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02 Aug 2013, 11:36
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1) Work Experience: 6 yrs in NYC
Current Employer: Top 10 European Corporate and Investment Bank.
Global Credit Management - 3 years
Loan Syndications and Trading - 2+ years (now an Associate)
2) GMAT.
700 GMAT 47math/39 verbal
3) College info:
3.4 GPA at a top 30 university in U.S.
4) Graduate School: Masters in Economics and Finance at the same school (BA/MA): 3.7 GPA
5) Significant college and post-college extra-curricular activities or community service
College:
Events Coordinator at International Club
Board Member of South East Asian Club
Investment Club - Analyst
Post college:
Career Services Mentor for my undergraduate school (5 years)
3 years of mentoring high school students (3 hours a week)
Other: Grew up in Thailand (consider myself thai, although I’m ethnically Chinese).
Fully recovered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Was out of work on disability for 4.5 months). Lower body was partially paralyzed.
6) Target programs.
Columbia (J Term), Haas, Kellogg, Sloan, Stern, and Duke
7) Strong, personable work recommendations from supervisors
8) Post-MBA goal.
My father has a mid-sized, education-focused technology company in Bangkok, Thailand. The company recently suffered its first quarterly loss in 11 years. Post MBA I will go back to Thailand to help revive the family business.
Longterm - Expand business overseas and determine new strategic vision of business.
Current Employer: Top 10 European Corporate and Investment Bank.
Global Credit Management - 3 years
Loan Syndications and Trading - 2+ years (now an Associate)
2) GMAT.
700 GMAT 47math/39 verbal
3) College info:
3.4 GPA at a top 30 university in U.S.
4) Graduate School: Masters in Economics and Finance at the same school (BA/MA): 3.7 GPA
5) Significant college and post-college extra-curricular activities or community service
College:
Events Coordinator at International Club
Board Member of South East Asian Club
Investment Club - Analyst
Post college:
Career Services Mentor for my undergraduate school (5 years)
3 years of mentoring high school students (3 hours a week)
Other: Grew up in Thailand (consider myself thai, although I’m ethnically Chinese).
Fully recovered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Was out of work on disability for 4.5 months). Lower body was partially paralyzed.
6) Target programs.
Columbia (J Term), Haas, Kellogg, Sloan, Stern, and Duke
7) Strong, personable work recommendations from supervisors
8) Post-MBA goal.
My father has a mid-sized, education-focused technology company in Bangkok, Thailand. The company recently suffered its first quarterly loss in 11 years. Post MBA I will go back to Thailand to help revive the family business.
Longterm - Expand business overseas and determine new strategic vision of business.
05 Aug 2013, 11:53
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Hi, thanks for posting...
Overall you should have a fairly strong profile. Your strengths include:
-solid, reputable work experience
-Thai 'nationality' and international, NYC experiences
-demonstrated quant skill through your finance background, masters degree, etc
-potential for interesting stories, good recommendations, some extracurricular involvement
Weaknesses or challenges:
-GMAT/GPA are average-- not a weakness but just means the focus will be on the rest of the application
-important to make a strong case for WHY you need the MBA... given your Masters already and your goals, it certainly can still do a lot for you but be sure there aren't questions about how needed it is
-will be important to stand out by showcasing key leadership experiences and innovation; people and project management, over your 6 years of work experience
So glad it sounds as though you are doing better physically now; what a scary and challenging disease you have dealt with! Hopefully you are starting a new phase of life and able to focus on the future now..... b-school IS an amazing experience and a great chance to gain exposure to a breadth of skills, experiences, and industries within a short amount of time, setting you up with strong management and leadership skills.
Good luck to you!
Overall you should have a fairly strong profile. Your strengths include:
-solid, reputable work experience
-Thai 'nationality' and international, NYC experiences
-demonstrated quant skill through your finance background, masters degree, etc
-potential for interesting stories, good recommendations, some extracurricular involvement
Weaknesses or challenges:
-GMAT/GPA are average-- not a weakness but just means the focus will be on the rest of the application
-important to make a strong case for WHY you need the MBA... given your Masters already and your goals, it certainly can still do a lot for you but be sure there aren't questions about how needed it is
-will be important to stand out by showcasing key leadership experiences and innovation; people and project management, over your 6 years of work experience
So glad it sounds as though you are doing better physically now; what a scary and challenging disease you have dealt with! Hopefully you are starting a new phase of life and able to focus on the future now
..... b-school IS an amazing experience and a great chance to gain exposure to a breadth of skills, experiences, and industries within a short amount of time, setting you up with strong management and leadership skills. Good luck to you!
