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Hired where? In banking?
You have next to a 0% chance of getting into an Analyst program given your background. You can't spin something that you don't have, there isn't anything there to spin. Your non-linear work history and non-focused academic background suggest you are still in the process of trying to find yourself, which is fine. Just don't delude yourself into thinking you've achieved a "eureka, banking is for me!" moment, because your odds of breaking into banking without an MBA are very-poor-to-negligible.
If you want to be stubborn about it and not take no for answer, have a 5-6 year plan which involves crushing it for 3 years at a good job and then getting into and crushing it at a top 10 MBA.
EDIT: Just to provide you with a reference point for some context, a friend of mine graduated with a similar GPA to yours. From a top 4 Ivy studying advanced upper level math and with a very well-rounded background / impressive CV. Want to know where he took his first job? Not Goldman, but Moody's. Not knocking Moody's, it's a great place. But he certainly didn't go to a top 200 school with regional recognition.
But I didn't go to Ivy. I really couldn't care less what people think of me. I'm just interested in not becoming a 30 year old grunt and instead killing it on the road to 30.
So, no is not an answer. My plan is: network anywhere I can (have two great opportunities coming up here). Can I spin it, albeit coolly, or is that unrealistic too?
Your only chance premba are regional boutiques
Thanks! What's the best way in with boutiques?
"Top 200 private university" makes me think you're out of the top 150. With a 3.31... I would immediately toss your resume in the trash, sorry. Only shot will be at small boutiques pre-MBA.
So, I am typically a good writer and ok test taker with ample time to study. If I got a ~750 GMAT, and wrote a good letter, what are my chances of getting into a Columbia/Stern or something similar?
Secondly, what's the best route to small boutiques?
Top 200?
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