MBA profile evaluation for consultant, aspiring to become a banker
Schools: Booth, Sloan, Columbia, Stern, UCLA - 26 year old, Asian American male (1st gen college student) - 750 GMAT (49Q, 43V) - 3.5 from UChicago, major in Management Studies, minor in Economics (major-only GPA is 3.8, lower grades are from pre-med classes that I didn't do well in). Co-president of entrepreneur club, started two student-run businesses on campus - 1.5 years at in-house strategy group at a large US bank (top 10 in US) after graduation - 2.5 years at boutique strategy consultancy (75 people) focused on financial services. Promoted after 1.5 years, now managing a team of two associates. Very involved in internal organizational dev work (recruiting, marketing projects, website redesign, training redesign) - Extra-curriculars: junior board member at education NGO, started a small tutoring business using an app to match college grads with students, private k-12 tutor on the side - Post MBA short-term goals: technology investment banking (preferably middle-market IB) - Post MBA long-term goals: Ed-tech PE, starting own tech venture
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Really solid profile both quantitative and qualitatively, I imagine you'd be a good fit for all of those programs assuming you write up a compelling story. Someone more knowledgeable can correct me if I'm off here, but I'd consider leaving out the long-term PE goal, as post-MBA IB isn't known for producing buy side exit opportunities.
Really appreciate your feedback.
Your point on the long-term PE goal is duly noted - though, what exit opportunities usually follow from post-MBA IB? I've heard a lot about the typical internal corp strat/corp-finance role at F500, but that doesn't sound very appealing on an application.
A lot of post-MBA IBers are looking to stick around for the long run, but I believe you're correct in that there are opportunities to enter into corporate finance/strategy. If you're looking to get into MM tech banking, a realistic long-term play may involve joining the industry in some capacity or perhaps looking at tech focused VC roles.
HI Daniel,
You have a competitive profile for your target profile and are applying appropriately. You may also want to consider Wharton.
Hi Linda - thanks for the response! I heavily considered Wharton but thought they'd be out of reach. My work experience isn't particularly fancy, nor is my GPA that high. Additionally, I did poorly on some of my advanced Econ classes in college (the quant ones I did well in, the theory-based classes I did not). I very well might include Wharton when Round 2 comes along, but still think my chances are quite low.
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