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4 months ago

Hi @Oluseun! We’d love to learn more about your academics, extracurriculars, work experience, and personal journey so we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and honest school assessment. Feel free to book a profile evaluation session.

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MBADecoder

congratulations!

Congratulations @everwriter ! Great GMAT. Best wishes for the road ahead.

ARINGO

Hey
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, IIT Madras top-10%, strong leadership in Hyperloop + Placement Cell, an NUS Asia Fellowship, and now high-impact GenAI work at Amex with $300M+ business impact, that’s all gold for top MBA adcoms.

Your GMAT score also looks solid. Work on strengthening your narrative. What will matter most is how you articulate your leadership trajectory, your ownership of cross-functional work, and your unique angle, using AI for fraud prevention and for mental-health impact.

GSB and HBS especially care about depth of purpose, so the NGO angle and your bigger mission can differentiate you if framed well. With about 3 years of experience, your timing aligns nicely with traditional MBA paths; just make sure your essays show maturity, not just technical excellence. Overall, your profile looks competitive and differentiated.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

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Thanks for sharing your profile @Ashdev7. You’re building a nice profile for the top tier; your combo of IITM, AmEx GenAI, leadership, and mental health NGO is the kind of story HSW/Booth will pay attention to.

Strengths you can use: Tech, product, and impact. You’re not just a “coder at AmEx”, you’re effectively a data + product hybrid working on a $300M-impact GenAI platform. Emphasize: Ownership (roadmap decisions, trade-offs), cross-functional collaboration (risk, legal, infra, business), metrics- improvements in fraud detection, false positives, latency, etc, leadership track record at a young age, Head of Placement & Internship Cell. NGO head in mental health. Any leadership within the Hyperloop team (subsystem lead, ops, sponsorship, etc.). Values and purpose narrative: you’re interested in using tech to solve human problems (mental health, safety, trust in financial systems). That can be a powerful anchor for HBS/GSB essays.

Risks: Over-represented demographic (Indian/tech/quant). Many applicants will have IIT/AmEx/FAANG-type backgrounds + high GMAT. Your differentiation must come from: real leadership (team size, decisions, conflict, risk), clear personal “why” (mental health + responsible AI, for example), depth of impact, not just “cool project.” Clarity of post-MBA goal- “Tech industry” is too broad. You need a function: Product Management, AI Strategy, or Tech/AI consulting? Domain: Fintech/mental health tech/broader consumer AI? Geography: US vs Asia vs global? NGO substance, adcoms are very sensitive to “just started an NGO for the resume.” You need to show how long you’ve been involved, what exactly you do (programs, services, partnerships), numbers, how many people served, sessions delivered, and volunteers managed.

You can also explore other schools, such as Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Berkeley Haas, or INSEAD/LBS, as global options if you are open to non-US careers. Talk to current students/alums at each school in tech/AI/product and mental health/social impact spaces. Use those conversations as input to your essays.

You can watch our Harvard, Stanford, & Wharton Essay Workshop on YouTube; it might be insightful.

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Hi
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, a 6.55 CGPA will definitely be a concern, so yes, a strong GMAT becomes your biggest equalizer, along with clearer professional progression over the next 1–2 years. Right now, your experience is on the very lower end for full-time MBAs, so you’ll need to compensate with fast career growth, measurable impact, and ideally a shift into more analytical or client-facing responsibilities that align with consulting outcomes.

AdComs will want proof that your undergrad dip was an exception, not the norm. With 2–3 years of solid experience, strong recommendations, and a well-told story about resilience + growth, you can be competitive. Keep building leadership exposure, analytics skills, and quant credibility, those will matter just as much as the GMAT.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

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Hi @tanwan ! Agreed with the above feedback. So, you can have a real shot at NUS/NTU/SMU if you hit a good GMAT FE score (675+) and build experience over the next ~2 years, but you’ll need to be intentional about how you explain the low CGPA and showcase your upward trajectory. All the best for the GMAT prep.

In the past, we've had the opportunity to work with Ms Head of Design, who got into NUS & INSEAD with a 640 GMAT score

Questions for you to reflect upon:
1) What kind of consulting do you actually see yourself in: strategy, education, social impact, consumer, or something else?
2) Are you open to MiM / early-career master’s in Europe as a parallel option to Singapore MBAs?
3) Do you have any leadership examples already (college societies, projects at work)?

You can register for our upcoming Coffee Session on Crafting a Compelling MBA Application for the January 2027 Intake! MORE DETAILS

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Shantanu Sharma, INSEAD Alumnus
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond

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Hi @Riddhig31121999, the GPA looks strong - which undergrad university was it from? And what was the sectional split of your GRE score?

Some more details on your work-experience can help assess the professional arc better e.g. which companies, roles/ functions, key achievements, any promotions, etc.

