Columbia - 06-20-2023 | Clear Admit ApplyWire

June 20, 2023 2:09am ET

Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2024

Pre-MBA Career: Venture Capital and Private Equity Banking

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Venture Capital, Private Equity Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Accell Partners , Andressen Horowitz , Battery Ventures , Kleiner Perkins , Sequoia Capital , Bain Capital , Blackstone , Carlyle Group , Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group , TPG , KKR

GRE: 331

GPA: 3.63

Years of Work Experience: 2

Location: San Francisco

Post MBA Location: New York or San Francisco

Notes:

I am a venture banker looking to pivot into PE/VC or PE/VC divisions of MBB after business school. I have had leadership and management experience working at a restaurant while doing my undergrad. I have been an active part of my community and have actively volunteered. I have also helped 3 kids go to school and currently help provide food and water to more than a dozen people in Pakistan.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 I’d think there’s a lot to like here, re your numbers, the type of work experience and your additional activities. I worry that 2 years of experience is on the low end, what is your rationale for “why now” versus waiting another 1-2 years and continue developing your profile? Also, best to target the first rounds, where you can. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1587 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2023/06/mba-wire-taps-297/ (0)