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Hi guys,

I am a 29 year old Egyptian with a technical background and I am considering applying for Judge MBA. Can you give me some feedback?

Education:
I have a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with a 77% degree from one Egypt's top schools. In Egypt it is a 5 year degree and 77% is a very good degree compared to excellent which starts at 85%. After that, I was selected for a scholarship with an acceptance rate of 1% to continue my diploma in Mechatronics, and used this diploma to pursue a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering in Germany with a 1.3 degree "100%= 1 in Germany, and 5= failing".

Work experience:
I have worked as an international freelance inspector before graduation and have travelled to China, Italy, Finland and many other European countries. During my Master's degree in Germany, I had a couple of student jobs as an engineer and started a full-time engineering position right after, also in Germany, focusing on customer support for 1.5 years. After that, however, I moved into product management for more than two years. The product manager role is truly international in the sense that I coordinate work with other groups in Japan, USA, France, China and of course Germany. It also involved strategy definition and business development.

Extracurricular activities:
This was really during my undergrad-studies in Egypt, as I participated in a number of NGO initiatives with a cultural background and was a project manager for an arts and culture program, leading 100 volunteers. In Germany I only did 3 months of volunteering, which I think is too small to mention.

Languages:
German, English, Arabic, and basic Spanish.

GMAT score:
Not yet available. I scored 540 on the test exam without preparation, I have 7 weeks left to prepare with about 10-15 hours per week.

Hi EgyGer1,

Thanks for sharing your profile and MBA aspirations.

My name is Priyanka, Client Manager at ARINGO.

You have a very interesting profile! From what I can see:

Academics – Having a bachelor's and a master's with a good percentage- Awesome! The scholarship is an added advantage.

GMAT - Well, try aiming a 700+ score!

Work Experience –Strong international experience is definitely a positive point. We would like to see your CV to understand the companies you have been associated with, your roles and responsibilities, the impact of your work, and promotions better.

Extracurricular activities/Volunteer Work – The schools look at a holistic profile. Having some volunteering experience is good. We would love to know more about your hobbies and interests.

School list – The profile looks fine for Judge https://www.aringo.com/the-judge-mba-university-of-cambridge/ but would be able to give more insights once we have your GMAT score and clarity on your goals.

All in all sounds like you have a good profile! If you send me your CV and other info on PRIYANKAK@ARINGO.com once you are done with the exam, I would love to connect you with our CEO who will be happy to help further with a detailed review and perhaps work together on some amazing apps.

All the best.

Hello

Grateful for your feedback on my profile.

Background and nationality: Corporate mergers & acquisitions lawyer from Singapore aged 35
Undergrad Information: LLB
GMAT: 660 (V 34 / Q 47)
Work experience and leadership: 9 years of work experience. Currently a corporate partner with a big 4 Singaporean law firm
Post MBA goals: Return to my law firm to continue advising on real estate deals

Hi Lci,

Thank you for sharing your profile. Your GMAT score is quite low as compared to the average required for oxford. I suggest you try to improve your GMAT score (700 at least) to maximize your chances. On the work front, you have a strong 9 years of experience, which should help you bring your leadership qualities to the table. As an older applicant, Executive MBA will help you advance within your company/industry. As you want to continue in your current sector, an Executive MBA may be beneficial.

Hope this helps!

If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and answer any of your concerns. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

How to work on international experience, resume and LOR

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Team, Please help evaluate my chances.

Gmat: 690 ( V34,Q49)
Nationality: Indian
Education: B.Tech( top 10% of the class) and MBA ( Average grades from top 10 Bschool in India)
Attended executive education at SMU, Singapore, Erasmus University, Rotterdam and University of Denver.
Ongoing micromasters in supply chain from MITx

Workex: 6 years total
5 years with a logistics MNC in their global leadership cadre and a global cohort of 40. International workex of 2+ years and Leadership exp of 1+ years. Top 5 percentile of South Asia business unit consistently.

Side hustle of starting a dance school along with my spouse.

Volunteering experience with 6 NGOs with leadership experience in 2.

What are my chances? Should I retake the GMAT?