Selecting the right mix of schools will depend on factors including your profile and career goals (which aren't mentioned). Feel free to reach out through the link below for a discussion.

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Hey @Riddhig31121999. Your profile seems academically good, GRE is good, + female + non-traditional post-MBA goal (Media/Entertainment), this helps differentiation because many Indian applicants target consulting/finance/product. To be competitive across the board, your essays should clearly justify the transition from tech to media/entertainment and demonstrate creativity, leadership, and impact. You can read this blog: How to bring collinearity in your post-MBA goals?

The transitioning of Tech to Media/Entertainment requires a clear narrative. Adcoms must see:
1) Exposure/Passion for media or content (projects, community work, side initiatives).
2) Why Tech to Media is logical (example: digital entertainment, product, analytics, content tech)
3) Specific roles post-MBA (like Business Strategy at Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Disney, Warner Bros., Meta)
4) Evidence of creativity + leadership, not just execution.

Last month, we hosted an Essay Workshop Series for most of the Top B-schools. You can watch the videos on our YouTube channel.[/url] It might be insightful while crafting your essays.

We’d love to learn more about your academics, extracurriculars, work experience, and personal journey so we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and honest school assessment. Feel free to book a profile evaluation session.

Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma, INSEAD Alumnus
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond

Hi Riddhi
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, with a 9.81 GPA, a 325 GRE, and four years of tech experience, you bring a very academically strong and professionally solid profile, your numbers will clear the bar at most of the schools on your list. The standout factor here is your pivot goal into media/entertainment, which is actually a good differentiator if you can clearly explain the narrative: why you’re shifting industries, what exposure you already have to media/entertainment, and how each target school specifically helps you make that transition.

Your GRE is also competitive. Your execution, storytelling, clarity of pivot, and leadership examples will matter more than your stats. Overall, you’re a strong candidate, but the success hinges on how convincingly you explain your pivot into media/entertainment, since schools want evidence you won’t struggle with recruiting in a niche industry.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

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Hey @arushi118. We’d love to learn more about your academics, extracurriculars, work experience, and personal journey so we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and honest school assessment. Feel free to book a profile evaluation session.

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Shantanu Sharma, INSEAD Alumnus
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arushi118, wondering about your b-school choice as these are very different b-schools. You must take your intended career outcomes into factor when you create your target b-school list and I don't see HEC Montreal as a natural fit in that pursuit.
Would live to know more about your experiences and the career transition that you are seeking.

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Hi
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, it’s difficult to gauge competitiveness because your GPA will require a very strong compensating story, ideally a strong GMAT and clear evidence of academic and analytical strength. Wharton will expect strong quant readiness, while INSEAD and HEC Montréal are more flexible but will still want demonstrated leadership, international exposure, and solid professional impact.

Your consulting background is promising, but the strength of your projects, promotions, and responsibilities will matter a lot, especially since the academics are a concern. To give you a realistic evaluation, it would help to know your total work experience, the scale of your achievements, any certifications or quant-heavy work, and extracurricular involvement.

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@arushi118 - some more details can help assess your profile better e.g. GPA, undergrad uni, which companies you've worked in, roles/ functions, any promotions, career goals, etc. This can also help inform school selection.

Feel free to reach out for a discussion.

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Hi Samuel
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, with a 2.72 GPA and four years of CPG experience, you’re entering the Haas R2 pool with both strengths and clear challenges. The GPA will absolutely need to be offset through a strong test score, evidence of quantitative ability at work, and supplemental coursework.

On the positive side, CPG roles often come with solid operational, cross-functional, and leadership exposure, AdComs at Haas values applicants who can show impact, initiative, and a mission-driven mindset. Your chances will depend heavily on the depth of your achievements, promotions, leadership stories, and any community involvement you can highlight.

To give you a more accurate read, could you share details on your test score plans, your role progression, key accomplishments, and any extracurricular or volunteering experience?

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Hi @Samuel Elagbe. We’d love to learn more about your academics, extracurriculars, work experience, and personal journey so we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and honest school assessment. Feel free to book a profile evaluation session.

You can check out our latest Berkeley Haas, MIT Sloan & Cornell Johnson Essay Workshop.[/url] It might be insightful.

Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma, INSEAD Alumnus
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond

Hey
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, you have got a strong foundation for your target schools. A T20 GPA of 3.7, nearly 5 years in tech consulting at a Big 4, and real depth in product management + human-centered design. That combination is especially attractive to Haas, Sloan, and Kellogg, all of whom love candidates who sit at the intersection of tech, design thinking, and problem-solving.

