M7 vs Select T15 vs INSEAD/IMD for this profile
my profile really quickly:
29y, male, URM, German dual citizen
Bachelor: management and tech (top uni of an eastern european country, 0.05% in the entrance exam) 3.6 gpa
Master: management and tech (top uni germany)
GMAT: 740 traditional
Additional Languages: C2 German, B2 French + English and my mother tongue
Work Experience: 6 months internship at FAANG, BizDev
1.5 years business strat. & analytics at an American bluechip (then I went for the master's in Germany)
2 years of part-time at an FMCG, digital strategy, while studying
2 years of strategy analyst (market sizing, m&a, competitive strategy etc.) at a european FMCG (same one with the part-time)
1.5 yr senior analyst
Close to 1 year as Strategy manager. On request, relocated to another Western European country, to work directly with the C-suit.
EC:
I'm a first-gen student who had a really poor upbringing. I'm the first person in my family who attended highschool. So it was really hard for me to learn the ropes of the corp. world, and struggled & felt uncomfortable when cold reaching other people. So I became the mentor of kids who had a similar experience. Started with just by myself, then it grew into a platform with 20 mentors from different industries and geographies and had 200+ students and early professionals, helped with their career + academic choices.
Goal:
Strategy in Tech>MBB>Corp. Strategy adjacent GM Tracks in the US preferably or Switzerland/EU.
School Targets:
Crapshoot: HBS
Super Long Reach: MIT Sloan, Kellogg (MBAi or 2Y), Columbia
Normal Reach: Haas, INSEAD
Target: NYU Tech, Cornell Tech, Ross, Tuck, Tepper, IMD
Safety: Darden
What do you think about my profile/target schools? Which one would be the likely outcome? Which one(s) should I add/discard? Would these help me for my goals?
