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foodiewino
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- Joined: Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:38 am
White Male
28 at enrollment
5 years trading at a well known equity prop trading desk for a family office -- was rookie of the year, extensively helped out with recruiting efforts and training new traders not even on my desk, worked with IT developers on building out our software
Been doing 'ground work' (recently left trading job for this) in NYC for a Sao Paulo based startup focused on wine and gourmet food e-commerce in the Brazilian Market and heading down to Sao Paulo in a month for the next year. Previously worked for a state-run Department of Economic Development for a year (full time internship)
GMAT - 700, 48Q 38V 6AWA
GPA -- 3.34 school of business undergrad, 2.71 overall at solid northeast state school (Penn State, Rutgers, UConn, etc), took 10 classes for Portfolio Management and Risk Management at NYU as an alternative transcript and earned a 3.76 on those courses. Worked fulltime while in school on various jobs and internships to provide for myself as I was on my own since I was 17 -- chaotic/bad home life wasnt ideal environment so I had stressors from that and worked full time and couldnt devote as much time to studies. Other life intricacies involve parents having me while in high school (16 and 17) and dropping out of high school to have me (so I was not only first generation college but also high school graduate), mother being in rehab for alcoholism and anorexia until she died when I was 11 and then obviously leaving home at 17 to provide for myself and push myself through life and become successful. Family didnt have much money at all and I lived in housing projkects shortly while growing up.
Extracurriculars -- Extremely involved and motivated in mentorship activities and helping others who come from similar 'atypical' backgrounds and pushing them to be successful. Cofounded/relaunched a mentorship program at my alma mater's business school as well as aiding the college of liberal arts and sciences in similar matters, lots of one on one mentoring through various channels. Joined 'start up' non profit recently started by friends back home six months ago focused on inner city high school mentoring by other young business professionals and area business leaders -- looking to expand this aggressively. Treasurer of a tenant's association in Harlem which took a negligent landlord to court for 150 or so tenants (mainly Hispanic population) in 3 buildings who were being forced to live in poor conditions to force them out of their rent stabilized apartments in order to get market rate tenants in (illegal! )) -- we were successful and won 2 months rent and repairs and appliance replacement for all people.
Undergrad I was heavily involved in leadership positions in the International Relations Association and Harvard Model UN within that group, a peer health educator, student government as vice president of a regional campus and also helped redesign some curriculum in the school of business (created an MBA course on Hedge Funds alongside faculty after I petitioned for more investment finance) and aimed for the creation of a CFA Institute Partnership as I was graduating.
Schools -- Booth, Kellogg, Consortium Application: Tuck, Yale, NYU, Haas, Anderson
Applying round 2 so I can talk more about my 'on the ground' experiences in Brazil (although Round 1 for consortium) a bit more. Goal is most likely strategy consulting and focus on economic development (international relations association, dept of economic development, 'macro' of trading and financial markets being obviously globally intertwined, international experience in sao paulo) and another big 'string' of mine is education/mentorship (personal background and heavy involvement in ECs). Friends made it aware to me that I was very applicable to the Consortium's mission due to mentorship involving URMs and tenants association work as well as my underpriveleged background yet rising above it all.
Is it beneficial for me to apply via Consortium? Any certain stories I should work hard on crafting? Will my venture into entrepreneurship and international work experience help distinguish me?
28 at enrollment
5 years trading at a well known equity prop trading desk for a family office -- was rookie of the year, extensively helped out with recruiting efforts and training new traders not even on my desk, worked with IT developers on building out our software
Been doing 'ground work' (recently left trading job for this) in NYC for a Sao Paulo based startup focused on wine and gourmet food e-commerce in the Brazilian Market and heading down to Sao Paulo in a month for the next year. Previously worked for a state-run Department of Economic Development for a year (full time internship)
GMAT - 700, 48Q 38V 6AWA
GPA -- 3.34 school of business undergrad, 2.71 overall at solid northeast state school (Penn State, Rutgers, UConn, etc), took 10 classes for Portfolio Management and Risk Management at NYU as an alternative transcript and earned a 3.76 on those courses. Worked fulltime while in school on various jobs and internships to provide for myself as I was on my own since I was 17 -- chaotic/bad home life wasnt ideal environment so I had stressors from that and worked full time and couldnt devote as much time to studies. Other life intricacies involve parents having me while in high school (16 and 17) and dropping out of high school to have me (so I was not only first generation college but also high school graduate), mother being in rehab for alcoholism and anorexia until she died when I was 11 and then obviously leaving home at 17 to provide for myself and push myself through life and become successful. Family didnt have much money at all and I lived in housing projkects shortly while growing up.
Extracurriculars -- Extremely involved and motivated in mentorship activities and helping others who come from similar 'atypical' backgrounds and pushing them to be successful. Cofounded/relaunched a mentorship program at my alma mater's business school as well as aiding the college of liberal arts and sciences in similar matters, lots of one on one mentoring through various channels. Joined 'start up' non profit recently started by friends back home six months ago focused on inner city high school mentoring by other young business professionals and area business leaders -- looking to expand this aggressively. Treasurer of a tenant's association in Harlem which took a negligent landlord to court for 150 or so tenants (mainly Hispanic population) in 3 buildings who were being forced to live in poor conditions to force them out of their rent stabilized apartments in order to get market rate tenants in (illegal! )) -- we were successful and won 2 months rent and repairs and appliance replacement for all people.
Undergrad I was heavily involved in leadership positions in the International Relations Association and Harvard Model UN within that group, a peer health educator, student government as vice president of a regional campus and also helped redesign some curriculum in the school of business (created an MBA course on Hedge Funds alongside faculty after I petitioned for more investment finance) and aimed for the creation of a CFA Institute Partnership as I was graduating.
Schools -- Booth, Kellogg, Consortium Application: Tuck, Yale, NYU, Haas, Anderson
Applying round 2 so I can talk more about my 'on the ground' experiences in Brazil (although Round 1 for consortium) a bit more. Goal is most likely strategy consulting and focus on economic development (international relations association, dept of economic development, 'macro' of trading and financial markets being obviously globally intertwined, international experience in sao paulo) and another big 'string' of mine is education/mentorship (personal background and heavy involvement in ECs). Friends made it aware to me that I was very applicable to the Consortium's mission due to mentorship involving URMs and tenants association work as well as my underpriveleged background yet rising above it all.
Is it beneficial for me to apply via Consortium? Any certain stories I should work hard on crafting? Will my venture into entrepreneurship and international work experience help distinguish me?
