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15 May 2020, 12:18
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This is Profile #5 of the GMAT Club Guess Where They Got In 
Every other day we will post a short profile and it is up to you to guess where you think they got in! For more details visit the main thread HERE. Here are the reminders on how to participate!
Every other day we will post a short profile and it is up to you to guess where you think they got in! For more details visit the main thread HERE. Here are the reminders on how to participate!- A. Follow the schedule below to see the profiles we will post every other day
B. Submit your prediction in the poll
C. Post your reasoning behind your choices
D. Watch the video reveal the week after to bask in glory or... shame? JK!
Profile #5 - Vantage Point MBA
Demographics: Male US citizen, 32 years old
Education/Test Score: 3.0 GPA from a top-ranked liberal arts college, 3.5 GPA from Master’s in Public Policy; 165V/166Q GRE
Work Experience: Started his career on Capitol Hill then became a paralegal at a top corporate law firm; after his MPP, he shifted into finance as an analyst then associate at a boutique investment bank
Extracurricular: He played varsity squash and tennis in college and teaches private lessons to this day. He founded a squash tournament for 30+ players in undergrad and created a political dialogue club in grad school. He also recently joined the Army National Guard. He is firmly grounded in his religion and did a good job in his applications of discussing how that shaped his values without saying anything controversial.
Post-MBA Goals: Private equity
Schools Applied To: Wharton, Columbia, Booth, Kellogg, NYU
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15 May 2020, 12:36
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I voted Stern for one reason ... their average WE is higher than the other four. They're (at least a little) more likely to admit someone with a WE of 100+.
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Updated on: 15 May 2020, 13:03
Originally posted by elPatron434 on 15 May 2020, 12:49.
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At the risk of being completely wrong, my two cents:
I think this is an incredibly strong profile. I see continuous growth throughout his profile and a strong desire for pursuing finance as a career as evidenced by quitting his earlier job for the analyst role and also getting promoted
The GRE is over what Wharton advertises for it's class( I don't think Stern publishes GRE stats. Please correct me if I'm wrong
But I primarily have reservations on the following
I'm unsure of how the universities perceive a second switch in career at 32 years particularly after having a masters program and switching streams post that (is there any information on the duration of his job?). I am unable to reconcile working on Capitol hill with his paralegal work and the current job in finance. A time frame of how long he's been in his current job would help imo
But if I were to guess I'd say NYU ( A little on the edge with Wharton. I'm sure they'd appreciate his public policy + finance background)
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I think this is an incredibly strong profile. I see continuous growth throughout his profile and a strong desire for pursuing finance as a career as evidenced by quitting his earlier job for the analyst role and also getting promoted
The GRE is over what Wharton advertises for it's class( I don't think Stern publishes GRE stats. Please correct me if I'm wrong
But I primarily have reservations on the following
I'm unsure of how the universities perceive a second switch in career at 32 years particularly after having a masters program and switching streams post that (is there any information on the duration of his job?). I am unable to reconcile working on Capitol hill with his paralegal work and the current job in finance. A time frame of how long he's been in his current job would help imo
But if I were to guess I'd say NYU ( A little on the edge with Wharton. I'm sure they'd appreciate his public policy + finance background)
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