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vivek6199
Joined: 21 Sep 2016
Last visit: 08 Dec 2022
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Status:Transforming Educational System
Location: India
Concentration: Nonprofit, Social Entrepreneurship
Schools: Boston U '20 (A)
WE:Education (Non-Profit and Government)
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23 Sep 2017, 19:52
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Hi Experts,
Could you please review my profile and give some feedback on my goals.
Brief: A 27 years old Indian Male with 5.5 years of work experience.
3 years of work exp in IT and around 2.5 years in Non profit
PS: My profile is not competitive enough to apply to traditional Non profit bschools such as Yale, Tuck or Kellogg.
Thanks!
Could you please review my profile and give some feedback on my goals.
Brief: A 27 years old Indian Male with 5.5 years of work experience.
Academics
- Took the test a year ago and scored 680. Retaking soon and expecting a score of 710-730.
- GPA: 6.4 on a scale of 10 from a Top 20 school in India.
- Took MBAMath online course.
Work experience (Reverse chronological order)
3 years of work exp in IT and around 2.5 years in Non profit
- April 2016- Current Worked in large size company's CSR team to develop yearly strategic plan for four charter schools & also on Cleanliness camaign. One promotion
- April 2013- April 2016 Worked at a Fortune 200 IT firm in a Business Analyst role with 2 promotions.
- May 2012- April 2013 Worked in the educational reform sector of a mid size firm. Worked with six charter schools to train over 90 children.
Extra curricular
- Worked as the Student Head of the CSR wing of the IT firm.
- Captained & mentored State-level chess teams for seven years.
- Supported the charter schools with lessons on how to boost calculation speeds and other extra curricular activities.
- Conducted over 15 large scale chess tournaments for over 400 school children.
- Played the game in lots of exhibitions and seminars for a noble cause.
- Worked as a chess coach ( both at an online platform and offline at few low income schools)
- Participated in lots of community services especially in the last 1.5 years.
Desired b-schools
- Rotman
- Georgia Tech (Scheller)
- Texas (McCombs)
- UNC Flager
- BU Questrom
- UBC Sauder
- McGill
Career goals
- PLAN A: Join either the social sector leg of a consulting firms or the educational reform firms such as Education Pioneers, Bridgespan Group or other Ed-Tech start-ups.
- PLAN B: IT consultant in PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, IBM Global Services or Accenture to serve clients in banking and financial services and information technology industry segments.
Questions
- Please suggest some schools (below Top20) where I would be a good fit.
- After speaking to students/Adcoms from most of the schools I found that there are hardly any opportunities in the Non profit sector. I feel that the Adcoms will consider my post MBA employability as a hurdle and this might reduce my chances of an admit. Thus, I am confused whether I should make my Plan A as IT consultant and Plan B to enter the Social sector wing to make myself more employable. Please let me know if my understanding is correct.
PS: My profile is not competitive enough to apply to traditional Non profit bschools such as Yale, Tuck or Kellogg.
Thanks!
24 Sep 2017, 18:08
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Hi there! Thanks for reaching out!
Seems like you've had great advancement in your career and some strong extracurricular activities. Obviously GMAT is a big area to improve, but I think you've got a reasonable list of schools right now. Some others to possibly consider: Michigan State, Indiana Kelley (which I've heard has a strong reputation in the education sector), possibly Rice and UW-Foster if you want to focus more on the tech side.
As far as goals, they are a factor that admissions committees consider but it is just one factor, and one that admissions committees know are likely to change once students enroll in the program. What's most important is that you present a clear plan and a realistic path to achieve that plan. It's also important that you demonstrate your passion for that plan. I would worry more about those things than trying to figure out what the admissions committee wants you to say. And in your case, if you go with your Plan B (IT consulting), I think it might seem inconsistent with your current role and path you're already on. What I would recommend is focus on your Plan A (perhaps more so on the consulting option), and demonstrate how you're very passionate about it and how your current experience will make you easily employable, and then if there's room to expand, you can present your Plan B as exactly that, a backup to your Plan A. I think that will seem more consistent with the path you've been on.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
Kate
Seems like you've had great advancement in your career and some strong extracurricular activities. Obviously GMAT is a big area to improve, but I think you've got a reasonable list of schools right now. Some others to possibly consider: Michigan State, Indiana Kelley (which I've heard has a strong reputation in the education sector), possibly Rice and UW-Foster if you want to focus more on the tech side.
