Profile Evaluation Request - mbaaspirant73 (10)
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09 Jul 2015, 22:54
Hi, Greetings!!
I wish to request you to please do a profile evaluation for me.
Intro
I am a 29 year old Indian male working abroad for last 5 years in a top tier Investment Bank. I am interested in pursuing a top US MBA program.
GMAT Score
730 (96%) AWA: 6.0 (91%))
Education
- UG GPA: 3.1
- Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Won Scholarship
- Won many leadership and extra curricular awards
- Took a couple of business and finance courses in college and instantaneously became fascinated by finance. Decided to pursue a career in the Financial Services Industry.
Work Experience
5 Years in a top tier Investment Bank in Singapore
- Working for Chief Operating Officer (COO), developing and implementing business strategies and mandates for Emerging Markets.
- Won many top awards for distinguished and top rated performance.
- Have demonstrated strong evidence on how strategies have delivered results
Strong International Exposure
- Lived, Studied, Worked and travelled to multiple countries (Argentina, Mexico, Canada, USA, Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Italy, Switzerland, UK)
- Worked in International teams.
- Managed and lead diverse team across regions
- President of College Club that organized trips to major industrial and technological hubs in China
Post-MBA Goal
I plan to transition from my strategy role into a full time investment banking advisory role. I wish to leverage upon the vast knowledge, exposure and experience I have gained working in Investment Banking and want a role where I can apply both my strategy and financial markets skills.
Extracurriculars
- Organized fund raising charity drives
- Team manager for a corporate league basketball team
- Learning Spanish in evening and weekend classes
Target Schools
- Columbia
- NYU
- Chicago
- Harvard
- Stanford
- UCLA
- UIUC
- Wharton
- Cornell
- LBS
- IMD
- INSEAD
Questions
1. Do you think I have a decent shot at the school of my choice (listed above).
2. Also please advise which schools I should target in Round1 and in Round2?.
3. Please also advise which other schools (not listed above) will help me achieve my career goals.
Thanks again! Looing forward to hearing from you. Let me know if you would like to know more about me.