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Ladia, Aman

Round: R3: 08 April 2025 MBA

Application ID: 086288937

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First Name
Aman

Last Name
Ladia

Personal Information

Just a few facts to start getting to know you...

Name

Name: Aman - Ladia (Aman)

Has your name changed? No


If you have a U.S. Social Security number, provide just last four digits for verification purposes.
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We are committed to protecting your privacy.

Upon receiving the secure transmission of the last four digits of your Social Security number, we immediately encrypt that information. This data is only available in plaintext for identification and account matching purposes. Your data is available for decryption only by those officials who oversee automated loading of personal information into student information systems, and only for that limited purpose.

Our databases are actively monitored and are firewalled to ensure the protection of your personal information, and we employ industry-standard safeguards.

Addresses

Add a permanent address and a mailing address. If they are the same, add it twice. Be sure to enter a valid mailing address that is recognized by FedEx and other shipping companies.

Mailing Address:
B1701 Chaitanya Tower,
Appa Saheb Marathe Marg,
Prabhadevi
Mumbai, Maharashtra India 400025
2022-01-01 to 2028-12-31

Permanent Address:
B1701, Chaitanya Tower,
Prabhadevi
Mumbai, Maharashtra India 400025

Telephone Numbers

Preferred Phone: Mobile
Home: +91 98209 14510
Mobile:  +91 99209 14510

Include "+" country code if applicable.

Biographical Information

We are required by U.S. federal guidelines to report the legal sex of each applicant as female or male. Typically, this is the sex indicated on your birth certificate or passport.
Sex: M

Birthdate: 2001-12-13
Birth Location: Udaipur, Rajasthan India

Citizenship Information

List all citizenships you hold. If you are a citizen of two or more countries and the United States is one of them, select the United States as either your Primary or Secondary Citizenship.

Primary Citizenship: India
Secondary Citizenship: -
Residency Status: -

Important Notes Regarding Residency Status

If, upon beginning your program at the GSB, you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you will be required to have a visa sponsorship that allows you to study full-time at Stanford. Stanford can provide the I-20 (for F-1 status) or, in some cases, the DS-2019 (for J-1 status) visa sponsorship. The GSB cannot grant you a deferral if you are in pending permanent residency status. Students who have pending permanent residency status would not qualify for temporary non immigrant F-1 / J-1 student status.

If you have been granted DACA status, you are eligible to apply and matriculate to Stanford GSB. If you have met all other admission requirements and are otherwise undocumented, you are also eligible to apply and matriculate to Stanford GSB. For more information, please see our website.

How many years (if any) have you lived in the United States? 3

Race/Ethnicity

Colleges and universities are asked by many groups, including the U.S. Federal Government, accrediting associations, college guides, and newspapers, to describe the ethnic/racial backgrounds of their students and employees. In order to respond to these requests, we ask you to answer the following two questions.

White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, Middle East, or North Africa.
Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Hispanic or Latino: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), who maintains cultural identification though tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

⬜ You may decline to answer by checking "Decline to State."

Are you Hispanic or Latino? No

Regardless of your answer to the prior question, check one or more of the following groups in which you consider yourself to be a member:
⬜ American Indian or Alaska Native
✅ Asian

⬜ Cambodia
⬜ China
✅ India
⬜ Japan
⬜ Korea
⬜ Malaysia
⬜ Pakistan
⬜ Philippines
⬜ Thailand
⬜ Vietnam
⬜ Other East Asia
⬜ Other South Asia
⬜ Other Southeast Asia

⬜ Black or African American
⬜ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
⬜ White

Gender Identity and Sexuality

Stanford GSB is committed to sustaining a diverse and inclusive educational community. We recognize that sex, gender, and sexuality are distinct and socially constructed categories, and are fluid in ways that available categories may not always capture. We also recognize that sharing information pertaining to sex, gender, and sexuality is personal and answering these questions may be not possible or preferable for you.

The questions below are optional and are intended to encourage self-identification and to allow you to share a more holistic view of your lived experiences.

We encourage you to review our online privacy policy resources to learn more about how any information in this application may be used.

What pronouns do you use? He/Him
If you use pronouns that are different from or complementary to those listed above, use the space below to share. -
How would you identify your gender? Man
If you use words to identify your gender that are different from or complementary to the words listed above, use the space below to share. -
Do you identify as LGBTQ+?  No

Additional Context

Family Information

Help us get to know you better by sharing more about your family. Below are some tips about completing this section of the application.
  • Tell us a little bit about your parent(s) or guardian(s) by creating individual entries for each of them.
  • If you have a spouse/partner and/or child(ren), tell us about them, too. We’d love to learn more about them.
  • If you have a close relative who is also planning to submit an application this year for admission to the Stanford MBA Program or the Stanford MSx Program, create an individual entry for them.
  • If you have any close relatives who are already admitted to, current students of, graduates of, or employed by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, add their information here.


