Hi,
I am posting this to request for a quick profile evaluation from SBC. Hope anyone could help.
Age: 27
Country: Philippines
College: Ateneo de Manila University (top private school in the country, think Harvard of the Philippines)
Course: Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering (Honor's Course, requires that an applicant's entrance exam score be on the top 10% of all takers) with a Minor in Finance
GMAT: 670, but retaking again this month
GPA: 3.3 (kind of worried here, but took Advanced Finance courses towards end of my university life, got straight 4s in all 6 subjects, buoying up my overall GPA)
Work experience:
Internship at JP Morgan's IB division (2 months), only one slot for the entire country
2 years consulting at Big 4 firm (KPMG)
1 year at Daiwa Capital Markets (regional IB) -- Institutional Investor Magazine-rated analyst
1 year at UBS Investment Bank (bulge bracket IB) -- Institutional Investor Magazine- and Asia Money Magazine-rated analyst, number 2 most read analyst in the Asia Pacific region, number 1 analyst in a couple of big funds such as Fidelity
Extra-curricular activities:
University
(1) Associate Vice President of largest organisation in the univerisity
(2) Represented University in the Chartered Financial Analyst Investment Research Challenge
Work
(1) Active member of Akyat Aral (where we help communities in the mountains by bringing school supplies and building classrooms, not to mention our latest project, which is to provide solar panels, for the Mangyan Tribe in Mindoro).. also just finished building a classroom for the Dumagat Triube in Nueva Ecija --- I think this is where I will focus on my essays
(2) Ultramarathoner and ultra-tail runner (think 50-100KM races), was also featured by GoPro Philippines and The North Face Philippines.. also coached 6 people to finish their first half-marathon, including someone who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and someone who was deemed overweight (through BMI)
(3) Holds records for mountaineering feats such as first Filipino to complete Magayon Trio in 3 consecutive days, also led teams to reach the summit of Mt. Pulag and of Mt. Apo
Schools: HBS/Wharton/MIT/Columbia/LBS/Stanford
Post-MBA goals: Work in Private Equity that focuses on retail (as I am a retail analyst to begin with and I believe getting an MBA will give me a general look, bird's eye view of things, rather than focusing on just the finance aspect of a business)
Hoping for your kind response,
D
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Request for profile evaluation --- from the Philippines
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You've got some great stuff here! Top business schools will be attracted to your strong professional history, strong community engagement, differentiating demographic and big-name employers. Goals will be important, particularly long-term -- how you will add value to the school's brand by having an impact. I'm not seeing long-term vision here, so you might want to think about it. Do you plan to be an international business leader? Return to the Philippines and lead major initiatives there?
As you know, your numbers are relatively low for the schools on your list, and this could hurt your chances. You'll need to get that GMAT up above 710 in order to have credibility in such competitive institutions. Some say that GPA matters even more than GMAT at Harvard, but there's nothing you can do about that now; it just makes the weight on the GMAT that much greater. (sorry, I know that's bad news.)
Because the schools on your list are all very different, it appears that you might just be going down the top-ten list; so be sure you know why you want to study at each of these schools, and ideally take time to visit each school while classes are in session, and get some first-hand exposure to support your choices.
Good luck!
Margaret Strother
As you know, your numbers are relatively low for the schools on your list, and this could hurt your chances. You'll need to get that GMAT up above 710 in order to have credibility in such competitive institutions. Some say that GPA matters even more than GMAT at Harvard, but there's nothing you can do about that now; it just makes the weight on the GMAT that much greater. (sorry, I know that's bad news.)
Because the schools on your list are all very different, it appears that you might just be going down the top-ten list; so be sure you know why you want to study at each of these schools, and ideally take time to visit each school while classes are in session, and get some first-hand exposure to support your choices.
Good luck!
Margaret Strother
