Chances at M7 - Appreciate some advice
Posting for a friend here:
Background
- Female
- Raised US
- Born Korea
- Korean citizen
Work (thus far)
- 1.5 years @ EY's Commercial Advisory team focuses on MM PE DDs (US)
- Interned at Accenture (US)
- Interned at large foundation with $2B AUM (US)
Volunteer/Leadership
- Involved in university's student-run venture fund
- Ran operations for one of university's portfolio companies which does ~$100K revenue
Academics
- Top 10 University (e.g. Duke, Dartmouth)
- 3.70 GPA
- Double Majored in Econ and Policy
- SAT 2260, GMAT TBD
Three big questions:
- What are my chances at M7?
- How can I improve my chances? Any specific strategies for particular schools?
- Not interested in PE at all, but what would be the best job for me to get after EY to set me up well for applying? (Thinking about going to Gates/Clinton/UN-type of job after EY....)
Thanks!
Hard to judge without a gmat score.
I would also say that you probably need another year of work experience (get a promotion under your belt). Use that extra time to get as much practice on that GMAT as possible.
For volunteering - both university options are good, but try to get involved in something now (post-college).
Females can get in with less work experience and promotions, their average age is lower by a year or two.
Shift to a sexier job for a year (yours are good ideas if they pique your interest), get 720+ on the GMAT (based on your SAT, this should be no problem), and apply to 5-7 schools including a mix of reach (HSW), match (M7), and "safeties" (top-10/15s). If you do that, you'll be just fine.
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