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kheown
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30 Nov 2014, 16:49
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Hello! I'm a 26 year old Spanish male and am planning to apply for an MBA on 2015 R1, and I was hoping you could do a preliminary evaluation of my profile 
Academics:
700 GMAT (48Q/37V) – Score from September 2013, will retake.
107 TOEFL. Taking it again next month, aiming for 110+.
MS in banking management and financial markets (1 year, including a 3-month internship) at a tiny school in Spain. We were a class of 15 students, not very competitive to get in. The only disclosed grade from the program is a 96% at an exam to earn a trading license.
Undergrad: BS in business management (majored in finance) from a public Spanish university with an average grade of 7.6/10 with the best grades in finance courses. The school doesn´t disclose grade percentiles but I strongly believe I´m in the top 10-15% of my graduating class.
Languages: apart Spanish and English, took 4 years of Russian (intermediate level) and 3 years of Chinese (basic level) while studying the undergrad degree.
Work experience:
3.5 years (will be 5 by the start of the MBA) at the capital markets department of a mid-sized Spanish bank. Rotated through all desks for 8 months and now am focused on institutional funding and structured products, although my tasks are very varied and I´m back-up for almost everyone at the department.
Got in the career development program of the bank in 2012 and promoted once in January 2014 through an internal exam in which I got the highest grade among 292 test takers. Promoted again in May 2014 through the career development program.
Extracurricular Activites:
- Member of the corporate volunteer program through the bank´s foundation. As a member I am:
A volunteer teacher of basic finance to people from all types of backgrounds (20-30 students per class).
Cooperating with local food banks to distribute and organize food donations.
A volunteer to help organize races (5k, 10k, half marathons and marathons), mainly focusing on assisting wheelchair racers.
- Member of the corporate trekking group.We go trekking once a month.
- Running: 5k, 10k and half marathons.
- Other hobbies include scuba diving (certified) and salsa dancing.
- While I was studying the MS, I volunteered as a member of the Erasmus Student Network (one of the largest international student organizations) for the first year it was established in my hometown, helping international students find a room/appartment and integrate with the rest of the student community.
Why an MBA? Limited ability to progress further in my current position. Although I like what I'm doing right now, what I feel passionate about is everything that's fast paced and related to news-driven trading or investment management. However, I have limited exposure to this in my current role and therefore I'd like to use the degree to stay within finance but with a stronger focus on investment management (or sales & trading).
Goals: short term: transition to a role along the lines of investment management or S&T. Long term: become a portfolio manager focused on cross-asset management.
Other information:
- First in family to complete higher education.
- Played online poker semiprofessionally to support myself through undergrad (should I ever mention this?)
Target schools:
- Reaches: MIT, Tuck, Yale (I think I'm kinda shooting for the stars with these ones)
- Targets: UNC, UVA, Cornell
- Safety: Boston College
What do you think of my odds at these schools?
Thank you very much for your advice and apologies for the length of the post!
Academics:
700 GMAT (48Q/37V) – Score from September 2013, will retake.
107 TOEFL. Taking it again next month, aiming for 110+.
MS in banking management and financial markets (1 year, including a 3-month internship) at a tiny school in Spain. We were a class of 15 students, not very competitive to get in. The only disclosed grade from the program is a 96% at an exam to earn a trading license.
Undergrad: BS in business management (majored in finance) from a public Spanish university with an average grade of 7.6/10 with the best grades in finance courses. The school doesn´t disclose grade percentiles but I strongly believe I´m in the top 10-15% of my graduating class.
Languages: apart Spanish and English, took 4 years of Russian (intermediate level) and 3 years of Chinese (basic level) while studying the undergrad degree.
Work experience:
3.5 years (will be 5 by the start of the MBA) at the capital markets department of a mid-sized Spanish bank. Rotated through all desks for 8 months and now am focused on institutional funding and structured products, although my tasks are very varied and I´m back-up for almost everyone at the department.
Got in the career development program of the bank in 2012 and promoted once in January 2014 through an internal exam in which I got the highest grade among 292 test takers. Promoted again in May 2014 through the career development program.
Extracurricular Activites:
- Member of the corporate volunteer program through the bank´s foundation. As a member I am:
A volunteer teacher of basic finance to people from all types of backgrounds (20-30 students per class).
Cooperating with local food banks to distribute and organize food donations.
A volunteer to help organize races (5k, 10k, half marathons and marathons), mainly focusing on assisting wheelchair racers.
- Member of the corporate trekking group.We go trekking once a month.
- Running: 5k, 10k and half marathons.
- Other hobbies include scuba diving (certified) and salsa dancing.
