MBA Profile Review (24M / 760 GMAT / FS Internal Consulting)
Hi all. Just wanted to get some insight into how my profile may perceived from an MBA Admissions perspective, and what I can possibly do to improve it.
Why do I want an MBA?
I'm very interested in pursuing a career in Asset Management, with the ultimate goal of being a Portfolio Manager one day. Additionally, it's a goal of mine to provide assistance to marginalized groups - money is important to me but making a NPV positive impact to society is equally so - so I would at some point down the line like to help in the effort to increase investment accessibility and general knowledge among minority groups / people with lower socioeconomic status. I have a couple ideas towards this end but nothing fully worth fleshing out here.
Background
White male, age 24. Born in Midwest, lived in Singapore for 5 years as a kid, home is currently in the South but went to school / live in Northeast.
Education / Stats
-Graduated May 2019
-T50 U.S. News School (Bucknell, Northeastern, Lehigh)
-3.4 GPA (Finance / Industrial Engineering - interdisciplinary honors program so quite quant heavy)
-Active participant in honors program recruiting, mentorship; was TA for entrepreneurship course, took a variety of quite interesting courses through the program, etc.
-GMAT Score: 760 (50Q, 44V, 7IR, 6 AWA)
Career (June 2019 - )
-Part of a 2-year technology LDP at a major bank in NYC.
-Year 1 (June 2019 - June 2020): internal consulting gig; worked with ex-MBBs / HYP grads on strategy, operations, etc. analytics and transformation efforts.
-Year 2 (July 2020 - ): part of the Program Management team at the bank. Worked first on project centered around Derivatives / Securities Financing Transactions and now currently staffed on Wholesale Credit Risk remediation effort. Both regulatory programs.
Extracurriculars and other experience
-Part of a multi-year community service program in which I mentor an URM at a high school school in Manhattan / Brooklynn. Will require upwards of 10 hours a month dedicated to supporting the high schooler, guiding him through the college process, and just generally providing an ear and adult perspective on his issues / goals / etc.
-Significantly involved in the bank's mentorship analyst programs and recruiting strategy.
-Part of the LGBTQ Allies (not LGBTQ myself) Group within the bank.
Other education/coursework: Planning on looking into some coding courses. Would love to learn Python or something of that nature in the next year. Considering CFA.
Questions
What kind of schools should I be targeting with the above profile, with the assumption that I will apply in ~2 years? Is the below set of targets (I understand HBS and Wharton are reaches) reasonable?
Harvard, Wharton, Kellogg, Booth, Columbia, Haas, Darden
And what can I do to further improve my application?
Thanks so much!
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