Deferred MBA/2+2 Profile Evaluation

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Hi everyone, was wondering if people could chance me for Harvard 2+2, GSB Deferred, Wharton Moelis, etc. Would be applying next year while completing a masters, likely in something slightly less STEM-y and more economics focused (which I realise may be a hindrance).

Nationality: British

URM: No (white, middle-class background), but do have a disability

Education: Imperial College London, natural sciences subject, expected First Class Honours (top 25%, 3.7/3.8 GPA equivalent roughly), notable scholarship when entering university but no awards from the university itself.

GMAT: Not taken yet, expecting 720-750.

Internships: Summer research at HYPSM, Magic Circle law firm (think Allen & Overy, Freshfields, etc.), White-shoe law firm (Paul Weiss, Sidley, etc.), small energy consultancy, and a couple of spring weeks (Big 4 and BB banking). Expecting to intern in a bank's (not BB, but good name) private equity arm next summer on cleantech and would likely want to convert this to a full-time offer. Not sure how much the finance aspect would disadvantage me given that they want unconventional backgrounds.

Extracurriculars: One really strong leadership position of an international charity - won't go into details as would likely give away identity. Limited involvement with an IGO (World Bank, WHO, etc.). Couple of committee roles in various societies at Imperial. Minimal sports. Some cool international voluntary experience.

Imperial seems to place pretty well into Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, and Sloan, vying with Cambridge for the most represented European university. However, it places relatively few people to Booth, Columbia, or Kellogg. Moreover, I'm worried that the private equity and an economics/policy masters (likely Imperial/LSE/Oxford/Cambridge) might undo the interesting STEM profile fit. In that case, should I wait to apply down the road rather than straight out of university? And obviously I still need to get that GMAT score...

MiMEssay · Answer

Hey  ZWX23 ,

Beginning with your profile evaluation, your undergraduate GPA of 3.7 out of 3.8 showcases your strong academic prowess, and the brand of your undergraduate college - ranking among the UK's top colleges, gives your profile a boost as schools tend to pick out applicants with prior education in top colleges.

Coming to GMAT, an overall score of 730+ is what you should be targeting for a deferred MBA program.

As for your extracurriculars, you have varied roles in volunteering and spearheading NGOs for social causes, which are impressive value additions. These endeavors also showcase your ability to impact others and to empathize with other people. The international exposure that you gained as well as your involvement with the world bank will help differentiate you from the crowd if you properly highlight the impacts created as you will be competing with candidates with equally impressive extracurriculars. The endeavors that you took in these clubs and the sports activities you participated in can also be used to highlight your team-building skills along with bringing diversity to the school’s cohort. Moreover, given your inclination towards the field of finance, you can also show that you took up certifications or courses like CFA and FRM to showcase that you are on a path of constantly upskilling yourself.

Moving on to your practical experience, the presence of big brands in your CV is an added feather to your hat as you will be competing against a pool of applicants hailing from similar backgrounds. Here, showcasing your journey and the learnings gathered through this experience would allow you to differentiate yourself and thereby gain an upper hand with equally competent profiles with extensive work experience hailing from equally good brands. Also, Deferred MBA specializations require the students to showcase leadership skills and initiative-taking capabilities, hence you ought to explain and highlight the major projects of your work and how these experiences helped you develop and further groom your skills and knowledge.

All in all, you seem to have a well groomed profile and as for the schools that you are targeting, they fall under the ultra-dream category, wherein your chance of acceptance stands at 30%.

On this note, while you have a competitive profile, to increase your chances of getting admitted to these schools you would need to ensure that you have a very strong application (consisting of - Essays, LORs, and Resume) that highlights your strengths and overshadows your weaknesses in order to differentiate your profile. You need to showcase your journey, what makes you different from your peers, and how you are a great value addition to the school.

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AshishMittal2020 · Answer

Hi Everyone,
I would be applying to a lot of deferred MBA programs, HBS,GSB,UVA Darden, Columbia, Emory, etc.
Background: Indian, Male, 21yrs
Education: BE Computer Engineering, 8.1 CGPA, Nirma University; Minor Specialisation in Finance, Nirma University
GMAT: 740
IELTS:8
Internships: Startup, ISRO, a target consulting firm at all B schools(ongoing), associated with an NGO for over 3 years
Extra curriculars: TEDx curator, Event Head for multiple college level events, Executive Committee College Club, Winner at over 5 oratory competitions (university level), A1-A2-B1.1 French certification from DELF.

