Profile evaluation for Yale, ISB, ISB, IIM, IIM, LBS, IESE, IIM, Cambridge Judge, Said, ISB, IIM, GMAT Focus 685, Government background, from India

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1 year ago

You seem to have a great profile - great score! However, something didn’t work out.... Is it the gaps that the universities did not like? It’s definitely something the United States business school would have a lot of questions about but I think it’s more common in India?

Item that I feel is a detriment on the profile is multiple breaks and I would highly recommend submitting a separate essay just to address those.

One other aspect I learned about is the public/government arm of the MBB consulting firms is very small and competitive. I’ve heard consultants mention multiple times not to put the public arm as the goal patient. I think Ed‘s tech or some other space may be more logical and reasonable and will make them more aligned and coherent story. You don’t want schools to wonder if you change your mind every few years and decide to do something else. They are always on the lookout for folks who dabble in too many things. Also you want to demonstrate leadership and initiative in your candidacy to demonstrate that you’ve gone above and beyond with your peers at work have done.

shubham4MBA

Thank you for your suggestions, bb!

Yes, the study breaks esp. for Indian Civil Services and other govt. job exams are quite common in India. And, unfortunately, my consultants never advised me against putting MBB public practice as my post-MBA goal. So, ya, that could be one reason.

EdTech is also a good logical post-MBA goal and is of course aligned with my current role, though I never thought of using it in my MBA essay story. Thank you so much for your suggestion.

Maybe I lack this kind of self-introspection capability and nor I could find a consultant who could help me uncover those layers. I'll definitely use your advice for next application cycle. And this time I will also have the advantage of R1 with my GMAT score already in place. So, higher likelihood of interviews and acceptance.

MBADecoder

Its somewhat surprising that you did not get interviews at these bschools. I am in sync with BB's analysis - too many career breaks and a low GPA can put a question on your seriousness. That said, i have come across several applicants and also personally helped a few(successfully) who took a career break to study for IAS. I'd be happy to look at your ISB and IIM applications and offer any advice that can help you (no charges).
What BB has mentioned about career goals in MBB - Govt practice is also true- especially for an international applicant applying to the US. When you wrote this goal for Indian b-schools, I hope you explored its viability by talking to people working at these firms. Even if you are writing names of edtech firms you will have to mention what part of business will you work in and also ensure that they recruit from your target the b-school and hire international students.

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Thank you for offering the help, Namita. I can surely share my IIM-Ahmedabad and ISB apps/LORs/CV with you to evaluate. Let me know where I can mail them.

And yes, I explored the viability of my career goal in MBB public practice as, being in the govt., I am surrounded by consultants from Big4 in public practice, and senior govt. officials who know people in MBBs. So, I was sure that I have a network already to leverage post-MBA to get an entry into MBB public practice. But probably I was not able to convince these schools about my post-MBA career planning.

I can comment more after seeing your essays. Please share them a [email protected]
The silver lining is that you can reapply to these b-schools if you want to study and live in India. You can also apply to b-schools abroad - most of them value applicants with social impact experience.

dee1pug1

Shubham:
Try drawing a line from your past, starting from completion of UG all the way till today and into the future, including and post-MBA. Based on this line, try answering the question: What are you brilliant at today?
Do you have a convincing answer?
This is what b-schools and future recruiters would want to see. This is what will sell your profile to MBBs and others. MBA education in itself is not a magic wand. Your past will come along with you.
- Dee
MBA admissions consultant and management consultant
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