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Manali21
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Hi,
I am a 24-year old, Indian, Female MBA aspirant. I wish to apply for Fall 2016 Batch (Class of 2018). My current GMAT score is 680, but I would be retaking it with the hopes of crossing the 740 mark. A brief description of my profile is given below:
1. Acads:- Xth grade - 86.0%, XIIth grade - 95.0%
Bachelors in Commerce (Honors), from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University - Best Bachelor college for commerce students in Asia - 70.3% (1st Division)
2. Work ex:- By 2016 August, I would have completed 4 years of work ex with BlackRock (world's largest Asset Management Firm). I am a Senior Financial Analyst with expertise in Securitization and Collateralized Debt Obligations, with a broader perspective of Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities. I was co-leading a small team, just 6 months after joining and since then have grown to Project Management and currently collaborate with the US counterparts for our US Client (Fed GSE) apart from the regular tasks.
3. ECA:- Part of the BlackRock Social Committee - organize cultural events and co-ordinate inter-department activities - 2012 to present
- Project Lead at AIESEC - largest youth run organization worldwide in 2011.
- Regularly participated and won school-level and college-level competitions.
- Public Relations Officer in High School from 2007-2009.
4. Awards:- School Topper (Valedictorian) for 2009.
- Fresh Blood Title in BlackRock 2012
- Excellence/Scholar Awards throughout High School
5. Post-MBA Goal:- Work in front-end Asset Management/Investment Management. I currently have experience as a back-end operative (same work as front-end, just no direct client contact), and would like to leverage my MBA to secure a client-facing job in the Corporate Finance field.
6. Target B-schools:- Columbia, Duke, Johnson (Cornell), Anderson (UCLA), Darden (Virginia), Ross (Michigan), Kenan-Flagler (UNC), McCombs (Austin-Texas)
Please provide a genuine evaluation over my profile for these B-schools. Also suggest weak points that I can work on, since I have almost 10 months to prepare my application.
PS:- I am open to postponing my MBA to Class of 2019 (5 year work ex), if that can increase my chances at these schools. But I would prefer to start my MBA at the earliest.
Would really appreciate your help!
Thanks.
I am a 24-year old, Indian, Female MBA aspirant. I wish to apply for Fall 2016 Batch (Class of 2018). My current GMAT score is 680, but I would be retaking it with the hopes of crossing the 740 mark. A brief description of my profile is given below:
1. Acads:- Xth grade - 86.0%, XIIth grade - 95.0%
Bachelors in Commerce (Honors), from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University - Best Bachelor college for commerce students in Asia - 70.3% (1st Division)
2. Work ex:- By 2016 August, I would have completed 4 years of work ex with BlackRock (world's largest Asset Management Firm). I am a Senior Financial Analyst with expertise in Securitization and Collateralized Debt Obligations, with a broader perspective of Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities. I was co-leading a small team, just 6 months after joining and since then have grown to Project Management and currently collaborate with the US counterparts for our US Client (Fed GSE) apart from the regular tasks.
3. ECA:- Part of the BlackRock Social Committee - organize cultural events and co-ordinate inter-department activities - 2012 to present
- Project Lead at AIESEC - largest youth run organization worldwide in 2011.
- Regularly participated and won school-level and college-level competitions.
- Public Relations Officer in High School from 2007-2009.
4. Awards:- School Topper (Valedictorian) for 2009.
- Fresh Blood Title in BlackRock 2012
- Excellence/Scholar Awards throughout High School
5. Post-MBA Goal:- Work in front-end Asset Management/Investment Management. I currently have experience as a back-end operative (same work as front-end, just no direct client contact), and would like to leverage my MBA to secure a client-facing job in the Corporate Finance field.
6. Target B-schools:- Columbia, Duke, Johnson (Cornell), Anderson (UCLA), Darden (Virginia), Ross (Michigan), Kenan-Flagler (UNC), McCombs (Austin-Texas)
Please provide a genuine evaluation over my profile for these B-schools. Also suggest weak points that I can work on, since I have almost 10 months to prepare my application.
PS:- I am open to postponing my MBA to Class of 2019 (5 year work ex), if that can increase my chances at these schools. But I would prefer to start my MBA at the earliest.
Would really appreciate your help!
Thanks.
28 Apr 2015, 06:34
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Manali21
Hello there!
So overall, you DO have a nice profile. You graduated from a very good school, you are female and in Investment/Asset management. Okay, not a client-facing role, and you didn't graduate from IIT, but still pretty great.
Rihgt now, the one real blemish I see is the same one you see - your GMAT. I don't see any other reason, besides the GMAT for you delaying your application. But right now the single most important thing is for you to break a 710/720. (Better is better of course
)I'd love to get a biiiiit deeper about your ECs and volunteer work, and also see what else you can dig up. But otherwise, things look good.
Study hard, and good luck!
Best,
Jon
Manali21
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WE:Asset Management (Finance: Investment Banking)
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28 Apr 2015, 07:36
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Hi Jon,
Thank you so much for the quick feedback.
So as far as ECAs are concerned, I have actively participated in forums in school, college and work place (No certificates to back though, would that work?). These events include debates, discussions, writing newsletters and blogs for Department at BlackRock, I have no volunteering experience as of now but I am in talks with a few NGOs currently. Hopefully that would materialize and by the time I apply, I could have 4-5 months of volunteering experience if not more.
Other than theses, I am a part of a dance school and have learnt various dance forms.
Are ECAs that significant? Because this might be an area, I might not be able to change a lot by the time applicants begin. What do you suggest?
Thank you so much for the quick feedback.
So as far as ECAs are concerned, I have actively participated in forums in school, college and work place (No certificates to back though, would that work?). These events include debates, discussions, writing newsletters and blogs for Department at BlackRock, I have no volunteering experience as of now but I am in talks with a few NGOs currently. Hopefully that would materialize and by the time I apply, I could have 4-5 months of volunteering experience if not more.
Other than theses, I am a part of a dance school and have learnt various dance forms.
Are ECAs that significant? Because this might be an area, I might not be able to change a lot by the time applicants begin. What do you suggest?