Recommenders: Current Mentor from that Consulting firm (not a Bschool alum, has 3-4 yrs of experience); Professor from university (taught about 20+ credits worth subject across 4 semesters)

Kindly lay down my chances and the schools I should be focusing more on.

suyash121212 · Answer

Hi everyone, wondering if anyone could chance me for deferred MBA programs in the United States. I'm looking to target Wharton, Kellog, Booth, Carlson, Tepper; would also like to include Stanford, Yale & Harvard to this list but that'd probably be too big of a shot.

Basic Info:
Nationality: Indian
Sex: Male
Age: 20

Academics:
Bachelors Degree (Persuing, currently in final year): B.Tech. in Computer Science (University not well known)
GPA: 8.4/10
GRE: 319 (Q 160, V 159), AWA 4
TOEFL: 111

Work experience (internships/ part time): (reverse chronological order)

1) Lead generation (via tech), management at an MSME firm (Small business) (about 1 year)
2) Test Automation engineer at a Central govt. company (6 months)
3) Software & Product Dev at a startup (about 1 year)
4) Software & Product Dev at a Pharma firm (3 months)

Achievements/ Extra Curriculars:

1) I have a black belt in Gojo-Ryu Karate and 4 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) in district-level tournaments. I retired back in 2016.

2) 100% tuition fee waiver for all 4 years in college (in top 5% during admission)

3) Secured four 1st places, four 2nd places at various debates, quizzes, youth parliaments in 3 different colleges.

4) Created a face-detection PC locking software, won 2nd prize at CSI (Computer Society of India) National Convention for it.

4) Won a hackathon with over 500 participants from all over India & a good cash prize.
I was the team lead & the product's aim was to help farmers by giving them crop price predictions for the future so that they can sell their crops at the highest premium.

Volunteer Experience:

1) A bit of charity work at orphanages, homeless shelters & animal shelters. No leadership experience here.

2) Open Source Software Contributions on a very popular GitHub library.

A big thanks to anyone who reads through this!

MBAandBeyond · Answer

Hi suyash121212 , Thank you for sharing your profile. To begin with, your undergrad GPA is good, and you have a quite good GRE score. However, to maximize your chances, I recommend that you strive to increase your GRE score by 10-15 points. Deferred MBA programs are competitive in their way, so you must strengthen your profile in all areas. You have a good work profile on the work front, and effectively presenting your narrative to adcoms may place you in a good position. You have a good startup experience. You will certainly have the edge over other candidates if you present yourself properly in light of the school's values. Your ECs are interesting and bring out your competitive values and suggest that you have leadership abilities and should be highlighted in your essays. You can highlight any leadership lesson or other key-value you've gained from your Karate tournaments. Alongside, speaking about the software you have created will start an intriguing conversation between you and AdComs. Your volunteer experience is equally valuable; convey it in a way that will showcase various elements of your personality aside from work. You can take a look at what business schools look in the candidate for deferred MBA programs . Business Schools, especially for deferred MBA programs, aspire to create future leaders, so the potential must be visible in their students already! A strong GRE score is suggested for the schools you have chosen, and then everything will depend on how you have crafted essays bringing together all of your experiences in a compelling way. You have a good profile, and I feel you have a good chance of getting into top business schools. Your work experience appears to be more extensive than you have stated here. I'd like to learn more about it. Also, what are your post-MBA goals? They are important for narrowing down the list of business schools. Overall a good profile.You'll need to start early and take few months just to brainstorm. We have an extensive content gathering process in which we spend hours brainstorming to set the story's theme and narrative. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and further chances to the b-schools. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience. Cheers! Neha Hadke Profile Analyst & Channel Manager, MBA and Beyond Testimonials Email: neha@mbaandbeyond.com

atomicax · Answer

Indian Engineer final year Cgpa : 7.5-7.7/10 ( by the time of graduation) - BITs Pilani ( top 10 uni 1.47% acceptance rate ) 
Gmat : 740
Ec: 1)Volunteered in an NGO for 3 years Organised Events and was very active in it.

3) core member in a few clubs

4)finance minor at uni

5) various finance courses online with certifications

Internship : 5 month internship at UBS group finance
3 month summer internship at another startup 
Target school : LBS MFA , LSE mfin , Oxford MFE Or deffered mba ( haven’t looked for programs would like yall to suggest some school based on my profile)

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