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What’s in it for you- Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with Jenifer Turtschanow, CEO, ARINGO. Come with your details prepared and ARINGO will share insights! Pre-MBA Role/Industry, YOE, Exam Score, C/GPA, ECs Post-MBA Role/ Industry & School List.
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12 Aug 2010, 14:46
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Hi,
I have a few questions relating to how I can best position myself for an MBA 2-4 years down the road.
I've recently started as an M&A analyst at a top 3 investment bank in London. I'm thinking about applying for an MBA (my goal is H/S/W, but would be happy with anything in the top 7) either directly from my analyst stint in 2/3 years, or after 2 years as an analyst and 2 years in private equity depending on how PE recruiting looks next year.
1) I graduated from a university that's fairly unknown internationally (small European country) and with a decent, but not great GPA - 3.5-3.6-range, top 20% or so of class. My transcript is extremely lopsided though - my first semester was decidedly mediocre, the remaining five (did degree in three years) were great apart from one unit in my penultimate term in which I got the lowest pass grade (E) which sticks out like a sore thumb. Is this going to be a serious issue for MBA admissions? I will likely do quite well on my GMAT, but can that make up for it?
2) As I'm still pretty young (21) I've been thinking about exploring buyside roles elsewhere in the world - Germany, the Middle East, Singapore, HK primarily. However if I do move into a buyside role elsewhere I imagine that I'll have to sacrifice how well-known the fund is and probably miss out on the opportunity to go to a "megafund" entirely. Does the perceived difference in quality/prestige/whatever between the "megafunds" and lesser known middle market funds translate into into differences in MBA chances, or is the divide between the megafunds and everybody else mostly a figment of the imagination of analysts such as myself?
3) More generally, as far as extracurricular activities go, how far back in time can you go when using extracurricular activities in essays etc? I had very significant experiences during undergrad (highlight would be that I led a national student org with 3000 members for a year and made significant and quantifiable headway, a bunch of other things too), but probably not going to have too much time for such endeavours in the next few years (I'm getting involved with recruiting and with a junior resource advisory council to senior management etc at work, outside of work it's sparse for now). I guess my question is if my undergrad experience would still be valauable if I apply in 3 years? I will obviously involve myself in activities that I find stimulating as soon as I find the time but there's no knowing when that will be with this job..
Would really appreciate a few pointers if you can spare the time!
Thanks,
OJS
I have a few questions relating to how I can best position myself for an MBA 2-4 years down the road.
I've recently started as an M&A analyst at a top 3 investment bank in London. I'm thinking about applying for an MBA (my goal is H/S/W, but would be happy with anything in the top 7) either directly from my analyst stint in 2/3 years, or after 2 years as an analyst and 2 years in private equity depending on how PE recruiting looks next year.
1) I graduated from a university that's fairly unknown internationally (small European country) and with a decent, but not great GPA - 3.5-3.6-range, top 20% or so of class. My transcript is extremely lopsided though - my first semester was decidedly mediocre, the remaining five (did degree in three years) were great apart from one unit in my penultimate term in which I got the lowest pass grade (E) which sticks out like a sore thumb. Is this going to be a serious issue for MBA admissions? I will likely do quite well on my GMAT, but can that make up for it?
2) As I'm still pretty young (21) I've been thinking about exploring buyside roles elsewhere in the world - Germany, the Middle East, Singapore, HK primarily. However if I do move into a buyside role elsewhere I imagine that I'll have to sacrifice how well-known the fund is and probably miss out on the opportunity to go to a "megafund" entirely. Does the perceived difference in quality/prestige/whatever between the "megafunds" and lesser known middle market funds translate into into differences in MBA chances, or is the divide between the megafunds and everybody else mostly a figment of the imagination of analysts such as myself?
3) More generally, as far as extracurricular activities go, how far back in time can you go when using extracurricular activities in essays etc? I had very significant experiences during undergrad (highlight would be that I led a national student org with 3000 members for a year and made significant and quantifiable headway, a bunch of other things too), but probably not going to have too much time for such endeavours in the next few years (I'm getting involved with recruiting and with a junior resource advisory council to senior management etc at work, outside of work it's sparse for now). I guess my question is if my undergrad experience would still be valauable if I apply in 3 years? I will obviously involve myself in activities that I find stimulating as soon as I find the time but there's no knowing when that will be with this job..
Would really appreciate a few pointers if you can spare the time!
Thanks,
OJS
13 Aug 2010, 17:31
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It really comes down to what you want.
If you're looking to stay in finance longer-term, then your plan is fine - stay in banking, do PE, try and get into an MBA program, blah blah blah.
However, if you're looking for an MBA as a way to transition out of finance and into something else, then the best thing you can do is to do your 2 years as an analyst, and get the hell out - don't do PE or anything finance. Do something entirely different - join the circus if you need to (I'm kidding about the circus, sort of; it's about going after something more bold and imaginative; join an NGO, work at a startup, work in industry, start a business, whatever). There are tons of cookie cutter IB/PE types applying to the point where the novelty of having a PE fund on your resume isn't as big a deal as when the sector was smaller 10+ years ago. So no, there isn't a huge distinction in the adcom's eyes between superfunds and others, because a lot of them may not necessarily know the difference (or if they did, they don't care as much as finance folks do). Having said that, the superfunds tend to get the bluest chip candidates anyhow, so it's not the superfunds but the overall resume that attracts the adcom's attention.
As for extracurriculars, they become a bit too old once you've been out of school for 3+ years. If you're applying after 2 years, then you may be able to talk about one or two examples (at most), but if you're out of school longer than that, it's a bit long on the tooth.
If you're looking to stay in finance longer-term, then your plan is fine - stay in banking, do PE, try and get into an MBA program, blah blah blah.
However, if you're looking for an MBA as a way to transition out of finance and into something else, then the best thing you can do is to do your 2 years as an analyst, and get the hell out - don't do PE or anything finance. Do something entirely different - join the circus if you need to (I'm kidding about the circus, sort of; it's about going after something more bold and imaginative; join an NGO, work at a startup, work in industry, start a business, whatever). There are tons of cookie cutter IB/PE types applying to the point where the novelty of having a PE fund on your resume isn't as big a deal as when the sector was smaller 10+ years ago. So no, there isn't a huge distinction in the adcom's eyes between superfunds and others, because a lot of them may not necessarily know the difference (or if they did, they don't care as much as finance folks do). Having said that, the superfunds tend to get the bluest chip candidates anyhow, so it's not the superfunds but the overall resume that attracts the adcom's attention.
As for extracurriculars, they become a bit too old once you've been out of school for 3+ years. If you're applying after 2 years, then you may be able to talk about one or two examples (at most), but if you're out of school longer than that, it's a bit long on the tooth.
