Ask Stacy Blackman

- GPA, major, school:3.12, Finance Major, Oakland University, MI & MA Economics UD Mercy 3.27 GPA
- GMAT with breakdown: Q47 V36 680
- resume highlights, including company name, job titles and promotions

1.5 yrs: financial Analyst with Kuwaiti PEG 1yr , then 0.5 yr as business coordinator liaising between same PEG and acquired firm, worked in Detroit, managed financials and all business purposes, and within a few months uncovered wrongdoing within the acquired firm. I informed the PEG on the suspicious activity"long story", and after many proceedings, acquisition was liquidated, and thus I lost my job, but I was given a timeline for rehire by the firm(6 months and a relocation to Kuwait which I did not want at the time),Instead I Moved to NY and took a 1 yr contract as an equities trader, I developed a loss mitigation tool for new traders that is still being used and saves them an ongoing $100,000/month at a minimum.
I then took another contract for 8 months in financial reporting at Fidelity Investments, as an analyst as well in middle office finance. That ended, then After hitting 3 years + of strong WE. I developed my MBA attack plan, I needed to get back into PE, and work on my grades, so I signed up at NYU Part time , and got hired by a PEG in NYC as an intern "Private Equity Associate". I work on the Managing principle's favorite deals, and I have accomplished a lot this year. I saved the firm from a potential bad multimillion dollar investment. I have been doing that for 7-8 months now.

The managing principal will back me up 100% for my first recommendation. He is a Wharton MBA grad
The second one will be from a mentor of mine who will comment on my academics, he is a MIT MBA grad, and formerly taught at STERN, and he also managed me in a work setting in a previous internship I had at the start of the year in Investment Banking.

I also went with NYU this summer for a research intensive in Vietnam, where I worked on development programs, micro finance research, and participated in cultural and political meetings, and that lasted 3 weeks.

When my PEG internship ends, I am heading to lebanon for a visiting instructor role teaching Macro Econ, and corp finance, at a private university From December2013 till May 2014

- extracurricular involvements
Many : Red cross, Political activism, was a monitor at a major UN arms conference, volunteered in Sandy, was a Boyscout for 8 years,and I am a current active member of American Latino Professionals in Finance and accounting, and serve as a mentor to latino aspiring youth.
I coached soccer for 3 years
I played and still do at the amateur level in tournaments

- awards, patents, publications, etc...
Assisted in a publication on behavioral finance, my name is on the paper

- interesting personal facts - countries lived in, challenges faced, unusual interests:

I have traveled to 20 countries, I am Mexican and arabic as well as a US citizen. I have lived in Beirut for 13 years, survived warzones twice 1996 and 2006, as I escaped with my grandparents under heavy artillery.
I am interested in Street Art, global cultural communication(active member of Soliya), and I like to play a role in helping my friends achieve their goals.

I have a very clear view of short term goals: translate the analytical skills into a consulting career path through the education I will receive in my mba, one of my recommending supervisors will address this, he was a former Mckinsey Engagement Mgr. I want to stay for at least 5 years.

I will also reinvest my efforts into helping Hispanic youth by guiding them to pursue MBA's as well.


Target Schools :

Dartmouth, Cornell, Yale
Mich, Darden, Georgetown
Notredame, Simon