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TheRealStig
Joined: 11 Apr 2018
Last visit: 28 May 2018
Posts: 10
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Concentration: Finance, Economics
Schools: Carey '20 Olin '20 Simon '20 Ross '20 Kellogg '20 Goizueta '20 Marshall '20 Foster '20 Duke '20
GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V41
Schools: Carey '20 Olin '20 Simon '20 Ross '20 Kellogg '20 Goizueta '20 Marshall '20 Foster '20 Duke '20
GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V41
Posts: 10
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17 Apr 2018, 22:45
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Hey guys,
I am targeting US and Canadian B-schools for 2019 intake. Can you guys please evaluate my profile and share your comments? Please be as blatant as possible.
Can you guys suggest a few schools that I should apply to? Stretch, achievable and safe ones.
Profile summary
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Age: 21
Nationality - Canadian
Sex - Male
Academics:
GMAT - 710 (Q47, V41)
Undergrad GPA: 2.77/4, Actuarial Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Work Experience - 1-month Investment Banking Internship at CITIC Securities, the largest investment bank in Asia. 2-month consulting internship at Deloitte Shanghai.
Extracurricular activities:
Consultant for the school's Chinese Students and Scholars Association. Focused on Career development, specifically in organizing career fairs, Meet the Firm, and other career development activities.
Career Goals - Initially came into university majoring in Actuarial Science under the assumption that a knowledge in risk calculation would help me excel in the financial world. Upon further understanding of the major and the responsibilities of an actuary, I noticed that this is not a major that I like and would help little in my dream of entering the financial field. Therefore, I wish to study finance for graduate school. Upon graduate school, my goal is to pursue a position on Wall Street, working my way up from the bottom of the corporate ladder and learning more about the financial world as time passes by. Once I obtain enough knowledge and experience, my ultimate goal would be to become a partner at a boutique financial firm or return to my home country and provide affordable financial advice and portfolio management for the masses.
Please let me know in case any additional information is required from my end.
By the way, would have a good GRE score help with my application, I plan on taking the GRE in May.
Would certificates from HBX help?
I am targeting US and Canadian B-schools for 2019 intake. Can you guys please evaluate my profile and share your comments? Please be as blatant as possible.
Can you guys suggest a few schools that I should apply to? Stretch, achievable and safe ones.
Profile summary
-------------------------------------------------------
Age: 21
Nationality - Canadian
Sex - Male
Academics:
GMAT - 710 (Q47, V41)
Undergrad GPA: 2.77/4, Actuarial Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Work Experience - 1-month Investment Banking Internship at CITIC Securities, the largest investment bank in Asia. 2-month consulting internship at Deloitte Shanghai.
Extracurricular activities:
Consultant for the school's Chinese Students and Scholars Association. Focused on Career development, specifically in organizing career fairs, Meet the Firm, and other career development activities.
Career Goals - Initially came into university majoring in Actuarial Science under the assumption that a knowledge in risk calculation would help me excel in the financial world. Upon further understanding of the major and the responsibilities of an actuary, I noticed that this is not a major that I like and would help little in my dream of entering the financial field. Therefore, I wish to study finance for graduate school. Upon graduate school, my goal is to pursue a position on Wall Street, working my way up from the bottom of the corporate ladder and learning more about the financial world as time passes by. Once I obtain enough knowledge and experience, my ultimate goal would be to become a partner at a boutique financial firm or return to my home country and provide affordable financial advice and portfolio management for the masses.
Please let me know in case any additional information is required from my end.
By the way, would have a good GRE score help with my application, I plan on taking the GRE in May.
Would certificates from HBX help?
20 Apr 2018, 16:19
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Hi TheRealStig,
Thank you for your post. Here are a few thoughts, observations, and recommendations:
(1) Work Experience
The students at most top U.S. MBA programs have an average of five years of work experience. Some programs trend a little lower, with an average of four years. And the middle 80% range at many of these programs is 3 to 7 or 3 to 8 years at enrollment. So while it's great to think and plan ahead, you're quite early to the full-time MBA application party. The absolute earliest one might consider reasonably applying is two years removed from undergrad, such that they enroll with three years of experience. And even that can be quite difficult. You need time to build experience, gain responsibility, lead projects or teams, demonstrate impact, and maybe even earn a promotion or two.
