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08 Jun 2020, 22:51
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Hello,
I am going to be graduating next semester from my undergraduate institution and would greatly appreciate any & all feedback on my profile. I am planning to apply to several top deferred enrollment programs in the US.
Demographics: White male; first generation college student; parents immigrated to the U.S. to escape genocide
Education: Tremendously far-from-ranked state university (It was my cheapest option; I was young and afraid of taking on a lot of debt by attending a top 50 school); expecting to finish at or slightly above a 3.5 GPA; Business major with a mathematics minor (I took several additional quantitative courses than what my university required for the minor, which included Calculus III, Linear Algebra, etc.)
GMAT: 740 (I have some time to retake it and I could possibly do better - should I try, or should I just make sure I get those As for my final semester?)
Work experience: Part-time corporate tax internship during my spring semester of junior year at a mid-cap public healthcare company; full-time spring internship (for which I took a gap semester during what was supposed to be my spring semester of senior year) at a moderately prestigious/well-known asset management company; full-time summer equity research intern at a prestigious financial services firm.
Extracurricular activities:
President of university's finance club: Helped expand the club's memberships from a few members to dozens of newer business students, helping to teach them financial concepts, modeling skills, navigation and research in software like the Bloomberg terminal, etc.
-Brought the club to stock pitch & financial modeling competitions hosted by universities in the region, where we competed against other universities
-Left behind a purposeful club with a strong campus presence that was almost unknown to students beforehand
-Volunteer member of local "Code for America" chapter, where I provided assistance with multiple computer programming projects that are now being utilized by local governments to assist citizens (I know I haven't said very much - I'd like to provide more details for you, but I want to conserve my anonymity on these forums)
-I also have one independently-written paper published in an academic journal in my field.
Post-MBA Goals: Begin a career in either investment banking, or at an emerging markets hedge fund
Target deferred enrollment programs: Sloan, HBS, Columbia, Yale, Stanford
Be brunt - do I have any shot at these top schools? Thanks in advance for your input.
I am going to be graduating next semester from my undergraduate institution and would greatly appreciate any & all feedback on my profile. I am planning to apply to several top deferred enrollment programs in the US.
Demographics: White male; first generation college student; parents immigrated to the U.S. to escape genocide
Education: Tremendously far-from-ranked state university (It was my cheapest option; I was young and afraid of taking on a lot of debt by attending a top 50 school); expecting to finish at or slightly above a 3.5 GPA; Business major with a mathematics minor (I took several additional quantitative courses than what my university required for the minor, which included Calculus III, Linear Algebra, etc.)
GMAT: 740 (I have some time to retake it and I could possibly do better - should I try, or should I just make sure I get those As for my final semester?)
Work experience: Part-time corporate tax internship during my spring semester of junior year at a mid-cap public healthcare company; full-time spring internship (for which I took a gap semester during what was supposed to be my spring semester of senior year) at a moderately prestigious/well-known asset management company; full-time summer equity research intern at a prestigious financial services firm.
Extracurricular activities:
President of university's finance club: Helped expand the club's memberships from a few members to dozens of newer business students, helping to teach them financial concepts, modeling skills, navigation and research in software like the Bloomberg terminal, etc.
-Brought the club to stock pitch & financial modeling competitions hosted by universities in the region, where we competed against other universities
-Left behind a purposeful club with a strong campus presence that was almost unknown to students beforehand
-Volunteer member of local "Code for America" chapter, where I provided assistance with multiple computer programming projects that are now being utilized by local governments to assist citizens (I know I haven't said very much - I'd like to provide more details for you, but I want to conserve my anonymity on these forums)
-I also have one independently-written paper published in an academic journal in my field.
Post-MBA Goals: Begin a career in either investment banking, or at an emerging markets hedge fund
Target deferred enrollment programs: Sloan, HBS, Columbia, Yale, Stanford
Be brunt - do I have any shot at these top schools? Thanks in advance for your input.
09 Jun 2020, 09:54
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Hi, and thanks for writing! I really like how your story is shaping up so far - solid academics with rigorous quant subjects, great internships, and extracurricular leadership. And, I think that your personal story of being a first-generation college student is quite compelling.
The one thing to be aware of is that these deferred programs generally target students outside of the business field (STEM, humanities, etc.). In your case, the admissions committees may feel that a deferred MBA isn't quite necessary since you'll clearly be an excellent candidate a few years from now as well. However, do know that even if you don't receive acceptances via the deferred route, it won't in any way negatively impact your chances down the road. So overall, I don't think you have anything to lose by applying, and your well-rounded profile means that the deferred programs are not unrealistic for you.
Regarding GMAT - since your score is solid, I recommend focusing on your classes and making sure you can earn as many As as possible since GPA is important too.
Best of luck!
The one thing to be aware of is that these deferred programs generally target students outside of the business field (STEM, humanities, etc.). In your case, the admissions committees may feel that a deferred MBA isn't quite necessary since you'll clearly be an excellent candidate a few years from now as well. However, do know that even if you don't receive acceptances via the deferred route, it won't in any way negatively impact your chances down the road. So overall, I don't think you have anything to lose by applying, and your well-rounded profile means that the deferred programs are not unrealistic for you.
Regarding GMAT - since your score is solid, I recommend focusing on your classes and making sure you can earn as many As as possible since GPA is important too.
Best of luck!
HC514