As far as goals, they are a factor that admissions committees consider but it is just one factor, and one that admissions committees know are likely to change once students enroll in the program. What's most important is that you present a clear plan and a realistic path to achieve that plan. It's also important that you demonstrate your passion for that plan. I would worry more about those things than trying to figure out what the admissions committee wants you to say. And in your case, if you go with your Plan B (IT consulting), I think it might seem inconsistent with your current role and path you're already on. What I would recommend is focus on your Plan A (perhaps more so on the consulting option), and demonstrate how you're very passionate about it and how your current experience will make you easily employable, and then if there's room to expand, you can present your Plan B as exactly that, a backup to your Plan A. I think that will seem more consistent with the path you've been on.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
Kate
vivek6199
Hi Experts,
Could you please review my profile and give some feedback on my goals.
Brief: A 27 years old Indian Male with 5.5 years of work experience.
3 years of work exp in IT and around 2.5 years in Non profit
PS: My profile is not competitive enough to apply to traditional Non profit bschools such as Yale, Tuck or Kellogg.
Thanks!
Could you please review my profile and give some feedback on my goals.
Brief: A 27 years old Indian Male with 5.5 years of work experience.
Academics
- Took the test a year ago and scored 680. Retaking soon and expecting a score of 710-730.
- GPA: 6.4 on a scale of 10 from a Top 20 school in India.
- Took MBAMath online course.
Work experience (Reverse chronological order)
3 years of work exp in IT and around 2.5 years in Non profit
- April 2016- Current Worked in large size company's CSR team to develop yearly strategic plan for four charter schools & also on Cleanliness camaign. One promotion
- April 2013- April 2016 Worked at a Fortune 200 IT firm in a Business Analyst role with 2 promotions.
- May 2012- April 2013 Worked in the educational reform sector of a mid size firm. Worked with six charter schools to train over 90 children.
Extra curricular
- Worked as the Student Head of the CSR wing of the IT firm.
- Captained & mentored State-level chess teams for seven years.
- Supported the charter schools with lessons on how to boost calculation speeds and other extra curricular activities.
- Conducted over 15 large scale chess tournaments for over 400 school children.
- Played the game in lots of exhibitions and seminars for a noble cause.
- Worked as a chess coach ( both at an online platform and offline at few low income schools)
- Participated in lots of community services especially in the last 1.5 years.
Desired b-schools
- Rotman
- Georgia Tech (Scheller)
- Texas (McCombs)
- UNC Flager
- BU Questrom
- UBC Sauder
- McGill
Career goals
- PLAN A: Join either the social sector leg of a consulting firms or the educational reform firms such as Education Pioneers, Bridgespan Group or other Ed-Tech start-ups.
- PLAN B: IT consultant in PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, IBM Global Services or Accenture to serve clients in banking and financial services and information technology industry segments.
Questions
- Please suggest some schools (below Top20) where I would be a good fit.
- After speaking to students/Adcoms from most of the schools I found that there are hardly any opportunities in the Non profit sector. I feel that the Adcoms will consider my post MBA employability as a hurdle and this might reduce my chances of an admit. Thus, I am confused whether I should make my Plan A as IT consultant and Plan B to enter the Social sector wing to make myself more employable. Please let me know if my understanding is correct.
PS: My profile is not competitive enough to apply to traditional Non profit bschools such as Yale, Tuck or Kellogg.
Thanks!
vivek6199
Joined: 21 Sep 2016
Last visit: 08 Dec 2022
Posts: 469
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 68
Status:Transforming Educational System
Location: India
Concentration: Nonprofit, Social Entrepreneurship
Schools: Boston U '20 (A)
WE:Education (Non-Profit and Government)
Products:
24 Sep 2017, 20:15
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mbaMissionKate
Hi there! Thanks for reaching out!
Seems like you've had great advancement in your career and some strong extracurricular activities. Obviously GMAT is a big area to improve, but I think you've got a reasonable list of schools right now. Some others to possibly consider: Michigan State, Indiana Kelley (which I've heard has a strong reputation in the education sector), possibly Rice and UW-Foster if you want to focus more on the tech side.
