
Candidate:
Mr. PE/VC Hopeful
About Me:
Having been a programmer for a large portion of my life, I have begun to fall out of love with the idea of doing it for a career. My passion lies more within financial services. Coming from a non-target school I have struggled to find opportunities. Pursuing an MBA will not only help me develop the necessary skills but will hopefully open new doors. Following graduation, I will be working in the engineering department at a bulge bracket bank. Currently, I am looking at deferred MBA programs.
Details:
Undergrad School: Top 100 State School
Undergrad Major: Computer Science
GPA: 3.85
GMAT: 740
Age: 21, Ethnicity: White
Extracurriculars: Equity Research Analyst (school investment club), Published Undergraduate Researcher, President of Fraternity
Work History:
Title: Summer Analyst (Engineering)
Industry: Banking & Finance
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment: , 3 mos
Title: Software Engineering Intern
Industry: Technology
Company: Start-Up
Length of Employment: , 6 mos
Post MBA Goal:
After earning an MBA I hope to either join a private equity or venture capital firm. My goal would be to find a firm that takes more of a hands-on approach with their investments. I want to be able to combine my technical knowledge and the skills I learn on the job and through my MBA in order to help cultivate younger companies.
Schools:
Target School: Stanford GSB
Unfortunately, the difficulty you have found going from a non-target school into a finance job is likely to be similar to the difficulty you will have in getting a deferred admit to Stanford, Harvard or Wharton. The admit rates for deferred admit programs at these schools are really low and the selectivity of your undergraduate institution would loom large in these decisions. You stats are solid, of course. a 740 GMAT, a 3.85 GPA in computer science, your STEM background raise no questions. You are checking every box there. It’s just that the odds are really tough. Good luck. You never know. A solidly executed application and a strong narrative story could swing this another way. But just remember that if Stanford, Harvard and …