Name: Monika Ladia

Relationship to you: Mother
⬜ This parent/guardian is deceased
Employer: Ivies Education Pvt. Ltd. (Ivies Chase You)
Job Title: Co-Founder
⬜ This parent/guardian is affiliated with Stanford GSB
Did this parent attend or graduate from college? Received the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree
Undergraduate School
Institution Name: Manipal Institute of Technology
Degree: Bachelor of Engineering 4
Graduate School #1
Institution Name:
Degree:  
Graduate School #2
Institution Name:
Degree:

Name: Vikas Ladia

Relationship to you: Father
⬜ This parent/guardian is deceased
Employer: Shree Rajasthan Syntex Ltd.
Job Title: Director
⬜ This parent/guardian is affiliated with Stanford GSB
Did this parent attend or graduate from college? Received the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree
Undergraduate School
Institution Name: Manipal Institute of Technology
Degree: Bachelor of Technology 4
Graduate School #1
Institution Name:
Degree:  
Graduate School #2
Institution Name:
Degree:

Application Information

Miscellaneous Considerations

Have you previously applied to the Stanford MBA or MSx Programs? No

Are you a current or former Stanford University student or employee? Yes

Are you currently serving, on reserve duty, or have you served in the United States military? No

As permitted by California Education Code 66024.5 for professional degrees, have you ever been convicted of a crime, had a criminal charge sustained against you in a juvenile proceeding, or been placed on a court-supervised probation, or do you currently have a criminal charge pending against you? No

Joint and Dual Degree Options

Have you or will you be applying to, or are you enrolled in, any joint or dual degree program at Stanford or other study opportunity outside Stanford? No

Fellowship Opportunities




Please tell us if you are or were a member of any of these organizations.
⬜ The Consortium
⬜ Forté
⬜ JumpStart
⬜ Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
⬜ Riordan MBA Fellows Program
⬜ ROMBA
⬜ Questbridge
⬜Other

Current Location

For interview planning purposes, tell us where you expect to be located from now until the decision notification date.
Current Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra India

Deferral Eligibility 

Are/were you a full-time student graduating after September 30, 2023? Yes
In what type of degree program are/were you enrolled? Combined Undergraduate/Master's program
Select the field of study: Engineering/Computer Science

You are qualified for deferred enrollment and the reduced application fee of $100.

When do you prefer to enroll in the Stanford MBA Program? 2027

What are your plans between graduation and enrollment at Stanford GSB?
I am scaling Ivies Chase You by hiring dedicated owners for sales & marketing, partnering with schools, and accelerating our pipeline of programs. Parallelly expanding HireScout, an AI hiring platform, from MVP with beta users to a market-ready solution.

Education

 

We'd like to hear more about your educational experiences. Add the high school from which you graduated as well as any post-secondary undergraduate or graduate schools (e.g., junior colleges, colleges, universities, or institutes) that you have attended or are currently attending, including for summer sessions, evening classes and transfer credits. List all post-secondary programs you have attended or are currently attending, whether or not you received a degree.


You must also upload an unofficial transcript from the following institutions:
  • Every institution from which you received a degree.
  • Every institution you have attended for at least one full academic year (two semesters or three quarters/trimesters), regardless of the number of credits received.
  • Any institution you are currently attending from which you expect to receive a degree (this may be an in-progress transcript).
You do not need to upload a transcript if the name of the transfer institution, course, and grade information already appear on another transcript that you submit. You are not required to submit transcripts for study abroad programs that were less than a year long if the name of the institution, course, and grade information already appear on your transcript. If any transfer or study abroad program information does not include all three requirements, you must upload a transcript for the institution.

Your transcript should include degree conferred and conferral date, if applicable.

Provide all transcript information in the original language and include an English translation if necessary in the same document. Visit our website for more information on academic transcripts.

Undergraduate GPA Instructions

Report your overall and year-by-year grade point average (GPA). Your GPA calculation should match the scale used by your institution and only include courses credited towards your first bachelor's degree: 

  • Factor in the number of credits and grades for each class; do not simply average quarters or semesters
  • Do not convert your college/university's scale
  • Calculate and report your GPA in the format in which it appears on your transcript, including using the same number of decimal places
  • Report your GPA to the best of your ability, even if your institution does not list it on your transcript. If necessary, you may explain how you reported it in the Additional Information section

For full-time students, report your current GPA. We recognize that this might change later in the school year.

Enter your GPA for each year below. This should not be a cumulative calculation. Enter 0 if this is not applicable in a specific year.

Graduate GPA Instructions

Report your overall and year-by-year grade point average (GPA). Your GPA calculation should match the scale used by your institution and only include courses credited towards your graduate degree: 
  • Factor in the number of credits and grades for each class; do not simply average quarters or semesters
  • Do not convert your college/university's scale
  • Calculate and report your GPA in the format in which it appears on your transcript, including using the same number of decimal places
  • Report your GPA to the best of your ability, even if your institution does not list it on your transcript. If necessary, you may explain how you reported it in the Additional Information section

For full-time students, report your current GPA. We recognize that this might change later in the school year.

