Candidate:

Mr. Banker Wannabe

About Me:

Will have 3 years of experience at 2 Big 4 firms by Sep 2021. Already received a promotion. Supported clients in conducted due diligence, building financial models, and performing valuations for M&A and capital raising purposes. Played soccer for my university and current company.

Schools:

Target School: Yale

See More Profiles For: Yale

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: A top 150 global university in Scandinavia

Undergrad Major: Economics and Business

GPA: 3.5

GMAT: 730

Age: 26, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: President of university investment club, member of varsity soccer team, member of my current company's soccer team (competing in various regional tournaments)

Work History:

Title: Senior Associate, Financial Due Diligence

Industry: Accounting

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 10 mos

Title: Senior Associate, Valuation Services

Industry: Accounting

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 4 mos

Post MBA Goal:

Bulge-bracket investment banking in NYC. With my experience in M&A due diligence, financial modeling, and valuation as well as interests in becoming a life-long banker, I hope I could convince firms to give me summer associate offers.

Odds:

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 20%

Hi, it’s Nisha with mbaMission. Congrats on making early progression in your big 4 career! It is still early in your career, though, so it is possible that you may be an even stronger candididate next year if you continue to make impact and stay on your trajectory.

In any case, you’ll want to make sure that Yale understands the motivation behind your goals – why do you want to switch to IB post-MBA? It’s great to see that you have a track record of extracurricular involvement. Yale and other bschools love to see leadership, so if you’re able to assume a leadership role in your company soccer team or in something else over the next year if you …

Hi, it’s Nisha with mbaMission. Congrats on making early progression in your big 4 career! It is still early in your career, though, so it is possible that you may be an even stronger candididate next year if you continue to make impact and stay on your trajectory.

In any case, you’ll want to make sure that Yale understands the motivation behind your goals – why do you want to switch to IB post-MBA? It’s great to see that you have a track record of extracurricular involvement. Yale and other bschools love to see leadership, so if you’re able to assume a leadership role in your company soccer team or in something else over the next year if you do decide to wait, even better.

Other programs I’d consider: Stern and Darden given their strengths in finance. Hope that helps!

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