Hello everyone,
Requesting for a profile evaluation for Insead class of 2022. I'll be applying in Fall 2020.
I'm from India, and studied in a CBSE-affiliated school.
- Grade 10: 10 /10 GPA
- Grade 12: Science (Physics, Chemistry, Math) + Economics - scored 96.75% best of 4 subjects and 95.5% in all 5 combined
- Received multiple 'Meritorious Awards' in school as well as a (small) scholarship (that was the the only one our school gave out
)
- Also received 'Certificate of Merit' every year in school from Grade 5 to Grade 12 (might not matter that much because it was so long ago but just mentioning it here because of reasons you'll see below)
- Completed my 3 year undergraduate in BA Economics Honors from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. Scored in Top 10% - 87.5% at the end of the program with first distinction.
- I also attended a one month summer school at London School of Economics (LSE) in Strategic Management - great experience studying with students from so many different backgrounds!
- Coming to GMAT, my score is 700 (Q48, V38, IR 8 and Essay still pending review but it went well so i'm hoping i should at least get a 5) - I am worried how this will fare in the grand scheme of things. I've been told this score is fine given my prior academic record, work ex, and the fact that i am not from an engineering background. Honestly, im not sure if it is helpful for me to study again and give the GMAT or work on my applications instead. This was a retake, and though i scored 730 in mocks, actual score ended up at 700.
Professional Background
- I work as a management consultant in a good consulting firm (it is more recognized in the US, and it's founders are professors at Kellogg so you'd know where I'm working if you know that
). I'll complete 4 years this July but i think work ex is counted up to matriculation, so 5 years (not sure about this)
- Received one promotion as of now and manage a team of 4-5 junior members. Worked extensively on quantitative data models, pricing strategies, demand estimations, opportunity assessments, mainly focused in the pharmaceutical industry.
- I've traveled for work within the country and to Thailand as well (one of our clients, a big pharma, was based out of Thailand)
- No other travel for work, but hoping for it this year once the corona scare dies down!
- All my project teams are cross cultural, cross country
- Recently have started getting involved in building up the "strategy consultants" track in my organization
Personal Experiences
- My family loves to travel, so I've been to 19 countries up till now (if you count The Vatican as a separate country!). Definitely aware of a lot of cultures
- Decent bit of volunteer work - teaching under privileged women and children
- Recently started guitar classes
- done some professional dance classes
- taken a course in Marketing Analytics from UVA Darden (Coursera, but this was spnsored by my company so i got the Darden certificate as well) and a course from Dale Carnegie on Effective client communications
Please let me know what you think, or in case any other information will be helpful?