Rank in Class Instructions

Report your rank in class as a fraction. For example, if you were ranked 170th out of 681 students, you would report 170/681. If you do not know your class rank, leave the field blank and do not estimate it.

If your undergraduate institution does not report class ranks but does report percentile ranks, provide that number. For example, top 25% would be reported as 25%. For full-time students, report your current class rank. We recognize that this might change later in the school year. If your school does not rank students or you do not know your class rank, leave the field blank.

Unofficial Transcript Notes
  • Scan a copy (front and back) of your unofficial college/university transcript.
  • If submitting a screenshot from your school’s online system, be sure it includes your name and the school name.
  • Include an English translation if your transcript is in a language other than English.
  • Since transcripts may contain sensitive information, we ask that you redact identifiers such as Social Security and student identification numbers.
  • Optimize the electronic file of your transcript so that it is no more than 2MB.
  • Humans, not machines, will read your transcript, so once you've uploaded it, confirm that the scanned transcript is clearly legible, has the institution name on it (and is visible), and is not protected or secured. If you can’t read it, we can’t read it – and this will delay the processing of your application.
If your transcript is illegible, you cannot meet the requirements above, or you have difficulty uploading a copy of your transcript, you may use the self-reported transcript template and upload it as an alternative. Click here to download the self-reported transcript template.

Note: You must complete all required fields, including uploading your transcript if required, to save this information. You may enter placeholder text, but be sure to edit and update it later.

Institution Name: Stanford University

School Location: Stanford, CA United States
Attended from 2023-04-01 to 2025-12-01
Level of Study: Graduate
Did you or will you receive a degree from this institution? Yes
Degree: Master of Science
Date Conferred or Expected: 2025-01-01

Major: Computer Science
GPA
GPA: 4.18
GPA Scale: 4.3
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Institution Name: Dhirubhai Ambani International School

School Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Attended from 2015-04-01 to 2020-05-01
Level of Study: High School

Institution Name: Stanford University

School Location: Stanford, CA United States
Attended from 2020-09-01 to 2024-06-01
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Did you or will you receive a degree from this institution? Yes
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Date Conferred or Expected: 2025-01-01
Major: Computer Science
Major Field: Engineering/Computer Science
Second Major: -
Second Degree:-
Second Major Field:-
Third Major: -
Third Degree:-
Third Major Field: -
Minor(s): -
GPA
GPA Scale: 4.3
GPA: 4.21
Enter your GPA for each year below. This should not be a cumulative calculation. Enter 0 if this is not applicable in a specific year.
GPA by Year: 4.192 | 4.205 | 4.211 | 4.300 | |  
Rank in Class: -
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Stanford GSB Admissions considers an applicant first-generation when neither parent holds a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university.
⬜ I am/was a first-generation college student.

Miscellaneous Information

Have you ever been suspended, dismissed, or placed on enforced leave from any college or university, or been the subject of disciplinary action by such an institution, or are you currently the subject of a pending disciplinary proceeding (note that such proceedings might include, but not be limited to, honor code, code of conduct, or Title IX matters)? No

Have you ever been placed on academic probation or been other than in good academic standing at any college or university, or is an academic standing proceeding pending against you? No

Undergraduate Funding Sources

Tell us how you funded your undergraduate education (tuition, room and board, and other expenses) and make sure the four values below total 100%. You may estimate these percentages to the best of your ability.

If higher education in your country or at the colleges or universities you attended is provided tuition-free, check the box below, and use the four percentage fields to indicate how you paid for any other education-related expenses, such as room and board, books and supplies, etc.
⬜ My undergraduate education was tuition-free

Employment: 0
Loans: 0
Family:  100
Scholarships/Grants: 0

Awards and Honors

If you have received any significant academic awards, honors, or recognitions, please tell us about them here. In the Basis of Selection field, explain the award criteria, how often the award is given, who selected the recipients, and the number applied and selected, if this information is available.

Henry Ford Scholar II Award

Level: National
Date Received: June 2024
Basis of Selection: Awarded to the undergraduate with the highest academic standing at Stanford, established by a grant from Ford Motor Company. Departments receive a list of eligible recipients from the registrar and then nominate a candidate. I was awarded the honor by the School of Engineering’s dean among 400 graduating seniors. I also received a $1000 prize.

Frederick E. Terman Award

Level: Other
Date Received: April 2024
Basis of Selection: Awarded to the top 30 graduating students at Stanford’s School of Engineering. Selected by a panel of engineer faculty for academic rigor beyond a high GPA; I was one of only two international students. As part of the award, Stanford flew in my chosen high school teacher from India to speak at the ceremony.

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa in Junior Year

Level: National
Date Received: June 2023
Basis of Selection: Phi Beta Kappa is America’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. I was elected to the Stanford chapter at the end of my junior year, reserved for only 2% of undergraduates. Besides a high GPA, Phi Beta Kappa also requires completion of at least three courses each across three major domains of scholarship: humanities, social sciences, and engineering/natural sciences. Selections are made by faculty on the board of Stanford's chapter.

