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11 Apr 2016, 08:43
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Hi Admissionado ,
Hope you guys are doing well . Below is a snapshot of my profile and it would be very kind if you guys could evaluate my chances of getting into ISB , NUS and Oxford/Cambridge for the coming year (2017 Batch)
Age : 26
Gender : Male
Education : X 72.5% CBSE
Xll 75% Tamil Nadu State Board
Note - gave my 12th as a private candidate as was detained in my 11th in school . didn't want to waste a year , so just went on to write my 12th as a private candidate .
B.com , university of madras , 6.2 CGPA
CFA , Charter holder
Work Ex :
May 2010 - Jul 2011 - Family Business
Jul 2011 - Dec 2013 - Bed ridden for 6months and limping around for the rest of the time due to a back injury . this was a defining moment in my life . I realized I loved finance and loved trading in the market . while at home , I was trading the markets with a small capital . had a 112% return in 1 year (started with a capital of 25,000INR) and in Dec 2013 , I gave my CFA level 1 exam and cleared it .
June 2014 - Feb 2015 - worked as an associate at a mid-market IB in Chennai .
Worked on total of 3 M&A deals .
7 Valuations of conglomerate and private companies .
Feb 2015 - June 2015 - took a break for CFA level 2 preparations
June 2015 - Present - Senior Equity Analyst at a mid-sized firm which does research on the US stocks and sells the reports to its US based clients
Extra Curricular :
2014 - Alumni Representative / Board of Study Committee member for my college
2015 May - Formed an NGO , where we treat injuered animals like stray dogs , cats etc ..
We provide them shelter till they recover and raise money to operate them or treat them .
We have treated till date over 4 dogs and 2 cats . Also , we had treated 5 other dogs before forming the NGO (not sure if
this would be counted ) .
Reason we started the NGO ? 1. it was costing us 4000 - 7000 INR to treat per animal and having a registered NGO would/could
help us raising funds .
2. It would help us attract other youngsters too who could give us a hand and help more aniamls
2015 July - Formed a partnership firm/fund , where a few of my friends invested and asked me to trade it for them . My performance is comparable to well renowned Hedge funds , but my capital is on the lower side . (below 5,00,000 INR). My employer is fine with this .
I would like to your your views on :
1. My Chances of getting into one of the above Bschools . Expecting to score 680-700 based on my mocks
Looking forward to your reply ,
Hope you guys are doing well . Below is a snapshot of my profile and it would be very kind if you guys could evaluate my chances of getting into ISB , NUS and Oxford/Cambridge for the coming year (2017 Batch)
Age : 26
Gender : Male
Education : X 72.5% CBSE
Xll 75% Tamil Nadu State Board
Note - gave my 12th as a private candidate as was detained in my 11th in school . didn't want to waste a year , so just went on to write my 12th as a private candidate .
B.com , university of madras , 6.2 CGPA
CFA , Charter holder
Work Ex :
May 2010 - Jul 2011 - Family Business
Jul 2011 - Dec 2013 - Bed ridden for 6months and limping around for the rest of the time due to a back injury . this was a defining moment in my life . I realized I loved finance and loved trading in the market . while at home , I was trading the markets with a small capital . had a 112% return in 1 year (started with a capital of 25,000INR) and in Dec 2013 , I gave my CFA level 1 exam and cleared it .
June 2014 - Feb 2015 - worked as an associate at a mid-market IB in Chennai .
Worked on total of 3 M&A deals .
7 Valuations of conglomerate and private companies .
Feb 2015 - June 2015 - took a break for CFA level 2 preparations
June 2015 - Present - Senior Equity Analyst at a mid-sized firm which does research on the US stocks and sells the reports to its US based clients
Extra Curricular :
2014 - Alumni Representative / Board of Study Committee member for my college
2015 May - Formed an NGO , where we treat injuered animals like stray dogs , cats etc ..
We provide them shelter till they recover and raise money to operate them or treat them .
We have treated till date over 4 dogs and 2 cats . Also , we had treated 5 other dogs before forming the NGO (not sure if
this would be counted ) .
Reason we started the NGO ? 1. it was costing us 4000 - 7000 INR to treat per animal and having a registered NGO would/could
help us raising funds .
2. It would help us attract other youngsters too who could give us a hand and help more aniamls
2015 July - Formed a partnership firm/fund , where a few of my friends invested and asked me to trade it for them . My performance is comparable to well renowned Hedge funds , but my capital is on the lower side . (below 5,00,000 INR). My employer is fine with this .
I would like to your your views on :
1. My Chances of getting into one of the above Bschools . Expecting to score 680-700 based on my mocks
Looking forward to your reply ,
12 Apr 2016, 03:59
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Fudge
Hey dude,
Very good to hear from you.
You have an interesting profile and a very good story of self-discovery with progress throughout, which is excellent. On the other hand, I think that some of the schools (Oxbridge and ISB too) will be tough. You have two major work gaps, a low GPA, and are working for a mid-size firm, all of which will make things more tough.
If you got a stellar GMAT (we're talking 750+) then that could be a game-changer, but in the meanwhile in order to keep things realistic my suggestion would be that you start looking into other lower-ranked options. Look at schools where the average GMAT will be around 670 (for starters) and once I know a bit more about you and your goals I can also advise you further on school selection.
It'll be easier to do so with a real GMAT score though,
All the best,
Jon
12 Apr 2016, 04:32
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JonAdmissionado
Hi Jon ,
thanks for taking time to reply back . I realize the gaps on my resume seem/look really bad , but below are some disclosures
The first gap of almost 1.5yrs was out of my control . But i guess , it worked out well towards the end with my CFA and knowing what i wanted to do .
Regarding the second gap ,
1. The 4 month gap was used for CFA preperations
2. I did some freelance valuation and consulting work for 2 start ups . (1 is still running strong , but not a multi-million dollar company , but yea they have a turnover of over 500k $)
3. I established the NGO and my Trading firm during this time .
Would this be a good topic to write an essay on during the admissions ? And would delaying a year , so I can show some "stability" in my profile up my game ?
