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Joined: 12 Nov 2011
Posts: 8
Location: India
Concentration: Finance, International Business
GPA: 2.9
GMAT 760(99%), AWA 6 - Profile Evaluation Requested
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16 Nov 2011, 04:26
Hi
I am currently planning to apply to colleges with a 2+2 MBA(or similar) course,or a MSc Finance course.
I am quite sure about the MBA. I was considering the Finance courses in case i dont get into the 2+2 programs so that i can get a basic understanding in the field which will allow me to work in a relevant company before i apply for the MBA again.
1.I still want to know MBA wise, how good a chance do i stand(considering my college acads havent been top notch)
2. What other 2+2 or similar programs can i apply for?
3. I have had 9 months of work ex with internships, so can i take 2 recommendations from company execs or should i take one from a professor?
Basic:
Age-21
Gender-Male
Country- India
GMAT- 760(99%), Q(50), V(42), AWA- 6
Education:
1.College: BITS,Pilani
Major: Electronics & Electrical Engineering
CGPA: 7/10( expected, i still have 1 semester left)
2.10th- 97% (CBSE)
3.12th- 89.6%(CBSE)
4. NTSE scholar( 3000 students are selected across the nation,over 500,000 students participate)
Work Experience(only internships till now)
1. Worked for 6 weeks in the Corporate Finance division of a top(worldwide) consulting firm. Had a project analysing the development of a particular industry sector in India, and also did a Comparable Company Analysis project in the Hotel industry
2.Worked for 6 months in the I-Banking section of a leading Indian Bank. Project included studying the performance of IPOs in the past 5 years.
Extracurriculars:
1. National Level Badminton player, represented my State(Maharashtra) at the National level twice, and also awarded National Level Sports Scholarship twice.
Have been vice-captain of the college badminton team and lead it to gold medal in the all india inter-collegiate sports meet, in BITS and a silver medal in IIT Roorkee
2. Core member of the committee incharge of organsiation of the various aspects of the cultural and technical festivals of the college - scheduling of events, prize money allocation, computing results and declaring winners. Was incharge of evaluating and judging events and also for scheduling of over 70 events.
Goals:
Would like to do an MBA from a top school and then work in a consultancy or a bank(IB, MnA or Private Equity)
Schools:
Am currently looking to apply to HBS,Stanford and Yale for their 2+2 or similar programs( Yale has immediate admission). on the Msc front, am looking to apply to MIT and LSE(UK).