[As you're likely aware, there are some "straight-from-undergrad" programs out there, but most are extremely competitive. If you really want an MBA right after undergrad, it's doable, but you'd likely want to look outside of the U.S. top 50. Given your low GPA, you might even consider a separate masters first, like in finance, to boost your grades.]
(2) GMAT and GPA
Your GMAT is solid, and that's nice to have under your belt. But if you work for a few years and feel like you might have a chance at a top program, you might strongly consider trying to improve your GMAT score. Your GPA is going to be a major hurdle for you, so boosting your GMAT score as much as possible will help mitigate. As I touched on above, you will want to do as much as you can to boost that low GPA. A better GMAT is one way. Taking additional, MBA relevant courses (or HBX) outside of your degree (and getting As) is another. And in your case, given what you've described, it seems that pursuing a direct-from-undergrad one-year masters (and getting a really high GPA) is still another.
(3) Wall Street
I know you mentioned an interest in Wall Street *after* graduate school, but it's worth noting that if you were to entertain trying to break into the industry after undergrad (perhaps to have a relevant track record that you can point to in your MBA applications), Wall Street also focuses pretty heavily on your undergraduate performance. It depends a little bit on the firm and division, but many won't recruit folks with GPAs below 3.5. (Some might go down to 3.0.) Either way, it points back to the need to boost your GPA.
(4) Extracurriculars
As you build your track record at work, really try to think about what extra initiative you can take and impact you can have inside your organization (but beyond your core job) AND outside of your organization (e.g., at an organization or for a cause that is meaningful to you). You will want to round out your application as best as you can.
Hope this helps. Best of luck!
Thanks,
Greg
Thank you for your post. Here are a few thoughts, observations, and recommendations:
(1) Work Experience
The students at most top U.S. MBA programs have an average of five years of work experience. Some programs trend a little lower, with an average of four years. And the middle 80% range at many of these programs is 3 to 7 or 3 to 8 years at enrollment. So while it's great to think and plan ahead, you're quite early to the full-time MBA application party. The absolute earliest one might consider reasonably applying is two years removed from undergrad, such that they enroll with three years of experience. And even that can be quite difficult. You need time to build experience, gain responsibility, lead projects or teams, demonstrate impact, and maybe even earn a promotion or two.
[As you're likely aware, there are some "straight-from-undergrad" programs out there, but most are extremely competitive. If you really want an MBA right after undergrad, it's doable, but you'd likely want to look outside of the U.S. top 50. Given your low GPA, you might even consider a separate masters first, like in finance, to boost your grades.]
(2) GMAT and GPA
Your GMAT is solid, and that's nice to have under your belt. But if you work for a few years and feel like you might have a chance at a top program, you might strongly consider trying to improve your GMAT score. Your GPA is going to be a major hurdle for you, so boosting your GMAT score as much as possible will help mitigate. As I touched on above, you will want to do as much as you can to boost that low GPA. A better GMAT is one way. Taking additional, MBA relevant courses (or HBX) outside of your degree (and getting As) is another. And in your case, given what you've described, it seems that pursuing a direct-from-undergrad one-year masters (and getting a really high GPA) is still another.
(3) Wall Street
I know you mentioned an interest in Wall Street *after* graduate school, but it's worth noting that if you were to entertain trying to break into the industry after undergrad (perhaps to have a relevant track record that you can point to in your MBA applications), Wall Street also focuses pretty heavily on your undergraduate performance. It depends a little bit on the firm and division, but many won't recruit folks with GPAs below 3.5. (Some might go down to 3.0.) Either way, it points back to the need to boost your GPA.
(4) Extracurriculars
As you build your track record at work, really try to think about what extra initiative you can take and impact you can have inside your organization (but beyond your core job) AND outside of your organization (e.g., at an organization or for a cause that is meaningful to you). You will want to round out your application as best as you can.
Hope this helps. Best of luck!
Thanks,
Greg
