Profile evaluation for Ross (Michigan), Sloan (MIT), Berkeley Haas, Booth (Chicago), Kellogg, INSEAD, GMAT Focus 695, Technology background, from India

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3 months ago

Hi, great that you are planning for an MBA from now. This will give you a lot of time to build your profile. Essentially that would mean making your professional and extra curricular profile strong.
Would be happy to chat and guide you on this.

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Thanks for sharing your profile, @tejastomar7878. You seem to have good raw material (IIT + academics + GMAT), but leadership depth, differentiation, and goal clarity will determine outcomes, not credentials alone.

Talking about the schools:
Michigan Ross loves action-based leadership and consulting outcomes. Younger candidates get in if leadership is clear.

MIT Sloan: Tech + analytics fit is good. Wants impact, not just strong engineers.

Berkeley Haas values innovation, self-awareness, and leadership. Tech background fits well.

Booth is very competitive for Indian male engineers.

Kellogg is consulting-friendly and team-oriented. Needs strong leadership & people stories.

For INSEAD, international exposure + leadership matters.

Key gaps you must address before applying:
1: Leadership (most important)- Right now, your profile reads as: “High-performing engineer with strong academics”. Top MBAs want: “Future leader who happens to be technical”. What you need (over the next few months): Ownership of projects, not just tasks, leading juniors, interns, or cross-functional teams, and influencing decisions beyond code (product, roadmap, clients).

2: Consulting narrative- “Tech → consulting” is common. You must answer: Why consulting instead of senior tech roles? What type of consulting (strategy, digital, ops)? Why now, and why is an MBA required?

3: Experience depth- You’ll be on the younger end at matriculation. You need to demonstrate maturity beyond years, not just competence.

Questions to refine your positioning:
1) Have you led any end-to-end initiatives yet?
2) Any client exposure or business-facing work?
3) Which consulting firms are you targeting (MBB / Tier-2)?
4) Are you open to Europe vs US long-term?

We’d love to learn more about your academic background, extracurricular activities, work experience, and personal journey so that we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and an honest school assessment. Feel free to book an evaluation session.

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