Manager
Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 87
Given Kudos: 3
Concentration: Finance
Schools: NYU Stern Class of 2012
Q48 V48
GPA: 3.74
WE 1: GM, Diversified Financial Svcs.
WE 2: Sales & Trading
Profile Eval Please
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18 Aug 2008, 12:04
First of all, I wanted to thank you for taking time out of your day to read this. I'm planning to apply to B-school in '11 or possibly '12. Really aiming at a top 20 program, but have some time to build up weak spots in my resume. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.
Personal:
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24 y/o Male - US Born/Caucasian. Married.
Education:
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Texas Tech University - BA in Honors Management - 3.75 GPA
Several officer positions in Business Fraternity - VP of Scholarships & Awards, Webmaster, VP Fundraising
Golden Key Honor Society, Dean's list, etc. Worked ~ 25 hours/week during jr/sr year.
Sitting for CFA Level I in Dec. '08. Hoping to be done with Level II by matriculation.
GMAT:
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Taking in January - aiming for 720 (+/- 20)
Career/Job:
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Current Role:
Trading assistant to Senior VP at largest brokerage firm in the Southwest.
- Assisted in rollout of new electronic trading platform. Over $100k in revenue during first year of operation.
- Helped grow revenue of desk by nearly 150% YoY
Past Roles:
Management training program for credit card division of Citigroup.
Intern (Junior Year) - Webmaster for small architecture firm
Intern (Soph Year) - Marketing intern
Community:
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Current:
Habitat For Humanity - Core Volunteer. ~5 hrs/week currently.
Employer is heavily into volunteering for the America Heart Association - pursuing a leadership position here currently.
*Currently brainstorming ideas for improving this area of my application
Past:
Small things during college - adopt a highway, american heart association, lubbock pancake festival volunteer.
Hobbies:
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Motorcycle Racing - Not as often as I'd like ($$) - but a unique hobby.
Training for half marathon
Career Goals:
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Discovered my passion for finance my first year out of school (a bit late, really). Greatest interest is in Investment Management. As a result, I've been looking at traditionally strong Finance schools. Would love to hear your opinion on my chances, and your ideas for improving weaknesses. Thanks again.
Dream Schools:
Chicago, Wharton, Columbia, Kellogg
Reaches:
NYU, Cornell, Yale, UCLA, Michigan
Smaller Reach:
UT-Austin, other recommendations?
**EDIT : Corrected dates for matriculation in 2011 or 2012.