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Hi,
I am planning to pursue MBA from a globally reputed college. Past few weeks, I've been reaching out to people for suggestions and best suggestion I could get is to post my profile for evaluation here. I hope to get good feedback on my chances for colleges. Thanks in advance
My profile:
Age: 26
Nationality: Indian
Work Experience: 4+ years
Current profile: Senior Research Analyst in an Indian firm, working with sell side equity research analyst in global bank (Finance; Investment bank)
Major assignments: Initial Public Offering research of two European firms; Industry initiation with 9 firms (total initiations > 13 firms)
Skills: Equity valuation; financial research and modelling
Education -
- Under-graduation: Civil Engineering (Tier II college: Among top 10 percentile in batch)
- Certifications: CFA (all levels cleared with > 90 percentile score); Post graduation certification in finance (Tier I college: 2nd in the batch) - specialized finance course with exposure to MBA faculty and college resources
Extra activities -
- Active participation in community development: Currently leading a social project to provide better access & knowledge of Literacy, Health & Hygiene and financial literacy facilities to local communities. Helped fundraising for the NGO. I've actively participated in social groups, student organisations and corporate CSR teams for past 7 years.
- Long distance running: Recent participation in Mumbai Marathon in 21k category. Total races: >5 overall (10k - 21k category)
Aspirations –
With deliberate efforts, I’ve maintained a healthy balance of increasing my financial knowledge & skill and following my passion of serving the community. In future, I aspire to combine these two and work with impact investment firms to channelize capital towards social projects.
I am planning to pursue MBA from a globally reputed college. Past few weeks, I've been reaching out to people for suggestions and best suggestion I could get is to post my profile for evaluation here. I hope to get good feedback on my chances for colleges. Thanks in advance
My profile:
Age: 26
Nationality: Indian
Work Experience: 4+ years
Current profile: Senior Research Analyst in an Indian firm, working with sell side equity research analyst in global bank (Finance; Investment bank)
Major assignments: Initial Public Offering research of two European firms; Industry initiation with 9 firms (total initiations > 13 firms)
Skills: Equity valuation; financial research and modelling
Education -
- Under-graduation: Civil Engineering (Tier II college: Among top 10 percentile in batch)
- Certifications: CFA (all levels cleared with > 90 percentile score); Post graduation certification in finance (Tier I college: 2nd in the batch) - specialized finance course with exposure to MBA faculty and college resources
Extra activities -
- Active participation in community development: Currently leading a social project to provide better access & knowledge of Literacy, Health & Hygiene and financial literacy facilities to local communities. Helped fundraising for the NGO. I've actively participated in social groups, student organisations and corporate CSR teams for past 7 years.
- Long distance running: Recent participation in Mumbai Marathon in 21k category. Total races: >5 overall (10k - 21k category)
Aspirations –
With deliberate efforts, I’ve maintained a healthy balance of increasing my financial knowledge & skill and following my passion of serving the community. In future, I aspire to combine these two and work with impact investment firms to channelize capital towards social projects.
11 Apr 2020, 12:01
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Hi Amandeepdharwal,
You've come to the right place to get advice on your profile! Thanks for sharing your background with us.
Based on the information you provided, the particular strengths that I see are your CFA certifications (congratulations -- that's not easy!) and your sustained involvement in community activities. Both will serve you well in your MBA applications. I would need more information in certain areas to be able to evaluate your competitiveness, namely:
-Have you begun researching which specific MBA programs you'd like to target? How competitive you are will vary depending on the applicant pool of the schools you're targeting, even among the top global programs (i.e. what it takes to be competitive at Harvard or Wharton looks somewhat different than what it takes to be competitive at INSEAD or London Business School). You should consider geographic preferences, future employment goals, and whether you prefer a 1-year or a 2-year program.
-Have you taken the GMAT yet? Once you've narrowed your target school list, look at their admissions websites to see what the average GMAT score of the incoming MBA class is. Ideally you want to score at or above that average, even if it takes you a couple of tries.
-It sounds like you've gotten exposure to a good diversity of firms in your current research position, but admissions committees will be looking specifically for signs of outstanding performance relative to your peers (i.e. have you been promoted or given outsized responsibility for your tenure?) and of leadership (i.e. even if you haven't had formal leadership titles, have you taken the initiative on work projects? Have you been directly responsible for executing particular projects or results?). Do you have examples from your work experience that you can point to in your resume, your essays, and your letters of recommendation?
-That's terrific that you want to combine your finance background with your interest in community work to pursue impact investing. Can you get more specific about your career goals, however? Have you researched specific firms or funds where you'd love to work immediately after business school? What kind of role would you wish to have with those employers, and why? What about your medium-term (5-10 years post-MBA) and long-term (15+ years post-MBA) goals? Why do you believe an MBA now is necessary to help you reach those goals?
You certainly don't need to have answers to all these questions right away, but these are the questions you should be asking yourself and developing clear answers to over the coming weeks and months to prepare for your applications. If you'd like to chat further with us, please feel free to reach out at www.admissionado.com, and we'd be happy to arrange a free consultation with you!
Best,
Doris
You've come to the right place to get advice on your profile! Thanks for sharing your background with us.
Based on the information you provided, the particular strengths that I see are your CFA certifications (congratulations -- that's not easy!) and your sustained involvement in community activities. Both will serve you well in your MBA applications. I would need more information in certain areas to be able to evaluate your competitiveness, namely:
-Have you begun researching which specific MBA programs you'd like to target? How competitive you are will vary depending on the applicant pool of the schools you're targeting, even among the top global programs (i.e. what it takes to be competitive at Harvard or Wharton looks somewhat different than what it takes to be competitive at INSEAD or London Business School). You should consider geographic preferences, future employment goals, and whether you prefer a 1-year or a 2-year program.
-Have you taken the GMAT yet? Once you've narrowed your target school list, look at their admissions websites to see what the average GMAT score of the incoming MBA class is. Ideally you want to score at or above that average, even if it takes you a couple of tries.
-It sounds like you've gotten exposure to a good diversity of firms in your current research position, but admissions committees will be looking specifically for signs of outstanding performance relative to your peers (i.e. have you been promoted or given outsized responsibility for your tenure?) and of leadership (i.e. even if you haven't had formal leadership titles, have you taken the initiative on work projects? Have you been directly responsible for executing particular projects or results?). Do you have examples from your work experience that you can point to in your resume, your essays, and your letters of recommendation?
-That's terrific that you want to combine your finance background with your interest in community work to pursue impact investing. Can you get more specific about your career goals, however? Have you researched specific firms or funds where you'd love to work immediately after business school? What kind of role would you wish to have with those employers, and why? What about your medium-term (5-10 years post-MBA) and long-term (15+ years post-MBA) goals? Why do you believe an MBA now is necessary to help you reach those goals?
You certainly don't need to have answers to all these questions right away, but these are the questions you should be asking yourself and developing clear answers to over the coming weeks and months to prepare for your applications. If you'd like to chat further with us, please feel free to reach out at www.admissionado.com, and we'd be happy to arrange a free consultation with you!
Best,
Doris
