Hi -
We are happy to offer you an assessment based on the information you have provided. Let's just start at the top of your list - your GMAT score. It's wise to take it again. 680, though a respectable score at some of your schools of interest, is not an ideal score at some of the more competitive schools in your list. Good luck when you take it again. Aside from that. academically you look strong, from a pure black/white (grade/classroom performance) perspective. I am not quite sure if you are weak, moderate or strong as it regards your extracurricular involvement in college. You say that you participated in and won competitions, but I don't know what you mean by that. With regard to AIESEC, it looks like you were part of that for 2 years? What I need to know is how deep was your involvement. How did you contribute? How much time did you dedicate to the or weekly? Why were you involved with it? You have included some information regarding your extracurriculars and academics pre-college. Note that adcoms only focus on content starting in your college years. The only time they may consider pre-college content is when someone is a younger applicant (someone with less than 3 years fulltime experience). In any case, I need more data from you to properly assess your sense of balance while in college.
Let's talk about your extracurriculars since college.(you don't include extracurriculars pre college in a b-school resume). You appear to be light here. Now, given that you are with Blackrock, which is typically a VERY demanding place to work, it may be fine that you are light in this area because you could be working 75+ hours per week., which would make getting meaningfully involved outside work tough. Adcoms are pretty understanding about how demanding certain industries are and financial services is one of those industries.You will need ti craft an optional essay to explain your low level of involvement just to make sure the adcom doesn't draw its own inaccurate conclusions. Just note that being weak in this area is not a major issues at all. This is the most common area of weakness in applications.
An area in which you are very strong is your career. Blackrock is a terrific company, and it is clear you are getting great exposure there, as well as progressing at an accelerated pace. With 4 years at time of matriculating, now is an ideal time to apply (though note that it would be fine if you waited another year as well).
Your goals make sense based on what your career to date has been. Right now you appear yo just have a short term view, not a mid and long range perspective. That is something you will want to build into your ambitions so the schools can see that you have a vision for yourself.
Bo, on to your schools. You have a nice array of schools in your list. You have included some reach, realistic, and safety schools. Thus, I think you chance of garnering success is high.
You asked what you can do to strengthen your candidacy - saying you have 10 months. I don't follow what you mean there. Applications start to come out in May and the Round 1 deadlines are in September/October (R2 deadlines are in early January). So if you are planning to apply this year, you have no time at this stage to address any weak areas. Luckily for you, you have only one weak area and that is extracurriculars since college. There is nothing you can or should do at this stage to address that. We tell all folks that if you they new involvements the year they are applying, the adcoms will likely see those new involvements as disingenuous - there to pad the resume. So please be mindful of that.
All in all though, without knowing about some of your more intrinsic qualities - color in your personality that could come from your life experiences (any significant struggles, success, so on and so forth), I can tell you that you appear to be a strong candidate. If you would like to talk so i may offer you a more customized assessment, reach out. Otherwise, we wish you all the best with your application process!
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