marvel3001 wrote:
25 years Indian Male
GMAT: 740 (97%); 51Q (96%); 38 (85%); IR: 8/8 (92%); AWA 5/6 (53%)
GPA: Undergraduate - 89%% from one of old IIT's
12th - 91%
10th - 92 %
Work Experience (3.5 years)
1. Citi - Technology- 2 years
2. JP Morgan Chase- Investment Banking technology - 1.5 years. Currently building trading platform for fixed income securities.
Extra-curricular's:
1. Founder of Orphanage at home town 1 year ago. Now affiliated with the government.
2. Member of Tennis team in college.
3. Self learnt Spanish- Intermediate level proficiency
4. Other college activities - may be not relevant because older than 5 years.
Short Term Goal:
Sales and Trading, research of Fixed Income Securities (MBS specially) in an Investment Bank like JP Morgan/ Goldman Sachs.
Target Schools:
Wharton, Columbia, LBS, ChicagoBooth and Kellogg.
Question:
I am very clear about my short term goals, but not so much about my long term goals. Any suggestions about, what industries could I transition after some experience in Trading field.
As an Indian, who wants to switch from technology to Trading, does CFA or other certification could have helped?
Also I don't have any awards/certificates to show. given these details, what are my chances in the target schools?
Marvel,
Thanks for posting! I won't harp too much on the academic or professional accomplishments - you've got great brand names on your resume and solid scores across the board.
I'm focusing more on your goal of Sales & Trading, which many could argue you don't need an MBA to do. Most people are trying to get out of S&T and fixed income to go back to business school and go on to work in IB, consulting, or tech. If I were you, I would focus my application on fintech (or even finance at a tech company) or investment banking, both fields that M7 place well at and that you have a reasonable story for. The same goes for fixed income - not a very popular post-MBA goal but doable (on the west coast especially, a lot of credit shops in LA).
Have you considered expanding your school search beyond those 5? It's difficult to place a % on chances coming from a competitive applicant pool, but I would recommend selecting schools in the 10-20 ranking range as addition targets/safeties, since admission at M7 can be highly subjective. You're also on the younger side, so I also wouldn't be against limiting your application focus and re-applying next year to a broader range if you don't get the result you are looking for. It simply depends on your own personal timeline.
Hope this helps and please let me know if you have any more questions about your candidacy!
Regards,
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