Hi, can you please provide some feedback based on the following:
GPA: 3.7 finance undergrad top 20 US university, 2006 grad
GMAT: 710 (Q85%; V81%)
WORK EXP: almost 6 yrs by 2012 enrollment
- 2 yrs investment banking bulge bracket
- 1.25 yrs private equity (got laid off when financial turmoil hit wallstreet)
- 2.5 yrs corporate development M&A at fortune 20 company
EXTRA CIRCS: several community svc activities
RECCS: likely to get top reviews
LEADERSHIP: can speak to various work and community svc related leadership initiatives and roles
DEMOGRAPHIC: asian american
kindly offer an assessment of my chances at the following schools:
stanford, harvard, booth, berkeley, columbia, ut-austin
i get the feeling MAYBE i will be a competitive applicant to this list of schools, provided i can make a case to distinguish myself from other applicants but i want to gauge your view as well. my prime concern is my work experience will be b/w 5.5-6 yrs by 2012 enrollment...knowing that the absolute top programs like stanford and harvard prefer 4-5 yrs at most of work experience. i see my gmat may be borderline average for those two programs as well but knowing that i can't see myself getting any higher than 730, should i retake? also please suggest what should be some key areas i should address in my application to maximise chances of success. stanford is my top choice, columbia is my main realistic target. thx a lot.
GPA: 3.7 finance undergrad top 20 US university, 2006 grad
GMAT: 710 (Q85%; V81%)
WORK EXP: almost 6 yrs by 2012 enrollment
- 2 yrs investment banking bulge bracket
- 1.25 yrs private equity (got laid off when financial turmoil hit wallstreet)
- 2.5 yrs corporate development M&A at fortune 20 company
EXTRA CIRCS: several community svc activities
RECCS: likely to get top reviews
LEADERSHIP: can speak to various work and community svc related leadership initiatives and roles
DEMOGRAPHIC: asian american
kindly offer an assessment of my chances at the following schools:
stanford, harvard, booth, berkeley, columbia, ut-austin
i get the feeling MAYBE i will be a competitive applicant to this list of schools, provided i can make a case to distinguish myself from other applicants but i want to gauge your view as well. my prime concern is my work experience will be b/w 5.5-6 yrs by 2012 enrollment...knowing that the absolute top programs like stanford and harvard prefer 4-5 yrs at most of work experience. i see my gmat may be borderline average for those two programs as well but knowing that i can't see myself getting any higher than 730, should i retake? also please suggest what should be some key areas i should address in my application to maximise chances of success. stanford is my top choice, columbia is my main realistic target. thx a lot.
