laurent777 wrote:
Profile
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Nationality: Canadian
Minority: No
GPA: 3.93/4.0
Degree: Economics and Finance
School (Undergraduate): Florida Southern College
Official GMAT Score: 710 (49Q 38V 8IR)
Languages: French, English, Spanish (conversational)
Internship: 2 four-month internships at an actuarial firm in Canada (Income projection, actuarial valuation for divorce, analyzed segregated funds for estate planning, etc…)
Extracurricular Activities:
-Captain of the varsity Men’s tennis team (One of the nation’s best D2 program).
-Vice-President of the Elite Board of Students (Top 5% students of the business school).
-Member of Phi Kappa Phi and Gamma Beta Sigma Honor Societies. -Participated in international tennis championships all around the world (North America, Africa, Asia, South America).
-Recipient of athletic and academic scholarship.
Desired Canadian Programs: University of Toronto (Financial Economics), Queens University (Ms in Finance)
Desired American Programs: MIT (Ms Finance), Vanderbilt (Ms Finance), Chicago (Mathematical Finance), UC Berkeley (Financial Engineering), Columbia (MS Financial Economics), Any other programs you would recommend applying?
Desired European Programs: Oxford Said (Ms Finance), LBS (Master Financial Analysis), LSE (Ms Finance and Private Equity or Ms Finance), HEC Paris (Ms Finance), Any other programs you would recommend?
I would like to work in IB, M&A or hedge funds my biggest dream being to eventually manage a hedge fund. Europe has always been a place I want to discover so I was thinking of maybe working there, do you think studying there would give me a better chance of finding a job over there?
I travelled a lot for tennis tournaments since becoming a professional player was my goal but I recently realized that only a very small proportion of players make enough money to live so I decided to go play college tennis in the US.
Let me know what you think of my profile and on when I should start applying to schools!
Kind Regards
Laurent
Dear Laurent,
So to answer your last question first: Yes, studying in Europe will set you a better base to work over there. And the schools you have chosen are basically pretty much those I would have suggested to you. The American programs you selected are also good, as are the Canadians. You could add Princeton to your list as well.
You are Canadian, your grades are great and you have some interesting tennis stuff in your profile (Although its hard for me to evaluate the value of your internships, and it is maybe your big weak point, as at top MiM/MFs you will be up against guys who have already interned at the biggest banks or consulting firms).
So in your applications work hard to show that your work experience has been relevant and prestigious and have clear goals, and then the rest should be good.
If you have further questions or anything at all, feel free to drop a line:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultati ... n=mba_blogBest,
Jon