Business
Cole Verma
He is an 11th grade student from American Preparatory Academy. He would like to work on a mentorship focused on global finance or investment banking.
Cole has gained valuable experience as an operations specialist during his internship with a private equity firm. He has completed Wharton’s course on global business trends and contributed articles to the Wall Street Journal on diversity in the financial sector. Currently, he is authoring a book on business leadership.
University admission result
★ MIT
Learning objectives
- Engaged in the research process for an academic paper, specifically focusing on a literature review.
- Gained a deeper understanding of academic research, its methodology, and best practices.
- Expanded knowledge in the field of financial economics.
What challenges did he face?
- Cole faced challenges with academic research, including finding, reading, summarizing, and writing about it. This was a significant shift from other types of reading and analysis he had done before.
How did our program help him?
- The mentorship program introduced Cole to the foundational aspects of academic research, helping him develop an understanding of its processes and demands.
- It also provided Cole with the guidance to build skills essential for tackling college-level material, fostering his intellectual growth and preparedness.
Matched Professor
The mentor is a Finance Adjunct Professor at New York University, where he teaches behavioral economics, hedge funds, and fixed income and derivative securities. He is also a consultant in areas related to trading, risk management, the alternative asset industry, quantitative strategies, fixed income and derivative products, and other related topics.
“Cole is very motivated, curious, and has positive energy. He has eagerness to improve and learn. He needs to keep using that curiosity and drive to learn and improve his skills as a student.“
Mentor from New York University
Excerpts from student’s work
An excerpt of Cole’s research paper, focusing on the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into corporate strategies
