Quang Nguyen – NYU Stern 2013
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New York University – Leonard Stern School of
Business
Class of 2013
 Specialization in Finance & Management
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Prior to Stern
5 years of experience in Finance & Entrepreneurship
 Undergraduate degree at Hamilton College in New
York, USA
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Academic assessment: GPA, TOELF, GMAT
Letter of References: 2-3 letters from
managers
Essays: Average 3 essays per school
Long-term, short-term goal? Why MBA? Why now? Why
that specific school?
 Behavioral questions: personality + soft experiences
 Creative expression: videos, drawings, poetry…
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Interviews :
Elevator pitch
 Behavioral questions
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Blocks/cohorts/groups of 50-60 students
Academic
Year 1: core classes (Finance, Accounting, Strategy,
Marketing, Operation, Economics…)
 Year 2: elective classes & specializations (Corporate
Finance, Entrepreneurship, Luxury & Retail
Marketing, Strategy…)
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Extra-curricular
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Block outings
Worldly travel and short-term courses
Intramural sports
Cultural Events
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Professional experience
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First year
Sep – mid
Oct
•School’s career
resources
•Prep for corp.
presentation
=> MBA2s +
Career Advisors
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Oct - Nov
• Corporate
presentation
•Informational
Interviews
=> Be
prepared &
presentable
Dec - Jan
• On campus
interviews
•Super days
Feb - May
• Off campus
recruiting
Second year: repeated process for full time positions
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MBA is
an investment: 140k-200k
 intense: 4-5 hours sleep / day is normal
 networking: sharpen your soft skills
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