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Request for Evaluation

by nit123esh » Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:33 am
Hi

Here is my profile:
1) Indian male, 23 years old.

2) I have 2 years work ex as a Business Analyst in the Technology division of a major investment bank in London. Manage a team of 20 people across 4 countries, most of my job involves negotiating business requirements with senior traders and communicating technology requirements to developers.

3) Graduated from Glasgow University in the UK with a First Class Honours degree in Computer Science. The university is one of the best in the country(top 5) for my course. Only 3 other people got a First class from my batch.

4) GMAT score of 720 with 6.0 on the Writing section.

5) Extra curricular: Part of university debating team, volunteer at a few museums.

6) My main motivation is to work in a front office role in investment banking after an MBA.

I understand my university name isn't on the same level as the Ivy League or Oxbridge and that compared to some applicants I lack work experience. I was offered a place at Imperial College upon graduation(didn't take it because I wanted to gain some experience in the workplace), and now I feel an MBA would be the better way to get a more rounded understanding of business. What universities do you think would be most suitable for my profile, and what would you say I should work on most for my application?

Regards

Nit
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by MBAApply » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:02 am
If you're looking to stay in London, look at LBS as your stretch school, and Oxford and Cambridge as your sweet spots. Coming out of these schools, you should have a chance at getting an investment banking job in London (as most of the major banks recruit at all three). If you're going to apply this year, it's really a matter of doing the best you can on the applications -- you can't fundamentally change who you are in a few months, so it's really about the essays and interviews.