Courtney B.
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Craft Standout MBA Applications | Stern MBA | Duke Engineering, BofA Trader
Studied at NYU Stern School of Business
Worked at Bank of America
Available today at 6:00 PM UTC
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Courtney's Coaching Offerings
Craft Powerful MBA Essays
Craft winning MBA essays through brainstorming, drafting, and editing
Starting at $3605h+ of coaching
Nail the MBA Interview
Practice realistic mock MBA interviews with a trained expert
Starting at $2253h+ of coaching
Comprehensive MBA Application Package — Land Your Dream Program
Expert help on your MBA essays, recommendations, resume, and more
Starting at $2,20020h+ of coaching
Custom hourly
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Courtney’s MBA Qualifications
Courtney has helped clients get into these schools:
Welcome to my profile! As an MBA student at NYU Stern School of Business, and having been admitted to all of the business schools I applied to, including Columbia Business School, Duke's Fuqua School of Business, and UVA's Darden School of Business, I have gained extensive experience writing admissions essays, perfecting resumes, and preparing for interviews. As I solely managed the entire process, applying during Round 3 and 4, I gained an expertise in exactly what business schools are looking for and how to craft your story to best showcase your unique strengths and ambitions. Let's connect to craft a compelling application strategy!
Courtney can help with:
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
School Selection
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
About Courtney
Hi, I'm Courtney! I'm currently pursing my MBA at NYU Stern and am a graduate of Duke University where I studied Mechanical Engineering and Finance. I also spent two years at Bank of America as an equity derivatives trader, giving me a unique analytical perspective on admissions and recruiting. Having gone through both the undergraduate and business school admissions process, I have gained a multitude of experience writing application essays, perfecting resumes, and preparing for interviews. After spending years advising friends and family throughout these processes, I am thrilled to use my expertise to help even more students navigate the overwhelming process. I also handled the intimidating process of gaining admission to Duke after being deferred, so I am more than happy to guide through the waitlist/deferral process. Let’s start shaping an application that powerfully showcases your strengths, interests, and aspirations to get you into your dream schools!
Work Experience
Women's Leadership Council
Bank of America
September 2023 - May 2025
Interviewer
• Selected to lead interview of senior leadership at Bank of America for audience of several hundred people and live streamed internationally, particularly highlighting successful female executives • Recruit, interview, and mentor summer analysts through Bank of America Campus Mentorship Program and Duke recruiting
Equity Index Derivatives Trader
Bank of America
July 2023 - May 2025
Interviewer
• Trade and make markets in SPX and VIX options, the two most liquid, high flow products on the desk as part of one of the most profitable trading teams at Bank of America, generating approximately $200 million P&L annually • Advanced to these complex, profitable products rapidly from beginning with trading of systematic short-dated insurance flow • Analyze and price nearly $1 billion notional of vanilla and exotic derivative packages daily for clients, evaluating options theory, economic data, and market dynamics to manage associated risks and hedge accordingly • Built and continuously enhance automatic email pricer for systematic trades and manage associated workflow of about $200 million notional of trades daily, supporting lucrative insurance client business • Optimize workflow across team by coding in Excel VBA and Python to resolve technology and trading inefficiencies
Sales & Trading Summer Analyst
Bank of America
June 2021 - August 2022
• Received and accepted offer to return full-time to Equity Derivatives Trading team, one of the most competitive desks • Chosen by intern managers to rotate across Linear Rates Trading, FX Options Trading, Equity Derivatives Trading teams as a junior (Summer 2022) and Mortgage Trading and Equity Advisory Sales teams as a sophomore (Summer 2021) • Produced pricing models, evaluated market data and researched corresponding risks to pitch trade ideas in each asset class
Communication, Marketing and Outreach
Duke University
August 2020 - May 2022
• Strategized innovative marketing campaigns for career development programs, significantly increasing viewership and engagement throughout years working there • Analyzed engagement metrics weekly to determine most successful strategies, primarily utilizing Excel and Python • Mastered effective communication techniques in digital design, video editing, and social media production
Outreach Coordinator
The Coding School
April 2020 - August 2020
• Secured corporate sponsorships, including Google AI and IBM, for virtual AI camps educating youth in emerging technologies • Initiated innovative marketing campaign that proved to be successful in increasing international sign-ups
Education
NYU Stern School of Business
Master of Business Administration
2025 - 2027
Incoming full-time MBA student at Stern School of Business
Duke University
Bachelor of Science in Engineering - BSE, Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Finance
2019 - 2023
Activities and societies: Lab Calculus II Teaching Assistant, Treasurer & Event Coordinator of Women's Club Basketball Team, "The Coop" Editor, Blue Devil Buddies Mentor, Duke Investment Club, Engineering World Health
Madison High School
High School Diploma
2015 - 2019
Grade: 9th-12th Grade Activities and societies: Captain of the Girls' Varsity Basketball Team, National Honor Society Member, National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar with Distinction
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Overall Rating
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Courtney has helped clients get into these schools: