Candidate:
Mr. Big 4 To MBA
About Me:
Spent 5 years in Big 4 doing Tax Structuring and now Deals Due Diligence. Have lead cross border teams in assisting Private Equity clients with deal execution. Co-founded a local consulting firm where we helped community businesses during Covid-19. I also founded my fraternity Alumni group and was Council President in College.
Details:
Undergrad School: Northeastern University
Undergrad Major: Accounting & Finance
GPA: 3.5
GMAT: 710
Age: 28, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Extracurriculars:
Work History:
Title: Deals Advisory Senior Associate
Industry: Accounting
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment: 5 yrs
Big Life Wins:
* Assisted local community businesses w/ obtaining over $2.5 mil in loans during Covid-19. * Experienced major weight loss in college. * Consulted on PE/Corporate transactions valued at upto $2.5B.
Post MBA Goal:
Transition to Investment Banking, leveraging my experience working on transactions with big 4. Looking to focus specifically on Consumer & Retail industry. Long term goal is to lead a consumer foods group with intent of providing society with healthier food options. Inspired to choose this path after overcoming personal health problems as a youth.
Schools:
Target School: Columbia
Considering: Wharton, NYU Stern, Cornell Johnson, Chicago Booth
Columbia could be a reach because it is extremely competitive and the bar is high. For an Asian/Indian, your basic stats are ok but nothing to write home about, particularly since you earned your BA from a non-feeder university and for your cohort, the numbers are actually significantly below the averages. I do like your work experience, however, and I think CBS will find that attractive as well, particularly in leading cross-border deals for PE firms. By the way, I would look very seriously at Cornell which has a superb IB track.