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Private equity portfolio value creation associate at a middle market private equity firm, with prior management consulting experience at a T2 consulting firm. Strong professional performance and leadership stories (in and outside of work), but weaker stats (lower than average GPA/test scores).
Target School: Stanford GSB
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Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Northwestern University
Undergrad Major: Biomedical Engineering
GPA: 3.35
GRE: 324
Age: 26, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Extracurriculars: Board member for local nonprofit focused on STEM education for underserved communities | Piano teacher for low income students | Founder of a small, online career consulting platform
Title: Private Equity Value Creation Associate
Industry: Banking & Finance
Company: Boutique Firm
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 6 mos
Title: Non-MBB, T2 Senior Associate
Industry: Consulting
Company: Fortune 100 Top 10
Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 7 mos
– Early promoted in consulting after receiving the highest performance ratings in my cohort, both years. – Being in private equity portfolio value creation/operations, strong anecdotes showing impact (e.g., generating $XXM of cash, $XM of profit, increasing X% efficiency, etc.) – President for a large, 200+ student organization during college – Played violin for 14 years before college; held various concertmaster (leadership) roles, but entered college without much experience studying (low GPA story in optional essay)
Pivot to a similar portfolio value creation/growth strategy team at a top Growth Equity firm and eventually start my own growth equity firm in the long-term
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