Scott/Omari

another evaluation request -

700 (46Q,40V) gmat
3.45 undergrad gpa econ - ivy
captain top 10 athletic team/awards
played professionally for 1.5 years
following graduation
3 yrs @ boutique investment management firm
(bus. dev/marketing, research, passed lv 1 cfa...i.e..little ofeverything)

have volunteered last 1.5 yrs for start up intl non-profit
which i'll be working for full-time come january (until summer)
- created marketing material, worked on business plan,
fundraising, etc. enjoy it very much and looking forward
to adding structure - hope to incorporate my mba school
and classmates into the org while i attend.

applying to HBS, tuck, wharton, columbia, kellogg

would like your thoughts on how i look "paper w/
those schools in mind.

trying to see how other applicants
from buy-side invst firms position themselves but have
found very little information. how they've discussed
their experience and how they've approached the
why mba, why now. concerned over my firm's size
and lack of name value....and also don't have the
standard consulting/ibanking background. but overall
feel pretty good about background....

following mba hope to
work at bigger firm in PWM or prient client group, then start
my own wealth management firm (primarly for athletes)
focused on wealth creation and aligning clients w/
appropriate philanthropic causes & private investments.
then maybe public service.......

any suggestions and/or thoughts would be greatly appreciated...
thanks in advance!

Thanks for replying and i agree.......

Do you think from a strategic point of view (as far as the application process) that it would make more sense to say/write that after school i'd like to go back and help the non-profit I currently volunteer for and will be working for (which is a real possibility - partly depends on their needs and progress from current state)? reason i ask is that you said you've seen similiar applicants w/ my original strategy - feel like i have a somewhat unique background and don't want to be another finance guy w/ decent numbers, education, etc.....also have a story regarding entering the business end of the professional sport i played. know quite a few people in the sport have seriously thought about entering the management/strategy side of a team. Basically, there are 2-4 things i'm seriously considering after school (as many applicants) and know the need to pin down one. Assuming I have refined stories on the three after-school plans, which would you advise me to use?

thanks a lot for your help. certainly help all of us who use this site!