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Moss
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Affiliations: CFA
Location: United States (NY)
Schools: Columbia - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 710 Q45 V43
GMAT 2: 760 Q49 V45
Schools: Columbia - Class of 2013
GMAT 2: 760 Q49 V45
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Profile Evaluation 24 Aug 2010, 10:08
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Nationality: US native, white male
Age: 25, will be 26 by matriculation
GMAT: 760 (Q49, V45)
Work experience: 2 years
Education: BBA in Finance from an average state school in the midwest region
GPA: 3.70
CE: I have passed all 3 levels of the CFA and will be awarded my charter upon completion of the requisite work experience.

WE: I work for a fortune 100 diversified financial services company as a senior financial analyst. I have been promoted twice since starting in 2008, an am one of the youngest (in terms of WE) senior analysts in the company.

EC: Significant during college; involved in multiple leadership positions in student government, leadership in college republicans (funded and brought in John Ashcroft, John Stossel, and Ted Nugent as speakers to campus), leadership and smaller rolls in many other organizations. Two-term precinct delegate (elected position, but relatively insignificant) for county political party. Volunteer at city's art museum. Co-founder/organizer of workplace volunteer program.

Post-MBA Goals: ST to work for a BB IB firm, LT to work for a HF/PE firm, very-LT I want to run my own HF/PE firm.

Notes: My first time taking the GMAT I scored a 710. I set my target schools as Chicago Booth, Columbia, and NYU Stern. I’ve subsequently retaken the GMAT recently, and scored a 760, improving not just my overall, but my Q tremendously. Now with a 760 under my belt, I wonder if I should open the door to applying the HBS and/or Wharton.

I’m not sure I could get H or W apps in by R1, simply because they haven’t been on my scope and therefore I’ve done no research on those schools (as opposed to Chi/CBS/NYU, which I’ve visited, networked, and researched extensively).

What are your thoughts on applying to HBS or Wharton R2, and which do you think I would be better positioned to focus on?

Thanks, Moss
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Moss
Nationality: US native, white male
Age: 25, will be 26 by matriculation
GMAT: 760 (Q49, V45)
Work experience: 2 years
Education: BBA in Finance from an average state school in the midwest region
GPA: 3.70
CE: I have passed all 3 levels of the CFA and will be awarded my charter upon completion of the requisite work experience.

WE: I work for a fortune 100 diversified financial services company as a senior financial analyst. I have been promoted twice since starting in 2008, an am one of the youngest (in terms of WE) senior analysts in the company.

EC: Significant during college; involved in multiple leadership positions in student government, leadership in college republicans (funded and brought in John Ashcroft, John Stossel, and Ted Nugent as speakers to campus), leadership and smaller rolls in many other organizations. Two-term precinct delegate (elected position, but relatively insignificant) for county political party. Volunteer at city's art museum. Co-founder/organizer of workplace volunteer program.

Post-MBA Goals: ST to work for a BB IB firm, LT to work for a HF/PE firm, very-LT I want to run my own HF/PE firm.

Notes: My first time taking the GMAT I scored a 710. I set my target schools as Chicago Booth, Columbia, and NYU Stern. I’ve subsequently retaken the GMAT recently, and scored a 760, improving not just my overall, but my Q tremendously. Now with a 760 under my belt, I wonder if I should open the door to applying the HBS and/or Wharton.

I’m not sure I could get H or W apps in by R1, simply because they haven’t been on my scope and therefore I’ve done no research on those schools (as opposed to Chi/CBS/NYU, which I’ve visited, networked, and researched extensively).

What are your thoughts on applying to HBS or Wharton R2, and which do you think I would be better positioned to focus on?

Thanks, Moss
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Moss,

I think you should apply to HBSand Wharton, given your leadership, grades, GMAT. I also think it makes sense for you, given the whole research situation to apply to those programs 2nd round. I am not sure which you are better positioned for and recommend that you apply to both, as you mentioned, R2.

Best,
Linda