bondc707 wrote:
Hi Jen,
I plan on matriculating in 2015 or 2016. I was dinged at Cornell and Stern this year so I have decided to wait another 2-3 years. I'd appreciate any input you could give me. Below is a brief synopsis of my profile.
Ethnicity- Indian Male living in Canada-- I will probably get my Canadian citizenship in 1-2 years
I majored in Finance at a small regional school in Canada. GPA -3.3 - -last two years(Dean's list) GPA 3.7
GMAT --710 (Q49, V39)
W/E
1 year work experience working at a family run Engineering consulting firm in India.
Marketing Internship at 3M Canada
I have 2.5 years experience in supply chain management as a Buyer at a Mid size (400-500 employees, 100mill in revenue)Aerospace manufacturing firm in Canada.
I currently plan on switching careers over to a more finance oriented role either in corporate finance or portfolio management
Other information:
-- Passed all three levels of the CFA on the first attempt--Don't have any finance experience though, so I won't be getting the charter anytime soon.
- extracurricular involvements --Toastmaster, numerous non leadership volunteer roles
Goals
My end goal is to work at at Aerospace company either in a corporate finance role or as a aerospace supply chain management consultant leveraging my background in finance. Alternatively I could manage an aerospace pension fund or equity research focusing on the aerospace industry. I'll fine tune this over the next few years as my career progresses. I will need to make my story sound believable.
Target Schools
These are the schools i'm targeting. In my opinion I'm a stretch at all schools except Oxford and UCLA because I have worked at very small companies and attended an unknown regional Canadian school. Can you recommend any other schools that you think I might have a decent shot at?
CBS, Booth, Kellogg, LBS, Oxford, Cambridge , UCLA - Anderson
Thanks
Hi,
You most definatley have a very good chance to get into your dream colleges. You have a diverse profile, good curriculars, great extra-curricualrs and a very decent GMAT score. My take is that you should apply to your colleges straight away. Try to potray your diversity well...that should do the trick.
Good luck...
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