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Joined: 22 Feb 2012
Posts: 74
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GMAT 1: 670 Q42 V40
GMAT 2: 740 Q49 V42
GPA: 3.47
WE:Corporate Finance (Aerospace and Defense)
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16 Apr 2012, 08:21
I just finished the GMAT and thankfully I scored a 740 with 49Q and 44V as my splits.
My dream school list is: HBS, Booth, Stanford, Wharton & Columbia in that order.
I am a US citizen but I grew up in India and went to High School there. I came back for University and have been here ever since.
I graduated from Temple University in December 2007 with a BBA in Finance with a 3.47 GPA and University Honors and Business Honors.
While in school, I worked fulltime in the hotel industry and got promoted several times and held significant leadership positions within a 4-diamond hotel in Philadelphia including roles managing Front Office Operations, Revenue Management, Food & Beverage Management and Operations Management. I spent 5 years with this company. Since I was working full time, I don't have any college related leadership experience.
After I graduated, I went to work at a top healthcare company (fortune 500) in their Finance Development Program. This was an amazing experience which involved several 8 month rotations in different functions and different geographic regions. During the program I was promoted from Associate Analyst to Analyst. After I graduated the program, I was promoted to the position of Senior Financial Analyst. I was one of the people responsible for starting an Asian Finance Leadership Council at this company and had several leadership opportunities related to this. After another 5 months, I helped the company fill a critical need position in cost of goods sold analytics. After a year of doing this, I got an offer from a Fortune 1000 Metal & Mining conglomerate for a role focussed on analysis and senior mgmt reporting for a business with $2B in sales. I accepted this role and have been in it for around 6 months now. I spent almost 4 years at the healthcare company I worked at. I will have a little bit less than 2 years of experience in the mining and metal company I work at by Fall of 2013 (when I intend to matriculate).
I intend to take the CMA by June 2012 and may also join a few committees in the IMA to get some broader leadership experience.
So my questions are:
1) What are my chances at HBS and my other dream schools?
2) Any recommendations on things to do to improve my chances?