Russell A. Berman Award

Level: Other
Date Received: April 2022
Basis of Selection: Each year, faculty leading freshman and sophomore seminars nominate exemplary student projects for this award. Mine was among the 16 projects selected from over 200 such seminars that year. I was nominated by Dr Sherman Lo, director of the Stanford GPS Lab, for my project on improving location accuracy in urban environments by fusing GPS data with that of inertial measurement systems.

Additional Coursework

If you have completed or are in progress of completing any additional coursework not shown on your transcripts (e.g., professional certifications, MBA prep classes, English enrichment classes, etc.), provide relevant information here.
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Languages

If you speak one or more languages other than English assess your proficiency in these languages using the guidelines in the Language section of our website. Let us know if you speak any languages other than English, and to what level of proficiency. Speaking a language other than English is not required for admission to Stanford GSB.

Language: Hindi
Proficiency: Level 5: Native or bilingual proficiency

Language: Marathi
Proficiency: Level 2: Limited working proficiency

Test Scores

By submitting this application, you hereby authorize the relevant testing agency to share individual information with Stanford University, including information about any of your test scores on which questions of validity have been raised.
 
Although you must arrange to have the testing agency send your official test scores to us as part of the application process, those official scores may arrive after the application deadline. We will not confirm their receipt, but we will reach out to you if we have a problem accessing them.
 
If you have taken the GMAT Exam, review the information below to determine which GMAT test version to select when reporting your scores.

GMAT - Previous Version: Offered from 2012 to 2024, the previous GMAT version had total scores ending in a “0” and contained four test components:
  • Verbal Reasoning
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Integrated Reasoning
  • Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) *Not applicable for online tests
GMAT - Current Version: Offered since November 2023, the current GMAT version has total scores ending in a “5” and three test components:
  • Verbal Reasoning
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Data Insights
Tests must be taken before the deadline date of the application round in which you plan to apply. Scores from tests taken after the deadline date will not be considered. You must self-report your scores on your application and send us your official scores via the score reporting center. If you do not yet have your test scores, enter “0” in each test score and percentage field in the application. GMAT score reports may not be available until up to five business days after your test date, and GRE score reports may not be available until up to 15 business days after your test date. We strongly encourage you to take the test of your choice at least a few weeks before the application deadline of the round in which you apply to ensure that you can self-report your scores on your application.

Interviews will not be granted without a valid test score submitted to Stanford.

If you have an undergraduate or graduate degree from a college or university that provided instruction entirely in English (other than foreign language classes), then you are exempt from taking the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE. However, if your college or university taught some classes in a language other than English, you must take the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE. Neither your citizenship nor your work experience exempts you from taking the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE.

If you have further questions, visit our website for more information about reporting test scores.

Type: GMAT - Current Version

Test Date: 2025-03-08
Overall Score: 745 (100%)
Verbal Reasoning: 90 (100%)
Quantitative Reasoning: 87 (94%)
Data Insights: 84 (97%)

⬜ I have taken the GMAT and/or GRE more than once.

Activities and Interests

Help us get to know you better by sharing how you spend your time outside of your primary job responsibilities or classes. Examples of activities in which you are/have been involved may include athletic, charitable, civic, community, company-sponsored, or professional. A sustained depth of commitment in a few activities may demonstrate your passion more than minimal participation in many.

Tell us about the activities and interests during and since college that are significant and meaningful to you.

If you are applying for direct admission for next fall and an internship or part-time job during college was an important activity for you, you may list it here (though it’s not required). Meaningful post-graduate part-time work should go in the “Professional Experience” section.

If you are applying for deferred enrollment, list any internships (paid or unpaid) or part-time work during college or graduate school in the “Professional Experience” section.


Name: Member of Stanford’s MS CS Admissions Committee

Start Date: 2024-01-01 to 2024-05-01
Members: 20
Hours: 15 per Week
Role: Application reader and evaluator
Description Evaluated 200+ MS applications for Stanford's Computer Science Department, of which 8 were selected. I was the youngest of only 3 students nominated to be part of the admissions committee along with senior faculty; was chosen for my knowledge of the Stanford CS curriculum, role as a mentor and academic track record.

Name: Applied AI Research and Product Development

Start Date: 2022-01-01 to 2024-12-01
Members: 20
Hours: 5 per Week
Role: Research Lead
Description Developed 6 AI projects on centered on education and languages - like accurate speech recognition for mixed Hindi-English, real time whiteboard transcription for visually impaired students and automatic scientific figure captioning. These were created in groups of 2-6, either independently or in Stanford's AI club.

Name: One on One Outreach to Global Leaders

Start Date: 2021-09-01 to
Members: -
Hours: 8 per Month
Role: Initiator and Organizer
Description Pursuing a personal goal of meeting one new person a month via cold emails, calls, & mailing conversation starters (like favorite chocolates). Have met 45+ leaders so far incl. CEOs of Pinterest, Expensify & AGCO ($10bn farming giant). Also organized group sessions with Stanford Tau Beta Pi members to share takeaways.

