Hello! First time here,
Have no idea what my chances are but below is my profile.
BACKGROUND
Age: 29
Nationality: Middle Eastern
Sex: Male
ACADEMICS
Undergraduate School: One of the following universities (Duke, UChicago, Columbia, Northwestern, Dartmouth)
Education: Political Science / Economics Double Major
GPA: 3.XX* (extenuating circumstances - finished in 3 years, worked 30-40 hours a week my third/senior year at the first hedge fund I worked at upon graduation)
Graduate School: One of the following universities (Johns Hopkins, Duke, Georgetown, NYU)
Education: MA Economics
GPA: 3.4
GRE: 760 Quant/ 670 Verbal / Writing 4.5
WORK EXPERIENCE
5 years as a trading analyst on various desks (Fixed Income/Energy/Global Macro) at a leading multi-national hedge fund (~+20 bln AUM at the time), moving overseas as an expat for 1 year
3 years as a Trading Risk Analyst/Junior Quant at another top multi-national hedge fund (~+10 bln AUM)
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WHILE IN UNIVERSITY
MODEL UN VP and later President
M.E. Cultural Student's association vp and later president
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES POST UNIVERSITY
Studying for CFA Level 1 (December exam date)
TARGET PROGRAMS
Columbia EMBA / NYU Part Time MBA
POST MBA GOAL
Join family's energy engineering (power stations/gas turbines/etc) business and expand it
TIMELINE
Thinking about applying for January/May 2016 start date depending on school
Thanks in advance for any insights.