Whatever else you would like the Admissions Committee to know.

I believe that my success in life hinges on my ability to motivate and help others. On one visit to the client site, a manager had asked his new employee named Bill to join us for the meeting. We were discussing their process for handling security payments. During the meeting, I could tell from Bill’s expressions that he did not comprehend the process and he was too shy to ask questions. When the meeting ended, I sat down with Bill at his desk and took him through every step of the process, answering every basic question he asked. At first he seemed hesitant to ask a “stupid question”, but I told him that asking questions showed that he wanted to learn. Though I had taken time out of my day to help someone else’s employee, I knew that by helping Bill during the initial phase, his contributions to the implementation would only increase with time. This sequence of events is emblematic of my personality. I always work with the people who are having the most trouble performing a task.

This trait is the result of my upbringing. As a child growing up in Argentina and the United States, I was the youngest member of my extended family. When it came time to learn how to ride a bike, or learn a new sport, my older brother and cousins were always there to help me. When I was ten years old, my parents volunteered my brother and me to perform a religious ritual in front of a large audience at the local Hindu temple. During our practice sessions, whenever I had difficulty with a mantra, my brother would work diligently with me to correct my pronunciation. He also took the time to teach me about our Indian heritage, helping me acquire an appreciation for our experiences at the temple. In this manner, my family instilled in me the importance of helping others to learn and taught me the value of my culture in the process.

There are many ways in which I exemplify my willingness to help others in my professional life. When leading a team through a challenging project, I always take the time to make sure that everyone understands their assignments. I recognize that the faster I can get someone to overcome their initial confusion, the sooner this person will be able to contribute valuable ideas to the project at hand.

In addition to providing assistance at work, I also strive to assist others in my personal life. While working near Boston after college, I joined the Upstart Corporation, a non-profit dedicated to rejuvenating the community through promoting small business ventures. At Upstart, I focused my efforts on researching and contacting foundations that donated to inner city and minority development and was able to develop twelve potential sources of funding.

I know that my fellow classmates at MIT Sloan will both share my personal drive to succeed as well as my belief in teamwork. This is one of the many reasons why I am seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA Program. I am excited at the prospect of both contributing and benefiting from this inspired environment.