Name: Stanford Entrepreneurship Club (ASES)

Start Date: 2020-09-01 to 2023-06-01
Members: 80
Hours: 6 per Week
Role: Bootcamp Mentor and Pitch Instructor
Description Leveraged entrepreneurial experience to mentor freshman on identifying start-up opportunities, evaluating product-market fit and winning their first customer. Co-taught a quarterly program under Stanford's Technical Communication Programs (TCP) to help engineering students practice pitching to non-technical audiences.

Name: Rehabilitating Native Birds in Urban Environments

Start Date: 2017-06-01 to
Members: -
Hours: 15 per Month
Role: Founder of advocacy movement
Description Launched civic campaign to revive Mumbai's native bird population. Performed survey on changes in nesting patterns and built a protective, $25 biodiversity dome for predator-safe breeding. Have since built 8 domes, with active nesting observed, which are now nominated for inclusion in Mumbai’s 2034 Redevelopment Plan.

Name: Public Speaking on Emerging Technologies

Start Date: 2017-01-01 to
Members: -
Hours: 10 per Month
Role: Invited Speaker and Panelist
Description Pursuing a personal goal of meeting one new person a month via cold emails, calls, & mailing conversation starters (like favorite chocolates). Have met 45+ leaders so far incl. CEOs of Pinterest, Expensify & AGCO ($10bn farming giant). Also organized group sessions with Stanford Tau Beta Pi members to share takeaways.

Awards and Honors

If you have received any significant awards, honors, or recognitions for the activities you list in this section, please tell us about them. In the Basis of Selection field, explain the award criteria, how often the award is given, who selected the recipients, and the number applied and selected, if this information is available.

Best Project (3 times)

Level: Other
Date Received: June 2024
Basis of Selection: Received 'Best Project' recognition from teaching teams of three Stanford graduate AI courses (CS 224N, CS 221, CS 231N), each with 500+ students. Projects were initiated independently or through Stanford’s AI club, and later shaped into submissions with faculty mentorship. Each project was selected in top 3 by professors including Chris Manning, Andrew Maas and Dorsa Sadigh, based on originality and execution.

Tau Beta Pi

Level: National
Date Received: May 2024
Basis of Selection: Elected to Tau Beta Pi, the oldest engineering honor society in the U.S., as part of the top 10% of Stanford engineers. Selection was based on academic excellence and fulfilling a requirement to initiate two events each across service, social, and professional development. My contributions included organizing three dinner conversations between our members and global leaders (such as the founder of AGI Inc.) and organized service projects exploring conversational AI for under-resourced languages.

Patent and Peer Reviewed Research

Level: International
Date Received: January 2021
Basis of Selection: Two of my research papers were published in notable peer reviewed journals: 'Blockchain: A Privacy Centered Standard for Corporate Compliance' in IEEE's IT Professional and 'Privacy Centric Collaborative Machine Learning Model Training' in Springer's Advances in Intelligent Systems. These are competitive and my publications went through a selection process. I have also received a patent for my electronic safety jacket for motorcyclists.

MAD Talks Future Leader Award

Level: International
Date Received: June 2019
Basis of Selection: MAD Talks is a Ted equivalent platform in the Middle East. Every year, they award 20 young changemakers with 'Future Leader' awards; I received this accolade for my projects and though leadership in the blockchain space. All awardees must be nominated - mine came from Mr. Tanvir Shah, founder of The Partnerships Consulting, with whom I worked on two FinTech projects in the UAE. Once nominated, I went through three interview rounds before receiving the accolade.

Professional Experience

We want to know about all the great work you've done, as well as your future aspirations. Your professional experience is one of the ways in which you can demonstrate the impact you've had on organizations. Just a reminder: by submitting your application, you have agreed to let us verify your employment information.

Employment Information

How much full-time work experience, if any, will you have had between completing your first undergraduate degree and September 2025?
Years: 0
Months: 9

Are you currently employed? Yes

In which industry are you currently employed? (If you are a full-time student, select "College Senior" or "Graduate Student" even if you are also working part-time.) Education

If you are admitted and commit to enroll, may we contact your current employer? Yes

Have you had any gap(s) of four months or more in your employment or educational history since secondary school? No

We know life is full of ups and downs. If you have ever been disciplined by or involuntarily terminated from an employer or organization, check the box below and explain the circumstances in the section below.
⬜ You have been disciplined by or involuntarily terminated from an employer or organization.

Employment History


We appreciate learning about your accomplishments from your resume, but would like additional context around your work experience. Below are some tips about completing this section of the application.

