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17 Mar 2011, 15:01
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Hello,
I'm an undergraduate Junior looking for an honest evaluation of my hypothetical profile. I have a full-time offer from a Big 4 (Deloitte) in their Audit Services department, and need some direction before I accept/decline/extend the offer.
- Age: 27 (at time of matriculation)
- Undergrad: BS Finance + Accountancy at a top public university
- GPA: 3.6 (Dean's List/Cum Laude); Major GPA 3.8+
- GMAT: Let's assume 710-720 based on practice tests
- Work Ex: 2 years in Audit (Financial Services Industry in New York), 3 years in Transaction Services (Business Valuation/Corporate Finance)
- Leadership/ECs: Very Solid; VP of FInance Club, Co-founder/director of student org., Research Assistant, Senior Consultant/Project Manager of selective student-run consulting organization, worked as a congressional aide/intern on Capitol Hill over summer, study abroad in Israel, Finalist in 2 business case competitions. Also worked as a computing/IT consultant close to 20 hours a week my sophomore year.
- Misc: Fluent in three languages (English, Hindi, German) and can speak in five. Should be a CPA/CFA by the time I apply as well.
Note:
- I'm an international student, and grew up in India before I came to the US for college. I can't help but feel that several doors to break into ibanking/consulting are shut since I lack work authorization. Many international students I know at this point are desperate to get ANY work experience, so I'm tempted to accept the job offer simply for the security.
- I could try getting promoted to Audit Senior one year ahead of schedule which should be a plus. Looking to switch to Transaction Advisory Services after second year, however.
I just wanted to know if the above profile looks solid for a top 15 MBA (probably won't apply to HBS, Stanford, Wharton since they're long shots). More specifically, I'm interested in Kellogg, Columbia, Haas, Dartmouth, UMich, UCLA.
Also, would anyone recommend I hold off on deciding about the offer and go through full-time recruiting in the fall for better positions? Or should I go ahead and accept?
Thanks!
I'm an undergraduate Junior looking for an honest evaluation of my hypothetical profile. I have a full-time offer from a Big 4 (Deloitte) in their Audit Services department, and need some direction before I accept/decline/extend the offer.
- Age: 27 (at time of matriculation)
- Undergrad: BS Finance + Accountancy at a top public university
- GPA: 3.6 (Dean's List/Cum Laude); Major GPA 3.8+
- GMAT: Let's assume 710-720 based on practice tests
- Work Ex: 2 years in Audit (Financial Services Industry in New York), 3 years in Transaction Services (Business Valuation/Corporate Finance)
- Leadership/ECs: Very Solid; VP of FInance Club, Co-founder/director of student org., Research Assistant, Senior Consultant/Project Manager of selective student-run consulting organization, worked as a congressional aide/intern on Capitol Hill over summer, study abroad in Israel, Finalist in 2 business case competitions. Also worked as a computing/IT consultant close to 20 hours a week my sophomore year.
- Misc: Fluent in three languages (English, Hindi, German) and can speak in five. Should be a CPA/CFA by the time I apply as well.
Note:
- I'm an international student, and grew up in India before I came to the US for college. I can't help but feel that several doors to break into ibanking/consulting are shut since I lack work authorization. Many international students I know at this point are desperate to get ANY work experience, so I'm tempted to accept the job offer simply for the security.
- I could try getting promoted to Audit Senior one year ahead of schedule which should be a plus. Looking to switch to Transaction Advisory Services after second year, however.
I just wanted to know if the above profile looks solid for a top 15 MBA (probably won't apply to HBS, Stanford, Wharton since they're long shots). More specifically, I'm interested in Kellogg, Columbia, Haas, Dartmouth, UMich, UCLA.
Also, would anyone recommend I hold off on deciding about the offer and go through full-time recruiting in the fall for better positions? Or should I go ahead and accept?
Thanks!
18 Mar 2011, 11:30
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aj16,
Your hypothetical profile would be competitive for a top 15 MBA program, but keep in mind you would need to support this with a history of progression in your career, great recommendations letters, and strong personal essays. Your essays and personal story will be particularly important because there will be a lot of strong applicants with similar profiles; you will need to find a way to make your application stand out.
Please let me know if I can answer any other questions.
Cheers,
Conrad and the Stacy Blackman Team
Your hypothetical profile would be competitive for a top 15 MBA program, but keep in mind you would need to support this with a history of progression in your career, great recommendations letters, and strong personal essays. Your essays and personal story will be particularly important because there will be a lot of strong applicants with similar profiles; you will need to find a way to make your application stand out.
Please let me know if I can answer any other questions.
Cheers,
Conrad and the Stacy Blackman Team
19 Mar 2011, 07:41
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Thank you so much! Just have one more question:
So would starting off in audit be underwhelming in terms of work experience? I need to know before I decide on my job offer. Would it be worth extending the offer, and going through full-time recruiting in the fall for better positions (ibanking, Big 4 advisory etc.)?
Also, how far up the top 15 can I expect to have a decent chance in if I execute the application perfectly (Solid essays, recs, apply for round 1/EA/ED etc.)? I'd really like to go to Columbia or Northwestern the most....
Thanks so much in advance, I really appreciate it.
So would starting off in audit be underwhelming in terms of work experience? I need to know before I decide on my job offer. Would it be worth extending the offer, and going through full-time recruiting in the fall for better positions (ibanking, Big 4 advisory etc.)?
Also, how far up the top 15 can I expect to have a decent chance in if I execute the application perfectly (Solid essays, recs, apply for round 1/EA/ED etc.)? I'd really like to go to Columbia or Northwestern the most....
Thanks so much in advance, I really appreciate it.
