Profile Evaluation - which schools should I target?
I plan on applying in 1-2 years. These are my current stats with a little bit of forecasting into the future. Feel free to suggest schools. I'm open to both US and European unis.
BA Math-econ w/ minors in Stats + Accounting
Cumulative GPA - 3.45 (3.20 with repeats)
Community College GPA - 3.55 (3.0 with repeats)
Rank 40ish Public Research Uni GPA - 3.39
Had rough start with calculus(retook until I got through), first gen college graduate, went to 3 HSes, worked close to 40 hours a week at start of undergrad. Peaked at nearly 65 hours/week between work, internship and club leadership.
Part-Time MS (in progress) in (Analytics/Applied Math/Applied Stats/Data Science) @ rank 20-25ish Private University - forecasted GPA 3.80-4.00(currently 4.00)
GRE: 169Q (97th percentile) 166V (96th) 5.5AWA (98th) - similar to a 770 GMAT
WE undergrad: F100 retailer(pt work), intern @ small IT company, M&A intern @ boutique bank, Wealth Management intern@ BB(BAML, GS, SB, UBS), Business Analyst intern @ F20 (AT&T/Verizon)
Full Time: Sr. Business Analyst @ same F20 (full promotion up a level, placed in internal consulting/analytics group), Supervisor-equivalent @ F20 (no direct reports), Sr. Supervisor @ F20
ECs
undergrad: VP+treasurer+marketing of business club(I still speak there 1-2x/year and maintain the website), bodybuilding (gained 50+lbs)
FT work: treasurer of F20 employee resource group, tutor inner city children in math (note: courses I repeated were in math)
Goal: short term Management Consulting @ MBB in same industry(tech/telecommunications) then corporate development @F500. Long term goal is to become an executive in the intersection between information-tech and big data.
Posted Sep 16, 2015, 7:31 AM UTC · edited