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Location: United States (TX)
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Schools: Duke '15 (D) McCombs '15 (I) Booth '15 (D) Ross '15 (I) Johnson '15 (WL) Stern '15 (S) Darden '15 (S) Wharton '15 (S)
GMAT 1: 690 Q50 V33
GMAT 2: 730 Q50 V39
GPA: 3.6
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16 Nov 2011, 13:02
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Hi Jon and Raj,
I gave my GMAT recently and scored 690 (48 Q and 37 V). I need some idea about the direction I need to take from here on. I am confused with this score.
Quick brief -
I am an IT consultant from India ( I know!). I had 3.6 GPA in undergrad and I did my MS from Wayne State University with GPA of 3.3.
I have been working for over 5 years now and I enjoy my job. I like to lead from the front and I am ready to solve any problem thrown at me. I have strong recos from my current and previous bosses who themselves went to MIT and Univ of Wisconsin @ Madison respectively, if that helps at all.
But in last 3-4 years I have developed a new passion and I want to make it my profession. I have almost been working 14-16 hours a day (actual job and parallely pursuing my passion) since last few years. I am very passionate about investment management/equity research.
I want to make a career switch to investment/asset management. For this reason going to university below top 15 is not an option for me. I read books after books on investments and I enjoy going through company reports. I have my own little software to calculate the fair value of a company. Last year I came across some IB interview questions from UT Austin and was able to answer more than 60% of questions by the bank. I have never ever felt such clarity of goal and direction in life as in last few years. I have started seeing myself as a portfolio manager in 10 years time.
I single handedly launched a website for mutual funds that is and will be shortly doing so for stocks. This is non profit website that is for people who cant afford professional service.
https://www.mutualfundsforfuture.com/
I have been maintaining few portfolios since three years. In fact I plan on opening a company down the line that will provide a similar service but will be far more detailed.
https://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSoc ... 613C939B0C
Sometimes I feel that I am born to this. But the bottom line is - Is 690 enough for career switch?
On personal front I enjoying running marathons (I have couple of half marathons under my belt and am planning on a full next year) and I play a bit of guitar. Every now and then I do some volunteer work for the Indian temple in Austin.
Thanks
Sumeet
I gave my GMAT recently and scored 690 (48 Q and 37 V). I need some idea about the direction I need to take from here on. I am confused with this score.
Quick brief -
I am an IT consultant from India ( I know!). I had 3.6 GPA in undergrad and I did my MS from Wayne State University with GPA of 3.3.
I have been working for over 5 years now and I enjoy my job. I like to lead from the front and I am ready to solve any problem thrown at me. I have strong recos from my current and previous bosses who themselves went to MIT and Univ of Wisconsin @ Madison respectively, if that helps at all.
But in last 3-4 years I have developed a new passion and I want to make it my profession. I have almost been working 14-16 hours a day (actual job and parallely pursuing my passion) since last few years. I am very passionate about investment management/equity research.
I want to make a career switch to investment/asset management. For this reason going to university below top 15 is not an option for me. I read books after books on investments and I enjoy going through company reports. I have my own little software to calculate the fair value of a company. Last year I came across some IB interview questions from UT Austin and was able to answer more than 60% of questions by the bank. I have never ever felt such clarity of goal and direction in life as in last few years. I have started seeing myself as a portfolio manager in 10 years time.
I single handedly launched a website for mutual funds that is and will be shortly doing so for stocks. This is non profit website that is for people who cant afford professional service.
https://www.mutualfundsforfuture.com/
I have been maintaining few portfolios since three years. In fact I plan on opening a company down the line that will provide a similar service but will be far more detailed.
https://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSoc ... 613C939B0C
Sometimes I feel that I am born to this. But the bottom line is - Is 690 enough for career switch?
On personal front I enjoying running marathons (I have couple of half marathons under my belt and am planning on a full next year) and I play a bit of guitar. Every now and then I do some volunteer work for the Indian temple in Austin.
Thanks
Sumeet
18 Nov 2011, 00:51
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vatsas
Bottom line: to have good chances at a top 15 program: Not really.
You have good stuff, and your website makes you serious. But your profile of Indian IT consultant who wants to move into investment is more common than you'd like to believe. The school has enough choice of candidates, and applying to these Top programs being on the lower cusp of their admit average, is gonna be tougher than heck! Unless you have unbelievable leadership experience, a guaranteed job, or some entrepreneurial experience (in investment), you will need a better GMAT, or to compromise a bit on your school choice.
Sorry for the bitter pill dude!
But I think it's better to be straight up.
Let us know what you think.
