Profile evaluation for CBS, Booth (Chicago), LBS, Kellogg, Technology background, from India

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1 day ago

if you are in the Founder's strategy team, that is considered a top-tier pre-MBA experience. Many people work at startups in India in Founder's teams and then go on to target top-tier B-schools globally. You need to unpack your experiences and reconstruct your stories to demonstrate that working on business-oriented projects in your current startup has equipped you with direct engagement with leadership, hands-on experience, experiential maturity, and the ability to contextualize business problems specific to your area of work, better than many profiles applying with similar age and experience.
Admissions officers have a weakness for applicants who are, in the well-traveled term, "passionate" about pursuing their dreams. It is only human to respond to enthusiasm. Schools will use the essays to make an indirect assessment of the quality of your mind and thought process. Do you think critically about the problems in your company or industry? Can you craft a compelling case that links your past, your goals, and your respective target schools? What is your unique story and motivation, what are you trying to solve?

Your GMAT is certainly low, so either change that or try to attempt the GRE to improve the odds.

Feel free to speak should you want to personally discuss your case

Best wishes
Aanchal Sahni (INSEAD MBA alumna, former INSEAD MBA admissions interviewer)
Founder, MBAGuideConsulting
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dee1pug1

22 hours ago

CBS and Booth wouldn't have been the top choices for targeting the tech industry - their employment reports would give you the numbers. Unless I got it wrong, you may wish to revisit your school selection or reflect deeper into how you would articulate your ST (and LT) career goals.
Yes, bumping up your GMAT will be essential for you to package a strong application. The same goes for refining your 'why MBA' - everyone wants (and gets) international exposure. What's unique to you?
Always a pleasure speaking to a rival from North Campus

(though I am from a different generation). Happy to speak if you wish to.
- Dee
MBA admissions consultant and management consultant | E: [email protected]