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Concentration: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance
Schools:Stern, Cornell, HEC Paris, ASU, Tepper
GPA: 3.02
Lacking Conventional Work Experience - Profile Evaluation
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Updated on: 07 Aug 2011, 13:48
First and foremost, thanks in advance for responding and helping me with your comments and constructive criticism!
26 year old male of South American/West Indian descent, born in Canada
Undergrad GPA: 3.02/4.00
Last 2 years of undergrad GPA: 3.3
Major: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Minor: Finance
Notables:
- 4th year calculus – 3.67 grade point
- Some extra-curricular during UG
-developed manual used in 4th year curriculum
-lots of leadership experience through group/ class projects
Languages: English (mother tongue), French beginner
-GMAT: writing Sept 19, 2011, currently in Kaplan prep course
Certification: Canadian Securities Course (roughly equivalent to the Series 7 in the US)
Work experience: 6 months insurance related, 2.5 years luxury brand sales (1.5 years of this is part-time)
International Exposure: 23 countries – travels to Africa, South America, Central America, Europe, Caribbean
Extra-curriculars (post-undergrad): 1 year mentoring at-risk youth, 8 months Big Brother (22 months at Sept 2012) mentoring 1 male youth, 1 year volunteering for large non-profit, leading a team of volunteers to under-developed country early 2012 (with the large non-profit) to build homes
I am planning to apply for an MBA for the September 2012 intake. So far I feel that my biggest weakness in my profile is my work experience. Is there any way I can balance it? I was also looking into a few M.Sc programs because they don’t require work experience.
During an MBA I would like to focus on: marketing (specifically brand management, strategy, and the luxury industry), social entrepreneurship/enterprise (specifically non-profits and humanitarian causes - not so much green/environmental initiatives), and lastly Private equity/ venture finance.
Can anyone offer advice, wisdom, recommendations, criticisms, guidance?
Thank you very much!
RM
Originally posted by
rmobeen on 07 Aug 2011, 13:00.
Last edited by
rmobeen on 07 Aug 2011, 13:48, edited 2 times in total.