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Pekho,
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Coming to your ECs, your involvement in volunteering and being part of your university's investment fund adds to the overall well-roundedness of your profile. While they may not be major achievements, they still demonstrate your engagement beyond academics and work.
Your target universities and programs in the UK and Canada are well-regarded and competitive.
For the UK programs, LBS and Said may be more competitive given their reputations, but it's worth applying to them with a strong application.
In Canada, Rotman's MFE program is indeed competitive, but UBC and McGill should be viable options based on your profile.
Your goal of transitioning from management consulting at MBB firms to private equity or venture capital is ambitious but achievable. The master's programs you're targeting can provide a strong foundation for your desired career path.
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neha@mbaandbeyond.comMBA and BeyondPekho wrote:
Hi All!
Background and nationality
I am a 23 year old planning to apply for the 2024 September masters intake in the UK/Canada.
Nationality: Eastern European, however have been in the UK for over 9 years (GCSE -> A-level -> Degree -> 2 years of work experience)
Undergrad Information
BSc in Accounting & Finance from a well-known University (not Oxbridge or LSE, but up there, consistently top 10 in the UK for this degree)
Finished with a 1st class with honours, graduated in 2021 (Side question, does this translate to a 4.0 GPA in Canada??). Second year averaged 2:1, third year a very strong 1st.
GMAT
Currently studying for GMAT using
TTP (started 2 weeks ago). First mock - 650. Aiming for 730 in September, been doing and am planning to continue doing 21 hrs pw.
Work experience and leadership
Just under 2 years experience working at Deloitte in audit, very clear progression. Worked only on two clients, both huge names in the finance sector.
Associate -> Senior Associate in 6 months
Senior Associate -> Assistant Manager in a year
Assistant Manager - current role.
Worked as an operational analyst/consultant (Whatever sounds better) at an established hotel for 4 months straight after graduation, before Deloitte.
Have a very strong leadership achievement at uni - was elected by students with 600+ votes to represent the business school students in relation to student proposed policy matters. This was during covid, so worked on a lot of policies related to changing the education processes to remote, etc.
Some other stuff like volunteering, being a part of my Uni's investment fund (and then overseeing analysts in my second year in the fund), but nothing major.
Universities & Programmes I am interested in applying to:
UK:
LBS (MSc Finance)
LSE (MSc Finance/MSc Finance and Economic/MSc Accounting and Finance (MSc Finance interests me the most, but realistically I feel like I have the highest chance of getting into the MSc Accounting and Finance programme))
Judge (MFin)
Said (MSc Financial Economics)
Thoughts: LBS and Said are probably the less realistic options.
Canada:
Rotman (MFE)
UBC (MBAN)
McGill (MMF or MMA)
Thoughts: MFE in Rotman is the most competitive one, but UBC and McGill should be very do-able
Post Masters goals (current): MBB Management Consulting -> Private Equity/Venture Capital
Just want to know where I stand. Some days I think that I have great odds, especially if I get a high GMAT, put a tonne of time into my essays, etc. Other days, I think there is no chance.
Thank you for your time!
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08 Jun 2023, 07:19
