Please Evaluate my Profile

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Please Evaluate my Profile

by Go750 » Wed Aug 01, 2012 5:52 am
Hi,

Could you please evaluate my profile? I could use the help

Background: I'm an Indian, female, 22 years old
I have done my bachelors in Finance Accounting and Management from a UK university with a 2.1 which is pretty decent there but nothing great. I went to school in India and finished my high school board exams with a 91%.

Work Experience: I am working in Singapore at a Top tier Investment bank as a Credit Risk Analyst its my first job out of university and I've been there for a year now. I know its pretty early for an MBA as compared to other applicants so I'm a bit worried about this it it will be 2 years by the time I start my program. They have given me a lot of responsibility and my performance is evaluated well so I should be able to get some good recommendations. Other than that I've done internships at an hedge fund, in economic research, a brokerage firm and one of the Big 4 in auditing.

Other: I took a gap year after I graduated from university where I went travelling for 6 months around Western Europe, East Coast of the US, parts on India and Malaysia. For the rest of the year I volunteered with the Red Cross in organising Blood Drives and the World Wildlife fund to increase awareness about reef conservation in the coral triangle amongst scuba divers as I'm one myself. I studied mandarin and can now speak intermediate conversational mandarin. I also speak English(obviously), Hindi and Spanish.

Sports: I was the Captain of the Swim team of my School in India and part of the Football team. In university I was part of the Sailing team.

Volunteer experience: I have been involved with various non-profit organisations all my life. In India I took part in various volunteering activities and was part of the School nature Club. In university, I was a member of a charity which collected school textbooks and helped ship them to schools in Tanzania.

Why MBA: I am looking to switch from Investment banking to Private Equity.

GMAT: I have taken the GMAT test once but I'm giving it at the end of this month again to better my score to above 700.
August 2009 : 670 (Q 40, V 42)

I'm thinking of applying to Columbia, INSEAD, Wharton, NYU, Haas and HEC Paris. Does this make sense?

I'm worried my work experience is too less and that my university grades are not too great. Could you evaluate my profile?
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by Jon@Admissionado » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:31 am
Well, I would say hold out till you get your GMAT to figure things out exactly, because depending on the score this could change things a bit. IF you can get a lot higher, it could make things possible. As it is, if you apply with a 670 you will be up against some tough competition. You are applying to the best schools, with a GMAT that is less than average, with work experience that is less than average (which will also effect your ability to tell strong stories), and from a relatively large Indian pool (although thankfully you are female! :))

If things stay as they are, you are going to have a battle in front of you to make it into the schools you proposed, because although everyone has one major weakness in their profile, being under average in three areas makes things tough. That's why I wrote that the GMAT is key. Also, I don't know your ideas or your current work situation, but even waiting one more year (or two), and taking that time to develop yourself professionally might change things far for the better.
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