<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I'm an undergraduate Junior looking for an honest evaluation of my hypothetical profile. I have a full-time offer from a Big 4 (Deloitte) in their Audit Services department, and need some direction before I accept/decline/extend the offer.</p>
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<li><p>Age: 27 (at time of matriculation)</p></li>
<li><p>Undergrad: BS Finance + BS Accountancy at a top public university</p></li>
<li><p>GPA: 3.6 (Dean's List/Cum Laude); Major GPA 3.8+</p></li>
<li><p>GMAT: Let's assume 710-720 based on practice tests</p></li>
<li><p>Work Ex: 2 years in Audit (Financial Services Industry in New York), 3 years in Transaction Services (Business Valuation/Corporate Finance) </p></li>
<li><p>Leadership/ECs: Very Solid; VP of FInance Club, Co-founder/director of student org., Research Assistant, Senior Consultant/Project Manager of selective student-run consulting organization, worked as a congressional aide/intern on Capitol Hill over summer, study abroad in Israel, Finalist in 2 business case competitions. Also worked as a computing/IT consultant close to 20 hours a week my sophomore year.</p></li>
<li><p>Misc: Fluent in three languages (English, Hindi, German) and can speak in five. Should be a CPA and a CFA by the time I apply as well. </p></li>
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<p>Note:
- I'm an international student, and grew up in India before I came to the US for college. I can't help but feel that several doors to break into ibanking/consulting are shut since I lack work authorization. Many international students I know at this point are desperate to get ANY work experience, so I'm tempted to accept the job offer simply for the security.
- I could try getting promoted to Audit Senior one year ahead of schedule which should be a plus. Looking to switch to Transaction Advisory Services after second year, however. </p>
<p>I just wanted to know if the above profile looks solid for a top 15 MBA (probably won't apply to HBS, Stanford, Wharton since they're long shots). More specifically, I'm interested in Kellogg, Columbia, Haas, Dartmouth, UMich, UCLA.
Also, would anyone recommend I hold off on deciding about the offer and go through full-time recruiting in the fall for better positions? Or should I go ahead and accept?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>