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I am a 27 year old american male with a BS in Physics from a relatively no-name Pennsylvania school, currently earning a masters in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania. I would like to apply to entrepreneurship MBA programs at Stanford, Wharton, HBS, and Berkeley. Any feedback would be helpful.

3.0 undergrad GPA in Physics

3 years teaching high school AP Physics, with great success

Left to join an oncology device firm, stayed for 9 months, and ended up leaving the company (with members of management) to create a competing start-up. That start-up has been going very well over the past 9 months.

Personally started a software company (concurrent with previously described start-up) making a patentable physics software product, and we're in talks with a few big-name companies about an impending acquisition.

I am in my second semester of a physics masters at Penn, with planned completion in may '10. I will be applying to Wharton, Stanford, HBS, Berkeley, and MIT for fall 2010 acceptance.

Several community leadership activities, including pro-bono web development for local charities, township board of parks and recreation, and animal rescue volunteer hours.

GMAT 730 (Q46, V45)

I would be seeking an MBA to prepare me for a new, bigger, medical device startup.


The real question is, is my background too non-traditional for a top-5 program? Is my undergrad track record a deal breaker?

Thanks for your time.