No-name IB Boutique -> T7 MBA Possible?
Quick background about myself: I am turning 26 in December and currently started my second year of being an analyst at a boutique investment banking firm that has been around since 2020. I am the firm’s first-ever analyst hire and am being promoted to senior analyst in a few months.
I attended Rutgers and majored in finance minored in economics and graduated with a 3.6 GPA, before that I attended community college where I graduated with a 3.3 GPA. I messed around in high school and graduated with a 2.1 GPA and CC was my only option. During my college years, I interned at two search funds, interned at the same boutique I am currently employed at for a year, was a part of MLT prep (career prep program that also has an MBA Prep program), had a leadership role for a club on campus, and was a researcher for one of my economics professors.
Now, I am thinking of doing an MBA program at one of the top schools to get out of IB and go into corporate development. I wanted to come on here and ask what are my chances and what I need to do….should I go to another firm, should I do some community service work, etc?
For context, I took the GMAT a year ago and scored a 764 since I was going to do a MSF prior to getting a full-time offer at my current firm. I am willing to retake it if needed.
Looking forward to everyone’s comments!
Apply and find out? Seems like you have an awesome story, don't be afraid to share it. MBAs like admission stories, and if you get in - great. If you don't, you seem like a good guy, and those are hard to get down.
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