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Please evaluate my profile

by Giorgio » Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:20 am
Dear Experts ,

I would like to hear a feedback on my profile.

Age : 23
Nationality: Georgian
Gender: Male
GMAT: 690 ( Q49 V34)
GPA: 2.63

Work experience: I Work as a Senior Trader in leading financial institution in my country. ( 2.5 Years)
Before that I was working for HSBC as a Financial Specialist ( 1 Year ), Was one of the first 3 employees to join a company during their startup in the country.
Before that I was working as financial manager of the Gasoline importer company. (1.5 Years) and until present I am their financial advisor. It was my first company , I joined it after completion of 2nd year in my university. Proposed them to measure their risks associated with Oil price fluctuations, and until now I am managing their derivative risks.

I was working for these companies full time, what resulted in my low GPA score ( at my university class attendance was around 15% of the final grade, and that was decreasing my grade constantly )

My Target universities are : IESE and ESADE I am going to apply there for April Deadlines.

However If got dinged from these universities next Year I am aiming towards US universities: Chicago Booth, UCLA, Stern.

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by Scott@VeritasPrep » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:59 am
Hello,

Yes, your GPA will definitely be a challenge. I normally hesitate to tell someone with a 690 that they should consider retaking the GMAT, but since your GMAT is so low, you're going to need to do everything in your power to overcome this. Your GPA itself is in the past, and can't be changed, but think about all of the things you can do from this day forward to compensate for it -- namely, your GMAT, additional coursework at a local university in math/finance/accounting-related courses, your essays, and your letters of recommendation.

You will need to use all of these to address this weakness in your profile. Fortunately, you're still pretty young, so you can apply any time in the next several years. Use this time to strengthen your profile! If you apply this year, without do anything I mentioned above, I suspect you may have a hard time getting into IESE or ESADE.

Good luck!
Scott