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August 12, 2025 10:22am ET
Applying: Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Harvard Business School, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Intensivist/Physician
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Private Equity Companies: Morgan Stanley , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , Bain Capital , Blackstone , Carlyle Group , Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group , TPG , KKR
GPA: 4
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: India
Notes:

I have been following ClearAdmit for some time now. I would love to have your insight on how I can maximize my chances to get an admit into a top MBA program, namely any one of Wharton/Columbia/Booth/HBS/Stern. I am a 30 year old intensivist with no prior finance knowledge/experience. I know it's hard for me to break in at this age so any help you can offer me, even a hard reality check, would be much appreciated. Please note, I am trying to get into Investment Banking directly at an Associate role post MBA. I'm really looking for help in acquiring the necessary skills and crafting a narrative to smoothen this hard pivot into IB.