Just wanted to get a quick profile evaluation. Here is some background on me:
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Degree: B.S., Economics
GPA: 3.5/4.0 (graduated cum laude)
GMAT: 760
I will have a total of five years of work experience at matriculation. I spent the first three years of my career after graduating from Cornell working as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Jefferies & Co. I was consistently ranked at the very top of my analyst class (and can and will get recommendations that support this). After my third year at Jefferies, I decided to leave banking and go to Hewlett-Packard as an Associate in the Corporate Development & Strategy Group there. I have been working in this capacity since August 2008. I lacked any free time at all while working at Jefferies, so I didn’t have anything in terms of extracurriculars for those three years. Since joining HP, I have spent about 8 hours a week volunteering with the Stanford University Institute for Neuro-Innovation. I have had a seizure disorder since I was a child, so this is something that really hits home for me.
I would really like to go into management consulting post-MBA for a few years before branching out into PE or possibly my own ventures, and wanted to get your thoughts on schools to apply to. I’m ambitious, but am also concerned about ROI and don’t want to waste my time. What types of schools do you think I should consider? Honestly, working for a McKinsey, Bain, or BCG post-grad would be ideal for me, so I’d like to create a list of five or so schools that would best position me to do that.
My concerns are that 1) GPA isn’t incredible, 2) worked in investment banking, which is traditionally more competitive statistically (i.e. higher GPAs and GMATs), 3) don’t have a lot of leadership experience.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Degree: B.S., Economics
GPA: 3.5/4.0 (graduated cum laude)
GMAT: 760
I will have a total of five years of work experience at matriculation. I spent the first three years of my career after graduating from Cornell working as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Jefferies & Co. I was consistently ranked at the very top of my analyst class (and can and will get recommendations that support this). After my third year at Jefferies, I decided to leave banking and go to Hewlett-Packard as an Associate in the Corporate Development & Strategy Group there. I have been working in this capacity since August 2008. I lacked any free time at all while working at Jefferies, so I didn’t have anything in terms of extracurriculars for those three years. Since joining HP, I have spent about 8 hours a week volunteering with the Stanford University Institute for Neuro-Innovation. I have had a seizure disorder since I was a child, so this is something that really hits home for me.
I would really like to go into management consulting post-MBA for a few years before branching out into PE or possibly my own ventures, and wanted to get your thoughts on schools to apply to. I’m ambitious, but am also concerned about ROI and don’t want to waste my time. What types of schools do you think I should consider? Honestly, working for a McKinsey, Bain, or BCG post-grad would be ideal for me, so I’d like to create a list of five or so schools that would best position me to do that.
My concerns are that 1) GPA isn’t incredible, 2) worked in investment banking, which is traditionally more competitive statistically (i.e. higher GPAs and GMATs), 3) don’t have a lot of leadership experience.
Thanks in advance for your help.
