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Profile Evaluation Request

by lukebowes1234 » Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:33 am
GMAT 730 (44Q 47V 8IR)
Undergrad GPA 3.8 Accounting
Passed all 3 levels of the CFA
Age: 24, 25 at matriculation
Work: Small independent Investment Advisory firm in Knoxville, TN. 3 years full time at Matriculation. Also a couple of years as an intern/part-time at same firm while in school.
Undergrad Attended: Small regional liberal arts school. (nothing special)
British Citizen (currently work and live in US on visa)

Extra Curricular: Heavy involvement for 4 years (ending 2 years ago) with the private boarding high school I went to. They have a lot of international students so I helped out in the dorms, as well as being the assistant coach of the HS boys varsity team (all purely as volunteer). Also on a committee of a program, and a chair of another program at the Optimist Club of Knoxville.

My Story: I decided I wanted to live in the US when I was 14. So after finishing HS in England (which happens at age 16), I applied to and enrolled to a private boarding HS in the US. I moved here, on my own, when I was 16. Have since gone through college here and also worked here for a few years now on a work visa.

ST Goals: Investment Banking M&A
LT Goals: Private Equity and perhaps one day PhD and teach Finance when I'm retired from industry.

My 5 schools:

Fuqua
Darden
Johsnon
Ross
Kenan-Flagler

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by Bryant@VeritasPrep » Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:36 am
You should have a good shot at your schools due to your unique story and strong evidence of ambition and drive. SChools like to see the kind of maturity that comes from pulling yourself up by your own proverbial bootstraps and the courage it took for you to reach your achievements is impressive. Fewer Brits apply to US schools since as you mentioned, the school systems are different, and there are plenty of good schools for business in Europe. For this reason, you will offer a unique perspective that will likely be appealing to the schools on your list. Let us know if we can be helpful to you as you craft your applications.
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