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17 Jul 2019, 19:08
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Your quant score is a little low, but obviously you have lots of quant experience. I don't think it's a big deal
You have a competitive profile for HBS. You might be interested in:
[*]GEt Accepted to Harvard Business School, a webinar recording
[*]How to leverage an HBS Education
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20 Jul 2019, 10:54
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Time for a reality check I guess.
Age:26
GMAT: 730 (49Q,41V)
Country: Uruguay
Undergraduate degree: CPA, also did a semester abroad in the UK taking Business Management classes. I'm using WES' conversion to GPA and still don't have the result, but average GPA is probably going to be around 3.5
Work experience: Two one month internships (one at HSBC and the other one KPMG), then a semester helping my dad manage his restaurant, then year and a half of middle office&compliance work at a broker dealer, and finally one year of working at a financial advisor and getting more into trading and investment analysis.
I passed the CFA Level 1 exam last December
Side businesses: imported some electronics to my country for reselling, and right now I've just purchased an american LLC to purchase clothes from china and resell in the states (all remotely through amazon's FBA). I'm having a few issues with Amazon, but the plan and research is there and I've got proof of my chats with the chinese supplier, the ownership of the LLC, pictures of myself with the clothing samples, etc.
Non-profit work: Very little. One December I helped an organization distribute food to poor families around Christmas. I also helped friends set up investment accounts and start to think long-term about their finances.
Post-MBA: I'd probably try to get into a job that pays well in finance to keep learning and pay off my huge debt. Harvard costs USD 200K is about 16 times my after-tax salary, so I can't immediatelygo back to my country or anywhere close. Long-term I'd love to have my own company. I especially like thinking and helping people with their finances- I think people can't depend on their government retirement plan (look at Brazil right now) and have to start saving and investing at a young age. But there's nothing so easy or cheap like americans have. There's also no digital bank afaik like N26, Revolut, etc in latin america. I like the CFA's plan of giving back to society, making a business out of helping people invest would be wonderful.
Age:26
GMAT: 730 (49Q,41V)
Country: Uruguay
Undergraduate degree: CPA, also did a semester abroad in the UK taking Business Management classes. I'm using WES' conversion to GPA and still don't have the result, but average GPA is probably going to be around 3.5
Work experience: Two one month internships (one at HSBC and the other one KPMG), then a semester helping my dad manage his restaurant, then year and a half of middle office&compliance work at a broker dealer, and finally one year of working at a financial advisor and getting more into trading and investment analysis.
I passed the CFA Level 1 exam last December
Side businesses: imported some electronics to my country for reselling, and right now I've just purchased an american LLC to purchase clothes from china and resell in the states (all remotely through amazon's FBA). I'm having a few issues with Amazon, but the plan and research is there and I've got proof of my chats with the chinese supplier, the ownership of the LLC, pictures of myself with the clothing samples, etc.
Non-profit work: Very little. One December I helped an organization distribute food to poor families around Christmas. I also helped friends set up investment accounts and start to think long-term about their finances.
Post-MBA: I'd probably try to get into a job that pays well in finance to keep learning and pay off my huge debt. Harvard costs USD 200K is about 16 times my after-tax salary, so I can't immediatelygo back to my country or anywhere close. Long-term I'd love to have my own company. I especially like thinking and helping people with their finances- I think people can't depend on their government retirement plan (look at Brazil right now) and have to start saving and investing at a young age. But there's nothing so easy or cheap like americans have. There's also no digital bank afaik like N26, Revolut, etc in latin america. I like the CFA's plan of giving back to society, making a business out of helping people invest would be wonderful.
21 Jul 2019, 11:33
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Your academics are competitive. I'm not sure you're showing the leadership and impact that HBS wants to see. if you have it, and it's just not in the post, I'd definitely encourage you to apply. They will like the international aspect of your experience and your initiative. However, if you don't have that leadership and impact, I'd suggest that you either apply elsewhere or wait a year and apply when you can show those qualities. In the interim, also increase your community service.
Best,
Linda
