jackkankodia wrote:
Hi,
Please help me by evaluating my profile. (Age 24, Male, Indian)
1) GMAT Score: 760 (Q51, V41)
2) Work Experience: 2 years at a proprietary trading firm. (firm employs 700 people worldwide), Managing a portfolio in commodities with consistent returns.
3) Undergraduate Studies: Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from a top 3 engineering university in India. GPA: 7.75/10
4) Extracurriculars: Represented college swimming and water polo teams in state level and inter-collegiate competitions, winning a couple of medals
5) Volunteer at an NGO for kids for about 2 years (serving 5 hrs a week): Mentoring underprivileged kids in their studies, Built & managed the primary school football team that won Silver medal in a city wide competition.
6) Will be appearing for CFA in December 2015
Post MBA goals: Portfolio Manager/ Investment Manager at a top fund
I am planning to apply to B-schools for 2016-2018 program. Please let me know which schools will be suitable and the level of competitiveness.
What??? On;y a 760??? You couldn't study any harder?
Kidding dude, that score is some awesome goods.
Now, to get to business: Overall your profile is very good. The main weakness is that as an Indian applicant you are not from an IIT. But okay.... And maybe a minor weakness (within the scope of the finance applicants) is that amongst the various finance sub-functions trading is less good than say IB/PE/etc.
But still pretty darn good.
Finally, two years can sometimes be a bit little for applicants if you don't have enough good stories, although for your industry, it should be enough experience.
In terms of schools the Top 10 finance schools (Wharton, Sloan, Columbia, Booth, HBS) might be a bit of a stretch for you (although I would suggest applying to at least one). The tier two finance schools like Tepper, NYU, Johnson, UNC might be more fitting for your profile.
Otherwise, I should also mention that one thing you for sure want to make sure is that your application has a bit of sparkle - I mean in terms of personal stories, uniqueness, great writing)...if you can do that, you should be fine.
Best,
JF