Profile Review for 2+2 MBA Programs
Hello! I’m a senior black undergrad seeking admission to these 2+2 programs. I’m applying soon, so I’m wondering if I could get some advice/feedback on my profile. Wharton is of particular interest to me because they have a joint MBA/ MA in international relations at the Lauder school.
School: HYP Ivy
GPA: 3.75
313 GRE: 162v, 151q
Major: Political Science/Middle East Studies (Arabic Minor)
Race: Black
Activities/Awards
President of my school’s refugee resettlement program— over 150 person organization that offers ESL tutoring to over 200 refugee children a year in my university’s city. We work with schools to create ESL curriculum and then send tutors with second language skills to tutor using the curriculum. We also do things like cultural festivals to make families feel at home
Israel-Palestinian Conflict Fellow— went on and help organize an annual joint trip to Israel and the West Bank between West Point cadets and Ivy League students. We met diplomats political leaders, religious leaders, and industry leaders to gain a more nuanced perspective of the Conflict
Critical Language Scholarship— full scholarship from US dept of state to study arabic in Jordan for 4 months
National Security Language Initiative: Full scholarship to study Arabic in Morocco for 3 months
Work Experience
Goldman Sachs IBD analyst— worked as a summer analyst and will be returning full time to a internationally focused asset backed funding desk (I also won a scholarship for excellence as a result of my performance as analyst)
Researcher at a think tank focused on Middle East, specifically the Syrian civil war
Worked in the endowments arm of a non profit focused on education
Arabic Teaching Assistant: teach a weekly class to undergrads in Arabic. Grade papers, etc.
Reason For MBA:
I really want to mix my passion for IR and Arabic with business. My role at GS showed how finance can be employed internationally for good effect, such as supporting low income borrowers in Latin America or supporting new infrastructure development. My experiences in finance and the Middle East have shaped my goal to eventually work in impact investing in the Middle East/ international sphere. Alternatively I’d love to work at a DFI like the IMF or the World Bank. I also like the idea of working at an endowment like Yale or Harvard, or working at a foundation like the Rockefeller or Carnegie.
No advice needed. If this type of resume/experience doesn’t allow you to be accepted into an 2+2, I truly don’t know what could.
Thanks, I guess the thing I am most worried about is my GRE score
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