Carnegie Mellon / Tepper - 08-09-2026

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August 8, 2026 4:53pm ET

Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, UT Austin / McCombs

Intake Year: 2027

Pre-MBA Career: Equity Research at a FinTech

Post MBA Career: Finance, Asset Management, Bank of New York Mellon, Blackrock, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Invesco, JP Morgan Asset Management, PIMCO, UBS Group, Vanguard, Investment Banking, Bank of America Securities, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Centerview Partners, Credit Suisse, Evercore Partners, Greenhill & Co, Guggenheim Partners, Houlihan Lokey Inc, Jefferies Group, JP Morgan, Lazard Freres, Lincoln International, Moelis & Company, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Piper Jaffray & Co, PJT Partners, RBC Capital Markets

GMAT: 715

GPA: 2.99

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: Canada

Post MBA Location: USA

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1870 super GMAT score. Where was your undergrad degree from? Is it competitive?

Showing impact and growth at work will be very important, supported by strong recommendations. Are you also involved in any activities outside of work? Any additional hobbies and interests?

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harsh020 Likes Earned: 0 Hello, thanks for replying. Here's a brief summary of my profile: I’m an Indian citizen working in Canada and graduated with a BBA in Finance and MIS from a well-regarded Canadian university. I have a 2.98/4.33 cumulative GPA, stronger finance and final-year grades, and a 715 GMAT. I’ve passed CFA Levels I and II and will have approximately three years of experience at a leading market-intelligence/FinTech firm, where I was promoted as well. I work on financial-data analysis and AI-platform accuracy that caters to buyside investors. I also have informal team-leadership experience, including coordinating execution and training newer employees, as well as finance extracurriculars such as an investment-challenge semifinal and a year-long DCF project with a professor. My goal is to move into U.S. buy-side equity research or investment management, eventually becoming a portfolio manager. I’m primarily targeting Cornell Johnson and Texas McCombs, with Stern, Duke, Darden, UCLA, Emory, Tepper, and UNC also under consideration, and would appreciate feedback on my admission and scholarship prospects given my low GPA and only 3 years of work experience. (0)