Candidate:

Mr. Investor

About Me:

Multiple cancer survivor looking to break into healthcare investing.
– 1 year Long/Short Equity Investing
– 1 year Private Equity Investing
– Founded a Search Fund
– 5+ years Advising Startups
– 5+ years Angel Investing
– First-generation low income
– Exploring healthcare focused MBA

Schools:

Target School: NYU Stern

Considering: Cornell Johnson

See More Profiles For: NYU Stern

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: City College of New York

Undergrad Major: Finance

GPA: 3.0

GMAT: 760

Age: 37, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Cancer Related Charity | Disability Related Charity

Work History:

Title: Private Equity

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 1 yr

Title: Long/Short Equity

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 1 yr

Big Life Wins:

I completed almost eight years of intensive cancer treatment concurrently with navigating numerous gaps in work and education.

Post MBA Goal:

Turn my personal challenge into an opportunity by:
– Short-term: Joining a buy-side equity research team
– Intermediate term: Access to the alumni network of a top MBA
– Career goal: Establish a fund dedicated to cancer and allied disease treatments

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 50%

At your age, Stern may well try to convince you to take their Executive MBA program. But if you really have your heart set on a full-time residential program, you have a terrific chance of getting admitted. You are a strong personal story as a first generation, low income student who has survived cancer. And you have a very impressive record of accomplishment in your work history. Needless to say, you killed the GMAT. And your low undergrad GPA at City College can be explained by your illness. If you don’t get in, there is only one explanation: your age. I believe, however, that Stern will gladly have you among the 20-something MBA students in the class.

At your age, Stern may well try to convince you to take their Executive MBA program. But if you really have your heart set on a full-time residential program, you have a terrific chance of getting admitted. You are a strong personal story as a first generation, low income student who has survived cancer. And you have a very impressive record of accomplishment in your work history. Needless to say, you killed the GMAT. And your low undergrad GPA at City College can be explained by your illness. If you don’t get in, there is only one explanation: your age. I believe, however, that Stern will gladly have you among the 20-something MBA students in the class.

4 weeks ago