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Candidate:
Mr. APM
About Me:
Originally from South India, I completed my integrated masters in engineering in the UK and I was an analyst in a big 4 consulting firm in London for 21 months Along the way, I developed a keen interest in finance, completed CIMA level 1 and am now on the way to completing my CFA level1.
Schools:
Target School: Columbia
Considering: Yale, Cornell Johnson, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, Duke Fuqua, McCombs School of Business
See More Profiles For: Columbia
Application Status: Open
Details:
Undergrad School: Cardiff University, UK
Undergrad Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.3
GMAT: 730
Age: 26, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Other Degree/Certification: CIMA - Certificate in Business Accounting, CFA level 1
School Name: CIMA, CFAI
Extracurriculars: Chess
Work History:
Title: Finance and Performance Analyst
Industry: Consulting
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 10 mos
Big Life Wins:
1. Managed to break into one of the most competitive graduate jobs in the UK
2. Taught myself chess and broke into the top 1 percent of chess.com within 2 years
3. Taught myself basic fundamental analysis through Youtube and Books (One up on wall street) and managed to outperform the NASDAQ and S&P500
Post MBA Goal:
I wish to pivot my career into the financial services industry, with a particular interest in investment banking.
Odds:
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