Your involvement in pro-bono consulting and internal initiatives shows community orientation, which matters a lot at GSB and Kellogg. Strong LORs from M7 grads also help, not because of their degrees but because they likely understand what top schools want and can frame your leadership impact well. The biggest lever now is how sharply you position your narrative, tie together tech consulting to human-centered design to emerging AI work to a clear post-MBA consulting vision. With polished essays, you’ll be competitive across your list.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

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Hi
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, your profile actually tells a pretty coherent story for schools like Booth, Wharton, Sloan, and even HBS, strong GMAT, 8 years of experience, and a clear pivot into public-sector finance. Your early healthcare finance work + a Master’s in Education + 5+ years in public-sector consulting with three promotions creates a rare mix that AdComs at these programs truely value, especially for candidates targeting government/education leadership roles.

The key will be framing your path not as a scatter of sectors, but as a deliberate build toward managing large-scale public finance systems. What may matter most is showing why now, what skill gaps the MBA fills, and how your consulting outcomes tie directly to your post-MBA plans. Schools looking for mission-driven, impact-focused candidates will see a strong fit if your application is positioned well.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

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1 year ago

Great GRE score! 👍 and it is positive that your focus is staying on consulting after doing 4 years of consulting - building on top of what you have is always positive.
Your chances will really be decided by how you can put yourself above and beyond your peers - other consultants, other folks who have worked for 4 years, etc. So look at the things you have done at work (and outside) and ask yourself - am I the 1% or top 5% or top 10% of my company or potential applicants? If not, how can I get there (at least on the resume and in the essays, which I don't mean making things up or lying - AdCom has seen plenty of that) but rather how do I impress and demonstrate proven track record, clear achievements and a pattern of success and going above and beyond of what my peers would have done.

This may mean doing projects better, higher quality, or more but this can also mean doing things outside of work - e.g. startup ideas, volunteering with significant impact, etc. Things such as promotions, recognition and awards help.

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5 months ago

Thank you for your insights, bb! Your comment really helped me understand where to focus during the applications.

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Hey @heresjesse. We’d love to learn more about your academics, extracurriculars, work experience, and personal journey so we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and honest school assessment. Feel free to book a profile evaluation session.

You might find our latest Berkeley Haas, MIT Sloan & Cornell Johnson Essay Workshop, insightful.

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Hi Nayan
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, you have got a differentiated profile for an Indian applicant. Your 7+ years in U.S. manufacturing leadership, full P&L responsibility for a $102M business, and turning around two failing plants are all huge strengths that can work well in your favor. Very few ORM applicants bring this level of real-world operational ownership and people leadership.

Your GRE further strengthens the academic side. The combination of turnaround stories, cross-functional expertise - quality to supply chain to GM, and measurable impact gives you a strong narrative for consulting goals. At M7 schools, your non-traditional background is a plus, not a drawback. Your biggest job now is framing your story around resilience, upward trajectory, and leadership at scale.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
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Thanks for sharing your profile, @Nayan Chavda. You’ve built a nice turnaround-ops profile. For consulting-focused MBAs, you’re not the typical Indian applicant; that is an advantage. GRE 334, ~98th percentile. That’s nice, competitive for H/S/W/M7. GPA 3.71 (MS), with a scholarship + teaching award, shows good recent academic performance. A 5.32 undergrad GPA(with serious personal circumstances) is a weakness, but you have: a clear upward trajectory, a compelling, genuine reason, and a good master’s + GRE to offset it. Handled properly in an optional essay, this is mitigable. ~8 years by matriculation, general manager with P&L for a $102M business, multi-site responsibility, 175+ employees, turned around two loss-making plants > sustained profitability, previous QA Manager for $535M revenue, standardized QMS, reduced defects, built scalable systems, and earlier business dev role, consistent overperformance. This is dream material for operations/turnaround/implementation-heavy consulting schools love.

Big picture, your substance can be in a good range for Booth, Wharton, Kellogg, Darden, Fuqua, and Haas. Harvard is still a reach for everyone, but you absolutely belong in that pool.

Strengths you should lean into: Big leadership & P&L at a relatively young age, 175+ employees, site turnaround, multi-million dollar improvements; this is not typical. Operations + quality + BD story, you’ve touched quality, supply chain, operations, procurement, and sales > perfect foundation for operations/transformation consulting. Authentic academic comeback story, undergrad: caregiving + personal loss >low GPA. Later: MS 3.71, merit scholarship, teaching excellence, 334 GRE. This is a compelling resilience narrative if told humbly and clearly. Emerging-market SME angle: the long-term goal in South Asia/MENA SMEs can be a differentiator and believable given your ops background.

Things you shall manage: GPA; emphasize the responsibility you took, how you improved, and what changed. Avoid sounding like you’re blaming only the circumstances; show growth and agency. Over-indexing on “operations guy” without showing structured thinking, consulting firms & schools want to see you can zoom out: strategy, markets, org design, not just process fixes. Essays should highlight times you shaped strategy, not just efficiency.