If you are applying for direct enrollment for next fall’s class:
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Organization/Employer: Ivies Chase You

Industry Category: Education
Nature of Organization/Employer's Activities:
EdTech startup offering 1:1 mentorship to help talented high schoolers develop skills, pursue impactful projects and gain admission to best-fit universities with scholarship support.
Approximately how many people does your organization employ? 10-49
If you are able to share, what is the total yearly revenue of your company in US dollars? 1200000

Job Title: Co-Founder & CEO

Function: Entrepreneur/Founder/Owner
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Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra India
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Start of Employment: 2025-01-01
Number of employees you supervised (direct reports only): 5
Annual Salary
Starting: 5000000 | Currency: Indian Rupee
Ending/Current: 5000000 | Currency: Indian Rupee
Annual Bonus
✅ This employer does not provide annual bonuses.
Your primary job responsibilities:
I lead sales, marketing, and recruiting. I manage $25K/week in revenue and built our sales team from scratch. I oversee $100k+ in omnichannel ad spend, supervising both in-house marketing and our work with freelancers. I also handle hiring of new mentors and run weekly webinars which drive inbound growth.
This job is/was: Full-time employment
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Organization/Employer: Stanford University

Nature of Organization/Employer's Activities:
Stanford's computer science department. I supervised CS 145, an upper-level elective taught but Prof. Narayanan Shivakumar covering SQL and database-intensive application design.
Approximately how many people does your organization employ? 5000-9999
If you are able to share, what is the total yearly revenue of your company in US dollars? -

Job Title: Head Course Assistant

Function: Education - Faculty
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Location: Stanford, CA United States
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Start of Employment: 2024-08-01
End of Employment: 2024-12-01
Number of employees you supervised (direct reports only): -
Annual Salary
Starting: 48000 | Currency: US Dollar
Ending/Current: 48000 | Currency: US Dollar
Annual Bonus
✅ This employer does not provide annual bonuses.
Your primary job responsibilities:
As the Head Course Assistant (CA), I managed a team of 10 CAs to coordinate lectures, exams, and office hours for a class of 162 students. I delegated weekly responsibilities, mediated student disputes, and ensured deadlines were met. I also maintained compliance with the registrar and office of accessible education.
This job is/was: Part-time employment
How many hours do/did you typically work per week? 20
Reason for leaving:
I graduated Stanford.

Organization/Employer: FOCUS Investment Banking

Industry Category: Finance - Investment Banking
Nature of Organization/Employer's Activities:
Middle market investment bank providing full-service M&A solutions. I worked with the Managed Service Providers (MSP) team, which specializes in PE buyouts of IT service providers.
Approximately how many people does your organization employ? 50-99
If you are able to share, what is the total yearly revenue of your company in US dollars? -

Job Title: Managed Service Provider (MSP) Intern

Function: Finance - Mergers/Acquisitions
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Location: Vienna, VA United States
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Start of Employment: 2023-04-01
End of Employment: 2023-12-01
Number of employees you supervised (direct reports only): -
Annual Salary
Starting: 90000 | Currency: US Dollar
Ending/Current: 90000 | Currency: US Dollar
Annual Bonus
✅ This employer does not provide annual bonuses.
Your primary job responsibilities:
Worked directly with MSP Team Lead / MD to originate new deals. Led email and physical outreach to 200 potential clients, generating 30 callbacks. Created 'Market Maker' - an industry first platform for IT M&A that was showcased at multiple industry events. Signed up 300+ owners as first users for the platform's pilot.
This job is/was: Internship
How many hours do/did you typically work per week? 40
Reason for leaving:
Once my internship ended, I was offered a full-time role as a Principal, but turned it down to pursue entrepreneurship.

Organization/Employer: Bertram Capital

Industry Category: Finance - Private Equity
Nature of Organization/Employer's Activities:
Middle market private equity firm currently investing from its fifth fund. I worked primarily with the Business Services team, which focuses on buyouts of B2B firms.
Approximately how many people does your organization employ? 10-49
If you are able to share, what is the total yearly revenue of your company in US dollars? -

Job Title: Business Services Intern

Function: Finance - Private Equity/LBO
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Location: Foster City, CA United States
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Start of Employment: 2022-04-01
End of Employment: 2022-08-01
Number of employees you supervised (direct reports only): -
Annual Salary
Starting: 90000 | Currency: US Dollar
Ending/Current: 90000 | Currency: US Dollar
Annual Bonus
✅ This employer does not provide annual bonuses.
Your primary job responsibilities:
Developed Bertram's thesis for acquiring a cybersecurity platform, identifying two high-fit sectors and creating a go-to-market playbook. Sourced 30+ target companies through outreach, with one that advancing to due diligence. Also assisted with research, data room analysis and management calls for incoming tech deals.
This job is/was: Internship
How many hours do/did you typically work per week? 40
Reason for leaving:
After my internship, I was offered a full-time analyst position but turned it down to pursue my own ventures.

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Awards and Honors

Please list any significant professional awards, honors, or recognitions you have received. In the Basis of Selection field, explain the award criteria, how often the award is given, who selected the recipients, and the number applied and selected, if this information is available.

