Hey Stacy,
I am going to be a senior in college, currently attending Stony Brook University as an economics major. Before SBU I was at NYU, I transferred here because NYU raised tuition last semester. And before NYU, I was at the Naval Academy Prep School, I was on my way going to USNA after high school, but decided not to because I was having second thoughts about serving in the military. I spent one semester at a CC where I had a 3.8 with honors. This semester was simply a transition phase between military school, and civilian school.
A little bit about me:
While at NYU I scored a job at UBS International in the wealth management department. I have been working here for about a year and a half, and by the time fall 2008 comes around it will be close to 3 years. I work MWF 9 - 5. I also work at my uncles restaurant Mondays after work from 5 - 10:30, and Saturday nights from 5 - 11:30. On top of this, I have been taking 15 credits a semester (16 at NYU) on Tuesdays and Thursdays...basically I have absolutely no time, but I need to work for experience and money for tuition. To take this a step further, I also created my own business online, it is an investing website for investor education where I wrote an e-book on trading signals that I sell (accuinvestor.com).
Right now my GPA is somewhere between a 3.0 and a 3.2, it varies because of transferring, and I'm not sure exactly what I will get this semester. My GPA at SBU is around a 3.0 so far because by the time I transferred here, I was only taking upper division credits, thus making life difficult especially on top of work.
I am planning on taking the GMAT in August and have been studying incessantly in hopes of getting a 680+. My ultimate goal is to get back into either NYU Stern, or Columbia.
I would like to pursue a career in trading or finance. I am very good at this and I hope my website/business will help standout before the admission counsel so that they can witness my knowledge and devotion/ambition to this field.
I can get 2 letters of recommendation from the executive director of the compliance department for UBS headquarters, and the other from a former 5 billion dollar mutual fund portfolio manager.
What are my chances, and what can I improve upon?
Thanks,
Mark
I am going to be a senior in college, currently attending Stony Brook University as an economics major. Before SBU I was at NYU, I transferred here because NYU raised tuition last semester. And before NYU, I was at the Naval Academy Prep School, I was on my way going to USNA after high school, but decided not to because I was having second thoughts about serving in the military. I spent one semester at a CC where I had a 3.8 with honors. This semester was simply a transition phase between military school, and civilian school.
A little bit about me:
While at NYU I scored a job at UBS International in the wealth management department. I have been working here for about a year and a half, and by the time fall 2008 comes around it will be close to 3 years. I work MWF 9 - 5. I also work at my uncles restaurant Mondays after work from 5 - 10:30, and Saturday nights from 5 - 11:30. On top of this, I have been taking 15 credits a semester (16 at NYU) on Tuesdays and Thursdays...basically I have absolutely no time, but I need to work for experience and money for tuition. To take this a step further, I also created my own business online, it is an investing website for investor education where I wrote an e-book on trading signals that I sell (accuinvestor.com).
Right now my GPA is somewhere between a 3.0 and a 3.2, it varies because of transferring, and I'm not sure exactly what I will get this semester. My GPA at SBU is around a 3.0 so far because by the time I transferred here, I was only taking upper division credits, thus making life difficult especially on top of work.
I am planning on taking the GMAT in August and have been studying incessantly in hopes of getting a 680+. My ultimate goal is to get back into either NYU Stern, or Columbia.
I would like to pursue a career in trading or finance. I am very good at this and I hope my website/business will help standout before the admission counsel so that they can witness my knowledge and devotion/ambition to this field.
I can get 2 letters of recommendation from the executive director of the compliance department for UBS headquarters, and the other from a former 5 billion dollar mutual fund portfolio manager.
What are my chances, and what can I improve upon?
Thanks,
Mark
