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27 Apr 2015, 04:12
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1) 3 Years Experience - 16 months as a research associate in a Business Intelligence/Knowledge Management firm with one award for performance, 20 months in an equity research start-up.
2) Gmat - 760 - 5.2 awa 8.4 ir Q50 V42
3) College -Bachelors in Engineering from a top 10 non-IIT college in India with 3 GPA. I've also done a few MOOCs from Coursera, EdX and other sources including two 3 month boot camps for web development.
4) Leadership - Head Boy at school, head of various cultural organizations in college, founded a crowdfunding platform for non-profit companies.
5) No certifications.
6) Target Schools - LBS, HEC Paris, NYU-Stern, Yale-SOM, Fuqua, Ross.
7) Application Round - R2 2015-2016.
8) Post MBA Goals - Start my own company preferably in the internet based consumer finance space(fintech as they call it) or work in a management position at a tech firm. I cover a bunch of apparel and auto companies in my work but have good exposure to the tech industry and spinning a convincing story around how my work experience relates to my post-MBA goals should not be tough.
9) Volunteer work- I've done volunteer work with the Rotary organization in my hometown and with an organization that runs science fairs for underprivileged kids. I've also worked on non-profit projects involving the development of working web apps or software for international non-profit organizations and I run a crowdfunding platform for non-profits.
10)Extra curricular- I've won a number of inter-school and inter-college debates. I've also participated in a couple of international debating competitions. I've won a number of quizzes including some at the national level. I've also participated in sports all through my life and have a number of certificates to show for it.
2) Gmat - 760 - 5.2 awa 8.4 ir Q50 V42
3) College -Bachelors in Engineering from a top 10 non-IIT college in India with 3 GPA. I've also done a few MOOCs from Coursera, EdX and other sources including two 3 month boot camps for web development.
4) Leadership - Head Boy at school, head of various cultural organizations in college, founded a crowdfunding platform for non-profit companies.
5) No certifications.
6) Target Schools - LBS, HEC Paris, NYU-Stern, Yale-SOM, Fuqua, Ross.
7) Application Round - R2 2015-2016.
8) Post MBA Goals - Start my own company preferably in the internet based consumer finance space(fintech as they call it) or work in a management position at a tech firm. I cover a bunch of apparel and auto companies in my work but have good exposure to the tech industry and spinning a convincing story around how my work experience relates to my post-MBA goals should not be tough.
9) Volunteer work- I've done volunteer work with the Rotary organization in my hometown and with an organization that runs science fairs for underprivileged kids. I've also worked on non-profit projects involving the development of working web apps or software for international non-profit organizations and I run a crowdfunding platform for non-profits.
10)Extra curricular- I've won a number of inter-school and inter-college debates. I've also participated in a couple of international debating competitions. I've won a number of quizzes including some at the national level. I've also participated in sports all through my life and have a number of certificates to show for it.
28 Apr 2015, 06:08
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Hey dude,
Thanks for writing us! I like your GMAT! That is a big WOW. And that score will help you apply to top schools no doubt. In addition to yoru awesome GMAT, another big strength in your profile is your finance work, although I'd love to hear more detail about it too, so I can really understand where you stand.
Your Rotary organization experience is good, although honestly, probably about average for a candidate such as yourself. And as for your ECs, I'd love to dig around a bit more in your profile to understand more about your sports experience, as well as see if we can't dig something else up. Debates, and quizzing are good, but let's say... i biiiit standard for Indian applicants, and we will need some things that will make you UNIQUE.
Your target school list is about right, although I would suggest adding 2-3 more schools. I do have one question though: Why R2? If you have 3 years experience you are ready to go now. Plus you have your GMAT. Your chances would be better in Round 1, plus the major advantage is that if things don't go as well as you hope in R1, you can always see how to adjust your strategy (both in terms of stories, essays as well as school selection) for the second round, a veeeeery valuable advantage imho.
I hope these comments are valuable for you, and if you have aaaanything at all, don't hesitate,
JF
28 Apr 2015, 06:44
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Thank you for responding.
I work in an start-up that does equity research as well as commentary on any major financial or management related news events related to most S&P 500 companies. The nature of the work is quite unique in that I spend 60% of my time writing articles which get published on the company's website and syndicated to other platforms like Forbes, Nasdaq BPQ, The Motley Fool and Seeking Alpha. The rest of my time is spent building and maintaining valuation models for the companies I cover. The amount of responsibility I take on is far greater than, say, if I were working in the equity research division of an investment bank, since I handle the entire process for the sectors I cover alone. Also, the way we cover companies is quite unique. It borrows the basic template from a standard DCF model but gives it an interesting spin which makes it quite easy for even a layman to understand the valuation of a company.
I want to apply in round 2 because I am still working on a few things that I would like to include in my application and I'll only be able to finish them by mid-late October. Although, you've probably put the germ of applying to a few schools in Round 1 in my mind now.
I work in an start-up that does equity research as well as commentary on any major financial or management related news events related to most S&P 500 companies. The nature of the work is quite unique in that I spend 60% of my time writing articles which get published on the company's website and syndicated to other platforms like Forbes, Nasdaq BPQ, The Motley Fool and Seeking Alpha. The rest of my time is spent building and maintaining valuation models for the companies I cover. The amount of responsibility I take on is far greater than, say, if I were working in the equity research division of an investment bank, since I handle the entire process for the sectors I cover alone. Also, the way we cover companies is quite unique. It borrows the basic template from a standard DCF model but gives it an interesting spin which makes it quite easy for even a layman to understand the valuation of a company.
I want to apply in round 2 because I am still working on a few things that I would like to include in my application and I'll only be able to finish them by mid-late October. Although, you've probably put the germ of applying to a few schools in Round 1 in my mind now.
