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23 Jun 2015, 21:48
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Hi,
Please help me by evaluating my profile. (Age 24, Male, Indian)
1) GMAT Score: 760 (Q51, V41)
2) Work Experience: 2 years at a proprietary trading firm. (firm employs 700 people worldwide), Managing a portfolio in commodities with consistent returns.
3) Undergraduate Studies: Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from a top 3 engineering university in India. GPA: 7.75/10
4) Extracurriculars: Represented college swimming and water polo teams in state level and inter-collegiate competitions, winning a couple of medals
5) Volunteer at an NGO for kids for about 2 years (serving 5 hrs a week): Mentoring underprivileged kids in their studies, Built & managed the primary school football team that won Silver medal in a city wide competition.
6) Will be appearing for CFA in December 2015
Post MBA goals: Portfolio Manager/ Investment Manager at a top fund
I am planning to apply to B-schools for 2016-2018 program. Please let me know which schools will be suitable and the level of competitiveness.
Please help me by evaluating my profile. (Age 24, Male, Indian)
1) GMAT Score: 760 (Q51, V41)
2) Work Experience: 2 years at a proprietary trading firm. (firm employs 700 people worldwide), Managing a portfolio in commodities with consistent returns.
3) Undergraduate Studies: Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from a top 3 engineering university in India. GPA: 7.75/10
4) Extracurriculars: Represented college swimming and water polo teams in state level and inter-collegiate competitions, winning a couple of medals
5) Volunteer at an NGO for kids for about 2 years (serving 5 hrs a week): Mentoring underprivileged kids in their studies, Built & managed the primary school football team that won Silver medal in a city wide competition.
6) Will be appearing for CFA in December 2015
Post MBA goals: Portfolio Manager/ Investment Manager at a top fund
I am planning to apply to B-schools for 2016-2018 program. Please let me know which schools will be suitable and the level of competitiveness.
25 Jun 2015, 14:47
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Hi there, thanks for sharing your profile!
Your GMAT is excellent and your GPA is very strong too, so I have no concerns about your academics. Your extracurriculars seem pretty good, though remember that really only post-college activities "count".
I'm curious how you made the move from BioTech Engineering to Prop Trading...that may be an interesting story. Did you have exposure to investing / finance previously?
My other big question is - why now? You are a little light on experience, average is 4-5 years at most schools, so I'd want to know more about why you need the degree now, especially since you're not making a big career shift.
If you can address the timing question and tell a compelling story about your career path then I think you've got a strong profile overall. As for schools, I'm not sure if you're looking at US programs or other regions? In the US, you could apply to a school like Booth as a reach (you could try Wharton too but I feel like Booth is more open to early career candidates), perhaps also adding Columbia as another reach, then other schools with good finance reputations like Stern, Ross, Yale, Cornell. Also check out UT McCombs, it would be a pretty safe option but they have the largest student run investment fund which is a pretty cool thing to be a part of from what I understand. As an Indian male, and if you're set on going to b-school in 2016, you should really apply to a range of schools to increase your chances.
Good luck and keep us posted if we can answer any more questions!
Your GMAT is excellent and your GPA is very strong too, so I have no concerns about your academics. Your extracurriculars seem pretty good, though remember that really only post-college activities "count".
I'm curious how you made the move from BioTech Engineering to Prop Trading...that may be an interesting story. Did you have exposure to investing / finance previously?
My other big question is - why now? You are a little light on experience, average is 4-5 years at most schools, so I'd want to know more about why you need the degree now, especially since you're not making a big career shift.
If you can address the timing question and tell a compelling story about your career path then I think you've got a strong profile overall. As for schools, I'm not sure if you're looking at US programs or other regions? In the US, you could apply to a school like Booth as a reach (you could try Wharton too but I feel like Booth is more open to early career candidates), perhaps also adding Columbia as another reach, then other schools with good finance reputations like Stern, Ross, Yale, Cornell. Also check out UT McCombs, it would be a pretty safe option but they have the largest student run investment fund which is a pretty cool thing to be a part of from what I understand. As an Indian male, and if you're set on going to b-school in 2016, you should really apply to a range of schools to increase your chances.
Good luck and keep us posted if we can answer any more questions!
26 Jun 2015, 21:10
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During the course of engineering, I took up a few finance related courses that propelled my interest in finance. I started reading newspapers, books and magazines that further fuelled my interest. So when the opportunity presented itself, I grabbed it.
The way prop trading goes on and the way hedge funds trade is very very different (I can sense the difference to a certain extent from the markets itself). While one never stops learning in such a profession, after a while the work is more of the application of the skills and knowledge that you gain from such a job. From my observation, that time on an average for most traders is close to 2-2.5 years and it would take a lot of time (or maybe never since the style and methodology of trading is significantly different) before one could reach the level of competency required of a trader at a hedge fund. An MBA (with a focus on finance and investment) coupled with my experience of the markets will help me greatly in reaching my goal.
I hope the reasoning is clear enough that I could expand on it and include it in my applications.
Again, thanks a lot.
The way prop trading goes on and the way hedge funds trade is very very different (I can sense the difference to a certain extent from the markets itself). While one never stops learning in such a profession, after a while the work is more of the application of the skills and knowledge that you gain from such a job. From my observation, that time on an average for most traders is close to 2-2.5 years and it would take a lot of time (or maybe never since the style and methodology of trading is significantly different) before one could reach the level of competency required of a trader at a hedge fund. An MBA (with a focus on finance and investment) coupled with my experience of the markets will help me greatly in reaching my goal.
I hope the reasoning is clear enough that I could expand on it and include it in my applications.
Again, thanks a lot.
