Schools for Corporate Finance program
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10 Oct 2008, 04:19
Hi,
I would like to request your inputs on my profile and your suggestions on some of the schools I can look at.
Education: Completed Btech in Computer Science with 67 % in May 2008
Workex:
One month summer training in NHPC (Natianal Hydroelectric Power Corporation) in Network Security in June’06 (full time, During Summer vacation while I was in college)
Two months training in NIIT (in java) in 2007 (full time, During Summer vacation while I was in college)
Three months full time job in software support in a firm after Graduation from May to August 2008
Presently working in a leading Power company in Business Development Department (core strategy group of the organization) as Graduate trainee. My promotion is due in December ’08.
By August 2009 I would be having full time work-ex of 14 months after graduation and 3 months full time job training while studying.
By the time I will be applying (December '0 my work-ex would be around 6 months after graduation.
I am going to take GMAT in December ‘08.
Currently my score is coming around 650, so I expect it to rise well above 700.
Beside these some other activities are:
• Founding member of Linux User Group (LUG) in JUIT (My college)
• Won 2nd Prize in “Make Bhai Make “ a movie making competition at college fest Le Fiestus’06
• Was a member of Event Management committee of college fest Le fiestus’05
• Won “Gold Medal ” in Avantika International Talent Search Essay Competition in 2001
• Secured a percentile score of 78.9 % Bright Career Scholastic Aptitude Test in 2001
• Implemented a experimental project “JUIT Online Radio Service “in a team of four which aired for a month and had subscriber count of 200
• Designed and Implemented final year project “AXE-CSA”(human Simulation) in team of four using QT framework in Linux. ( A+ grade in it)
• Have taken a 2 month course in Combustion (video compositing and visual effects) in Picasso Centennial Canadian Animation College, Delhi.
Beside these I am having 2-3 community service certificates also.
And also I can get good LOR from my lecturer who was my final year project instructor and second from my reporting head in the present company.
Now college’s I am interested in are:
• NYU (Stern)
• UCLA (Anderson)
• Columbia University
• Cornell University (Johnson)
• Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)
• UC Berkeley (Haas)
• UNC - Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
• University of Michigan (Ross)
• Duke University (Fuqua)
• University of Virginia (Darden)
• University of Iowa (Tippie)
• Rochester (Simon)
I am basically looking for MBA in finance and more specifically in Corporate Finance.
Can u please suggest me in which business schools I have chances of getting in for August ’09 and for August ‘10 and if there is any other good business schools for Corporate Finance program.
Thanks
Regards,
Priyesh Khunteta