Hello, here is my background. Would like to know odds for the top MBA programs mentioned above:
-730 GMAT
-3.6 GPA from top 20 school
-Economics Bachelor
-5 years work experience as a buy-side equity analyst in NYC at a large asset manager, well known in Europe and Asia, less so in the US. AUM of $600bn. Previous internships during school at top banks in Sales and Trading and Investment Banking (GS/MS/JPM)
-Straight White man (from Portugal, do not think it counts as Hispanic)
-Plan to apply early decision
I know my stats are low for being a straight white man. However, my work experience is very solid and I believe MBAs may like my AM background which is very different from the standard IB/PE background folks have.
Probability of getting in? What can I do to improve my chances? I hardly think I can get higher than a 730 and I do not think that any lower-rated MBA is worth it for me. I have ruled out Stanford as I think I have no chance there.
Thank you all in advance!
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Start a grindr account. Don't let a little thing like a dick get in the way of your future.
ahahahahaha, do not think it would help much. Jokes aside, any opinion on my chances?
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Sorry brother, I've no experience with that aspect of the industry, I've got a BA in Theology from a nowhere school, and a MS from an armed forces academy... If I couldn't close I'd likely be a washout by now. Shit i've been working on my CFA for close to 1/2 a decade, goddamn charts aren't conducive to finger counters
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Try on the Business School forum --> https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/b-school
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I don't know much about your absolute chances, but I think Wharton is more accepting of that background compared to HBS.
Yes for sure, HBS is probably impossible unless I get a 750 GMAT
Hey dude are you a white man by any chance?
Chances? Not super great lol. I don't know what you expected. Gpa is not great, Gmat is okay, can't really speak to your work experience but it's no pe or mbb consulting so if you sum it all together you're just an eh candidate shooting for a top 3 MBA program.
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If you know your chances are slim then wtf are you asking for in this thread? Someone to tell you that asset management gives you an edge over the 3.8+ 770+ MBB/PE applicants just because you're "different from an average finance guy"? It doesn't take a genius to see that your odds are no better than the average HBS/Wharton applicant.
I am aware chances are slim. However buy side equity research roles at large firms are more competitive than MBB (Just look at how many undergrads Pimco, Fidelity, and Wellington hire a year). I do not know whether MBAs recognize this. I understand those roles are of course less prestigious than the likes of KKR and Blackstone but while there are many kids applying from PE, there are not that many from AM which makes me think I have an OK chance, especially in early decision. Obviously I am aware it is still a long shot but my background is quite different than that of the average finance guy. I am also a CFA (passed all 3 levels in a row without fail) which helps. Still hard to get in, I know. I think Wharton is still very much possible. I know a guy who got in from 5 years in S&T at a mediocre bank (BNP/SocGen/HSBC), a 720 GMAT, and a 3.7 GPA so I think I have quite a decent chance.
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