Thread: Need help in profile evaluation

Originally Posted by jananicz

Hi I need help in evaluating my profile


There are some key facts about me with comments:
Country of origin: Poland
Age: 22
Education: Bachelor (2010), Finance and Accounting
GMAT: 730
GPA : 3.2 It's pretty low but I can explain it by full time job and lots of extra-curricular activities.
Work experience:
04.2009 - till now. Co - founder and vice president of IT company (start - up). Key accomplishments:
- got 300k $ from European Union Funding Programmes for developing innovative ERP system.
- leads company of 10 professionals
- manages portfolio of projects (total value 500k $), mainly for international companies
- recruited 4 employees


03.2010 - till now. I founded another company together with IT Company - Oracle, and polish biggest capital group IDM SA.
- l am leading team of 5 professionals


Others:
I published a book "start-up -how to start a business in Poland"

Presentation on IT Trends in Polish Market at Polish-Ukrainian Doctoral Seminar Commercial and Legal Aspects of IT Companies in Poland and Ukraine, Cracow 2009

I was the member Students Association for Consulting (coordinated several projects)
Motivation:
I need MBA to better manage my companies. They are expanding and I don't want to "outsource" management in future. I know I am young but only now I can afford to "leave " my work for 2 years.

Basing on the information provided please give me information where can / should I go for MBA (in Your opinion)
Thanks a lot!

Hi Jan,

It's been some time since we received this request from you. If you are still looking for answers, I am including our perspective on your profile below.

For your young age, your professional achievements are fantastic. I love that you can show leadership experience, people management and recruiting, for not just one, but multiple companies. Good job!

Since the professional achievements are so impressive, the lower undergraduate GPA doesn't matter as much, especially since you have a higher GMAT to compensate. To avoid leaving it as an unanswered question, addressing it in the optional essay or taking remedial classes in the subjects you didn't do well are potential options as well. The latter has the added benefit of showing that you took responsibility, and proactively tried to improve your profile.

You haven't mentioned as much about your personal profile, such as extracurricular activities, volunteering, etc. However, I do think that your book would make a great point to focus on, especially if you can show the impact you had with it, such as book sales or presentations, or even better, a business that actually followed it and was successful as a result.

Finally, your Polish background will be an asset. Poland is an underrepresented country in MBA classes in the US, and the combination of your diversity, professional experience, high GMAT and book-writing experience make you a pretty interesting candidate. The challenge, of course, will be appropriately communicating your myriad achievements to AdComs. This is what My MBA Admit specializes in - helping applicants develop a convincing and compelling application to maximize their chances for admission.

Based on your interests and reasons for an MBA, schools that have strong Entrepreneurship programs would be a good fit - among top schools, Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, etc. are great examples. For those just starting the application process, we highly recommend our 10-page Candidate Profiling and School Selection report - this simulates a mini-application by building a comprehensive profile and recommends schools where you have the best chances of being accepted.

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