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USA - Male - Caucasian
Large State School (Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio State, etc.)
4.0 GPA - Finance Major
710 GMAT: Q47 V41 IR6
Work Experience:
Past: < 1 Year at a Big Four consulting firm in management consulting practice
Present: 1.5 Years at credit-focused investment firm with $5B AUM (senior analyst)
ECs:
-Club sports team in college
-Coached elementary school kids in sports during college
-Student managed investment fund member
Post-MBA goals:
-Corporate strategy
-Story: Through experiences in consulting and investing, I have determined that I want to join one company
and truly dig into the strategy and operations of a business
Target schools:
1) Darden
2) Kellogg
3) Haas
4) Anderson
5) Owen
Large State School (Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio State, etc.)
4.0 GPA - Finance Major
710 GMAT: Q47 V41 IR6
Work Experience:
Past: < 1 Year at a Big Four consulting firm in management consulting practice
Present: 1.5 Years at credit-focused investment firm with $5B AUM (senior analyst)
ECs:
-Club sports team in college
-Coached elementary school kids in sports during college
-Student managed investment fund member
Post-MBA goals:
-Corporate strategy
-Story: Through experiences in consulting and investing, I have determined that I want to join one company
and truly dig into the strategy and operations of a business
Target schools:
1) Darden
2) Kellogg
3) Haas
4) Anderson
5) Owen
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sns1995
USA - Male - Caucasian
Large State School (Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio State, etc.)
4.0 GPA - Finance Major
710 GMAT: Q47 V41 IR6
Work Experience:
Past: < 1 Year at a Big Four consulting firm in management consulting practice
Present: 1.5 Years at credit-focused investment firm with $5B AUM (senior analyst)
ECs:
-Club sports team in college
-Coached elementary school kids in sports during college
-Student managed investment fund member
Post-MBA goals:
-Corporate strategy
-Story: Through experiences in consulting and investing, I have determined that I want to join one company
and truly dig into the strategy and operations of a business
Target schools:
1) Darden
2) Kellogg
3) Haas
4) Anderson
5) Owen
Large State School (Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio State, etc.)
4.0 GPA - Finance Major
710 GMAT: Q47 V41 IR6
Work Experience:
Past: < 1 Year at a Big Four consulting firm in management consulting practice
Present: 1.5 Years at credit-focused investment firm with $5B AUM (senior analyst)
ECs:
-Club sports team in college
-Coached elementary school kids in sports during college
-Student managed investment fund member
Post-MBA goals:
-Corporate strategy
-Story: Through experiences in consulting and investing, I have determined that I want to join one company
and truly dig into the strategy and operations of a business
Target schools:
1) Darden
2) Kellogg
3) Haas
4) Anderson
5) Owen
Hi, Considering your post-MBA goals Kellogg and Hass will be better options. The below link would be helpful.
https://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/spe ... n/strategy
16 Mar 2020, 15:28
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Hi sns1995,
This is Kate from mbaMission here, thanks for reaching out to us.
In terms of your work experience, I think the mix of consulting and investing is interesting. Your amount of experience is slightly on the lower side (most MBA students have about 5 years when they start) but you're still in range. I assume you received a promotion to senior analyst? If so, that's great and will help.
Your GPA and finance foundation is excellent! That said, I think it would be great if you could land a few more points on the GMAT. Your score is in range and shows you're qualified but to maximize your odds at the top programs on your list, I think even a 720 or ideally a 730 would be best. Not sure where you're at in your GMAT journey though and how feasible that is.
Otherwise, I think your college extracurriculars sound strong, but if you don't have any activities outside work since college, that will be a gap in your application. Consider getting involved again with teams/organizations you've been a part of in the past. Or maybe there are "volunteer" roles you can take on at work like committees, training, mentoring, etc. It's not too late to try to add to that part of your profile before Round 1 (assuming that's when you're applying).
Otherwise, I think you've got a good range of schools on your list. I'm not sure why the previous poster narrowed in on just Kellogg and Haas, as I think the other three would be great fits for your goals too.
Hope that helps and best of luck!
Kate
This is Kate from mbaMission here, thanks for reaching out to us.
In terms of your work experience, I think the mix of consulting and investing is interesting. Your amount of experience is slightly on the lower side (most MBA students have about 5 years when they start) but you're still in range. I assume you received a promotion to senior analyst? If so, that's great and will help.
Your GPA and finance foundation is excellent! That said, I think it would be great if you could land a few more points on the GMAT. Your score is in range and shows you're qualified but to maximize your odds at the top programs on your list, I think even a 720 or ideally a 730 would be best. Not sure where you're at in your GMAT journey though and how feasible that is.
Otherwise, I think your college extracurriculars sound strong, but if you don't have any activities outside work since college, that will be a gap in your application. Consider getting involved again with teams/organizations you've been a part of in the past. Or maybe there are "volunteer" roles you can take on at work like committees, training, mentoring, etc. It's not too late to try to add to that part of your profile before Round 1 (assuming that's when you're applying).
Otherwise, I think you've got a good range of schools on your list. I'm not sure why the previous poster narrowed in on just Kellogg and Haas, as I think the other three would be great fits for your goals too.
Hope that helps and best of luck!
Kate
sns1995
USA - Male - Caucasian
Large State School (Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio State, etc.)
4.0 GPA - Finance Major
710 GMAT: Q47 V41 IR6
Work Experience:
Past: < 1 Year at a Big Four consulting firm in management consulting practice
Present: 1.5 Years at credit-focused investment firm with $5B AUM (senior analyst)
ECs:
-Club sports team in college
-Coached elementary school kids in sports during college
-Student managed investment fund member
Post-MBA goals:
-Corporate strategy
-Story: Through experiences in consulting and investing, I have determined that I want to join one company
and truly dig into the strategy and operations of a business
Target schools:
1) Darden
2) Kellogg
3) Haas
4) Anderson
5) Owen
Large State School (Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio State, etc.)
4.0 GPA - Finance Major
710 GMAT: Q47 V41 IR6
Work Experience:
Past: < 1 Year at a Big Four consulting firm in management consulting practice
Present: 1.5 Years at credit-focused investment firm with $5B AUM (senior analyst)
ECs:
-Club sports team in college
-Coached elementary school kids in sports during college
-Student managed investment fund member
Post-MBA goals:
-Corporate strategy
-Story: Through experiences in consulting and investing, I have determined that I want to join one company
and truly dig into the strategy and operations of a business
Target schools:
1) Darden
2) Kellogg
3) Haas
4) Anderson
5) Owen