ConnectWise IT Nation Business Strategy Keynote

Level: National
Date Received: October 2023
Basis of Selection: Was selected as the youngest of 10 speakers from 300 entries invited to address IT Nation Connect (America's largest IT provider conference). The 20-minute slot was valued at $50k if it has been sponsored; I was chosen under the 'business strategy' category for the novelty of my MSP Market Maker platform. The application process included a pitch deck, short demo reel and several questions regarding the product's vision. Decisions were made by the C-Suite of ConnectWise, a $6bn SaaS provider.

Post-GSB Aspirations

Briefly share your short- and long-term professional aspirations after graduating from Stanford GSB.
Short term: leverage GSB's training on building systems & leadership talent to transition existing ventures into self-sustaining businesses I can exit operationally. Long term: tap into founder network to build new ventures that disrupt legacy industries.

Select the industry and job function that most closely reflect your post-GSB goal. This isn't a commitment; you can still change your mind during the program.
Desired Industry: Tech - Software
Desired Function: Entrepreneur/Founder/Owner

Essays

We request that you write two personal essays.

In each essay, we want to hear your genuine voice. Think carefully about your values, passions, aims, and dreams. There is no "right answer" to these questions—the best answer is the one that is truest for you.

Essay A: What matters most to you, and why?

For this essay, we would like you to reflect deeply and write from the heart. Once you've identified what matters most to you, help us understand why. You might consider, for example, what makes this so important to you? What people, insights, or experiences have shaped your perspectives?

Essay B: Why Stanford?

Describe your aspirations and how your Stanford GSB experience will help you realize them.


Length

Both essays combined may not exceed 1,000 words. We recommend up to 650 words for Essay A and up to 350 words for Essay B. We often read effective essays that are written in fewer words.


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Short Answer Question

In this section, we provide an optional opportunity for you to discuss some of your contributions more fully.

What do we mean by "optional"? We mean you have the opportunity to choose. In evaluating your application, we want to know about who you are and how you think Stanford will help you achieve your aspirations. We are also interested in learning about the things you have done that are most meaningful to you. If you feel that you've already addressed these questions well in other areas of the application, congratulations, you're done!

If you would like to discuss your contributions more fully, this section is the place to do so. Perhaps you would like to expand upon a bullet item from your resume and tell us more about the “how” or “why” behind the “what.” Or maybe you have had impact in a way that doesn’t fit neatly in another part of the application. You are welcome to share up to three examples (up to 1,200 characters, or approximately 200 words, for each example).

Question:
Think about a time in the last few years when you've created a positive impact, whether in professional, extracurricular, academic, or other settings. What was your impact? What made it significant to you or to others?

As I built Ivies Chase You, a key bottleneck was the scale and efficiency at which I could hire the right talent. This inspired HireScout, my newest venture designed to level the playing field for small & medium businesses. For companies without dedicated HR teams, this means screening candidates with the same efficiency as enterprises. HireScout’s MVP is doing just that, having helped six business so far conduct 750 interviews, resulting in eight hires.

The idea came from my own struggles. I received 500+ applicants for a sales role, and no amount of resume filtering could assess critical soft skills like empathy. My only option was to interview candidates, but the process was slow and inefficient; it took me 45 interviews over 23 days for one opening. This inspired HireScout, an AI tool that conducts adaptive 1st round interviews and force ranks candidates for you.

After validating the problem with 50+ SMB leaders, I built an MVP and rolled it out across six pilot companies, ranging from an indie e-commerce brand to a fabric manufacturer. For me, the significance lies in making quality hiring accessible to those who have been excluded from it – starting with founders like me.

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As a fintech consultant to The Partnerships Advisory, Dubai, I have worked on technology transformation projects where adoption is slow, but the need is urgent. One of my most meaningful assignments was with the Government of Jharkhand – an Indian state as populous as California – where we were consulting on improving transparency in agricultural subsidies. The recipient farmers earnt under $5 a day yet saw a significant portion of government aid funneled by middlemen and bureaucrats. I collaborated with the state government’s technology division to design a blockchain-based system for subsidy disbursal, helping one of India’s least developed states lay the foundation for tamper-resistant records.

This endeavor led me to present at several government and industry events in South Asia and the Middle East. I became a recurring invitee, not for my lofty visions, but for marrying technology with on-ground pragmatism. I carry this belief into every assignment, applying technology not where it is easiest to implement, but where it is needed the most.

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At Stanford, I spent two years in the Ng House – a humanities-themed dorm – while being a STEM major. This experience shaped two meaningful contributions to the campus community.

The first was Decolonization Diaries, a safe space for shared reflection and story telling that I started in my junior year. As an Indian myself, I noticed that students from South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal often struggled to mingle due to the weight of geopolitical divides. Through weekly cookouts, open dialogue, and personal narratives, we fostered conversations that connected rather than divided us. Over the course of our Stanford journeys, we grew as friends and felt empowered by our shared heritage.

The second was a design challenge at Ng focused on accessibility. Inspired by an introsem I had taken (CHEMENG 90Q: Dare to Care), I led a quarter long activity to rethink common dorm elements like twist-lock doors that could pose difficulties for those with disabilities. This helped me share my love for prototyping through a human goal of ensuring dignity through design.

