Engr2012 wrote:
Izzy767 wrote:
In at Stern with a full tuition fellowship! Couldn't be more excited!
Submitted application: 1/5
Interview: 2/20
Admittance: 3/4
Congratulations. Do you mind sharing your profile for readers of this thread?
Congratulations. Do you mind sharing your profile for readers of this thread?[/quote]
Of course.
Undergrad: 3.2 GPA at top liberal arts college. I graduated nearly a year late because of an illness, but I just pointed this out in the optional essay.
GMAT: 690 (Q48 V38)
5 years work experience, pretty diverse background but I am currently in private equity. I think probably what stood out most about my candidacy was that I was offered my current role with no prior finance experience. At my former employer I had worked with some of the senior partners at my current firm on some non-finance matters and they were impressed with me, so they eventually offered me a position here. My recommender, one of these senior partners, wrote me a phenomenal recommendation highlighting this.
I have also been engaged in a lot of extracurriculars post-undergrad, particularly helping underserved communities.
I think NYU really does focus on EQ+IQ and fit, and so that is what I tried to convey in my essays and in the interview.