Hi,
Bhargu999!
Thank you for your post!
Firstly I would like to Congratulate you on backing a stellar 750 on GMAT; not an easy job at all, so kudos on that! Moreover, you have shared a very detailed profile and a stellar one (obviously); that’s pretty rare too. So
overall, your profile looks decent on the surface. You have a good CGPA, and it seems you were quite active during your college days!
Coming to your experience, this is the critical part for you; it’s a great thing for you that you were promoted and waiting to be promoted to Senior Dentist starting next year. However,
the most important thing would be to extract the essence of leadership in your career as it’s a bit different from a traditional background. The highlight should obviously be how you manage Interns and Consulting Dentists (and yes, that sure does count )along with handling 70% of the clinical cases; that’s a great way to cement your technical prowess!
Now about your ECAs,
you appear to have some strong ECAs in relation to mentoring kids and serving the community through free Dental Health Checkup Camps; that’s a major positive and can truly embrace a characteristic of social responsibility and service to the community, an important factor adcoms look for in a candidate!However,
it’s totally up to you to effectively employ them in your school essays; for your reference, I would also advise you to go through our article on
Highlighting Extracurriculars for MBA Application You will get some interesting highlights about the overall approach!
The post-MBA goal looks clear enough! I won’t say it would be a disadvantage, but yes, It’s understandable that
coming from a medical background, the approach needs to be different. Hence, for a better understanding, you should at least once go through our article on
Top Programs for MBA in Healthcare Management to understand the approach needed by medical professionals!
Finally, HBS is a stretch for anyone, but duke looks quite possible if you can improve some bits of your profile. Also, yes, applying in R1 is more advantageous, but
for a score like yours, you can get the upper hand even in Round 2. All that depends upon how well you improve in the given period! I have a strong feeling about your profile, and we can definitely help you secure a spot! Hence, to further help you, we would like to know your profile in detail to help you with your school applications. Hence, If you’d like, we are happy to connect you with our
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neha@mbaandbeyond.comVisit our website www.mbaandbeyond.com for more MBA resources. Bhargu999 wrote:
Hi everyone, could you please critically review my profile?
Background, nationality, and educational background:
- 26 years old, Female, Indian national, currently working in India as Clinical Dentist
- BDS ( Bachelor of Dental Surgery), 3.6/4.0 CGPA from a Top Dental College in Hyderabad, India
- I have 1 International and 2 National Research Papers
- Led the college Cricket and Basketball team for 3 years as a captain. Three consecutive wins in cricket and two in basketball.
- Heading a team of fourteen, I led organizing various academic and sports events at our college fest attended by over 800 students.
- During graduation, I led a team of ten and the finances for our convocation day.
GMAT: 750
Work experience and leadership:
- Industry: Healthcare Providers
- Current position: Associate Dentist
- Work ex and progression: 2.5 years. I was promoted once and am on track to be promoted to Senior Dentist at the start of next year.
- In my current role, I am managing 70% of the clinical cases and mostly do the main conversation with the patients. I also manage Interns and Consulting Dentists.
Community and others:
- I am passionate about mentoring and have volunteered with NEET exam Aspirants.
- Mentored 8 students for their MDS (Masters of Dental Surgery) and MS applications (around 3years)
- Lead monthly Free Dental Health Checkup Camps (around 3.5 years)
Post-MBA goals:
I want to pursue an MBA to improve my leadership skills and learn business and operations point of view. Also, to learn and polish key business and analytical skills.
Short-term: I want to do Healthcare corporate strategy/operations consulting.
Long-term: Given my extensive Clinical Experience and Medical background, I am interested in continuing in Healthcare consulting or moving to leadership roles in Healthcare domain like Pharmaceutical Industry.
Target schools: HBS, Wharton, Booth, Kellogg, Duke.
Questions?
- Is 750 GMAT sufficient for my profile?
- People’s management: I manage interns and Consulting Dentists for some specific cases. Do you think this counts?
- Having a Dental background and clinical experience, will I be at a disadvantage in the admission process?
- I will apply in R2 this year. Would I be at disadvantage for not applying in R1? Should I wait until next year to apply in R1?
- What are my chances for Duke?
I would really appreciate your review, thanks a lot!
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16 Nov 2022, 22:49
My stats: 3.9 gpa, 650 gmat, 4yrs in healthcare management. 
