Thanks in advance for your response. It would be helpful to know if the schools I have listed seem to be in line with my profile or if I'm way off. Some feedback would be helpful.
General Information
• Age: 23 (24 at matriculation)
• Ethnicity/Gender: White male
• My goal is to further round out my skill set (have a strong finance base) and go into either corporate finance or corporate strategy.
• Currently working in Fund Finance at a Chicago-based regional commercial bank (we provide debt capital in various forms/structures to private equity firms and debt funds).
• Plan to apply to schools for Round 2, and therefore will have 1.5 years of work experience by the time of application and a little over 2 years by the time of matriculation.
• GMAT: Haven’t taken yet but have a good indication (based on practice tests) that I will fall into the range of 720-740.
Work Experience:
• Worked as a general credit analyst for the bank for 1 year including a 3 month stint in our private wealth group , and now am working with one of the Banks SVPs to form a new Fund Finance banking group in the Bank (we officially started the group 3 months ago).
• Given the new start to the group I’m currently working in, I have been given a large amount of responsibility (underwriting, portfolio management, overseeing deal closings, policy formation, market research, etc.).
• Graduated from my institution’s well-respected Credit-Training Program. This program is decently selective (hire 10-12 undergraduate students every year).
• Been officially promoted twice over 1.5 years - Credit Analyst 1 - Credit Analyst 2 - Relationship Manager 1
Education
• Graduated from a small, liberal arts college in the Midwest where I double majored in Finance and Accounting and also had an additional concentration in Information Systems.
o School is well-respected (#1 in its peer group on US News) but not nationally known/recognized.
• GPA: 3.95
ECs
• Have passed the first two levels of the CFA Program (out of 3 exams) - will sit for the last level prior to matriculation.
• Been on the Junior Fundraising Board for a Chicago-based not-for profit for over a year that focuses on helping children with life-long illnesses (HIV, cancer, epilepsy, etc.) who also live below the poverty line.
• While in undergrad, I was an Orientation Leader, RA, and Student-Body Treasurer.
Target Schools
• Stretch: Dartmouth, Yale SOM
• Competitive: Michigan, Darden, Duke, Kenan, Cornell
• Safety: Indiana, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame
General Information
• Age: 23 (24 at matriculation)
• Ethnicity/Gender: White male
• My goal is to further round out my skill set (have a strong finance base) and go into either corporate finance or corporate strategy.
• Currently working in Fund Finance at a Chicago-based regional commercial bank (we provide debt capital in various forms/structures to private equity firms and debt funds).
• Plan to apply to schools for Round 2, and therefore will have 1.5 years of work experience by the time of application and a little over 2 years by the time of matriculation.
• GMAT: Haven’t taken yet but have a good indication (based on practice tests) that I will fall into the range of 720-740.
Work Experience:
• Worked as a general credit analyst for the bank for 1 year including a 3 month stint in our private wealth group , and now am working with one of the Banks SVPs to form a new Fund Finance banking group in the Bank (we officially started the group 3 months ago).
• Given the new start to the group I’m currently working in, I have been given a large amount of responsibility (underwriting, portfolio management, overseeing deal closings, policy formation, market research, etc.).
• Graduated from my institution’s well-respected Credit-Training Program. This program is decently selective (hire 10-12 undergraduate students every year).
• Been officially promoted twice over 1.5 years - Credit Analyst 1 - Credit Analyst 2 - Relationship Manager 1
Education
• Graduated from a small, liberal arts college in the Midwest where I double majored in Finance and Accounting and also had an additional concentration in Information Systems.
o School is well-respected (#1 in its peer group on US News) but not nationally known/recognized.
• GPA: 3.95
ECs
• Have passed the first two levels of the CFA Program (out of 3 exams) - will sit for the last level prior to matriculation.
• Been on the Junior Fundraising Board for a Chicago-based not-for profit for over a year that focuses on helping children with life-long illnesses (HIV, cancer, epilepsy, etc.) who also live below the poverty line.
• While in undergrad, I was an Orientation Leader, RA, and Student-Body Treasurer.
Target Schools
• Stretch: Dartmouth, Yale SOM
• Competitive: Michigan, Darden, Duke, Kenan, Cornell
• Safety: Indiana, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame
