mbaMissionKate Hi!
I was looking to get my profile reviewed to get a better idea of the schools i should be looking at and how to mitigate some of the negative aspects of my profile.
· Demographics (nationality, gender): Indian , Male(29)
· Education (undergraduate institution, GPA, major ): NITK Surathkal (top 10 Engineering school), 2.2 Cgpa, Mechanical Engineer
· Other coursework or post-undergraduate education: CFA( all levels cleared) CAIA, FRM( one level cleared one pending)
· GMAT or GRE (include section breakdown): 750 - QA:50 , VA:42
· Work experience (): Software Engineer ( 2 Years, one promotion, lead a team of 3), Transaction Advisory/Investment Banking(4 years, started as intern with 3 promotions, Execution lead(managerial) answering to the partners leading a team of 10-12 across projects, few international clients remote work)
· Extracurricular activities (): Part of various sports teams, gaming team, Organizing gaming events during fests
· Post-MBA goals: Private Equity/ Investment Banking
· Target schools: Wharton, Booth, Columbia, NYU, LBS
· Other information relevant to your profile: Took a year off to travel , travelled for 6 months before covid struck
· Any specific questions you would like answered by our team: Considering my low cgpa, do additional certifications like the CFA help? Also with this profile is it prudent to apply to the above colleges?