MBA Applicant Profile Review

Thanks to those reading/reviewing.

General Info:

28M (29 by Fall 2024), East Asian

Work Experience:

6 YOE in investment management currently @ large asset manager / solid brand (ie. BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPM), will be 7 by matriculation.

Currently a portfolio manager on a quantitative active fund that mostly does quant arbitrage strategies, total AUM $40BN, positive YTD alpha in 2023.

Previously 2 years on multi-asset model portfolio team and 2.5 years on ETF Product Strategy

Education:

Finance & Information Systems at decent public university (ie. UT - Austin, Georgia Tech, UNC - Chapel Hill, UW - Seattle, UIUC)

BS 2017, 3.45 GPA (GPA dragged down by STEM classes). Various leadership positions & extracurriculars (detail below) 

740 GMAT. CFA Charterholder. Series 7/63

EC (mostly undergrad, last two bullets are probably getting cut on resume):

• Student director for startup incubator on campus, partnership with Techstars. Organized keynote speakers like Alexis Ohanian to speak at club and organized large student startup competitions

• Organized TED talks for students including portion of student speakers

• Study Abroad in London School of Economics, all A's

• Mentor for corporate affinity group for Asian colleagues

• Played club soccer

• Leadership positions in business fraternity

Target Schools:

Haas, Kellogg, Booth, CBS, Anderson, reaching for H/S

Post MBA Goal: 

MBA >> MBB Consulting >> Tech Corporate Strategy (or Growth Equity / VC if this market will permit)