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Hi I'm looking for a profile evaluation for the full-time MBA at Judge starting next year (2022)
Below are details of my profile

Demographic
Indian | Male | Age 25

GMAT
710 (Q49 V39 | IR 6 | AWA 6)

Academics
Under-Graduation: 75.74% (First Division) | Bachelors in Commerce (Honours), Delhi University
12th Grade: 96.75% | Commerce Stream
10th Grade: 9.6 CGPA

Post MBA Goals
Short Term: Marketing & Communication Impact Consulting
Long Term: Set-up my own design and communication consulting organisation

Target Recruiters
IDEO, Dalberg, Bridgespan Group, Ogilvy, Dentsu, Unilever, Frog Design (other similar recruiters, open to your recommendations as well)

Work Experience
Function: Marketing
Tenure: 3.5 years
Industries: Hospitality, Consumer Products & Services, Social Impact
Specialisations: Advertising, Strategy | Additional Exposure: Business Development, General Management

Tenure Details:
July'21 | Tentative Engagement with Malaria No More, India (This is yet to be finalised, but in the pipeline; I'm in the last phase of recruitement and have received a somewhat positive response)
/ Digital Marketing and Communication on their Nation-wide Malaria prevention awareness, treatment, and management Social Behaviour Change Communciation Campaign

December'20-Present | Self-Employed
/ Co-founded social media and website based e-commerce fashion brand 'aurai by dt' (hair accessories) - engaged with an NGO building livelihood of impoverished women through skill building in stiching and tailoring
/ Freelance digital advertising, content strategy, and design solutions consultant to small scale consumer product & service brands

April'20-October'20 | Vihara Innovation Network
/ Marketing and Business Development Associate

June'19-March'20 | Vizara Technologies Pvt. Ltd
November'19-February'20 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
/ Project Associate - International Heritage Symposium and Exhibition 2020

March'18-May'19 | Templatolio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
/ Client Servicing Associate
/ Client Servicing Analyst

Co-curricular Development
Social Development:
June'20-Present | Rotary International
/ Member of Rotary Club of Delhi South Metropolitan. Taken active participation in monthly virtual meetings and assisted with operational and design solutions for those meetings

January'21-April'21 | Sofia Smart Centre
/ Engaged with this skill development NGO that enables impoverished women through skillbuilding to generate livelihood (for my hair accessories venture)

June'11 | Music Basti
/ Volunteered at the NGO focused on the holistic development of underprivileged children to bolster their personalities through the medium of music

Cultural Development:
September'14-May'17 | Music Society Member, Under-Graduation
/ Performed as member of the society at college annual fest

July'15 | Summer School, London School Of Economics (LSE)
/ Attended Summer School from London School of Economics (LSE) inManagerial Accounting and received 'A' Grade in the assessment examination

April'09-March'14 | Lead Guitarist-School Band, High-School
/ Participated in and won a few music competitions where I represented my school with my band
/ Performed on the opening day of the International PASH (Partners forthe future) German Leaders' youth camp; organised by the DPS Society in association with the Goethe Institute at Max Meuller Bhavan

February'09-January'12 | Rockschool Guitar Examinations
/ Cleared up till grade 4 guitar examinations with distinction; certified by Trinity School of Music, London

July'10-August'10 | Artek - The International Children's Festival, Ukraine
/ Represented India at this UN initiative, held in Ukraine. The festival encouraged cultural interaction and mutual dialogue betweenchildren from a vast variety of countries

Curricular Accomplishments
May'17 | Under-Graduation
/ Passed my undergraduate degree with First-Division

May'14 | Secondary Education
/ Ranked 10th in my high school, in a batch of approximately 1500 people, in the 12th grade CBSE Board Examination
/ Received a Gold Medal and Certificate of Merit for 7 consecutive years (2006–2014) of academic excellence - from my high school, D.P.S. R.K. Puram

Hobbies/Leisure
Watching sports-Cricket, F1, Tennis, Baseball / Electronic Music Production / YouTube Learning / Streaming Platforms / Traveling /Reading

Thanks for your help

Is 730 good for Judge MBA?

Demographic: 28, Scandinavian, Male
GMAT Score: est. 700

Education:
BSc in Maritime Administration (2018) 3.47/4.0
MSc in Finance and Accounting: (2020) 2.85/4.0

Work-Ex:
Currently working as senior consultant at Big 4 (2020 - Present: 1 year, will have 3 years of experience before joining Business School). Fast tracked, promotion from consultant to senior consultant in one year.

Worked part time at worlds largest transportation company, for two years (2017-2019)
Interned at worlds largest transportation company, PMO/M&A (For 8 months in 2017/18)
Worked part time at major Scandinavian bank (for 4 months 2016)
Worked part time as a bookkeeper at a small firm (for 8 months 2016)
I focused more at gaining work experience, than improving my GPA, since this was crucial in landing a fulltime job after graduation.

Extracurricular:
Current board member of Mensa (Country chapter)
Semester exchange to WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany (2019)
Semester exchange to Texas A&M, USA (2017)

Languages:
English (Fluent), Danish (Native)

Role after MBA:
Consulting / Business Development / Operations

Aiming for the following universities:
INSEAD
London Business School
HEC Paris
Judge Business School
Saïd Business School
Columbia (Maybe)
HBS (Maybe)
Wharton (Maybe)

Hello fellow applicants,

Could you please evaluate my profile?

