Hi,
I am planning to apply for either MiM or MIF at HEC, LBS, INSEAD, ESSEC, ESADE in the 2022 intake.
Could you please suggest me the chances of my admission and also suggest how I can improve my profile? Thank you!
Background and nationality - 21 y/o female from Italy
Undergrad Information - BSc. International Economics and Finance at Bocconi, GPA of 25.5, mathematical average of 25.9
GMAT/GRE - Scoring around 720 in mock tests, due to do it in a month
Work experience and leadership -
Summer job as Sales Assistant at the local pharmacy
Financial Analysis summer intern at small marketing company in Barcelona
Client Services and Solutions summer intern at a global financial tech company in Milan, interacting with investment management companies
Incoming autumn Sales intern in a financial tech company in Frankfurt, interacting with banks
Community and others -
Involved in the university's finance and portfolio management societies, did handful of projects with the latter in collaboration with an investment management company;
Finalist in a stock pitch competition and a couple of Hackathons in the sustainability area;
Participated in a few selective one day orientation/trading simulation programs with a few banks;
Three volunteering experiences related to teaching and poverty alleviation
Certifications and other skills -
BMC, Thomson Reuters certifications
Proficient in Excel, C++, Python, SQL, R, PowerBI
Italian and English fluent speaker, Spanish and German intermediate speaker
Post Master goals - Would love to work in the Sales/Markets division of an investment bank or on the buy-side (Investment Management, PE). Could also consider a career in MBB if the opportunity arises.
Unfortunately I have a pretty low GPA, I am not sure if I should wait to apply until the 3rd/4th intake and try increase it (Could reach around 26 as GPA) or try my shot in the earliest intakes. Also welcome to other universities suggestions where I could have more chances.
Thank you!