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14 Apr 2015, 23:45
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I am currently living in Pakistan but have received my immigration to the US and will be moving there in August. Initially I plan to work there for a year and meanwhile apply to B-schools for Fall 2016. I have done my undergrad in Business Administration (Institute of Business Administration-IBA) from a top notch school in Pakistan with a CGPA of 3.40. I was inducted in the Management Trainee program of United Bank Limited (3rd largest private bank in Pakistan) and have experience of approximately 3 years in Credit Analysis and Investment Banking. I have cleared all the levels of CFA exam and plan to give the GMAT in July this year. I was a part of IBA's cricket team and was involved in various extra-curricular activities.
I am confused about which B-schools I should apply to and what are my chances of getting in a top notch school with my current profile.
Looking forward to an expert evaluation of my profile.
Thanks.
I am confused about which B-schools I should apply to and what are my chances of getting in a top notch school with my current profile.
Looking forward to an expert evaluation of my profile.
Thanks.
17 Apr 2015, 12:37
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Hello, thanks for your post!
So let's talk first about the strengths in your profile -- good GPA, foundation in business coursework, CFA, international work experience, likely strong quant/analytical skills given your work in banking, management trainee programs are often well-regarded because it's really solid training ground for management fundamentals and generally have good opportunities to manage projects.
Some unknowns / potential weak spots -- your GMAT (if you passed all CFA levels, I doubt this will be an issue but still an unknown
), your current activities & leadership outside of work (b-schools really only care about activities post-undergrad), and your career goals / story about why you need an MBA. It will be important to articulate why you want an MBA now, what you intend to do long-term and how the MBA will help you get there. This is definitely something you can research and work to refine so not really a weakness, just something I wanted to mention.
Assuming you can address those three things then I think you'd be a competitive applicant for many top programs. I assume you plan to get your MBA in the US? If so, I'd look at a range of schools to apply to, perhaps 2 or 3 in the top 10-15 and then another 2 or 3 in the top 15-25. It is really hard to narrow down your list so start by thinking about what's important to you in a program (e.g., location, industry specialization, curriculum, size, etc.) and then try to find programs that match those things. You should definitely check out our free guide to selecting programs here: https://info.mbamission.com/Selecting-Yo ... ram-E-Book
Let us know what other questions you have or sign up for a free consultation at any point atwww.mbamission.com/consult
So let's talk first about the strengths in your profile -- good GPA, foundation in business coursework, CFA, international work experience, likely strong quant/analytical skills given your work in banking, management trainee programs are often well-regarded because it's really solid training ground for management fundamentals and generally have good opportunities to manage projects.
Some unknowns / potential weak spots -- your GMAT (if you passed all CFA levels, I doubt this will be an issue but still an unknown
), your current activities & leadership outside of work (b-schools really only care about activities post-undergrad), and your career goals / story about why you need an MBA. It will be important to articulate why you want an MBA now, what you intend to do long-term and how the MBA will help you get there. This is definitely something you can research and work to refine so not really a weakness, just something I wanted to mention. Assuming you can address those three things then I think you'd be a competitive applicant for many top programs. I assume you plan to get your MBA in the US? If so, I'd look at a range of schools to apply to, perhaps 2 or 3 in the top 10-15 and then another 2 or 3 in the top 15-25. It is really hard to narrow down your list so start by thinking about what's important to you in a program (e.g., location, industry specialization, curriculum, size, etc.) and then try to find programs that match those things. You should definitely check out our free guide to selecting programs here: https://info.mbamission.com/Selecting-Yo ... ram-E-Book
Let us know what other questions you have or sign up for a free consultation at any point atwww.mbamission.com/consult
