Target schools - achievable?
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10 Nov 2015, 15:39
Hi,
it would be great if you could guide towards right direction. My short term goal is to join Venture capital or Private Equity (PE) company, long term run my own PE business in Europe.
I'm considering following schools, not only to get into but also to get decent scholarship:
1. Darden
2. Kellogg
3. Kelley
4. Emory
5. McCombs
I'm 31 male from Eastern Europe.
I took gmat 2 times last one is the highest 680 (q49,V33). I have 2 bachelors degrees:
1. Bachelor of General Studies from University of Connecticut (considered Ivy public school) - GPA 3.1
2. Belarusian State University (major Law and economy) - GPA 7.3 out of 10
I have more than 8 years of work Experience. When i was young i started my own construction company in the USA back in 2006, 2008 due to recession i closed business moved into marketing sphere. My career progressed from Account Executive in small Marketing Company in the USA, to Head of Marketing at Exclusive representative office of Diageo in Belarus, to Marketing Category Manager at multibilion technology company in Europe (not well-known) responsible for launch and development of 2 product categories widows tablets and interactive displays in 70 countries globally.
Extracurricular activities:
Case club Belarus, co-founder (2010-2013); Member of International Project “European Youth Parliament” (2002-2006)
Sports: Swimming (member of Belarusian State University swimming team, department’s champion 2005), tennis, skiing
Currently, i'm considering MBA as an opportunity to switch my career to Private equity. It would be great if you could evaluate my profile and recommend course of action, as i'm planning to apply 2 Round for 2016 fall intake.
Thanks