Female Minority Engineer

[rdehay]

Thanks in advance!!!

25/Female/Native Hawaiian

Undergrad 3.1, Engineering, Stanford

Grad 3.6, Engineering, Stanford

GMAT target 700

Grew up in Hawaii

School Activites:
Played 3 years of soccer at Stanford, top 5, scholarship
Played 2 years of soccer at University of Hawaii, All-Conference 2x, scholarship
Sorority 4 years, Stanford University

Work Experience: 3.5 years of experience at matriculation

Leadership Experience:
Implemented program to transition 18 engineers from a 2d program to 3d program. Created training schedule, committed civil group to compentency deadlines, lead focused training sessions, was the representative to CEO and board of directors. Was give budget of $200k (15% of annual profits) no counting training time to implement. This 3d ability enabled firm to win a $12M contract over 10 years as the first Hawaii firm using program.

Also secretary at ToastMaster International.

Community Service:
Volunteered coaching a high school soccer team.
Probably will volunteer at a local DIII school this fall

Why MBA: transition from engineering to finance world

Target Schools: HBS, MIT, CBS, Wharton, NYU, Yale,
(maybe Duke, UVA, UNC)

[Amy]

Hi rdehay,

From the information posted you certainly have excellent raw material for an application to a top 10 school. You might want to work on volunteer activities focusing on taking on a leadership position, and perhaps in an area you are interested in professionally post-MBA. I think it's more of a "nice to have" though.

I would focus on studying for the GMAT, and then once you have taken it, thinking about why you want an MBA, what your short and long term goals are, etc. Visiting schools and speaking with current students and alumni will also help you understand what makes each school unique and how you will fit in.

Good luck!

Amy