vatsas wrote:
Hi Sameer,
I gave my GMAT recently and scored 690 (48 Q and 37 V). I am confused with this score.
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I have been working for over 5 years now and I enjoy my job. I have strong recos from my current and previous bosses who themselves went to MIT and Univ of Wisconsin @ Madison respectively, if that helps at all.
Hi Sumeet,
The brand names won't mean much in isolation. If your recommenders understand how the MBA process works and what Adcoms are looking for in the recos, then that'll help you more.
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But in last 3-4 years I have developed a new passion and I want to make it my profession. I have almost been working 14-16 hours a day (actual job and parallely pursuing my passion) since last few years. I am very passionate about investment management/equity research.
If the passion has lasted for such a long time, it's more than just a passing fad. You have found your calling, bro!
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I want to make a career switch to investment/asset management.
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I have started seeing myself as a portfolio manager in 10 years time.
Thought you were managing a few portfolios already? If you can demonstrate that you are better equipped (than your competition) with the skills and the strong intuition that is needed to sniff out winners,
after you've done the basic groundwork with data-analysis, then you've got a strong application simmering out there.
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I single handedly launched a website for mutual funds that is and will be shortly doing so for stocks. This is non profit website that is for people who cant afford professional service.
https://www.mutualfundsforfuture.com/In the management world, be careful about overselling the 'single-handedly' part. In the nice, collegial corporate world, it's all about team work, remember?
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I have been maintaining few portfolios since three years.
3 years is a long enough time to make judgements about your investing skills. How have you performed in a market that's been pretty volatile?
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But the bottom line is - Is 690 enough for career switch?
I managed it with a GMAT score less than that. So I might be biased, but I think it is possible.