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gnova01
Joined: 26 Mar 2014
Last visit: 12 Jul 2014
Posts: 13
Concentration: Finance, General Management
Schools: Darden '16 (S)
GPA: 3.3
27 Apr 2014, 19:08
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Hi,
I would like an evaluation of my profile, specifically my chances at my choice schools, and possible consideration of other schools. I'm looking to get into asset management or possibly strategy consulting
Age: 27 at Matriculation, 1st Gen Asian American
GMAT: 740(Q49 V41) 3rd Attempt
Education: 3.26 GPA with B.S. Finance & Accounting top 10 school in BW
Extracurricular
*Played football and rugby in college
*Co-founder/treasurer of networking club
*Club rep for diversity club
*Campus ministry assistant - manage and organize volunteer events for school
*Habitat for Humanity
*Basketball coach for under-privileged youth
*Church youth leader
Work Experience:
*1 year at Citigroup in middle office working with hedge fund clients and doing account reconciliation
----2 month gap here where I got the offer at the trading firm and quit Citi early to backpack through Asia
*2 year as a trader/analyst at trading firm. Trainee for 6 months, and promoted to trader. Mentored 3 first year trainees, one of which took rookie of the year award. Left this job as I want to pursue grad school, but more so because my real estate business was falling apart with my dad's health failing and I want to go back and consolidate/re-organize everything.
*self-employed for the past year engaging in real-estate ventures. Small business that started in 2008 with 10k in savings and loans and built it up to now having 100k in revenue and total investment value estimated at around 500k. I invest in real estate properties where I would rent them out and also fix & flip. Not sure how this will be seen by adcom
Applying all 1st round:
1st Tier - Booth, Kellogg
2nd Tier - Fuqua, Ross
Thanks for reading. The city of Chicago is where I want to be. I will be a reapplicant at Kellogg and Fuqua. 4 is enough, right guys?
I would like an evaluation of my profile, specifically my chances at my choice schools, and possible consideration of other schools. I'm looking to get into asset management or possibly strategy consulting
Age: 27 at Matriculation, 1st Gen Asian American
GMAT: 740(Q49 V41) 3rd Attempt
Education: 3.26 GPA with B.S. Finance & Accounting top 10 school in BW
Extracurricular
*Played football and rugby in college
*Co-founder/treasurer of networking club
*Club rep for diversity club
*Campus ministry assistant - manage and organize volunteer events for school
*Habitat for Humanity
*Basketball coach for under-privileged youth
*Church youth leader
Work Experience:
*1 year at Citigroup in middle office working with hedge fund clients and doing account reconciliation
----2 month gap here where I got the offer at the trading firm and quit Citi early to backpack through Asia
*2 year as a trader/analyst at trading firm. Trainee for 6 months, and promoted to trader. Mentored 3 first year trainees, one of which took rookie of the year award. Left this job as I want to pursue grad school, but more so because my real estate business was falling apart with my dad's health failing and I want to go back and consolidate/re-organize everything.
*self-employed for the past year engaging in real-estate ventures. Small business that started in 2008 with 10k in savings and loans and built it up to now having 100k in revenue and total investment value estimated at around 500k. I invest in real estate properties where I would rent them out and also fix & flip. Not sure how this will be seen by adcom
Applying all 1st round:
1st Tier - Booth, Kellogg
2nd Tier - Fuqua, Ross
Thanks for reading. The city of Chicago is where I want to be. I will be a reapplicant at Kellogg and Fuqua. 4 is enough, right guys?
28 Apr 2014, 11:43
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Hi,
Thanks for posting and sharing your story. CONGRATS on the excellent GMAT!
Overall you've got an interesting story, should help you to be remembered if nothing else... and your GMAT is stellar.
