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01 May 2021, 12:19
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Hi Team,
Would love to have your thoughts on my profile.
Age: 26
Demographic: India Male
GMAT: 760 (Q50, V44, IR 8, AWA 4)
Education: BA,LLB (Hons.) at one of India's top law 5 schools (cleared an entrance exam with a sub 300 all India rank (out of ~30,000 test takers)).
UG GPA: 62% (somewhere in the middle of my batch, batch topper had ~80%)
Work Experience: 35 months as an Associate at one of India's top law firms (48m by June 2021). Good mix of transactional work and general corporate advisory. Advised bulge bracket PE investors on transactions worth more than $1bn (some of them were not plain vanilla equity deals and were very unique). Worked with clients from Indonesia, Singapore, Finland, UAE. Collaborated with top tier law firms from Hong Kong, Singapore, UK and US on mandates. Have lead diligence teams of 3 associates (including myself) on transactions.
Extra curriculars: was involved in multiple clubs in college. Helped organise the first alumni meet on campus. Represented the law school at multiple law related competitions (moot courts/negotiation competitions) in Glasgow, Hong Kong, Vienna, Paris. Secured a book publishing deal for the flagship event of one club. Taught mathematics to underprivileged kids at a village near campus. Have been on multiple treks and hope to complete a 20,000ft summit climb before applying in this cycle.
Post MBA goal:
Medium term - Want to transition from having an advisory role on transactions to having more skin in the game as an investor.
Short term - To achieve the medium term goal, best route is to get into IB first and then switch.
Schools: The 5 schools my score report has gone to are Stanford, Wharton, Booth, Columbia and LBS. I am open to applying to other T10 schools.
Would love to have your thoughts on my profile.
Age: 26
Demographic: India Male
GMAT: 760 (Q50, V44, IR 8, AWA 4)
Education: BA,LLB (Hons.) at one of India's top law 5 schools (cleared an entrance exam with a sub 300 all India rank (out of ~30,000 test takers)).
UG GPA: 62% (somewhere in the middle of my batch, batch topper had ~80%)
Work Experience: 35 months as an Associate at one of India's top law firms (48m by June 2021). Good mix of transactional work and general corporate advisory. Advised bulge bracket PE investors on transactions worth more than $1bn (some of them were not plain vanilla equity deals and were very unique). Worked with clients from Indonesia, Singapore, Finland, UAE. Collaborated with top tier law firms from Hong Kong, Singapore, UK and US on mandates. Have lead diligence teams of 3 associates (including myself) on transactions.
Extra curriculars: was involved in multiple clubs in college. Helped organise the first alumni meet on campus. Represented the law school at multiple law related competitions (moot courts/negotiation competitions) in Glasgow, Hong Kong, Vienna, Paris. Secured a book publishing deal for the flagship event of one club. Taught mathematics to underprivileged kids at a village near campus. Have been on multiple treks and hope to complete a 20,000ft summit climb before applying in this cycle.
Post MBA goal:
Medium term - Want to transition from having an advisory role on transactions to having more skin in the game as an investor.
Short term - To achieve the medium term goal, best route is to get into IB first and then switch.
Schools: The 5 schools my score report has gone to are Stanford, Wharton, Booth, Columbia and LBS. I am open to applying to other T10 schools.
03 May 2021, 07:57
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nj95
Hi nj95 - Thank you for reaching out. I'm happy to share my thoughts on your profile.
I think you definitely have some things working in your favor, a few challenges, and also some areas I would want to know more about.
First off, your GMAT is great -- as I'm sure you know, you are in a highly overrepresented demographic (Indian males) applying to the top programs, but a 760 score, particularly with a high quant score as a lawyer, should assure the schools that you have what it takes in terms of academic rigor. I think there may be some concern about your undergrad grades, but that will depend on where you went to school. And your honors in law school, together with your GMAT, will hopefully mitigate that for you.
Also working in your favor is your diligence team leadership experience. I also really like your international experience, both at work and in law school.
Have you been promoted at work? Or can you demonstrate that you are progressing faster than your peers? Schools will also want to see specific accomplishments and impact that you have had.
You seem to have good extracurriculars during school, but are you also involved in any community organizations now that you are working, ideally again able to demonstrate leadership and impact? If not, this could be a challenge for you - schools want to see community involvement and ideally leadership.
I would also want to know more about why you want an MBA in addition to your law degree (I think it makes sense given your goals, but you'll need to explain it well), and why each particular program is a good fit for you. I do think you should expand to explore other top programs, but really research schools to figure out which are the best fit for you, both so you can apply to those and so that you can explain that on your applications.
Ultimately I think your success will depend on how well you are able to connect all of the dots -- your experience (ideally demonstrating leadership), what you want to accomplish (and why), and how an MBA at each particular school will best help you get there.
Please sign up for a 30-minute free consultation if you would like a deeper dive into your profile, and in any case, best of luck to you!
