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18 Jul 2014, 10:30
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Hi Bhavik,
I will be writing my GMAT next month, however I have already initiated my applications. My targeted score is 750 - 770, with bottomline at 730 - 740.
I have an engineering degree from a college ranked continuously in top 5 in New Delhi. However, my percentage score is 66%. In my defense, the highest department score itself is in moderate 70's.
Work experience : 3 years
Publications: I have 5 publications, 2 at international conferences, 3 at National Conferences. Majority of these revolve around IT implementation in societal development.
ECA & Leadership Roles: I was the part of core team, that handled the cultural events in my university. Handled a budget of 50,000 USD. I am also associated with NGO's working at grassroot level in Delhi. Have worked with Greenpeace too. Have been fairly active in ECAs, but I have mentioned only the ones on top of my mind here.
Had an HEC Business School admit for Master in Finance last year, which I had to forego due to family commitments.
I intend to apply to 8 out of the top 20 schools in USA ( Breakup: 3 in top 10, 5 in top 10-20 and University of Toronto and York, Canada.
Dream colleges for me will be Booth and Kellogg.
What would you suggest? My GMAT is on September 8th, and I will apply in first round of applications.
Also, I would need a consultant that can help me with my application, so please IM me with your availability post Sept 8th, provided you think I can reach the top 10.
Thanks.
I will be writing my GMAT next month, however I have already initiated my applications. My targeted score is 750 - 770, with bottomline at 730 - 740.
I have an engineering degree from a college ranked continuously in top 5 in New Delhi. However, my percentage score is 66%. In my defense, the highest department score itself is in moderate 70's.
Work experience : 3 years
- 1 year 3 months with Tata Consultancy Services: Was awarded at TCS for being one of the brightest new joiners that batch, award presented out of 800 colleagues.
Worked as a Technical Anlayst, for a German Client, where I would translate business requirements into technical requirements.
2 years with a European Telecom Firm ( Market share estimated at 5%) : Worked as a Business Analyst for 2 years. Worked on Requirement Gathering, Stakeholder management, typical IT consulting profile.
Currently, I am freelancing with 2 small enterprises on how to set up IT systems for automation and cost reduction.
I also started a small education consulting firm an year back that helps in confidence building, public speaking and an in depth psychological analysis. This was purely driven by passion, however the firm is barely registered and the website isn't live yet. We are although, a 5000 member strong community on facebook and other social networking apps, with testimonials from students whom the firm has helped.
Publications: I have 5 publications, 2 at international conferences, 3 at National Conferences. Majority of these revolve around IT implementation in societal development.
ECA & Leadership Roles: I was the part of core team, that handled the cultural events in my university. Handled a budget of 50,000 USD. I am also associated with NGO's working at grassroot level in Delhi. Have worked with Greenpeace too. Have been fairly active in ECAs, but I have mentioned only the ones on top of my mind here.
Had an HEC Business School admit for Master in Finance last year, which I had to forego due to family commitments.
I intend to apply to 8 out of the top 20 schools in USA ( Breakup: 3 in top 10, 5 in top 10-20 and University of Toronto and York, Canada.
Dream colleges for me will be Booth and Kellogg.
What would you suggest? My GMAT is on September 8th, and I will apply in first round of applications.
Also, I would need a consultant that can help me with my application, so please IM me with your availability post Sept 8th, provided you think I can reach the top 10.
Thanks.
21 Jul 2014, 07:56
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Hi there,
Thanks for posting and I'm sorry it took me a bit to get back to you. So let's see what we've got here, shall we?
Academically, your GMAT is a massive wildcard. Once you have that score in hand, then we'll be able to get to work. The simple reason is we hear this a lot. "I took some mocks and my score is ~750 so what schools can I select" and then the day of the test comes and they hit a 700 or a 680, etc. and then the previous conversation we had was purely hypothetical. I have COMPLETE faith in you that you'll knock it out of the park but you understand my point
. When are you taking the test?
As for your performance during undergrad, putting your GPA into context will be important. If you had a 66% and the highest was a 75%, then you're probably in a pretty decent percentile for your class. Just showcase that to help the adcom understand your performance. You can't change it now so it's all about how you present it!
Professionally, I kind of like your profile a bit more than the usual IT consultant. You left TCS where you were clearly a top performer to go try something new. You went from really technical stuff (requirements, yawn) to more end to end IT consulting type work (was this in Europe or just a European company but in India?). Then you left that to work with startups. You've shown a lot proactivity in your career and I think if we can highlight your impact and scope that'll set you apart a bit from the traditional profile. I'd really like to dig into your work at the telecom company and these startups.
You have some decent involvement activities but I'd like to get the full picture before I really comment on this. If you're as involved as you say, it'll come down to what we select and what story we want to tell. We might include some things you haven't listed, and exclude some things that might surprise you. However, you don't strike me as someone who sits on their hands so that's great!
One thing you haven't mentioned is WHY an MBA? What do you want to do after? What gaps are you trying to close? What do you want out of the experience.
However, I think the school range you've listed is a good one (assuming your GMAT!). I'm not sure if Kellogg or Booth are the right options just yet (because I don't know why you want your MBA) but a couple in the top 10 would be a good idea with that GMAT score.
We'd love to help you through the process. If by availability you mean if we will have bandwidth to take you on as a client, that shouldn't be a problem. If you're targeting R1 deadlines, we'll have to work quickly but we can do it!
