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jjsd509
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Stacy - I'm just getting going with my GMAT studying and want to know what threshold I need to target (680, 700, 710+) to be admitted to one of my targeted programs.
Summary profile is as follows... (sorry for the book!)
Personal: 24 (plan on applying for fall’09 – so will be 26 going to school), Caucasian, male.
Academic – dual concentration: Financial Management, Accounting; minor: Psychology. Major GPA: 3.5, overall GPA: 3.2 (my weak point). Weak grades on the transcript relate to freshmen/sophomore year and non-quant courses.
Extracurricular (while in school, to help mitigate low gpa) – Worked 3 jobs to put myself through college (debt free) including a position as a Resident Assistant (“RA”), multiple clubs, volunteer work, intramural sports, ran an eBay business, etc.
Professional – Past: Spent 1 year working in corporate finance with a large public utility in the Controller’s Organization (6months SEC reporting group, 6months budget/forecasting group). Current position: cash-flow underwriting in a leveraged finance group that caters exclusively to middle market private equity. (full credit underwritings – company/industry write-ups, extensive financial (LBO) modeling, ~60-70hrs/week). I’ve been at my current role for 1 year now and am up for a promotion to Associate in January (about a year ahead of all my Analyst peers). Considering transferring to our London office to get international experience, but that’s not guaranteed.
Recs – Bosses love me. No issue with getting solid recs from co-workers/bosses that have top tier academic/professional backgrounds.
Essays – Although it’s hard to tell from the above, I feel very confident in my creative writing abilities and don’t have any concerns with the essays.
My biggest concern is that I am setting my goal a bit too high. I’d only like to attend a top 15 program (NYU, Columbia, Duke, Darden, Ross, Anderson), but don’t want the embarrassment of my bosses writing me recs to then get dinged by everyone. In your professional opinion, what are my odds and with what GMAT will I be competitive?
Summary profile is as follows... (sorry for the book!)
Personal: 24 (plan on applying for fall’09 – so will be 26 going to school), Caucasian, male.
Academic – dual concentration: Financial Management, Accounting; minor: Psychology. Major GPA: 3.5, overall GPA: 3.2 (my weak point). Weak grades on the transcript relate to freshmen/sophomore year and non-quant courses.
Extracurricular (while in school, to help mitigate low gpa) – Worked 3 jobs to put myself through college (debt free) including a position as a Resident Assistant (“RA”), multiple clubs, volunteer work, intramural sports, ran an eBay business, etc.
Professional – Past: Spent 1 year working in corporate finance with a large public utility in the Controller’s Organization (6months SEC reporting group, 6months budget/forecasting group). Current position: cash-flow underwriting in a leveraged finance group that caters exclusively to middle market private equity. (full credit underwritings – company/industry write-ups, extensive financial (LBO) modeling, ~60-70hrs/week). I’ve been at my current role for 1 year now and am up for a promotion to Associate in January (about a year ahead of all my Analyst peers). Considering transferring to our London office to get international experience, but that’s not guaranteed.
Recs – Bosses love me. No issue with getting solid recs from co-workers/bosses that have top tier academic/professional backgrounds.
Essays – Although it’s hard to tell from the above, I feel very confident in my creative writing abilities and don’t have any concerns with the essays.
My biggest concern is that I am setting my goal a bit too high. I’d only like to attend a top 15 program (NYU, Columbia, Duke, Darden, Ross, Anderson), but don’t want the embarrassment of my bosses writing me recs to then get dinged by everyone. In your professional opinion, what are my odds and with what GMAT will I be competitive?
