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GMAT: 700
Nationality: Indian male
Age: 27 years
•Work experience: 6 years (Project management consultant to Unilever; Managing Global FMCG Projects; International on site experience – USA, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland.
•Role-Function: Deputy Project Manager – FMCG Supply Chain (2 promotions in last 5 years) – worked for global brands such as Dove, Rexona, Axe, Corte d’or etc. Leading a team of 5 resources.
•Other courses: Lean six sigma black belt.
• Undergrad: 8.33 CGPA in Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering; (University of Mumbai)
•12th: 80%; 10th: 88%
•Recommendation letters: I will be getting them from my Head-PMO; I can also get it from my client Unilever.
•Extracurricular: Hosted many events in Undergrad, participated in international Go-Kart competition – Go-Kart manufacturing and racing; Musician (Guitarist), Filmmaker – Had my short-film screened at Puri Film Festival.
•Social Service: 2 years at NSS (National Service Scheme); 2 years of work-ex as Chief Management Officer at an Indian-NGO.
•Publications: 2 research papers in International Journals.
Target: LBS, HEC Paris, ISB, M Ross

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Abhiibansal, Your profile has been received

Hi Rohan,
Here is a point-wise response:
1. This is a bit subjective and needs a more detailed discussion; definitely, focus on the fact that you did things at a very early age, talk about the managerial experience, and the association with brands across the globe (to touch upon the international angle).
2.Canada has become extremely competitive owing to the fact that it is easier to settle down there; therefore, try to aim for a score upwards of 720.
3. Watch the videos on this link: https://www.expertsglobal.com/mba-appli ... elp-videos
The videos will not only help answer the "Why MBA" point. but also various other questions.
Thanks.
All the best!

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mankotiag, Good Question, please wait as yours will be posted on its turn.

Hi Rohith,
The information provided by you with regard to your professional experience lack crucial details barring the bit on the promotion (which is great); the experience is a bit on the lower side for the schools you are targeting; not sure of your managerial experience or the impact you have generated at work.
Barring the years of experience, your academic background and extra-curricular activities look very promising. All the best!

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UtkarshAnand, Yes it is received three times

UtkarshAnand, Your profile is at #7

JYI: 12 profiles are in que ExpertsGlobal,

Hi Shubham,
You might want to apply with a higher GMAT score to the M7 schools, especially since Indians applying to these schools apply with an average score of 740; a spike would definitely help, especially since we cannot see any mention of leadership in your professional career; good to see the leadership experience, though, on the extra-curricular front. This will be an important talking point.
Yes, there are plenty of schools that are a good fit; look at the US schools ranked between 15-20; fine programs to be attending and great sync as well.
As of now, just focus on the GMAT
All the best!

Profile #5

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?

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UtkarshAnand

sourav1995, Yes at #10

Hi Shivam,
You must apply to each of your target schools (barring ISB) with a GMAT score higher than 740; the spike is important owing to your average/low GPA and the frequent job shifts (3 in 3 years).
The thing that will need to be addressed with a lot of care is the sync between your involvement with the family business and how this links up with your goals. This will be a recurring question. On the flip side, we would recommend that you think about the goals once more. The "How to answer your career goals" video on the following link will help:
https://www.expertsglobal.com/mba-inter ... deos#eight
Considering all of the above, do think about adding some of the US top ~20 schools to your list.
All the best!

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ilovecroquettes, at #12

This is for ahasd70, Sorry, we were facing a technical issue with responding to you using the quote option.