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Grew up in South Asia, went to one of the top business schools for undergrad locally. Moved to US after graduation, worked in one of the Top 3 US banks for 4+ years, starting from Back Office and working my way up to IB within 3 years. Moved to another IB for a year before taking next leap into an Investment role in a Middle Market PE.
Target School: Wharton
Considering: Harvard, Chicago Booth
See More Profiles For: Wharton
Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Institute of Business Administration
Undergrad Major: Finance
GPA: 3.67
GMAT: 700
Age: 30, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Other Degree/Certification: CFA
Extracurriculars: Mentoring high school kids for admission into 4 year colleges, recruiting volunteers, Consulting for non-profit focused on connecting students with business professionals
Title: Investment Associate
Industry: Banking & Finance
Company: Boutique Firm
Length of Employment: 10 mos
Title: Banking Analyst
Company: Fortune 500
Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 3 mos
Got into IB program from back-office with no US education. Passed all 3 CFA levels on the first attempt.
Advance in my investment career and potentially pivot towards impact investing.
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Your work history demonstrates that you are clearly a hard-working go-getter. To have gotten into a top three U.S. bank in the back office and worked your way up into i-banking within three years is super impressive. Likewise, your move into the highly selective private equity field from there. Wharton is going to be tough because the school loves high GMATs and you are 30 points below the school’s median while also being in a highly competitive part of the applicant pool as both a male, an Indian, and a person in finance. You have to remember that you will be competing against people who went to Ivy League and near Ivy schools with GMAT scores well above yours. And some of them work in …
Your work history demonstrates that you are clearly a hard-working go-getter. To have gotten into a top three U.S. bank in the back office and worked your way up into i-banking within three years is super impressive. Likewise, your move into the highly selective private equity field from there. Wharton is going to be tough because the school loves high GMATs and you are 30 points below the school’s median while also being in a highly competitive part of the applicant pool as both a male, an Indian, and a person in finance. You have to remember that you will be competing against people who went to Ivy League and near Ivy schools with GMAT scores well above yours. And some of them work in the big brand name PE shops to boot. Obviously, I think you stand a much better shot at Chicago Booth, or for that matter, Columbia Business School. I would also add NYU Stern to the mix, just in case. Of course, you could retake the GMAT and aim for a 730 or above. If you really want Wharton, I would urge you to do that, unfortunately.
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