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Hi,

Please evaluate my profile. My target schools are INSEAD, HKUST, ISB, Johnson (one year), Ivey.

Male / 29 / Indian
I have a GMAT score of 680 ( Q50,V33)

Academics:
B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (one of the top engineering colleges of India)
CGPA (6.6/10) - My biggest concern. Please let me know how to overcome it.

Have also cleared CFA Level I and appeared for the Level II recently.

Work Experience

3 years of experience in sell side equity research in an offshore role. Currently managing a team of analysts for a US based client. Have also contributed outside of my project in many assignments. Those initiatives and innovations have helped the company to acquire many key projects. Played a pivotal role in the Pilot stage of these projects and i hope it can be a good example of leadership qualities.

Prior to that I worked as a derivatives trader (commodities) in a proprietary UK based trading house. The work location was India. Generated quarterly trading profits for the firm on a regular basis.

Prior to the trading job I worked as a assistant systems engineer at IBM. Worked for a large Singapore based bank.

Extra curricular:

Have participated in a lot of cultural and technical events during college
Coordinated some of the events in these events. Held leadership position in some of them
Active member of the college quizzing team. Represented my institute at various inter college quizzes and have won some of them
Volunteer in an NGO that promotes world peace through meditation. Have organized various events to spread the related messages.


Short term Goals:

To work in an investment bank at an associate level position and to rise to manager level

Long term goals: To run my own hedge fund / portfolio management firm, especially into commodities


Recommendation Letter: Can get good recos from company VP & my prior bosses / employers
yet to crack the GMAT
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by Linda Abraham » Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:34 pm
I believe you are aiming too high. You either need to raise your GMAT or apply to schools with lower average scores, Rochester (Simon) comes to mind and is strong in finance. You may also want to consider Tulane.

A couple of resources that may help you: Best,
Linda
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by ygm7 » Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:33 am
good luck