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daviesj
Joined: 23 Aug 2012
Last visit: 09 May 2025
Posts: 115
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 35
Status:Never ever give up on yourself.Period.
Location: India
Concentration: Finance, Human Resources
Schools: MBS '17 (A$) Smurfit FT'16 (A)
GMAT 1: 570 Q47 V21
GMAT 2: 690 Q50 V33
GPA: 3.5
WE:Information Technology (Finance: Investment Banking)
16 Apr 2013, 04:53
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1. Experience:
I have full-time work experience of 37
months in IT field (Infosys Limited) with
Investment banking as a domain. I work
as a Test Engineer and I test a trading
application of one of the biggest bank,
that is used by many people all over the
world.
2.My GMAT: 690 (Q50 V33) and TOEFL:
100 (R28 L23 S24 W25)
3.College Info:
Name: VPCOE, Pune University, India
GPA: 3.5
Major: Mechanical Engineering
YOG: 2009
4.Extra-Curricular
Won 1st prize at National level paper
presentation contest conducted in 2008
by my college.
I have hosted, as well as managed, many
college level events.
5. My Target programs:
please suggest me some.I am aiming schools between top 20 and top 30 (Realistic goal?)
I also have budget constraints (can afford 55,000 USD max. (Including tuition and living expenses))
Suggest me some schools where it will be affordable to me(doesn't matter if those schools are not in top 30).
6.Applying: R4 2012-2013
7.Post-MBA goal: To work with top
Investment banking firms, as I have
knowledge of investment banking and I
find investment banking interesting.
Thanks in advance
I have full-time work experience of 37
months in IT field (Infosys Limited) with
Investment banking as a domain. I work
as a Test Engineer and I test a trading
application of one of the biggest bank,
that is used by many people all over the
world.
2.My GMAT: 690 (Q50 V33) and TOEFL:
100 (R28 L23 S24 W25)
3.College Info:
Name: VPCOE, Pune University, India
GPA: 3.5
Major: Mechanical Engineering
YOG: 2009
4.Extra-Curricular
Won 1st prize at National level paper
presentation contest conducted in 2008
by my college.
I have hosted, as well as managed, many
college level events.
5. My Target programs:
please suggest me some.I am aiming schools between top 20 and top 30 (Realistic goal?)
I also have budget constraints (can afford 55,000 USD max. (Including tuition and living expenses))
Suggest me some schools where it will be affordable to me(doesn't matter if those schools are not in top 30).
6.Applying: R4 2012-2013
7.Post-MBA goal: To work with top
Investment banking firms, as I have
knowledge of investment banking and I
find investment banking interesting.
Thanks in advance
19 Apr 2013, 20:11
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Most of the top i-banking firms recruit from the top 20 schools, so your goal may be a bit out of alignment with your plans. If you are comfortable with regional i-banking opportunities, that would better fit with schools in the 20-30 range, still considered "top tier" by the industry for sure. As an example, you could apply to Emory's Goizueta school, generally found in the middle of the 20-30 range in the rankings and have i-banking opportunities with B of A or Wells Fargo or Suntrust. If you are looking for Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs, you would need to beef up your profile and go for a top 10 school like Duke or Cornell or Stern. I think your profile is in alignment with your goals. It is certainly realistic to find a school in the 10-20 range with 3 years of WE (four when you matriculate) and a 690 GMAT. Your application pool is deep but don't let that dampen your drive especially if you have a unique story to tell. You might consider a couple schools in the10-20 range as a reach. For example, Keenan Flagler at UNC is a fine school and is just 8 miles from Duke, so many of the buldge bracket i-banks recruit at UNC since they are already coming down for Duke. You can investigate other schools with similar proximity advantages. hope this helps.
