Undergrad: Economics, #1 Public University in the US. Class of 5/2011.
GRE: Math 170/170 (99%), Verbal 161/170 (86%), Writing 5/6 (92%)
GPA: 3.1
Work experience:
(1) Analyst (internship) at $700m hedge fund during all of senior year | 6/2010-5/2011
(2) Tech analyst at well-known, multibillion-dollar hedge fund after college | 5/2011-5/2012
(3) Received two rivaling offers in 5/2011, but turned down to launch incubator hedge fund ($500k raised) in 6/2012 with support from ex-colleagues, friends, and family.
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Asian
Age: 24 (almost 25 by time of matriculation)
Why MBA:
(1) MBA is industry standard in investment management. Critical for prospective investors.
(2) Gives me and my partner (Stanford PhD) time to build a track record.
(3) Provides valuable resources - professors, classmates, business libraries - otherwise unavailable.
Goal: Raise capital for incubator hedge fund immediately after b-school. Operate established, tech-centric investment firm in the long-run.
Misc: International student. Solid letters of recs.
Target schools: Columbia, NYU, Yale
GRE: Math 170/170 (99%), Verbal 161/170 (86%), Writing 5/6 (92%)
GPA: 3.1
Work experience:
(1) Analyst (internship) at $700m hedge fund during all of senior year | 6/2010-5/2011
(2) Tech analyst at well-known, multibillion-dollar hedge fund after college | 5/2011-5/2012
(3) Received two rivaling offers in 5/2011, but turned down to launch incubator hedge fund ($500k raised) in 6/2012 with support from ex-colleagues, friends, and family.
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Asian
Age: 24 (almost 25 by time of matriculation)
Why MBA:
(1) MBA is industry standard in investment management. Critical for prospective investors.
(2) Gives me and my partner (Stanford PhD) time to build a track record.
(3) Provides valuable resources - professors, classmates, business libraries - otherwise unavailable.
Goal: Raise capital for incubator hedge fund immediately after b-school. Operate established, tech-centric investment firm in the long-run.
Misc: International student. Solid letters of recs.
Target schools: Columbia, NYU, Yale