- While I was studying the MS, I volunteered as a member of the Erasmus Student Network (one of the largest international student organizations) for the first year it was established in my hometown, helping international students find a room/appartment and integrate with the rest of the student community.
Why an MBA? Limited ability to progress further in my current position. Although I like what I'm doing right now, what I feel passionate about is everything that's fast paced and related to news-driven trading or investment management. However, I have limited exposure to this in my current role and therefore I'd like to use the degree to stay within finance but with a stronger focus on investment management (or sales & trading).
Goals: short term: transition to a role along the lines of investment management or S&T. Long term: become a portfolio manager focused on cross-asset management.
Other information:
- First in family to complete higher education.
- Played online poker semiprofessionally to support myself through undergrad (should I ever mention this?)
Target schools:
- Reaches: MIT, Tuck, Yale (I think I'm kinda shooting for the stars with these ones)
- Targets: UNC, UVA, Cornell
- Safety: Boston College
What do you think of my odds at these schools?
Thank you very much for your advice and apologies for the length of the post!
01 Dec 2014, 11:34
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Hi there - thanks for posting! So i've got some good news for you - you're being a smidge conservative .
Your academics are pretty strong - nothing over the moon but fine. Solid GMAT (love that it starts with a 7), good performance in undergrad (will vary a bit depending on which school you attended), and a masters related to your field. A little bit weak on the TOEFL but good luck on the retake. All in, this is fine. And you get a little leeway being a Spanish male in terms of your GMAT so that helps! Professionally, you had good experience with a lot of rotational focus coupled with strong performance and an upward trajectory. More importantly, it ties to your short term / long term goals and that's really important! From an involvement perspective, you're active outside of work but it's not going to move the needle significantly. By that I mean you're not going to wow anyone with the fact that you run half marathons. But it does give you a little flavor outside of work and that's great.
From a school selection perspective, I'd say maybe throw in a Booth or Wharton at perhaps the expense of Yale. UVA and Cornell are great programs but Emory > UNC if you're trying to get into IM. And when it comes to safety, going to a school like Boston won't get you the IM jobs you're looking for. So aim a bit higher at the Kelleys or Georgetowns.
Let me know if you have any questions or want me to clarify anything!
. Your academics are pretty strong - nothing over the moon but fine. Solid GMAT (love that it starts with a 7), good performance in undergrad (will vary a bit depending on which school you attended), and a masters related to your field. A little bit weak on the TOEFL but good luck on the retake. All in, this is fine. And you get a little leeway being a Spanish male in terms of your GMAT so that helps! Professionally, you had good experience with a lot of rotational focus coupled with strong performance and an upward trajectory. More importantly, it ties to your short term / long term goals and that's really important! From an involvement perspective, you're active outside of work but it's not going to move the needle significantly. By that I mean you're not going to wow anyone with the fact that you run half marathons. But it does give you a little flavor outside of work and that's great.
From a school selection perspective, I'd say maybe throw in a Booth or Wharton at perhaps the expense of Yale. UVA and Cornell are great programs but Emory > UNC if you're trying to get into IM. And when it comes to safety, going to a school like Boston won't get you the IM jobs you're looking for. So aim a bit higher at the Kelleys or Georgetowns.
Let me know if you have any questions or want me to clarify anything!
kheown
Joined: 23 Nov 2014
Last visit: 23 Oct 2017
Posts: 220
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 58
Location: Spain
Concentration: Finance
Schools: Yale '18 (D) Tuck '18 (M$) Johnson '18 (A$) Kenan-Flagler '18 (A) Carroll '18 (A) Goizueta '18 (WD) Simon '18 (A) Owen '18 (A$)
GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V39
WE:Analyst (Commercial Banking)
Products:
Schools: Yale '18 (D) Tuck '18 (M$) Johnson '18 (A$) Kenan-Flagler '18 (A) Carroll '18 (A) Goizueta '18 (WD) Simon '18 (A) Owen '18 (A$)
GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V39
Posts: 220
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01 Dec 2014, 14:46
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Thank you for your prompt response! I'll definitely get back to you once next year deadlines get closer and will consider Emory.
By the way, on the TOEFL I stumbled on the "easy" disciplines, here's the breakdown:
Reading: 24
Listening: 26
Speaking: 28
Writing: 29
Hopefully, I'll be able to snatch up a few points on listening and/or listening, while getting similar grades on the other two.
Thanks again for your advice!
By the way, on the TOEFL I stumbled on the "easy" disciplines, here's the breakdown:
Reading: 24
Listening: 26
Speaking: 28
Writing: 29
Hopefully, I'll be able to snatch up a few points on listening and/or listening, while getting similar grades on the other two.
Thanks again for your advice!
