Demographics (nationality, gender): Indian, Male
• Education (undergraduate institution, GPA, major - high school/entrance exams not needed):
Undergrads:
University of Calcutta
GPA - 75.25% (2nd in class, Highest 76%)
Statistics Major , Math and Econ Minor
Postgrads:
University of Calcutta
GPA - 75.65% (6th in class, Highest 81%)
Statistics Major
• Other coursework:
○ Machine Learning Specialization - University of Washington - Coursera
○ Deep Learning Specialization - Deeplearning.AI - Coursera
○ Python for Data Science - IBM - Coursera
○ Databases and SQL for Data Science - IBM - Coursera
• GMAT or GRE (include section breakdown): Not yet taken. Target - 740
• Work experience: Total 5 years
Industries: Currently working in a Global bank (Fortune 100) in their corporate credit risk analytics team , prior to this 3 years in one of the top 3 market research firms focused on marketing analytics
Promotions: 3 (1 in current, 1 while switching and 1 in previous organization)
Special accomplishments:
Top performer in both organizations. Promotions in both companies in a relatively short time period.
Was account lead for 3 US based clients in previous organization. Delivered multiple client projects with optimizing their marketing spend ROI.
Developed corporate credit risk models for current organization which resulted in significant reduction in capital (freeing up for investment) for the bank.
Won a global hackathon in current organization International exposure: 4 months in Chicago for a critical client project.
• Extracurricular activities (highlight notable undergraduate and post-undergraduate ones):
Part of CSR (Corporate social responsiblity) core committee in current organization. Organized employee engagement events focused in CSR and also volunteered for mentorship for underprivileged kids.
Also as part of L&D team organized various trainings for employees across India.
• Post-MBA goals: Advanced analytic consulting role in the digital consulting arm of the Big 3 consultancies
• Target schools: Booth, Stern, Darden, Duke, Tepper.
Questions:
My Undergrad and postgrad not being from tier one colleges like IIT,NIT and lack of extra curriculars during Undergrad and postgrad - how does that impact my chances in top 15 US B schools?
How does my profile look for top 15 US B schools? And my short term mba goal being a bit niche compared to traditional management /strategy consulting – does that hurt my application?