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28 Jan 2011, 12:06
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Hi Alex,
I'm planning on applying to FT 2012 MBA to Booth, Columbia, Stern, Haas, and Wharton. Chicago is my first choice due to my affinity to the midwest region.
I'm Asian male in the U.S. and will be 25 with 3yrs of work exp upon matriculation at a fortune 50 company doing corporate finance (treasury and product finance rotations).
I want to switch to investment management with short-term goal of equity research and long term goal of starting a fund.
740 gmat and 3.4 undergrad GPA at a top public school majoring in applied math and economics.
Low extracurriculars during school and moderate post college (on several committees in company club/organizations)
Will also be taking CFAII in june and lets just say for good luck that I'll find out I passed by the time I apply.
Do you think I have a reasonable shot at Booth and others or are they stretches and I should aim lower?
I'm planning on applying to FT 2012 MBA to Booth, Columbia, Stern, Haas, and Wharton. Chicago is my first choice due to my affinity to the midwest region.
I'm Asian male in the U.S. and will be 25 with 3yrs of work exp upon matriculation at a fortune 50 company doing corporate finance (treasury and product finance rotations).
I want to switch to investment management with short-term goal of equity research and long term goal of starting a fund.
740 gmat and 3.4 undergrad GPA at a top public school majoring in applied math and economics.
Low extracurriculars during school and moderate post college (on several committees in company club/organizations)
Will also be taking CFAII in june and lets just say for good luck that I'll find out I passed by the time I apply.
Do you think I have a reasonable shot at Booth and others or are they stretches and I should aim lower?
28 Jan 2011, 14:27
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A lot of it comes down to this:
What makes you more dynamic and/or different than the hordes of other math-oriented Asian dudes in finance applying to b-school? Remember that given what you wrote right now, on the surface you fall a little too neatly into Asian male conventions (at least those who apply to bschool) that you risk getting lost in the shuffle.
There's nothing wrong with being conventional, but you need to show that you are more than that. That is what will make or break you for the top 16 schools, especially those in the top 8 where there's going to be a boatload of people who are just as analytical as you.
In your case, it's clear you can run numbers better than most people. But what isn't apparent is whether you can work in teams - are you the kind of guy who people want on their team? In class, are you going to be that wallflower who keeps his head down, or will you be an active participant? Given that you have a strong quant background, will you have trouble with more open ended situations and discussions? This is your main challenge, and what you'll have to focus on in the applications.
What makes you more dynamic and/or different than the hordes of other math-oriented Asian dudes in finance applying to b-school? Remember that given what you wrote right now, on the surface you fall a little too neatly into Asian male conventions (at least those who apply to bschool) that you risk getting lost in the shuffle.
There's nothing wrong with being conventional, but you need to show that you are more than that. That is what will make or break you for the top 16 schools, especially those in the top 8 where there's going to be a boatload of people who are just as analytical as you.
In your case, it's clear you can run numbers better than most people. But what isn't apparent is whether you can work in teams - are you the kind of guy who people want on their team? In class, are you going to be that wallflower who keeps his head down, or will you be an active participant? Given that you have a strong quant background, will you have trouble with more open ended situations and discussions? This is your main challenge, and what you'll have to focus on in the applications.