I hope this helped start the conversation. If you'd like to learn more about our services, you can click [here]. If you want to talk about how to get started, just reach out to us by signing up [here]!
Good luck with the GMAT prep and looking forward to hearing from you!
Bhavik
Thanks for posting and I'm sorry it took me a bit to get back to you. So let's see what we've got here, shall we?
Academically, your GMAT is a massive wildcard. Once you have that score in hand, then we'll be able to get to work. The simple reason is we hear this a lot. "I took some mocks and my score is ~750 so what schools can I select" and then the day of the test comes and they hit a 700 or a 680, etc. and then the previous conversation we had was purely hypothetical. I have COMPLETE faith in you that you'll knock it out of the park but you understand my point
. When are you taking the test?As for your performance during undergrad, putting your GPA into context will be important. If you had a 66% and the highest was a 75%, then you're probably in a pretty decent percentile for your class. Just showcase that to help the adcom understand your performance. You can't change it now so it's all about how you present it!
Professionally, I kind of like your profile a bit more than the usual IT consultant. You left TCS where you were clearly a top performer to go try something new. You went from really technical stuff (requirements, yawn) to more end to end IT consulting type work (was this in Europe or just a European company but in India?). Then you left that to work with startups. You've shown a lot proactivity in your career and I think if we can highlight your impact and scope that'll set you apart a bit from the traditional profile. I'd really like to dig into your work at the telecom company and these startups.
You have some decent involvement activities but I'd like to get the full picture before I really comment on this. If you're as involved as you say, it'll come down to what we select and what story we want to tell. We might include some things you haven't listed, and exclude some things that might surprise you. However, you don't strike me as someone who sits on their hands so that's great!
One thing you haven't mentioned is WHY an MBA? What do you want to do after? What gaps are you trying to close? What do you want out of the experience.
However, I think the school range you've listed is a good one (assuming your GMAT!). I'm not sure if Kellogg or Booth are the right options just yet (because I don't know why you want your MBA) but a couple in the top 10 would be a good idea with that GMAT score.
We'd love to help you through the process. If by availability you mean if we will have bandwidth to take you on as a client, that shouldn't be a problem. If you're targeting R1 deadlines, we'll have to work quickly but we can do it!
I hope this helped start the conversation. If you'd like to learn more about our services, you can click [here]. If you want to talk about how to get started, just reach out to us by signing up [here]!
Good luck with the GMAT prep and looking forward to hearing from you!
Bhavik
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22 Jul 2014, 07:00
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Hi Bhavik,
Thanks for the quick reply. I write the GMAT on 6th September, and I kind of realize that I am running late for my applications. Can I wait till 6th or should I start working on my applications now?
However, back to the topic on-hand, let me answer your questions one-by-one.
1. Startup Experience: The consulting for SMEs as a freelancer, includes two firms as of now, a publication house (workforce of roughly 40 people) and a real estate firm (W/F = 500) . These projects aim at reducing leakages in the firms in terms of absenteeism, time management and logistics. The plan is to move past the regular IT consulting into a domain of revenue based and cost based IT solutions for the SMEs.
WHY MBA? What gaps is it bridging?
Professionally, the need for MBA arises, because after having experienced IT consulting first hand, I now want to move into management consulting, picking up projects, engaging with clients and delivering results that impact the revenue (and profits) real time. This is mostly a short term goal for me.
The long term goal (after 5 years or so) is to pick up the skills, network with the right set of people, afterwards I can come back to India and start working on the projects I have planned out. The engineering schools in India, prepare you to be a good engineer and can serve well if you move into a technical sector, but if you are looking at entrepreneurship, specifically in the social and SME sector, you need the biz acumen.
Also, one of the reasons (apart from the fact, that they are brilliant schools) why I am looking specifically for Kellogg and Booth, is because my family is based out of Chicago. Shouldn't count as a reason, but then its always good to be around your family.
Can you suggest some schools I should be targeting?
Thanks.
Thanks for the quick reply. I write the GMAT on 6th September, and I kind of realize that I am running late for my applications. Can I wait till 6th or should I start working on my applications now?
However, back to the topic on-hand, let me answer your questions one-by-one.
1. Startup Experience: The consulting for SMEs as a freelancer, includes two firms as of now, a publication house (workforce of roughly 40 people) and a real estate firm (W/F = 500) . These projects aim at reducing leakages in the firms in terms of absenteeism, time management and logistics. The plan is to move past the regular IT consulting into a domain of revenue based and cost based IT solutions for the SMEs.
WHY MBA? What gaps is it bridging?
Professionally, the need for MBA arises, because after having experienced IT consulting first hand, I now want to move into management consulting, picking up projects, engaging with clients and delivering results that impact the revenue (and profits) real time. This is mostly a short term goal for me.
The long term goal (after 5 years or so) is to pick up the skills, network with the right set of people, afterwards I can come back to India and start working on the projects I have planned out. The engineering schools in India, prepare you to be a good engineer and can serve well if you move into a technical sector, but if you are looking at entrepreneurship, specifically in the social and SME sector, you need the biz acumen.
Also, one of the reasons (apart from the fact, that they are brilliant schools) why I am looking specifically for Kellogg and Booth, is because my family is based out of Chicago. Shouldn't count as a reason, but then its always good to be around your family.
Can you suggest some schools I should be targeting?
Thanks.
