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26 Mar 2010, 16:42
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Hi,
Thanks so much for posting here. Here is my profile:
GMAT: I took the GMAT about a month ago and scored a 760 (45V, 49Q, 6.0 AWA).
Undergrad: Accounting major, 3.98 GPA, honors college, Dean's List every semester from a mid-size midwestern Catholic school. Graduated in 2007. Currently 25 - 26 at matriculation.
Work experience: 2 years at a big-four accounting firm in NYC, about 7 months in a hedge fund doing accounting / pricing / some IT work (I want to apply this fall, so at that point, I'll have worked in the hedge fund for about a year)
Extra-curriculars: In college, I was president of the student accounting group, a board member of my social Fraternity, and active in the business fraternity on campus. Post-college (I've worked really intense hours), I was part of the GLBT group at PwC and I've been part of running group since moving to NYC post-college. Last fall, I took a leadership position in the group.
Post-MBA I would like to work in research and eventually portfolio management at a hedge fund.
I feel like I am weak in two areas:
1. I've never had a direct managerial role. I've shown leadership at both companies through projects I initiated, etc. - and I can write about that - but I haven't had an official promotion to a managerial role. I took the job at the hedge fund in order to be more closely aligned with my goals (I didn't want to be seen as just an auditor post-b-school). What do you think of this? How much is it hurting me?
2. I didn't go to a top-10 school for undergrad. I ended up getting a full scholarship to the school I went to and my parents were not wealthy . . . so that's why I went there. Thoughts on how much the reputation of a school matters?
Schools (first choices):
Chicago
Harvard
Wharton
Columbia
Yale (maybe)
Sloan (maybe)
Backups:
NYU
Cornell
My thought was to apply to my first choice schools in round 1. If I'm admitted to any of them, I stop applying. If not, I would apply to backups in round 2. Do I have a shot at any of my top schools (specifically any chance at Harvard/Wharton?)?
Any thoughts you had would be really appreciated!
Thanks,
Daniel
Thanks so much for posting here. Here is my profile:
GMAT: I took the GMAT about a month ago and scored a 760 (45V, 49Q, 6.0 AWA).
Undergrad: Accounting major, 3.98 GPA, honors college, Dean's List every semester from a mid-size midwestern Catholic school. Graduated in 2007. Currently 25 - 26 at matriculation.
Work experience: 2 years at a big-four accounting firm in NYC, about 7 months in a hedge fund doing accounting / pricing / some IT work (I want to apply this fall, so at that point, I'll have worked in the hedge fund for about a year)
Extra-curriculars: In college, I was president of the student accounting group, a board member of my social Fraternity, and active in the business fraternity on campus. Post-college (I've worked really intense hours), I was part of the GLBT group at PwC and I've been part of running group since moving to NYC post-college. Last fall, I took a leadership position in the group.
Post-MBA I would like to work in research and eventually portfolio management at a hedge fund.
I feel like I am weak in two areas:
1. I've never had a direct managerial role. I've shown leadership at both companies through projects I initiated, etc. - and I can write about that - but I haven't had an official promotion to a managerial role. I took the job at the hedge fund in order to be more closely aligned with my goals (I didn't want to be seen as just an auditor post-b-school). What do you think of this? How much is it hurting me?
2. I didn't go to a top-10 school for undergrad. I ended up getting a full scholarship to the school I went to and my parents were not wealthy . . . so that's why I went there. Thoughts on how much the reputation of a school matters?
Schools (first choices):
Chicago
Harvard
Wharton
Columbia
Yale (maybe)
Sloan (maybe)
Backups:
NYU
Cornell
My thought was to apply to my first choice schools in round 1. If I'm admitted to any of them, I stop applying. If not, I would apply to backups in round 2. Do I have a shot at any of my top schools (specifically any chance at Harvard/Wharton?)?
Any thoughts you had would be really appreciated!
Thanks,
Daniel
27 Mar 2010, 09:42
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You have some good choices there for your career goals -- more than you need.
HBS application is a huge time sink, and in your case your chances are remote enough that you should re-consider unless you're willing to treat it as a lottery ticket.
Wharton is also a stretch, but if you had to choose which school to focus your efforts on (HBS or Wharton), Wharton may be more worthwhile.
The other schools are fine - you'll be competitive for them. You may not need to apply to Sloan if it's just a 'maybe' and if you don't have time.
What I suggest is to focus on getting these applications done first: Columbia, Chicago, and Wharton. Then if you have time, Yale, HBS and Sloan (in that order).
HBS application is a huge time sink, and in your case your chances are remote enough that you should re-consider unless you're willing to treat it as a lottery ticket.
Wharton is also a stretch, but if you had to choose which school to focus your efforts on (HBS or Wharton), Wharton may be more worthwhile.
The other schools are fine - you'll be competitive for them. You may not need to apply to Sloan if it's just a 'maybe' and if you don't have time.
What I suggest is to focus on getting these applications done first: Columbia, Chicago, and Wharton. Then if you have time, Yale, HBS and Sloan (in that order).
28 Mar 2010, 08:52
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Hi Alex,
Thanks for the reply.
Question: what about my profile makes you say that HBS/Wharton are long shots? Is there anything I can change between now and this fall?
Thanks for the reply.
Question: what about my profile makes you say that HBS/Wharton are long shots? Is there anything I can change between now and this fall?