Depending upon how you're able to convey your overall story (of your past, leading to your present interest in the MBA, which leads to your future goals), I would think you could have a shot at top programs such as those you've mentioned. Your GPA is lower, but at least the GMAT helps that to a certain extent. There are some areas where you'd likely need to explain your history and fill in the gaps as you've mentioned, between jobs and with personal issues etc, so you'll want to make sure your explanations make sense in optional essays and interviews. But you've certainly got some excellent experience and also extracurricular interests and involvements, and community involvement. Your mentoring experience is a plus, as is self-employment and your real estate business if you are able to speak to what you've learned about establishing and growing a business etc.
Yes I think 4 schools is a good number especially within one round--the apps are pretty time-consuming. As for re-applying, your goal is to show what's changed since your last application and to focus on showing additional sides to your profile, further interest in and commitment to the school, etc.
Let us know what other q's you have and feel free to check in anytime! Good luck!
Thanks for posting and sharing your story. CONGRATS on the excellent GMAT!
Overall you've got an interesting story, should help you to be remembered if nothing else... and your GMAT is stellar.
Depending upon how you're able to convey your overall story (of your past, leading to your present interest in the MBA, which leads to your future goals), I would think you could have a shot at top programs such as those you've mentioned. Your GPA is lower, but at least the GMAT helps that to a certain extent. There are some areas where you'd likely need to explain your history and fill in the gaps as you've mentioned, between jobs and with personal issues etc, so you'll want to make sure your explanations make sense in optional essays and interviews. But you've certainly got some excellent experience and also extracurricular interests and involvements, and community involvement. Your mentoring experience is a plus, as is self-employment and your real estate business if you are able to speak to what you've learned about establishing and growing a business etc.
Yes I think 4 schools is a good number especially within one round--the apps are pretty time-consuming. As for re-applying, your goal is to show what's changed since your last application and to focus on showing additional sides to your profile, further interest in and commitment to the school, etc.
Let us know what other q's you have and feel free to check in anytime! Good luck!
gnova01
Joined: 26 Mar 2014
Last visit: 12 Jul 2014
Posts: 13
Concentration: Finance, General Management
Schools: Darden '16 (S)
GPA: 3.3
07 May 2014, 07:42
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Thanks for the reply Jen
The entrepreneurial experience is a way for me to fill in my employment gap. I left the trading job in 2013, so adcom would be wondering what I would be doing this whole time. It doesn't necessarily fit in with my goal to get into asset management. Would I be able to spin it that the entrepreneurial experience piqued my interest in real estate and that I'd like to enter into equity research with a focus on the RE sector?
In terms of professional growth, I've build up a lot of relationship with small investors through the renovation business, people who have been able to introduce us to other investors. I've managed to grow the business through relationship development and just doing good quality business. Would this be a legitimate professional growth that will help in my apps?
As a re-applicant, what can I do to show growth? I started doing more volunteering during my free time at church, I raised my GMAT from 680 to 740, and I've managed to turn around my real estate business (it was losing cash flow). Another thing is that in my previous application, I made no mention of my entrepreneurial experience in my resume, so the resume showed I was unemployed from Apr 2013 to present. But now, I will be putting that on my resume to show that I wasn't just sitting around the past year and half.
Thanks for your help.
The entrepreneurial experience is a way for me to fill in my employment gap. I left the trading job in 2013, so adcom would be wondering what I would be doing this whole time. It doesn't necessarily fit in with my goal to get into asset management. Would I be able to spin it that the entrepreneurial experience piqued my interest in real estate and that I'd like to enter into equity research with a focus on the RE sector?
In terms of professional growth, I've build up a lot of relationship with small investors through the renovation business, people who have been able to introduce us to other investors. I've managed to grow the business through relationship development and just doing good quality business. Would this be a legitimate professional growth that will help in my apps?
As a re-applicant, what can I do to show growth? I started doing more volunteering during my free time at church, I raised my GMAT from 680 to 740, and I've managed to turn around my real estate business (it was losing cash flow). Another thing is that in my previous application, I made no mention of my entrepreneurial experience in my resume, so the resume showed I was unemployed from Apr 2013 to present. But now, I will be putting that on my resume to show that I wasn't just sitting around the past year and half.
Thanks for your help.
