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1) Brief description of your full-time work experience. What do you do?
I am a salesperson for a small web consulting firm. I work with a lot of technology partners, both big and small, and have been promoted to run one of our major lines of business. I can show responsibility and growth at the company, and have hit a peak.
2) Your GMAT.
730 (50Q, 39V)
3) College info: The name of the college, your GPA or grade average, your major, year of graduation. For any graduate degrees, please provide the same info. If you grades are low, please indicate if there were extenuating circumstances.
Boston university- strong coursework in Finance. GPA is 3.4, Business Degree with concentration in finance. Graduated 2009
4) Significant college and post-college extra-curricular activities or community service, especially leadership experience.
- college - was a Big Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization of America. Vice President of Persian Student Cultural Club. Member of investment and finance club at school. Internship at a wealth management / hedge fund. Involved in investment meetup group
- post college- Involved in Toastmasters for 1 year at the time of admissions - Currently Treasurer. Play a lot of basketball but just as a hobby. Part of investment Meetup Group for DC
5) Important certifications like CFA, CPA, FSA, or CA.
- none.
6) Your target programs.
- Columbia, NYU, Wharton
7) When you plan to apply? Please specify round and application cycle, for example R1 2013-14 or R3 2012-13.
- ED Round 1 for Columbia, Rd 1 for NYU, Rd 2 for Wharton, May apply Rd 1 for GTown, not sure if it will really help post mba goal enouggh
8) Your post-MBA goal.
- Move to finance but still be involved in Technology. Want to Join Venture Capital industry so I can use my knowledge of the technology market and business development skills, but want to make more of an impact than I do now.![]()
1) Brief description of your full-time work experience. What do you do?
I am a salesperson for a small web consulting firm. I work with a lot of technology partners, both big and small, and have been promoted to run one of our major lines of business. I can show responsibility and growth at the company, and have hit a peak.
2) Your GMAT.
730 (50Q, 39V)
3) College info: The name of the college, your GPA or grade average, your major, year of graduation. For any graduate degrees, please provide the same info. If you grades are low, please indicate if there were extenuating circumstances.
Boston university- strong coursework in Finance. GPA is 3.4, Business Degree with concentration in finance. Graduated 2009
4) Significant college and post-college extra-curricular activities or community service, especially leadership experience.
- college - was a Big Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization of America. Vice President of Persian Student Cultural Club. Member of investment and finance club at school. Internship at a wealth management / hedge fund. Involved in investment meetup group
- post college- Involved in Toastmasters for 1 year at the time of admissions - Currently Treasurer. Play a lot of basketball but just as a hobby. Part of investment Meetup Group for DC
5) Important certifications like CFA, CPA, FSA, or CA.
- none.
6) Your target programs.
- Columbia, NYU, Wharton
7) When you plan to apply? Please specify round and application cycle, for example R1 2013-14 or R3 2012-13.
- ED Round 1 for Columbia, Rd 1 for NYU, Rd 2 for Wharton, May apply Rd 1 for GTown, not sure if it will really help post mba goal enouggh
8) Your post-MBA goal.
- Move to finance but still be involved in Technology. Want to Join Venture Capital industry so I can use my knowledge of the technology market and business development skills, but want to make more of an impact than I do now.