Sandra T.
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HBS Admit & UPenn Alum | Expert in Top MBA Applications
Studied at Harvard Business School
Works at Unit Finance
Available tomorrow at 11:00 PM UTC
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Sandra's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $69/hr
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Sandra’s MBA Qualifications
Mentorship and coaching have shaped every step of my academic and professional journey, and as a Harvard Business School Class of 2025 grad, I’m excited to pay that forward. I immigrated to the U.S. at 8 years old with my mother, who was unfamiliar with the traditional college application process. Thanks to mentorship and access to coaching programs, I successfully navigated the path, applying to 14 schools including UPenn, Brown, Cornell, and Georgetown, and was admitted to 13 and waitlisted at one. After that experience, I co-founded the College Admissions Mentoring Program to help other students achieve their goals. Since graduating, I’ve remained involved in admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, gaining firsthand insight into what makes a strong application and how interview processes work. I’ve experienced the admissions process from every angle: as a student, a mentor, and someone who has worked directly on the admissions side. This gives me a unique and well-rounded perspective that I bring to my coaching. For my MBA journey, I applied to Harvard, Wharton, MIT Sloan, and Yale SOM, and was fortunate to be admitted to all. I ultimately chose Harvard Business School, where I began with the goal of transitioning from consulting into fintech. I landed a role at a fintech startup just a month after graduating. Over the years, I’ve offered informal coaching to many candidates through LinkedIn cold messages and my personal network and look forward to formalizing it. As an HBS alum, I understand what top MBA programs look for and how to craft a story that feels both compelling and true to who you are. Whether you're looking for help with application strategy, essays, or interview prep, I offer empathetic, big-picture coaching with a strong attention to detail. I’m here to support you every step of the way.
Sandra can help with:
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Work Experience
Manager, Customer Success
Unit Finance
July 2025 - Present
Lead, Go-to-Market
Harvard Business School
June 2024 - May 2025
- Quantified a 37.6 million global addressable market for Foundry, a digital learning platform with personalized AI support for under-resourced entrepreneurs - Formulated go-to-market strategy, including partnership strategy, targeting seven different channels to reach under-resourced entrepreneurs - Identified seven types of partnerships and criteria for selecting partners for soft launching platform - Deployed surveys to over 70 entrepreneurial organizations globally for data collection on entrepreneur needs to inform foundry platform Channel Partners, Market Sizing and +2 skills
Strategy Consultant
Deloitte
January 2022 - June 2023
- Defined 5 year expansion strategy for non profit, strategic plan, and robust cost model per department (totaling ~ $19 million) for implementation - Developed operations and investment processes for deploying $2 million grants to non profits and foundations Interviewing, Financial Modeling and +7 skills
Consultant
Deloitte
June 2020 - January 2022
- Co-led Deloitte's partnership with FINCA, defining the pro-bono engagements with fintech startups and recruiting a team of practitioners to support the engagements - Led a team of 5 in a pro bono engagement with a fintech startup to create their marketing strategy and customer value proposition for pitching to traditional banks - Defined the experience, application, recruitment, and communications which yielded 25+ participants creating a financial sustainability strategy for an incubator as founding member of Deloitte's social impact hackathon - Developed quarterly report showing new user engagement metrics for postal service subscription program and regularly cross functionally coordinated team to plan for meetings with 50+ program partners Strategic Communications, Report Writing and +8 skills
Business Analyst
Deloitte
October 2018 - June 2020
- Managed data-driven selection process and deployment of transportation security tech pilots across airports to explore strategies for increasing enrollments Data Analysis, Cross-functional Team Leadership and +5 skills
Princeton in Africa Fellow
African Leadership Academy
August 2017 - July 2018
- Fielded 100+ applications from young African entrepreneurs and spearheaded due diligence of five Ugandan semi-finalists leading to deployment of $20,000 Due Diligence, Event Planning and +3 skills
Education
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2023 - 2025
Activities and societies: PIMCO Future Leaders Scholar, Admissions Ambassador, Africa Business Club Social and Community Chair, Co-Director of the Africa Business Conference Fintech Panel
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, African Studies and International Development, International Relations and Affairs
2013 - 2017
Admissions Committee Experience
Grade: Magna Cum Laude, Distinction in International Relations Activities and societies: The Kite and Key Society (Tour Guide), Penn African Student Association, West African Vibe, College Cognoscenti (College of Arts and Sciences Ambassador), Penn Intercultural Leadership Program
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