Zjy1990 wrote:
It would be really helpful if any of you can evaluate my profile and give me some suggestions. I gonna apply for EA or R1 2017 intake.
ACAD:
-Undergrad: OSU, Fisher College, double majored in Finance and Economics, GPA3.5, graduated with Cum Laude Honor.
-G 720 (Q51, V36, AWA4.0) Maybe will retake to get higher score
-T waived
WE:
-5 yrs (at time of admission) in a commercial bank in Beijing, China. Enrolled a management trainee program and rotated in four depts. before. Now fixed in Risk Management Dept., Professional Committee for Loan Examination & Approve. Promoted for twice.
ECs:
-Dance club coordinator
-GARP member for 1.5 years
Post MBA Goals:
To join a consulting firm focuses on commercial banking, then eventually start my own consulting firm in a long term.
Target Program:
Stanford
Darden
Tuck
Fuqua
Anderson
Yale
Thanks.
Hey there dude,
So so far so good. You have a very good GPA and GMAT, at a quite solid school. You work in a good industry, even if commercial baking lacks the prestige of IB or PE.
I think you may be aiming just a touch high in your applications - keep in mind that you are coming from an over-represented pool and that your employer is likely not a target employer for Top 5-10 B-schools.
Finally, I question your school list because you are missing a lot of the typically strong finance/banking programs - Columbia, NYU, Wharton, Johnson, Booth... ??? Maybe those would make sense given your goals?
I hope this helps....
and if you have any follow-up questions, just let me know.
Best,
Jon