If you’d like, you can also explore other schools such as INSEAD, LBS 1-year), Tepper, or McCombs.

R2 is fine, but competition is stiff at top schools, especially for consulting, so make the narrative more coherent. Collect 3-4 flagship stories (CAR format), 2 plant turnarounds (profitability, safety, quality, morale). a major QMS/process transformation, a people-development story (coaching, culture shift, etc.).

For LORs, select people who can speak directly about P&L impact, strategic thinking, and leading people through change.

Questions for you to reflect upon:
1) Which geography do you want post-MBA (US only vs also open to Europe/Middle East)?
2) Any specific firms (MBB vs Tier-2, e.g., Bain, BCG, McKinsey vs Strategy, etc.)?
3) Of your turnaround stories, which one had the biggest change in people's morale/culture, not just numbers?

We’d love to learn more about your academics, extracurriculars, work experience, and personal journey so we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and honest school assessment. Feel free to book a profile evaluation session.

Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma, INSEAD Alumnus
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond

Hi
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, you have got a very strong profile for finance-focused MBA programs. A 775 GMAT puts you in the top tier of all applicants, and pairing that with 6 years at JP Morgan, plus CFA + CFP, makes you extremely compelling for investment management tracks.

Your advisory background gives you solid client-facing, analytical, and portfolio exposure, and your leadership touchpoints help round out the profile. The church leadership work also adds community involvement and maturity - something that your target schools value. The biggest thing to sharpen is your story- why shift from wealth advisory to IM/CorpFin and how your MBA bridges that pivot.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

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slicemasternet

Hey
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, with 6 years of experience, you actually bring a strong professional foundation, but the GPA will definitely be a hurdle at the schools on your list, especially Kellogg, Columbia, Yale, Ross, and Stern, where academics are a major filter.

You will need a very strong GMAT/GRE to counterbalance that, plus sharp essays explaining your trajectory and academic readiness. Your work experience in procurement is relevant and valued, especially for programs strong in operations and leadership like Darden, Fuqua, Broad, Owen, and Tepper, where your profile is more aligned and realistic. Execution + test score will play a crucial role.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

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Thanks for sharing your profile @MadelineB98! You’ve got a good core (UT Austin, Boeing, 5–6 years in supply chain/procurement, female candidate), but your GPA and lack of a test score (yet) are the big variables for the schools you’ve listed. A strong test score is absolutely critical to balance the 2.9 GPA. Your list is almost all top-15 US schools. With a 2.9 GPA, you will need a high test score (GMAT FE 675+ / GRE 325+), and they can become “reachable with a great story”. You can read this blog: Navigating Low GMAT/GPA Scores in MBA Applications

Given your background in procurement + Boeing, you can be aligned with: Ross, Darden, Fuqua, Tepper, Broad, operations/supply chain/leadership-heavy cultures.

Explain the GPA (if there’s a story). If there are real reasons (working a lot, illness, family issues, bad first year, but upward trend), use the optional essay briefly and factually. Highlight any strong later-term grades, quant courses, or post-grad coursework. Show leadership in the supply chain. Don’t undersell yourself as “just a procurement agent.” Focus on:Cost savings, negotiations, supplier strategy, cross-functional work with engineering/finance/ops, any mentoring/leading initiatives, even informally.

A few questions for you to reflect upon:
1) Do you have a target function post-MBA? (Ops consulting, internal strategy, supply chain leadership, procurement, etc.)
2) Have you already taken any practice tests for GMAT/GRE? If so, what rough range are you scoring in?
3) Any upward trend in your undergraduate grades ( stronger junior/senior years)?

We’d love to learn more about your academics, extracurriculars, work experience, and personal journey so we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and honest school assessment. Feel free to book a profile evaluation session.

You can check out our Essay Workshops on Youtube: Kellogg, Columbia & Booth | Fuqua, Ross & Darden

Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma, INSEAD Alumnus
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond

Hey
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, with 3 years of VC experience and a 3.15 GPA, you bring an interesting industry background but will need stronger academic or test signals to be competitive at Ross. VC is a niche and valued pre-MBA path, especially if you’ve sourced deals, supported portfolio companies, or worked closely with partners, but the AdComs will want evidence of analytical rigor, leadership, and impact.

Your post-MBA goal of transitioning into tech is feasible, but the clarity of your story and the strength of your recommendations will matter a lot. To give a more accurate assessment, it would help to know your test score (GMAT/GRE), specifics of your VC responsibilities, leadership examples, and extracurricular involvement.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

Feel free to connect- Click here
You can also email me your CV at: [email protected]