As far as goals, they are a factor that admissions committees consider but it is just one factor, and one that admissions committees know are likely to change once students enroll in the program. What's most important is that you present a clear plan and a realistic path to achieve that plan. It's also important that you demonstrate your passion for that plan. I would worry more about those things than trying to figure out what the admissions committee wants you to say. And in your case, if you go with your Plan B (IT consulting), I think it might seem inconsistent with your current role and path you're already on. What I would recommend is focus on your Plan A (perhaps more so on the consulting option), and demonstrate how you're very passionate about it and how your current experience will make you easily employable, and then if there's room to expand, you can present your Plan B as exactly that, a backup to your Plan A. I think that will seem more consistent with the path you've been on.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
Kate
Seems like you've had great advancement in your career and some strong extracurricular activities. Obviously GMAT is a big area to improve, but I think you've got a reasonable list of schools right now. Some others to possibly consider: Michigan State, Indiana Kelley (which I've heard has a strong reputation in the education sector), possibly Rice and UW-Foster if you want to focus more on the tech side.
As far as goals, they are a factor that admissions committees consider but it is just one factor, and one that admissions committees know are likely to change once students enroll in the program. What's most important is that you present a clear plan and a realistic path to achieve that plan. It's also important that you demonstrate your passion for that plan. I would worry more about those things than trying to figure out what the admissions committee wants you to say. And in your case, if you go with your Plan B (IT consulting), I think it might seem inconsistent with your current role and path you're already on. What I would recommend is focus on your Plan A (perhaps more so on the consulting option), and demonstrate how you're very passionate about it and how your current experience will make you easily employable, and then if there's room to expand, you can present your Plan B as exactly that, a backup to your Plan A. I think that will seem more consistent with the path you've been on.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
Kate
vivek6199
Hi Experts,
Could you please review my profile and give some feedback on my goals.
Brief: A 27 years old Indian Male with 5.5 years of work experience.
3 years of work exp in IT and around 2.5 years in Non profit
PS: My profile is not competitive enough to apply to traditional Non profit bschools such as Yale, Tuck or Kellogg.
Thanks!
Could you please review my profile and give some feedback on my goals.
Brief: A 27 years old Indian Male with 5.5 years of work experience.
Academics
- Took the test a year ago and scored 680. Retaking soon and expecting a score of 710-730.
- GPA: 6.4 on a scale of 10 from a Top 20 school in India.
- Took MBAMath online course.
Work experience (Reverse chronological order)
3 years of work exp in IT and around 2.5 years in Non profit
- April 2016- Current Worked in large size company's CSR team to develop yearly strategic plan for four charter schools & also on Cleanliness camaign. One promotion
- April 2013- April 2016 Worked at a Fortune 200 IT firm in a Business Analyst role with 2 promotions.
- May 2012- April 2013 Worked in the educational reform sector of a mid size firm. Worked with six charter schools to train over 90 children.
Extra curricular
- Worked as the Student Head of the CSR wing of the IT firm.
- Captained & mentored State-level chess teams for seven years.
- Supported the charter schools with lessons on how to boost calculation speeds and other extra curricular activities.
- Conducted over 15 large scale chess tournaments for over 400 school children.
- Played the game in lots of exhibitions and seminars for a noble cause.
- Worked as a chess coach ( both at an online platform and offline at few low income schools)
- Participated in lots of community services especially in the last 1.5 years.
Desired b-schools
- Rotman
- Georgia Tech (Scheller)
- Texas (McCombs)
- UNC Flager
- BU Questrom
- UBC Sauder
- McGill
Career goals
- PLAN A: Join either the social sector leg of a consulting firms or the educational reform firms such as Education Pioneers, Bridgespan Group or other Ed-Tech start-ups.
- PLAN B: IT consultant in PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, IBM Global Services or Accenture to serve clients in banking and financial services and information technology industry segments.
Questions
- Please suggest some schools (below Top20) where I would be a good fit.
- After speaking to students/Adcoms from most of the schools I found that there are hardly any opportunities in the Non profit sector. I feel that the Adcoms will consider my post MBA employability as a hurdle and this might reduce my chances of an admit. Thus, I am confused whether I should make my Plan A as IT consultant and Plan B to enter the Social sector wing to make myself more employable. Please let me know if my understanding is correct.
PS: My profile is not competitive enough to apply to traditional Non profit bschools such as Yale, Tuck or Kellogg.
Thanks!
Thank you very much Kate. Thats exactly what I was looking for.