Additional Information

We are deliberate in the questions we ask. We believe that we get to know you well through all of the elements of your application. Complete this section only if you have critical information you could not convey elsewhere on your application (e.g., extenuating circumstances affecting academic or work performance). This section should not be used as an additional essay.

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Letters of Recommendation

What to submit

This is your chance to let someone else tell us how great you are! Please solicit two letters of recommendation for your MBA application.
  • One recommendation from your current direct supervisor (or next best alternative) at work
  • One recommendation from someone else who has supervised your work

Notify your recommenders which type of letter of recommendation they will be completing for you (Current Direct Supervisor or Other) and in which round you will be applying.

Your recommenders must be the sole authors of your letters of recommendation. Drafting, writing, translating, submitting your own recommendations, or having any outside party review or edit them, even if asked to do so by a recommender, is a violation of our application terms. You are responsible for informing your recommenders of this policy.

Technical advice: Please ask your recommenders to set their email filters to allow emails from @stanford.edu and @gsb.stanford.edu.

How to submit
Your recommenders are required to submit their letters through our online form by the deadline of the round in which you apply. Register your recommenders by clicking the Add Recommender button below.
  1. Provide the name and contact information of each person who will be recommending you. Check the email address for each recommender carefully. You cannot change it later. If there is an error, Exclude the recommender and add their information again. It is essential that you enter the recommender’s email address correctly so that your recommender can access the instructions and recommendation form.
  2. Read the waiver statement for each letter of recommendation and determine whether or not you will waive your right to review each recommendation. You cannot change this later.
  3. Click on the Send to Recommender button. We will send an email to the recommender with instructions on how to proceed. Check with your recommender to make sure they receive it.
  4. Your recommender completes and submits their recommendation.
  5. You and your recommender receive an email confirming the recommendation has been submitted.

You can check the status of your letters of recommendation anytime by logging in to your application or your applicant status portal once you have submitted your application. Your recommenders must submit their letters of recommendation through an online form. They may not email, mail, or fax letters of recommendation. Both letters of recommendation must be submitted by the deadline of the round in which you apply. 

Ready to submit your application? Wait! Read this first.

  • You will not be able to submit your application until you have notified two recommenders.
  • You don't have to wait until both letters are in before submitting your application. Go ahead and submit when you are ready, but remember to follow up and make sure your recommenders submit their letters by the deadline.
  • If a recommender hasn't submitted a letter yet and you would like to remind them, click on the recommender's record and then click Remind Recommender. 

If you need to change recommenders after notifying two, you must first exclude a recommender by clicking on their name, then clicking on Exclude. You will then be able to add a new recommender.

Still have questions? For more information on letters of recommendation, please review the instructions on our website.
If you are not submitting a letter of recommendation from your current direct supervisor, explain here by selecting the primary reason. I am self-employed/run my own business

Recommenders

Name: Abraham Garver

Telephone Number (include +country code): +1 646-620-6317
Email Address: abraham.garver@focusbankers.com 
⬜This is a personal (non-professional) email address
Institution/Organization: FOCUS Investment Banking
Position/Title: Managing Director & MSP Team Lead
Is this your current direct supervisor? No
How do you know this recommender?
Abraham was my direct supervisor for an internship.
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
Once you are a student in attendance, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) provides you with a right of access to your education record, including letters of recommendation if they are retained by the school. The law also permits you to waive that right of access to your letters of recommendation, if you so choose. Waiving your right of access to your letters of recommendation is optional, and your decision to waive or retain that right will have no bearing on your admission decision. Your recommender will see your choice.

Carefully consider your answer to this question. Upon sending this form to your recommender, you will no longer be able to change your decision about whether to waive your right.
 
Do you wish to waive your right to examine this letter of recommendation? Yes
Personal message to recommender:
Hello Abe, please use this link to submit my Stanford recommendation. Thank you.
In place of your signature, type your full legal name: AMAN LADIA

Name: Jared Ruger

Telephone Number (include +country code): +1 650-455-9303
Email Address: jared@bcap.com 
⬜This is a personal (non-professional) email address
Institution/Organization: Bertram Capital
Position/Title: Partner
Is this your current direct supervisor? No
How do you know this recommender?
Jared was my summer internship supervisor.
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
Once you are a student in attendance, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) provides you with a right of access to your education record, including letters of recommendation if they are retained by the school. The law also permits you to waive that right of access to your letters of recommendation, if you so choose. Waiving your right of access to your letters of recommendation is optional, and your decision to waive or retain that right will have no bearing on your admission decision. Your recommender will see your choice.

Carefully consider your answer to this question. Upon sending this form to your recommender, you will no longer be able to change your decision about whether to waive your right.
 
Do you wish to waive your right to examine this letter of recommendation? Yes
Personal message to recommender:
Hello Jared, please use this invite to submit your GSB recommendation as discussed.
In place of your signature, type your full legal name: Aman Ladia

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