Dear Sirs, Madams,
I would deeply appreciate you taking your time to evaluate my profile. Thank you so much in advance!
1. Demographics: South Korean Male, Age 27
2. Education:
- GMAT 730 (Q49 V41) - planning to retake early Dec (serious bowel issues during GMAT)
- GPA 3.17 @ NYU Stern (Double Major: Finance & Marketing)
3. Work Experience:
- 4 years 10 months at a regional (Hong Kong) Special Situations Private Equity firm. Responsibilities and achievements:
a) Responsibilities - investment side:
- Active throughout the investment process: Deal sourcing, analysis, structuring, execution and monitoring
- Analyzed over 200 candidate companies in Asia within the special situation bucket (highly distressed companies)
b) Responsibilities - operational side:
- Appointed as acting CEO and director of fund's flagship investment in a distressed manufacturing business
- Established overseas expansion into several overseas market, including the set up of 2 overseas offices
- Established OEM manufacturing operations and manufacturing process outsourcing
- Spearheaded the re-branding process for the company's flagship brand
- Reduced costs, boosted revenue and successfully transitioned company out of the distressed/restructuring phase into the growth phase
- Increase company valuation by 27%
4. Extra Curriculars:
- Executive Board Member: NYU Hong Kong alumni association - Organized various alumni events including partnering with Habitat for Humanity, Annual charity balls (proceeds went to Habitat for Humanity)
- Vice President: Stern Private Equity Club
- Selected as Hong Kong Representative for the Future Leaders Conference (South Korean leadership conference that selects around 150 applicants worldwide) - keynote presentation on the importance of culture for economies transitioning from undeveloped to developed.
5. Goals - To pursue an MBA and move into the Venture Capital space, where I can leverage my existing investment and operational skills to bring meaningful changes and make meaningful contributions to the human race.
I wish to apply to the following schools:
1. Harvard
2. Stanford
3. Wharton
4. MIT
5. Columbia
6. Chicago Booth
7. Northwestern Kellogg
Please let me know what your thoughts are! Thank you.
Regards,
Super Desperate Candidate
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Hi there!
You should not be Super Desperate first of all...you have a lot of great qualities! Very competitive profile. I especially like your mix of investment and operational experience, and having acted as interim CEO is exactly the kind of leadership story that should make for a great application essay.
I don't think you need to retake the GMAT, your score is excellent, but I can see why you are, if you felt like you could have done better and since your GPA is below average. So give it one more shot and if you score higher, that's even better.
I think your goals will need to be more specific when it comes time to write your essays. What kind of impact do you want to have? In which markets? These are some of the questions you should be prepare to answer.
Other than that I would suggest doing some school research - I know you likely can't visit but talk to students, alums, perhaps attend some info sessions or reach out to the alumni clubs in Hong Kong. Your list of schools is basically just the top 7 schools, which is fine, but hopefully you're taking some time to get to know how each program is unique. 7 in one round is a lot too...not impossible but just know you have your work cut out for you if you want to put in stellar applications to these very competitive programs.
Good luck and keep us posted if we can help with anything else!
You should not be Super Desperate first of all...you have a lot of great qualities! Very competitive profile. I especially like your mix of investment and operational experience, and having acted as interim CEO is exactly the kind of leadership story that should make for a great application essay.
I don't think you need to retake the GMAT, your score is excellent, but I can see why you are, if you felt like you could have done better and since your GPA is below average. So give it one more shot and if you score higher, that's even better.
I think your goals will need to be more specific when it comes time to write your essays. What kind of impact do you want to have? In which markets? These are some of the questions you should be prepare to answer.
Other than that I would suggest doing some school research - I know you likely can't visit but talk to students, alums, perhaps attend some info sessions or reach out to the alumni clubs in Hong Kong. Your list of schools is basically just the top 7 schools, which is fine, but hopefully you're taking some time to get to know how each program is unique. 7 in one round is a lot too...not impossible but just know you have your work cut out for you if you want to put in stellar applications to these very competitive programs.
Good luck and keep us posted if we can help with anything else!
