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09 Nov 2011, 12:13
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GMAT: 710 (Q47, V41, AWA6)
GPA: 3.4 (McGill, finance major, did 4-year program in 3 years, started with 3.8, but had a horrendous 2.7 semester)
Full CFA (first-time pass of L1 and L2, had to redo L3)
WE1: Analyst at hedge fund (Toronto; left after 8 months due to lack of transparency & feedback, low employee morale, moved to UK)
WE2: Analyst/ associate in corp. finance, largely TMT (UK; Icelandic bank that went bust about 18 months after I joined – was great experience though!)
WE3: Senior analyst/ associate in (tiny) specialist media finance advisory firm (UK; 2 years, I’m effectively 2nd in command to the founder)
Extra-curriculars:
Post- college:
- leadership role in national arts education organization (seasonal full-time commitment, 120h per week for about 3 weeks/ year, marginal time commitment for rest of year; I used my holiday to do it for past 8 years)
- started little digital film production company on the side (first project in production soon, but no complete feature to show for it yet)
- independent consulting to digital media start-ups
College:
- lots of student theatre and broadcasting (20-40 hours per week); leadership roles
- not much summer work as was doing 120% course load and summer courses, also lots of volunteer work at various arts festivals during summers
- 4-month internship (20hr/ week) and 18 months part-time work (12hr/ week) both in publishing
Pre-college:
- Gap year between high-school and uni (deferred admission & scholarships) to pursue full-time internships (relevant to my current work and post-MBA goals), volunteer (Canada, France), work, travel; as a result started uni at 20 (am now 29)
Goals: Media finance & strategy: corporate development/ strategic planning/ internal M&A at media corporate; Long-term: own media finance advisory shop; looking for exposure to new media/ tech/ entrepreneurship while at MBA
Target schools: UCLA, NYU, USC, Haas (top choice, but unlikely?)
Personal/ Other: Immigrant to Canada from Eastern Europe, living in UK for past 4 years; Royal Conservatory of Music piano teacher, professional visual artist (sold and exhibited work)
Worry: employment gaps – my main concern is that I was not really ready to graduate when I did and didn’t hit the ground running career-wise. It took me a year of random contracts, freelance and part-time work before I got my “proper” progressive, hedge fund job (WE1)
Many thanks in advance!
GPA: 3.4 (McGill, finance major, did 4-year program in 3 years, started with 3.8, but had a horrendous 2.7 semester)
Full CFA (first-time pass of L1 and L2, had to redo L3)
WE1: Analyst at hedge fund (Toronto; left after 8 months due to lack of transparency & feedback, low employee morale, moved to UK)
WE2: Analyst/ associate in corp. finance, largely TMT (UK; Icelandic bank that went bust about 18 months after I joined – was great experience though!)
WE3: Senior analyst/ associate in (tiny) specialist media finance advisory firm (UK; 2 years, I’m effectively 2nd in command to the founder)
Extra-curriculars:
Post- college:
- leadership role in national arts education organization (seasonal full-time commitment, 120h per week for about 3 weeks/ year, marginal time commitment for rest of year; I used my holiday to do it for past 8 years)
- started little digital film production company on the side (first project in production soon, but no complete feature to show for it yet)
- independent consulting to digital media start-ups
College:
- lots of student theatre and broadcasting (20-40 hours per week); leadership roles
- not much summer work as was doing 120% course load and summer courses, also lots of volunteer work at various arts festivals during summers
- 4-month internship (20hr/ week) and 18 months part-time work (12hr/ week) both in publishing
Pre-college:
- Gap year between high-school and uni (deferred admission & scholarships) to pursue full-time internships (relevant to my current work and post-MBA goals), volunteer (Canada, France), work, travel; as a result started uni at 20 (am now 29)
Goals: Media finance & strategy: corporate development/ strategic planning/ internal M&A at media corporate; Long-term: own media finance advisory shop; looking for exposure to new media/ tech/ entrepreneurship while at MBA
Target schools: UCLA, NYU, USC, Haas (top choice, but unlikely?)
Personal/ Other: Immigrant to Canada from Eastern Europe, living in UK for past 4 years; Royal Conservatory of Music piano teacher, professional visual artist (sold and exhibited work)
Worry: employment gaps – my main concern is that I was not really ready to graduate when I did and didn’t hit the ground running career-wise. It took me a year of random contracts, freelance and part-time work before I got my “proper” progressive, hedge fund job (WE1)
Many thanks in advance!
09 Nov 2011, 12:49
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Hi there,
I think your profile is great. I would say even Haas is within reach - it is the most difficult one in the list, but still a fair shot.
One concern you will have to address will be around why you waited till as late as 20 to start university. This could throw up some questions. Considering that you sort of took a gap both before and after uni could throw up some questions. The internships and volunteer work is fine in itself but will need to be explained considering it was in lieu of education/professional experience.
I think your profile is great. I would say even Haas is within reach - it is the most difficult one in the list, but still a fair shot.
One concern you will have to address will be around why you waited till as late as 20 to start university. This could throw up some questions. Considering that you sort of took a gap both before and after uni could throw up some questions. The internships and volunteer work is fine in itself but will need to be explained considering it was in lieu of education/professional experience.
09 Nov 2011, 13:00
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Well, I was raised in Europe, where a gap year is a very normal (in fact, sort of expected ) thing to do, so I had that mentality. A lot of people go build houses for Habitat of Humanity, or a year of development work in Africa - that sort of thing.
And I went to high-school in Ontario, which at the time had a 5-year high-school program, so everyone graduated at 19.
In short, I don't find starting uni at 20 particularly strange, though I guess in the US it might be, so thanks for the heads up.
And I went to high-school in Ontario, which at the time had a 5-year high-school program, so everyone graduated at 19.
In short, I don't find starting uni at 20 particularly strange, though I guess in the US it might be, so thanks for the heads up.
