are my vital stats. As a note my current job will not afford me any direct management experience (it is rare for PhD's to get a report before 5 years here).

Target Schools: MIT, Haas, HBS, GSB, INSEAD
GMAT: 780 (50Q, 48V)
GPA: 3.58
Bachelors in Chemistry at BU with a large amount of graduate work.
Work Experience: 2 years at Vertex Pharma (a medium sized biotech/pharma company) in medicinal chemistry research (read drug discovery) (2 promotions with a 3rd likely this December)
Two publications as the main author in major research journals and inventor on a patent (not sure if anyone cares)
Internships at a major oil services firm for two summers in R&D.

Extracurricular activities: Tutored organic chemistry during college
Research assistant in an organic chemistry research group during college (2.5
years 20+ hrs a week) where I co-led a project where I was responsible
for training and managing other undergrads (2).
20+ MOOCs in CS/Math/Business (Wharton Coursera Foundations series)
Teaching myself German (Somewhere around B1 or B2 level proficiency)
Applying to the GT Online Master in Computer Science
Marathons (semi-competitive sub-3 hours)

Volunteering: Mentoring urban high school students entering science fairs (2 years)
Volunteer at various charity races and run with homeless bostonians.

Goals:
Start company at intersection of pharma and chemistry to further
automate the drug development process (perhaps after a few years in
consulting).

I would really appreciate any feedback! Thanks

Thanks so much for the feedback! Since I wrote this I have tried to strengthen my leadership skills by taking up a teaching position part time. I am teaching AP Computer Science at a charter school in Boston, with a large number of minority and disadvantaged children. I am part of a group of 5 other teachers so there is a high level of communication and collaboration required (Requires around 10-15 hours a week). Will this experience move the needle as far as my leadership experience? I think I can make this consistent with the rest of my profile. I also may have the opportunity to get an intern. Would this make any significant different (since it is one-on-one mentoring)?

As far as international exposure, I have not managed to live or study oversees (my family didn't have the money). We do have teams oversees and there is a small amount of collaboration between the sites, but nothing significant. At my site I would say that about 1/2 of the chemists are from outside the US and I work very closely with many of them (my first manager is an immigrant). I also may be able to talk my way into a stint (4 weeks) working at one of the other sites, but this is a bit of a long shot and would happen around September next year. Probably irrelevant, but my current girlfriend is an immigrant from China (in the process of naturalizing).

Thanks again!
Zach