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bakerrr
Joined: 27 Apr 2015
Last visit: 31 May 2016
Posts: 14
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Location: United States (VA)
Concentration: Finance, Strategy
Schools: Darden '18 (WL) Kenan-Flagler '18 (A) Tulane '18 (A$$$$$) Goizueta '18 (M$) Jones '18 (A$) Duke '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 710 Q45 V41
GPA: 3.37
WE:Analyst (Mutual Funds and Brokerage)
Schools: Darden '18 (WL) Kenan-Flagler '18 (A) Tulane '18 (A$$$$$) Goizueta '18 (M$) Jones '18 (A$) Duke '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 710 Q45 V41
Posts: 14
Kudos:
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04 Nov 2015, 14:09
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Education:
The Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
BSBA - Business Administration; Dual-concentrations in Finance and Risk Management & Insurance
-GPA: 3.373/4.000
-Woodrow Scholar, Alumni Scholar, Dean's List every sememester
Work Experience:
The Vanguard Group
Brokerage Associate on the Retail Investor desk (August 2008-April 2014)
-Traded ETPs, Equities, Preferreds, Mutual Funds for retail and institutional accounts
-Provided investment guidance through asset allocation and security selection to clients
-Selected to Corporate Actions Committee and Retail Investment Group Committee by Senior Management
BB&T Scott & Stringfellow
Due Diligence Analyst (April 2014 - Present)
-Conduct research on Separately Managed Accounts and Private Placements
-Consult with Financial Advisors on investment strategy, asset allocation, portfolio models, and market trends
-Manage current and prospective offerings on multi-billion dollar platform
Leadership
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
-Served as Pledge Class Philanthropy Chair for fraternity's philanthropic efforts in 2008
-Served as Housing Manager for Structural and Organizational improvements to fraternity house in 2009
Carolina Crawfish Lacrosse
-Volunteer Coach for traveling lacrosse team in Columbia, SC in the summer of 2011
Licenses and Certifications
-FINRA Series 7, 63, and 66 Licensed
GMAT Scores
Overall: 710 (91st percentile)
-Quant: 45 (62nd percentile)
-Verbal: 41 (94th percentile)
-IR: 4 (38th percentile)
-AWA: 6 (91st percentile)
I'm considering applying to UVA (Darden), UNC (Kenan Flagler), Texas (McCombs), Emory (Goizueta), Tulane (AB Freeman), and Vanderbilt (Owen). UNC and Texas are my top 2 choices but I've missed the Round 1 deadlines for most of my schools. My GPA and GMAT scores I feel make me competitive but I don't have much work or volunteer/leadership experience on my resume. Most of the volunteer work I've done has been through work and school organizations. I'd like to go back to school next fall and may apply to these programs in Round 2 this year but am considering applying Round 1 next year to help fill in some of the gaps in my resume. Could someone provide me a profile evaluation and let me know how I would stand if I am to apply this year?
Thanks
The Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
BSBA - Business Administration; Dual-concentrations in Finance and Risk Management & Insurance
-GPA: 3.373/4.000
-Woodrow Scholar, Alumni Scholar, Dean's List every sememester
Work Experience:
The Vanguard Group
Brokerage Associate on the Retail Investor desk (August 2008-April 2014)
-Traded ETPs, Equities, Preferreds, Mutual Funds for retail and institutional accounts
-Provided investment guidance through asset allocation and security selection to clients
-Selected to Corporate Actions Committee and Retail Investment Group Committee by Senior Management
BB&T Scott & Stringfellow
Due Diligence Analyst (April 2014 - Present)
-Conduct research on Separately Managed Accounts and Private Placements
-Consult with Financial Advisors on investment strategy, asset allocation, portfolio models, and market trends
-Manage current and prospective offerings on multi-billion dollar platform
Leadership
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
-Served as Pledge Class Philanthropy Chair for fraternity's philanthropic efforts in 2008
-Served as Housing Manager for Structural and Organizational improvements to fraternity house in 2009
Carolina Crawfish Lacrosse
-Volunteer Coach for traveling lacrosse team in Columbia, SC in the summer of 2011
Licenses and Certifications
-FINRA Series 7, 63, and 66 Licensed
GMAT Scores
Overall: 710 (91st percentile)
-Quant: 45 (62nd percentile)
-Verbal: 41 (94th percentile)
-IR: 4 (38th percentile)
-AWA: 6 (91st percentile)
I'm considering applying to UVA (Darden), UNC (Kenan Flagler), Texas (McCombs), Emory (Goizueta), Tulane (AB Freeman), and Vanderbilt (Owen). UNC and Texas are my top 2 choices but I've missed the Round 1 deadlines for most of my schools. My GPA and GMAT scores I feel make me competitive but I don't have much work or volunteer/leadership experience on my resume. Most of the volunteer work I've done has been through work and school organizations. I'd like to go back to school next fall and may apply to these programs in Round 2 this year but am considering applying Round 1 next year to help fill in some of the gaps in my resume. Could someone provide me a profile evaluation and let me know how I would stand if I am to apply this year?
Thanks
04 Nov 2015, 15:44
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Thanks for sharing your profile, it seems like you have the requisite work experience on your resume unless I am reading things wrong. 7 years right? I think if that is the case you should be pretty competitive. You seem to be light on extra-curricular experience but that is more of a nice to have than an absolute for admissions. It helps round you out and tends to serve as an outlet for the development of leadership and teamwork skills that may be tough to gain for younger candidates. I would target applying this year if you can put together a compelling application assuming your work experience is as it looks.
bakerrr
Joined: 27 Apr 2015
Last visit: 31 May 2016
Posts: 14
Own Kudos:
Location: United States (VA)
Concentration: Finance, Strategy
Schools: Darden '18 (WL) Kenan-Flagler '18 (A) Tulane '18 (A$$$$$) Goizueta '18 (M$) Jones '18 (A$) Duke '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 710 Q45 V41
GPA: 3.37
WE:Analyst (Mutual Funds and Brokerage)
Schools: Darden '18 (WL) Kenan-Flagler '18 (A) Tulane '18 (A$$$$$) Goizueta '18 (M$) Jones '18 (A$) Duke '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 710 Q45 V41
Posts: 14
Kudos:
5
04 Nov 2015, 16:11
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That was a typo on my part - I graduated from undergrad in 2012 and started at Vanguard in August of that year. My work experience is a little over 3 years and will be close to 4 if I were to start school next fall.
