donkadsw wrote:
Dear Admission Consultants,
Please see below my profile. Would appreciate if you could take time to evaluate it along the lines of the schools I'm targeting! Thanks very much.
- Indian female, age 31 at the time of application
- GPA: 8.59/10, GMAT: 740 (Q50, V40, IR7, Essay 5)
- Undergrad: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras (ranked in the top 200 out of 300,000 applicants in the entrace exam), B.Tech Major in Computer Science & Engg, Minor in Operations Research
- Work experience: 8+ years experience in Fixed Income & Technology Analytics with Lehman Brothers and Nomura Securities (2 years), Credit IT Analyst in Barclays Capital (6 months), Emerging markets & Treasury IT in UBS Investment Bank (6 years) - all in IT space except for a 3-month undergrad internship, which was with Quant desk in Lehman Brothers. Currently, employed as Director - developing IT strategy and roadmap for a program of size 1.5 million in expenditure.
- International work experience: Worked based out of Tokyo, then Singapore. Travelled to Hong Kong, Zurich, and New York on business.
- A few extracurriculars in areas of diversity within the companies I worked for. For eg. member of gay and lesbian network community in Lehman, led events for women & employee diversity in UBS, led initiatives for internal employee mobility, etc. Personally, travelled quite extensively in Asia and Europe for holiday.
- Want to pursue an MBA stong in the field of social finance; especially interested in VC/PE and in joining a firm with major foothold in impact investments, such as the VC arm of IFC of the World Bank. Second choice is Corporate Finance. Target schools are - Stanford, LBS, Booth, Columbia.
Again, many thanks for your time and appreciate honest feedback.
Hey there!
Great to hear fro you!
So first of all, your profile is solid gold!
I'm serious. And I don't say it often.
You are female, in an industry veeeery underrepresented by females, from the best school in India (incidentally the one which sends the majority of folks to top MBAs with a very strong GMAT). You work at a strong MBA feeder firm, you have strong international experience, and seem to have decent ECs.
So just get your story together, and apply.
Your school list is good. I would also consider: HBS, Sloan
Best,
Jon