Candidate:

Mr. Never Too Late

About Me:

– First Gen Refugee with full tuition scholarship at Babson College.
– Over a decade of experience in finance/product control at investment banks and 2 and a half years at a large crypto startup as a senior finance manager.
– Have been unemployed for the past year due to my last company’s bankruptcy.

Schools:

Target School: Duke Fuqua

Considering: Chicago Booth, Kellogg SOM

See More Profiles For: Duke Fuqua

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Babson College

Undergrad Major: Finance

GPA: 3.77

GMAT: 710

Age: 36, Ethnicity: White

Other Degree/Certification: CFA

Extracurriculars: Trade NFTs and Memecoins

Work History:

Title: Senior Finance Manager

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 4 mos

Title: Assistant Vice President

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 3 yrs, 8 mos

Big Life Wins:

Promoted to Senior Finance Manager at a large crypto startup that went through bankruptcy- did the valuations of all their venture capital investments and aided in the restructuring proposal for a new company.

Post MBA Goal:

Would like to go into restructuring/turnaround consulting for bankrupt companies having been through the restructuring process for my last firm.

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 5%

You’ve had one interesting journey and a bit of bad luck after the crypto company went belly up. Your age and unemployment status is going to hurt you at your target schools. You seem to have life experiences that could be leveraged into truly compelling essays for admission but your target schools are way too selective given your background and situation. You really should be applying to schools ranked below the Top 25. I can hear you sigh with disappointment as you read that sentence. But those schools are more likely to accept you at your age and in your employment situation. Sadly, none of your target schools will bite on this.

You’ve had one interesting journey and a bit of bad luck after the crypto company went belly up. Your age and unemployment status is going to hurt you at your target schools. You seem to have life experiences that could be leveraged into truly compelling essays for admission but your target schools are way too selective given your background and situation. You really should be applying to schools ranked below the Top 25. I can hear you sigh with disappointment as you read that sentence. But those schools are more likely to accept you at your age and in your employment situation. Sadly, none of your target schools will bite on this.

5 months ago