Is it true that M7 adcoms prefer buy-side equity research more than sell-side?
And how hard is it to get a senior buy-side research role post M7 MBA coming from buy-side research in a different emerging market, like Mumbai?
My target M7 schools are Wharton, Columbia & Booth with Duke and Stern as safer options. Do you think Wharton would be a difficult?
I have 740 GMAT, 3.7 GPA from non-IIT or IIM, 3 years at big 4 valuation and then transitioned straight to buy-side research after a brief stint as PE analyst (only like 4 months) at my current fund. I'll have 6 years total experience before applying. I liked research more so.
My ECs aren't that great though. I volunteered as a TA and WWF. That's it.
I also have the CFA btw.
My heart really wants Wharton but I checked similar profiles on LinkedIn but they were all from IITs and IIMs which is a bit disheartening.
Thanks for reading!
no. sell side IBs are everywhere. but don't worry about this type of shit, because you're grouped into a stereotypical pool with others, and you just need to be good enough to be picked from that pool.
do worry about whether your story makes sense, essays/writings are good job application samples, and whether your numbers are absolute best (Sorry, 740 is awesome but just average for Indians), and like you said, shitty EC records.
Please don't listen to this antivirus guy. He's a troll.
While I'm not qualified enough to comment on this, I've heard that buyside experience is more desirable and preferable than sell side research. I think you should get into both Columbia and Booth with you stats, considering other things like your essays are also great. I don't know about Wharton.
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Lol thanks for so much trolling. You admitted your advice isn't worth shit. Thanks for the confession.
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