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Schools: Stern '15 (WL) Yale '15 (A) Booth '15 (D) Wharton '15 (D)
GMAT 1: 730 Q51 V38
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Hi,

Can anyone review my profile and let me know if i stand a chance in any of the B school that i am targeting for 2012.

GMAT score (gave on 10th Aug 2011):
Overall: 730
Quant: 51
Verbal: 38
AWA: Awaiting score


Origin: Indian
Work Exp: 3 years (till now)
Industry: Investment Banking
Position: Senior Analyst

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Undergrad degree: Computer engineering from Delhi College of engineering with 71% (above average score with highest percentage around 80%)
School: 85% in 10th standard and 83% in 12th standard in CBSE borad
Other courses done: CFA (US) Level 2 cleared and will be appearing for Level 3 in June 2012.

Extra curricular activities: Playing tennis and trying out new adventure sports (no awards won iin these as i do all these for fun an not from the point of competing)

Negative points: Average percentages in high school and college, no international experience

Positive points: Best rated analyst this year among all senior analysts, cleared CFA level 2, engineering degree from one of the top 10 colleges in India

Reason to do MBA and B Schools i am targeting: I want to do MBA from a good B school for finance that can help me in my career progression. I am not looking for a career change at all and want to stay in finance after my MBA. What i am looking for is to get into a private equity firm / hedge fund / leading investment bank which can give me international exposure after my MBA.

I am targeting Stern, Chicago Booth, Columbia, Wharton, HKUST.

Please let me know if do stand a chance in any of these schools and also if i missed any of the good schools for finance that i should be applying at.

Thanks a lot in advance!!!
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Hi Ankur,

Three schools I would add to the list are:
UCB (Haas), UCLA (Anderson), LBS

You might also like to look at the Masters program in Finance at LBS - it would suit your career aspirations closely.

GMAT is pretty strong and will not be an issue. Undergraduate scores are decent. You do not mention if you have any academic awards / accolades.

Professional profile is strong - the CFA L2 definitely helps. The positive rating is an added bonus. I-banking experience is a strong push.

The only issue in your profile could be the quantum of work experience. At around 3 years now (assuming it will be around 4 when you start next year) it seems to be a bit on the lower side. I would wager HKUST should be a good shot, and the other three are a bit iffy primarily due to this reason. Strange as it may sound, Wharton seems to be the best bet among these.

You can take a shot at these schools - a lot will depend on how you craft your story and position yourself. I think you have all the basics in place, though, and getting stronger with more experience now.

Let me know if you are looking for a more specific perspective (PM).
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Thanks a lot "GyanOne" for such a quick and detailed reply. I will definitely look at the schools you mentioned. I also considered MS option but ruled it out later after i saw the profiles of people in leading PE / IB firms. More than 90% of them were MBA and very few did MS. So that was one of the main reason i ruled i MS and is planning to go for MBA.

As far as work exp. is concerned, i agree, that 4 yrs is not much and usually the average work exp. in the schools i mentioned is arnd 5-6 yrs but i have seen many cases recently of people having just 3 yrs of work exp. got into some of these schools and that is the thing that made me decide that i might be able to get into these schools also.
What about some of the schools you mentioned? what is the usual work exp. requirement there for someone like me?

I am happily surprised that you mentioned Wharton as my best bet as i was hoping for Stern to be the one. For me getting into Wharton will be a dream come true :)

Also can you please tell me what are my chances of getting financial aid at any of these schools?

I am going to do a detailed research in coming week on all these schools and will share it here also if i ind something interesting or if i need clarification on something.

Thanks a lot again!!!
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Ankur,

There is no work experience requirement as such - there is just a school average, which is not indicative of the least number of years of work experience you need before you can apply. As you yourself said, people with experience on the lower side (3-5 yrs) can also get into these schools.
For LBS, for instance, you will probably need more work experience than you would for HKUST.

Your chances of getting financial aid are fair - a lot depends on how your application is crafted. The story must be tight, and you must be able to make a strong case for a scholarship based on a number of factors including academics.

I understand that Wharton is your dream school - I would definitely put it within your reach, if not yet within your grasp. Do connect again when you are ready to discuss further.