Columbia - 01-12-2024 | Clear Admit ApplyWire

January 12, 2024 3:30pm ET

Applying: Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, HEC Paris, INSEAD, London Business School, NYU Stern, Toronto / Rotman, U. Chicago Booth, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Finance

Post-MBA Target Industry: Undecided

GMAT: 730

GPA: 3.2+

Years of Work Experience: 2

Location: India

Notes:

Double major in mathematics and economics from 1 of the best public universities in US (overall GPA was a little above 3.2 and Economics GPA was 3.7).

Also, hold a master of science degree in economics from a top 10 university in the UK (top 25-30 in the world). Grade: First-Class honors/Distinction

Currently in risk management in finance.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 Really important to determine your post MBA goals. This will help shape your overall application strategy, and improve your MBA experience. Why are you planning to pursue an MBA?

Make sure you target the first rounds. Showing impact and growth at work will be important. Are you also involved in activities outside of work?

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aspirant777 Likes Earned: 4 Why MBA? I don’t mind finance but currently I’m limited to risk, and would like to get into sales/business. I also wouldn’t mind going into something completely different that is related to environment or sustainability. Other activities: Summer intern at a multinational insurance company in NYC during my undergraduate studies; Played a sport (table-tennis) and was the captain of the club team that won a regional tournament comprising of the top table-tennis schools in the New England and New York area; undergraduate research assistant (economics); Student representative during my master’s (received feedback from other students and held meetings with faculty to sort any issues and improve the experience for all parties); Team Leader during Move-In week: trained, supervised and led a team that assisted students and families during move-in week (1)

aspirant777 Likes Earned: 4 Don’t know how relevant my activities outside of work are but also: I’m currently enrolled in a risk management course (offered by an institute that is sponsored by the country’s reserve bank). So, if things go as expected, I will get a certificate out of it. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 Current activities, outside of work, will help, too. What are your interests in environment and sustainability? Building a post MBA plan around those interests might be very interesting. Starting with consulting, perhaps? (1)

aspirant777 Likes Earned: 4 Apologies for the delay in my response. Yup, I am a bit confused with everything. Consulting would definitely help me! But with my profile do I have a shot at getting in one of these schools? I know I would have to build a convincing story. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 Your story will be important. With less experience, it will be a little more challenging, which is why your post MBA goals will be important. (2)

aspirant777 Likes Earned: 4 At the time of application, I would have 2 years of work experience and then by the time of entrance, I would have 3 years of work experience. Do you think it’s wiser to wait another year before applying? (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 Possibly, but apply, anyway. If not successful, you can come back as a reapplicant. For most programs, the admit rate for Reapplicants is slightly higher, for good reasons. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2024/01/mba-wire-taps-334/ (0)