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21 Jun 2020, 13:30
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Hi!
Could you please give me your insights on my profile and if possible, let me know what could be improved?
I am 21. Male. I am from Kazakhstan, moved to Prague when I was 17 to pursue my Bachelor's degree. I went to New Jersey for a summer job (waiter) when I was 19 & did my exchange semester in Barcelona, Spain when I was 19. To sum it up, I lived & worked/studied in 4 countries.
Race: Central Asian ethnicity
GMAT: hoping to get 700-720.
Education:
- BA in Economics from the University of Economics in Prague (best economics university in Czechia):
* GPA: 3.6/4.0
* Finished it in 3 years. Graduated summa cum laude (in the top 1% of the Faculty).
* Recipient of multiple merit scholarships throughout all 3 years. Recipient of Erasmus scholarship for my semester abroad.
* Thesis: The Okun's law in the Eurozone in the Post-Crisis Era (macro-economic statistical analysis)
- An exchange semester in Barcelona, Spain at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (in the top 20 econometrics universities in the world).
* I majored in Econometrics. GPA: 3.5/4.0. Volunteering cultural exchange.
I also have a beautiful inspiring story about the obstacles I've overcome being from KZ and not coming from a family of means - constantly striving for greatness and success. Making savings in order to do my MBA in the US/Canada.
Experience (all jobs in Prague):
1.7 years as an accountant at DXC (I was hired in my senior year for a full-time role already).
*One performance award. Multiple improvements in the processes. Working for the UK market. Treated as a key POC in the company & manager of a staff of 2 (not officially though). Trained 6 people.
It will be one year in the next June (2021) for my current job as an associate economist at Moody's Analytics (p.s. just started). Working for the US market.
Part-time TA in the Economics department at the University of Economics in Prague (I start in September 2020).
Part-time Event Staff in the British Council (1.7 years). I help to carry out the examinations (IELTS, Cambridge exams, etc.).
Extracurricular:
Volunteering as a research analyst at a Czech microfinance non-profit organization that helps with loans to African & South American entrepreneurs.
Traveled to 30+ countries.
Qualifications:
ACCA (first 3 modules), by December I will have 5 modules.
CFA 1 Level candidate (February 2021).
Lean Six Sigma yellow belt (project management)
I would like to apply this year for the 2022 intake.
Target Schools:
Reach - Wharton & HBS (? - definitely not sure if I have a chance but both are my dream schools)
Target - Cornell, Rotman, Columbia
Future Goal: Consulting / Investment Banking
Questions:
I really appreciate you reading through my profile. Thanks a lot. I am really happy that such recommendation/consulting services exist. On a side note, I have a few questions:
1) Should I postpone doing MBA due to the lack of experience and COVID-19 situation? I have a fear that it would be harder to find a job upon graduation given that I don't have many years of experience but at the same time would already possess an MBA from a top school.
2) I feel like my age makes me stand out. At the same time, I also could play a diversity card since there are not a lot of applicants from my birth country. However, I am anxious that applicants are much older and more experienced.
3) Should I change my target schools? What other alternatives I could go for?
4) What are my odds of getting into HBS or Wharton?
5) If I do postpone my application, what could I improve in my profile so that it dazzles?
Could you please give me your insights on my profile and if possible, let me know what could be improved?
I am 21. Male. I am from Kazakhstan, moved to Prague when I was 17 to pursue my Bachelor's degree. I went to New Jersey for a summer job (waiter) when I was 19 & did my exchange semester in Barcelona, Spain when I was 19. To sum it up, I lived & worked/studied in 4 countries.
Race: Central Asian ethnicity
GMAT: hoping to get 700-720.
Education:
- BA in Economics from the University of Economics in Prague (best economics university in Czechia):
* GPA: 3.6/4.0
* Finished it in 3 years. Graduated summa cum laude (in the top 1% of the Faculty).
* Recipient of multiple merit scholarships throughout all 3 years. Recipient of Erasmus scholarship for my semester abroad.
* Thesis: The Okun's law in the Eurozone in the Post-Crisis Era (macro-economic statistical analysis)
- An exchange semester in Barcelona, Spain at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (in the top 20 econometrics universities in the world).
* I majored in Econometrics. GPA: 3.5/4.0. Volunteering cultural exchange.
I also have a beautiful inspiring story about the obstacles I've overcome being from KZ and not coming from a family of means - constantly striving for greatness and success. Making savings in order to do my MBA in the US/Canada.
Experience (all jobs in Prague):
1.7 years as an accountant at DXC (I was hired in my senior year for a full-time role already).
*One performance award. Multiple improvements in the processes. Working for the UK market. Treated as a key POC in the company & manager of a staff of 2 (not officially though). Trained 6 people.
It will be one year in the next June (2021) for my current job as an associate economist at Moody's Analytics (p.s. just started). Working for the US market.
Part-time TA in the Economics department at the University of Economics in Prague (I start in September 2020).
Part-time Event Staff in the British Council (1.7 years). I help to carry out the examinations (IELTS, Cambridge exams, etc.).
Extracurricular:
Volunteering as a research analyst at a Czech microfinance non-profit organization that helps with loans to African & South American entrepreneurs.
Traveled to 30+ countries.
Qualifications:
ACCA (first 3 modules), by December I will have 5 modules.
CFA 1 Level candidate (February 2021).
Lean Six Sigma yellow belt (project management)
I would like to apply this year for the 2022 intake.
Target Schools:
Reach - Wharton & HBS (? - definitely not sure if I have a chance but both are my dream schools)
Target - Cornell, Rotman, Columbia
Future Goal: Consulting / Investment Banking
Questions:
I really appreciate you reading through my profile. Thanks a lot. I am really happy that such recommendation/consulting services exist. On a side note, I have a few questions:
1) Should I postpone doing MBA due to the lack of experience and COVID-19 situation? I have a fear that it would be harder to find a job upon graduation given that I don't have many years of experience but at the same time would already possess an MBA from a top school.
2) I feel like my age makes me stand out. At the same time, I also could play a diversity card since there are not a lot of applicants from my birth country. However, I am anxious that applicants are much older and more experienced.
3) Should I change my target schools? What other alternatives I could go for?
4) What are my odds of getting into HBS or Wharton?
5) If I do postpone my application, what could I improve in my profile so that it dazzles?
23 Jun 2020, 09:45
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Hi, and thanks for writing! Full-time MBA candidates have on average 4-5 years of experience at time of entering the program, so I do recommend waiting at least a year to apply. In the meantime, I'd 1. keep up the good work on the job, and seek out opportunities for increased responsibility (schools will evaluate your work experience based on impact and progression) 2. see if you can expand your extracurricular involvement into a leadership capacity and 3. focus on GMAT (the score stays valid for 5 years) 4. figure out your ST and LT career path and reflect upon your experiences and interests so that you can explain in your applications what drives it and 5. start researching programs of interest and start talking to students/alumni so that when it comes time to apply, you'll be able to make a strong case for why each program is a strong fit for you based on its culture and resources within/outside of the classroom.
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
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