My profile:
Graduated from University of Pennsylvania: 1997. GPA 3.0 Major in Molecular Biology. Graduated with Honors and Distinction. Pre-Med
Total work experience 11 years: 3 years at Goldman Sachs / VP Business Analyst in Operations, 3 years at Alliance Bernstein / Systems Analyst, 3 years as Proprietary Trader at small Wall St Firm, 1 year at Merrill Lynch / Systems Analyst, 1 year as Business Analyst at mid-sized apparel co. Currently working on own start-up company developing financial software solutions.
GMAT score: 740
Reason for getting an MBA: 1) Career shift from back-office (operations / IT) to front-office (i-banking/sales & trading) work at major financial firm. 2) Develop skills to execute start-up company (when the time comes)
I am targeting the top 5 b-schools with a concentration in Finance, with Wharton being my top choice. My concerns are: 1) my age (i'm much older than the average applicant), 2) my undergrad GPA (i'm hoping graduating from an Ivy, along with taking rather GPA crushing pre-med courses may help). I received an A+ and an A in the two Math related courses I took at school (Calculus I & II). UPenn Vasity Men's Fencing Team.
Thank you.
-John
Graduated from University of Pennsylvania: 1997. GPA 3.0 Major in Molecular Biology. Graduated with Honors and Distinction. Pre-Med
Total work experience 11 years: 3 years at Goldman Sachs / VP Business Analyst in Operations, 3 years at Alliance Bernstein / Systems Analyst, 3 years as Proprietary Trader at small Wall St Firm, 1 year at Merrill Lynch / Systems Analyst, 1 year as Business Analyst at mid-sized apparel co. Currently working on own start-up company developing financial software solutions.
GMAT score: 740
Reason for getting an MBA: 1) Career shift from back-office (operations / IT) to front-office (i-banking/sales & trading) work at major financial firm. 2) Develop skills to execute start-up company (when the time comes)
I am targeting the top 5 b-schools with a concentration in Finance, with Wharton being my top choice. My concerns are: 1) my age (i'm much older than the average applicant), 2) my undergrad GPA (i'm hoping graduating from an Ivy, along with taking rather GPA crushing pre-med courses may help). I received an A+ and an A in the two Math related courses I took at school (Calculus I & II). UPenn Vasity Men's Fencing Team.
Thank you.
-John
