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URM with strong extracurriculars mentoring and tutoring low income students of various ages. Worked 25-40 hrs per week in undergrad which explains the lower GPA. Have led automation projects at work and should receive strong letters of rec. Goal is to pivot to management consulting at a B4/T2 in the financial services space since it matches my prior experience.

Intended R1 applicant to the listed schools. Targetting MBB post-MBA (with one eye on returning to corporate strategy)

I am 25 Indian male and would like to introduce myself as a Chartered Accountant from India working as a Risk Analyst ( Third Party Risk Analyst ) in Citi Chennai.

In addition to 2.5 years of work experience as a Risk Analyst with a promotion .I also have a 3 year CA articleship experience in an audit firm (1.5 years) and as an industrial trainee in one of the start ups of a renowned car manufacturers primarily handling tax compliances audits accounting aspects

Further I have a cgpa of 7.5 in B.Com ( Distance education) since I was pursuing my CA. After my CA I did ACCA (UK based CA) , CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) and completed my CFA Level 1. I want to make a career change to finance and targeting M7 , LBS AND INSEAD. Need a review of my profile and suggest me what would be good gmat score for my application

First generation, low income background

- GPA: 4.28/5.0
- Colombian professional, 28 years old, with 5 years of diverse industry experience
- Served as a Credit Analyst at Citibank for 2 years, developing expertise in financial risk assessment and client portfolio management
- Transitioning career focus toward Real Estate, leveraging analytical skills and financial background to drive investment and development opportunities
- Active volunteer: contributed to Citi’s Women Network initiatives and supported reintegration programs at a foundation for formerly incarcerated individuals
- GRE taken 3 times, highest score: 300; seeking universities that provide test waiver options.

Work Experience
• Strategy- and analysis-focused role at the country’s leading company
• Commercially launched and drive new technologies, business streams with direct positive revenue impact.
• Previously worked on budgeting, revenue planning, forecasting, and national target setting
• As a student, worked at the country’s leading startup, contributing to new business launches; the company later became the first local startup to raise Series B funding.
• Closely worked with CXOs who will be willing to write LORs

Leadership & Volunteering
• Trained 100+ high school students on leadership and community impact projects at a leadership training center.
• Founded a platform connecting students with volunteering opportunities; secured funding.
• Started a digital marketing agency employing 8 team members and serving 15+ clients (closed due to employer policy).
• Represented my country as a selected delegate at multiple international conferences.
• Founding board member of an alumni organization for a Youth Leadership Center with 5,000+ members.
Life:
• My parents passed away by the time I was 10yrs old and I grew up with severe financial and social difficulties. I have worked since school. I bear the cost of my younger siblings’ hence I could not plan to pursue MBA earlier. I have always hustled and tried to do most of the opportunities I could get. I have now reached a comfortable phase in life which may have seemed impossible given the life journey I have had.
I have 316 GRE score (162 Q), I plan to retake it.

- Planning to take GMAT FE in ~6 months, looking for 99th percentile if possible
- Already accepted to UVA Darden deferred admissions program ($), reapplying to a select number of M7 programs
- Undergraduate degree in applied physics with emphasis in computer science and a double minor in computer science and Spanish from a #100-120 school in the US; 2024 grad
- 2 years academic research with name on a couple publications in physics during undergrad
- 1 year as independent contractor data analyst post-graduation
- 1 year currently + next 1 year before matriculation as web developer at a large, public, financial services/brokerage firm (3 years of post-graduation work experience total before 2027 matriculation)
- Self-taught Spanish while living in Argentina for ~1 year, taught English classes there also
- Summer internship in Madrid, Spain in IT consulting
- From US, spent several years of secondary school in UK/Australia
- Hobbies: skiing, recreational sports, guitar, mobile app development

From India completed my MS in business analytics from UT Dallas 3.48/4 class of 2020.
168Q/145V - applied to above univ via test wavier (wavier got accepted except Duke)