Candidate:

Mr. Mid-Market PE

About Me:

Private Equity Associate at an India-focused mid-market growth fund, with end-to-end deal experience across 5 transactions. Stats background, CFA, FRM, non-traditional path, and looking to use a T10 MBA to build global perspective and deepen my leadership journey.

Schools:

Target School: Stanford GSB

Considering: Kellogg SOM, MIT Sloan

See More Profiles For: Stanford GSB

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: St. Xaviers, Mumbai

Undergrad Major: Statistics

GPA: 4

GMAT: 770

Age: 25, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: Master's in Statistics

School Name: Mumbai University

Extracurriculars: Reading

Work History:

Title: India SME Investments

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 10 mos

Big Life Wins:

I’ve led 5 investments totaling ~40% of our deployed capital and played a key role in scaling the fund 4x from Fund I to Fund II. Having grown with the firm and taken on increasing responsibility across deals and fundraising, I see the MBA as a chance to sharpen my leadership skills.

Post MBA Goal:

Post-MBA, I aim to join a global investment fund focused on India, leveraging my existing network and experience to make the transition. Over the next 5 years, I hope to build on that exposure and, with the perspective and credibility gained through the MBA and global fund, launch my own fund to back private businesses in India.

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 25%

You have a lot going for you, starting with that jumbo GMAT score. PE is always an exceptionally hard field to crack, and it seems like you not only cracked through but have been directly involved in some big and important deals. All that will serve you exceptionally well in applying to Stanford which loves PE types. As a percentage of MBA grads, Stanford puts more grads into PE than any other business school in the world. And Stanford loves high GMAT scores. All this puts you in a great position with well above average odds, well above the measly 6% admit rate, for happy news from Stanford.

Still, that extremely low acceptance rate makes the GSB a difficult place for candidates. There are many …

You have a lot going for you, starting with that jumbo GMAT score. PE is always an exceptionally hard field to crack, and it seems like you not only cracked through but have been directly involved in some big and important deals. All that will serve you exceptionally well in applying to Stanford which loves PE types. As a percentage of MBA grads, Stanford puts more grads into PE than any other business school in the world. And Stanford loves high GMAT scores. All this puts you in a great position with well above average odds, well above the measly 6% admit rate, for happy news from Stanford.

Still, that extremely low acceptance rate makes the GSB a difficult place for candidates. There are many highly qualified applicants in the GSB pool every year and very few get an admit. So you never really know. Given your background and your goals, I would urge you to apply to Harvard, Columbia, Wharton, and Chicago Booth.

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