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Thomas Graf

Founder of the MIM Compass
Author of the MIM eBooks

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me any insights into the strengths/weaknesses of my profile.

I am a 21 years old Belgian student. In 2016 I started my studies in Business Engineering but I stopped pursuing this degree after half a year because I felt like my interests didn't align with the program contents. Throughout the year I was busy in the cryptocurrency space and made quite a bit of money. This motivated me to start studying computer science.

So in 2020 I graduated cum laude with my BSc in Applied Artificial Intelligence, from an average institution in my country. During those 3 years I realized I missed some economics, business, management,...
I am now studying for an MSc in Commercial Sciences at the number 1 university in my country. I have to complete 1 year of study to catch up on some important courses I missed in the bachelor's degree before I can complete the 1 year master's degree.
I'm confident I can get a strong gpa in this program because I'm very interested in the course contents and motivated to do well.

I only did 1 GMAT mock test and got a 600, I think with some practice I could improve this drastically.

As for work experience, I have a few short internships and part-time student jobs.
I had an internship at a big petrochemical company in Antwerp, I worked in their energy department and automated their checklists for checking all the various valves etc. I worked there for 1 month during the summer.

During my off time in school I worked as a paid volunteer, to teach the elderly how to use new technologies (tablets, smartphones,...)

I also completed a 3 month internship at a medium-sized IT consultancy company. Working on a proof of concept for a IoT device to be used in the elderly care sector.

My extracurriculars are decent as well I think. First off, I've been a member of my local youth movement for 12 years. In 2016 I became a youth leader there. We organize events to raise funds and every sunday afternoon we plan activities to do with our group of kids (ages 6-17). This has thaught me a lot of planning and management skills.
Also, 2 years ago, I won a contest together with my brother and 3 other people. We came up with an innovative startup idea in the theme of '"circular economy". This won us a free trip to Singapore to visit big companies, institutions and startups. We visited INSEAD for example, this trip sparked my interests in getting a degree there.
I've also been doing powerlifting for 4.5 years now , planning to compete for the first time in 2021.

I hope anyone can give me some valuable insights here. I'm mostly worried about the 1 year gap in my academics journey. INSEAD and their vision really appealed to me when we visited there on our Singapore trip, so I hope to one day be able to study there.

Thanks for any help,
Warre