Hello everyone! I'll throw my hat in the ring. Curious to hear others' opinions on the likelihood of HGSE admittance.
Age: 31
Program/Concentration: Master of Education, TEP (History 5-12 strand)GRE Score: V 161, Q 146, AWA: 4.0 GPA: 3.57 undergrad (last 2 years – 3.88) / 2.3 grad GPA (abortive 1-yr stint at law school back in 2009)Work Experience: 2009-2011- taught English in China. 2011-2013 - worked in business development at a Chinese Edtech firm. 2013-2016 - Worked at Facebook HQ on a strategy team doing business development-type work. 2016-2017- Worked at Udacity, one of the founding sales team members and closed the first B2B deal in company history. 2017-present - sales director at a software company. Undergrad/Grad Institution (Public, Private, Ivy, etc..): top 25 US Public University undergrad / fringe T2 law school during abortive law school year LoR/SoP: 1 from my VP at Facebook, 1 from my VP at Udacity, and 1 from an old and esteemed undergrad professor back in 2008 who supervised my senior thesis What Other Schools Are You Applying To: TC, Berkeley, Stanford, USC
I work 60+ hr weeks and took the GRE completely cold. I'm worried about my quant score and year of law school. For the former, I'd posit my work experience should overcome that. For the latter, perhaps youthful folly? lol. I got out when I lost my scholarship. In hindsight that was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me.