I would like your take on my chances for the following schools (not listed in order of priority):
1) NYU
2) Cornell
3) Columbia
4) Richard Ivey
5) Queen's
6) Rotman
7) LBS
8) Insead
9) IMD
Post-MBA Goal: Work in investment banking / PE in North America or Western Europe (the developed markets) and eventually move to either Middle East or Pakistan.
My profile:
Age today: 31
Natonality: Pakistani
Work Experience: 6 years (4 Years in Pakistan and currently 2 years in Saudi Arabia)
Job Function for the past 6 years: Mainly financial services (trading, investment advisory and debt markets advisory)
Currently I have a full-time job with a big, listed, regional company and working as a part-time consultant with another firm
Strong recommendations available from top 5 people within the company
GMAT: 670
Undergrad: Bachelor's in Economics from a mid-tier university in Toronto, Canada
Undergrad GPA: 2.3 (was on probation and was also briefly suspended!)
Extra-curricular activities: voluntereed with a NGO (from 2004 till 2008), active in student life at undergrad (well documented)
From my perspective-
Strengths: Significant international experience - both in life (brought up in middle east, lived in Pakistan and Canada) and in employment (worked part-time in Canada, full-time in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia)
Weaknesses: Academics at undergrad, GMAT?
How do you think I can make this more attractive given that I would like to apply by end-2010?
Thanks a lot.
Regards.
1) NYU
2) Cornell
3) Columbia
4) Richard Ivey
5) Queen's
6) Rotman
7) LBS
8) Insead
9) IMD
Post-MBA Goal: Work in investment banking / PE in North America or Western Europe (the developed markets) and eventually move to either Middle East or Pakistan.
My profile:
Age today: 31
Natonality: Pakistani
Work Experience: 6 years (4 Years in Pakistan and currently 2 years in Saudi Arabia)
Job Function for the past 6 years: Mainly financial services (trading, investment advisory and debt markets advisory)
Currently I have a full-time job with a big, listed, regional company and working as a part-time consultant with another firm
Strong recommendations available from top 5 people within the company
GMAT: 670
Undergrad: Bachelor's in Economics from a mid-tier university in Toronto, Canada
Undergrad GPA: 2.3 (was on probation and was also briefly suspended!)
Extra-curricular activities: voluntereed with a NGO (from 2004 till 2008), active in student life at undergrad (well documented)
From my perspective-
Strengths: Significant international experience - both in life (brought up in middle east, lived in Pakistan and Canada) and in employment (worked part-time in Canada, full-time in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia)
Weaknesses: Academics at undergrad, GMAT?
How do you think I can make this more attractive given that I would like to apply by end-2010?
Thanks a lot.
Regards.
