Chances of Getting an internship with BCG / McKinsey / Bain? CEO of student-run business

Academics: - 3.6 GPA / Cum Laude 2019 Grad - Accepted in Northwestern for non-MBA MSc program - Non-business major (Communication Studies / Corporate Anthropology Minor)

Rel. Experience: - CEO of a student-run business enterprise with a portfolio of 6 businesses / 80 staff members / over $4 mill in revenue ... (pretty unique experience?)
- Former Director of Marketing for one of the business ventures - human rights nonprofit experience

Other: - Mentor for refugee-serving nonprofit - Founding university member of national association for student-run corporations

  • speak Hindi/Urdu & French
  • interest in working abroad

I'm worried that my experiences are not very traditional? Thoughts?

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