Hello All,
I am interested in a profile evaluation, with my biggest concern being my work experience. I am a 24 year old, Caucasian male. I graduated from a Pac-12 school with a degree in finance (3.6 GPA). I was very involved in extra curriculars as a student and I now serve as an alumni mentor for finance undergrads. I scored a 710 on the GMAT last year and I am considering applying to several MBA programs for the class of 2016.
I just finished my 2nd year at a bank, working in valuation of a very boutique (and illiquid) asset class. If accepted, that would put my work experience at about 3.5 years at the time of matriculation. I have received a promotion (with another hopefully on the way), and nearly doubled my salary since starting at the bank. Outside of the bank, I work extensively with a start-up charity. I had a bit of experience with web design and I initially got involved with the charity building their website. My role evolved into fundraising from there (which went well). This year, I have been able to expand my role further as I will take on a leadership position within the organization.
I have started looking around at schools; reading about placements, post MBA careers, day in the lives of MBA students, and I feel myself wanting to move in a direction besides banking. Although I enjoy my work, it's not particularly fulfilling to me. I want to make a global impact, and I am particularly drawn to clean technology (solar, hydro etc). Because of this, I am looking hard at schools in California, I want to apply to Stanford, Cal Berkeley, UCLA and USC. My main concern about work experience is whether or not I have worked long enough? Also, given that I have no experience working in clean tech, will that make my story less persuasive? I had a consulting internship while I was doing my undergrad and I love the idea of working in some sort of strategy/internal consulting role from a sustainable growth perspective. I'm hoping to be able to leverage skills gained during that internship while pursuing an MBA and focus my efforts toward that type of career. Any help/evaluation would be much appreciated!
Thanks
I am interested in a profile evaluation, with my biggest concern being my work experience. I am a 24 year old, Caucasian male. I graduated from a Pac-12 school with a degree in finance (3.6 GPA). I was very involved in extra curriculars as a student and I now serve as an alumni mentor for finance undergrads. I scored a 710 on the GMAT last year and I am considering applying to several MBA programs for the class of 2016.
I just finished my 2nd year at a bank, working in valuation of a very boutique (and illiquid) asset class. If accepted, that would put my work experience at about 3.5 years at the time of matriculation. I have received a promotion (with another hopefully on the way), and nearly doubled my salary since starting at the bank. Outside of the bank, I work extensively with a start-up charity. I had a bit of experience with web design and I initially got involved with the charity building their website. My role evolved into fundraising from there (which went well). This year, I have been able to expand my role further as I will take on a leadership position within the organization.
I have started looking around at schools; reading about placements, post MBA careers, day in the lives of MBA students, and I feel myself wanting to move in a direction besides banking. Although I enjoy my work, it's not particularly fulfilling to me. I want to make a global impact, and I am particularly drawn to clean technology (solar, hydro etc). Because of this, I am looking hard at schools in California, I want to apply to Stanford, Cal Berkeley, UCLA and USC. My main concern about work experience is whether or not I have worked long enough? Also, given that I have no experience working in clean tech, will that make my story less persuasive? I had a consulting internship while I was doing my undergrad and I love the idea of working in some sort of strategy/internal consulting role from a sustainable growth perspective. I'm hoping to be able to leverage skills gained during that internship while pursuing an MBA and focus my efforts toward that type of career. Any help/evaluation would be much appreciated!
Thanks
