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EdwardKim85
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- GMAT Score:710
Hi everybody,
I have read so many of your responses on BeatTheGmat. I found every single one of them so helpful and detailed. I was hoping if I could ask you a question regarding my MBA application for the above three mentioned schools. I would greatly appreciate your advice and input. First, my profile:
Undergraduate: Top University in Canada, BAH Economics, June 2009
GPA: 65%(B)
GMAT: 710 - 50 Quant(94%), 35 Verbal(74%), 6.0 Writing(90%)
Work experience: Daewoo International, Seoul Korea(July 2009 - July 2010), Research Analyst, Steel Division I
Foreign Exchange Firm, Toronto Canada(August 2010 - Present), FX Trader
Certificiates: CFA lvl II candidate, C++, Visual Basics, Investment Banking Institute completed(Advanced financial modeling)
One thing about my GPA is that I failed 4/5 courses in my first year University so I was placed on Academic suspension in my second year. The reason behind this is that I played professional rugby in Australia and I neglected school work(I wanted to play pro so I only focused on training and traveled throughout the year for matches). I broke my shin(Tibia) in half while I was in Australia and I can no longer play rugby or even run(This happened during my one year academic suspension). I returned to school after the suspension and finished a four year program in 2.5 years, however, my marks were not great. I didn't want to stay in school for a total of 6-7 years so I rushed through.
I was involved with many extracurricular activities in undergraduate and I was the assistant coach for the varsity rugby team. In Seoul, Korea I introduced rugby to a local middle school and taught young kids how to play rugby. My goal was to introduce new sports to Korean students other than soccer and baseball. In Toronto, I am currently coaching kid's club rugby teams in the GTA area.
I returned to Canada to pursue an opportunity in Sales and Trading. In the one month that I was back, I organized tens, almost a hundred sit downs in order to get this one job at a foreign exchange brokerage; however, I want to move to bigger firms in the US and to be exposed to other areas than FX alone.
I would like to pursue an MBA now in order to pursue a career in Sales and Trading in the United States. It is very difficult for a Trader from Canada to break into US firms. I find that a strong US MBA, especially those offered in the financial hub such as New York(Columbia, NYU) would be most beneficial at this point of my career(I will only have 2.3 years of experience by September 2011).
Realistically, am I overshooting for NYU, Columbia and Cornell given my low GPA and experience? I apologize for the long message but your response would really mean a lot to me. I had a meeting with Toronto Rotman MBA and MFIN and I was quite dissapointed with their response. They are quite stern about the minimum 3.0 GPA, which I don't have. I was told to return to school(undergrad) for one more year to boost my marks but frankly, that is not a viable option.
Best Regards,
Jason
I have read so many of your responses on BeatTheGmat. I found every single one of them so helpful and detailed. I was hoping if I could ask you a question regarding my MBA application for the above three mentioned schools. I would greatly appreciate your advice and input. First, my profile:
Undergraduate: Top University in Canada, BAH Economics, June 2009
GPA: 65%(B)
GMAT: 710 - 50 Quant(94%), 35 Verbal(74%), 6.0 Writing(90%)
Work experience: Daewoo International, Seoul Korea(July 2009 - July 2010), Research Analyst, Steel Division I
Foreign Exchange Firm, Toronto Canada(August 2010 - Present), FX Trader
Certificiates: CFA lvl II candidate, C++, Visual Basics, Investment Banking Institute completed(Advanced financial modeling)
One thing about my GPA is that I failed 4/5 courses in my first year University so I was placed on Academic suspension in my second year. The reason behind this is that I played professional rugby in Australia and I neglected school work(I wanted to play pro so I only focused on training and traveled throughout the year for matches). I broke my shin(Tibia) in half while I was in Australia and I can no longer play rugby or even run(This happened during my one year academic suspension). I returned to school after the suspension and finished a four year program in 2.5 years, however, my marks were not great. I didn't want to stay in school for a total of 6-7 years so I rushed through.
I was involved with many extracurricular activities in undergraduate and I was the assistant coach for the varsity rugby team. In Seoul, Korea I introduced rugby to a local middle school and taught young kids how to play rugby. My goal was to introduce new sports to Korean students other than soccer and baseball. In Toronto, I am currently coaching kid's club rugby teams in the GTA area.
I returned to Canada to pursue an opportunity in Sales and Trading. In the one month that I was back, I organized tens, almost a hundred sit downs in order to get this one job at a foreign exchange brokerage; however, I want to move to bigger firms in the US and to be exposed to other areas than FX alone.
I would like to pursue an MBA now in order to pursue a career in Sales and Trading in the United States. It is very difficult for a Trader from Canada to break into US firms. I find that a strong US MBA, especially those offered in the financial hub such as New York(Columbia, NYU) would be most beneficial at this point of my career(I will only have 2.3 years of experience by September 2011).
Realistically, am I overshooting for NYU, Columbia and Cornell given my low GPA and experience? I apologize for the long message but your response would really mean a lot to me. I had a meeting with Toronto Rotman MBA and MFIN and I was quite dissapointed with their response. They are quite stern about the minimum 3.0 GPA, which I don't have. I was told to return to school(undergrad) for one more year to boost my marks but frankly, that is not a viable option.
Best Regards,
Jason
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