Profile Evaluation Request, Finance GMAT > 700
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06 Jul 2015, 06:11
Hi guys!
I would be very grateful if you will help me to evaluate myself.
First of all, I'm not including GMAT, because that's part of the reason I created this post. I want to select schools that will receive my score report (5 schools).
I am currently around 720-730.
So, my background:
Age 28 (soon 29).
Male, Russian minority.
Average Russian private college, GPA 3.2 (out of 4). Finance.
Career:
Moscow Big4 Audit for 5 years, promotions each year with "exceeded expectation" assessment. One of the top performers in TMT (Telecom, Media, Technology). Managed teams of 2-10 people. Audited largest Russian companies and branches of international companies, was one of the lead seniors in a huge London IPO.
Next - financial controller in a branch of an international medical equipment company in Moscow for 2 years, no people under management, no promotions (only CFO and MD above me).
I find my weak points are following:
Low GPA from a relatively unknown college, though I did outperform people from top colleges during my time in Big4.
Career path - due to economic situation, B4 didn't want to promote people in a certain year, creating some artificial obstacles, so a lot of people, including me, left for a better pay.
Extra-curriculars:
Unfortunately, my schedule in Big 4 was too tight to squeeze anything in, except for necessities (like sports/health/family/relationships).
Goal
PE, MBB. Or a product manager in a technology firm/start up.
Target schools:
Kellogg, Ross, MIT, Haas, Booth. Probably, Duke and Dartmouth. Obviously HSW, my dream school being Stanford (just a useful piece of information I assume).
I want to finish 2 years FT MBA in US, that will be recognizable outside the US (as an MBA, not because they have a good sports team or represent an Ivy league).
a year ago I already had an evaluation from Insead representative, he said that my profile is good for them (they selected me among other 9 guys from a pool of >500 applicants for these 1on1 meetings).
Currently, by number of people I was told that due to situation in Russia, applicants are having tough time, and the rate of rejections became substantially higher, though number of applicants decreased.
What do I need to succeed? Which schools I should select as a goal/stretch/safety?
Should I cancel any score below 740-750? Is there actually any bias towards Russian candidates in 2015-2016, can I overcome that?
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