求M7定位和策略

uhuan · 发表于 2017-7-31 15:42:35

求各位前辈指教策略，目标M7，偏金融强校
先说背景吧
年龄29，男
本科新加坡南洋理工大学，理工科，GPA 4.8/5，有CFA
GMAT 760, IR 6...
工作背景：小对冲基金，固定收益方向，从startup一直干到现在，6年经验。但干的一直都是打杂的事，从front office support一直干到back office operation
职业目标：PE/VC。金融投资相关，但打算转equity & high tech方向，楼主性格偏高风险高回报
强项：海外经历丰富，本科/工作都在新加坡，欧洲也交换过半年。老板/大老板实力很强，以前是大银行的head级别，找他们拿reference应该算plus
弱项：理工男，话少不怎么会吹。leadership很头疼。本科不怎么混社团，工作后因为公司人少/老板太强/楼主太小，基本上都是跟班打酱油的角色，也没有什么出彩的经历。
打算第一批集中突击M7金融强校，第二批报相对容易一点的school（insead，lbs，nyu，yale）。之后批次不考虑，因为楼主很需要奖学金。
目前也就剩一个月的时间准备essay和网申，时间很紧张。希望各位大神不吝指教，学校的选择，申报的策略，以及各种砖头。

JonFrank · 发表于 2017-8-2 09:30:00

Hello there!

First of all you have an excellent profile:
- Great GMAT
- Great School
- Great GPA
- Great Industry.
I don’t know much about the strength of your employer, and I lack information also about any volunteer work or extra curricular activities you have, which would help me advise you.

I think you can apply to M7 plus LBS NYU Yale, but a few things about your strategy:
- You likely won’t have the time to make 10 schools in R1 if you start now. So choose the schools that are most important for you and start with those.
- There is also likely scholarship money to be had in R2. So you aren’t obliged to ONLY apply in R1.
- For scholarships basically you have to be a REALLY good candidate for the school you are aiming at. So for example, if your profile is good enough for Top 10 to get accepted, Top 10 won’t offer (much) money, but if you apply to Top 20 schools, some of the lower-ranked schools are likely to make an offer. The scholarships are based on the merit of your application and are basically a financial “gift” that the schools use to entice students to their program. So what that means practically for you, is that if you are a solid M7 candidate, it is unlikely they will offer you money but maybe some lower ranked schools (S16) will, and then you will have the tough (but happy) choice of having to choose between an M7 program with no money and a S16 program with money.

Other than that, what can I say, but get started RIGHT NOW on your applications!!!

You want to make as many applications as you can in R1.

Best,
Jon Frank

uhuan · 发表于 2017-8-2 19:33:52

JonFrank 发表于 2017-8-2 09:30
Hello there!

First of all you have an excellent profile:

Hi Jon,

Thank you so much for your time and advice.

I did some research in past few days. As you mentioned, indeed I don't have enough time for many schools. Maybe I should focus on Wharton, Booth and Columbia in the first round. Though I like HBS, MIT and GSB more (their names more), they are especially hard to get in, for a mainland Chinese guy.

My employer has a reputation in the industry, though small. I don't worry much about that. But the biggest problem is that I don't have much volunteer work or extra curricular activities, both at school or at work. It's a headache for me to demonstrate leadership, both in the essay and in the following interviews if any. After all, I'm the only young guy in the company, and all my colleagues are at least 10 years older and much more senior than me. My work is mainly on the supporting side and rarely involves responsibility calls.

Money is a factor but not the main issue. I'm going to take a loan anyway, if I get in any of my dream schools.

Best regards,

求M7定位和策略

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