Profile:

1. GMAT Score - 720 (Q50V37)
2. Age - 27
3. Gender - Male
4. Nationality - Indian
5. Work Experience - 4 years
6. Current Role - Project Manager
7. International experience - 8 Months Switzerland + 2 Months in Singapore
8. Positions of Responsibilities - College basketball team captain + Head of the Sponsorship team, Cultural fest
9. College - NIT Raipur
10. College GPA - 7.51, 12th - 89.2 % , 10th - 9.2 (Not sure if it's relevant now)
11. Immediate Post MBA goal - Tech Consulting
12. Won 2 awards in the current company for my performances.

In my four years of work experience, first 8 months I supported my father in setting up a new business, 6 months worked in a startup as a business analyst and post that in a fortune 500 company. Even though I'm a Computer Science Engineer, I have always been interested in management roles. Hence, post-graduation I only sorted roles in this field. In my current role as a Project Manager, I'm working on a multi-million M&A project, which involves regular interaction with colleagues from over 50+ countries.


Thanks a lot!

Team, Please help evaluate my chances.

Gmat: 700( V35,Q50) IR 6 AWA 6
Nationality: Indian
Education: B.Tech( top 10% of the class) and MBA ( Average grades from top 10 Bschool in India)
Attended executive education at SMU, Singapore, Erasmus University, Rotterdam and University of Denver.
Ongoing micromasters in supply chain from MITx

Workex: 6 years total
5 years with a logistics MNC in their global leadership cadre and a global cohort of 40. International workex of 2+ years and Leadership exp of 1+ years. Top 5 percentile of South Asia business unit consistently.

Side hustle of starting a dance school along with my spouse.

Volunteering experience with 6 NGOs with leadership experience in 2.

What are my chances?

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Hi there AlphaKilo,
Did you wind up applying to Judge already? Based on the limited info shared here I feel you would be considered, but it will still be quite competitive being an Indian applicant, who already has an MBA... even if the MBA was early in your career, you have to basically convince admissions that they should admit YOU over others who don't already have a fairly equivalent degree. If you have strong examples of leadership and achievement in your professional experiences and strong recommendations that could help, and even your 'side hustle' could be an additional angle to help you be remembered. If your leadership in the NGO/community work is really impactful that also could help. Feel free to register for one of our free 30 minute consultations if you have not applied yet and would like to discuss your profile further!
https://mbamission.as.me/?calendarID=5208558

Hi all, please help to give honest review about my profile

Age : 26

Nationality/Gender/Location: Indonesian, Female, Indonesia

Under-Graduate School : Gadjah Mada University, Bachelor of Computer Science

Under-Graduate GPA: above 85% (VS)

GMAT/GRE Test scores: 710

Total Work Experience : 4 years+ (almost 5)

Current Industry : Advertisement

Brief about Work Experience :
Business Process & Internal Audit Manager - Best advertisement company in Indonesia (6 months)
• Designing Business Process Flow and SOP for all departments resulting in clear segregation of duties, reducing more than 40% processing time and 80% fines cost.
• Co-lead in developing and implementing standardize career development and organization structure for all departments.
• Leading risk register assessment and creation as the reference for yearly internal audit plan.
• Planned, proposed, and implemented asset management master data, resulting in structured and centralized data for several departments and reducing processing time.
• In charge as Project Manager for system implementation (Salesforce, Campaign Information System & Inventory Management System) and new business development. Ensure all projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget. Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress and translate business/user needs in technology/system requirement.


Business Integration Architect - Accenture (4 years)
• In charge of business process re-engineering projects, activities included: process gathering, business process workshop, Logical Operating Model creation, new business process, SOP & RACI Matrix drafting for Operation, Engineering & SHE.
• Designed and implemented system to capture all required production data, including performance report. Created time efficiencies for clients and single source of truth for different users.
• Designed and implemented ERP system (SAP) for 5 different companies at the same time for Operation, Engineering and Quality Management. Activities included: requirement gathering, fit-gap analysis, blueprint & functional spec creation, SIT, UAT, end-users training and post go-live support
• Increased customer’s productivity and obtained 100% client satisfaction scores with little or no bug.

Additional info:
I have exposure to several industries, but mostly in energy, logistic and advertisement
I moved a lot (nationally), 7 cities so far
I have no international professional experience (except working with expat colleagues)

Volunteering/Extra-curriculars:
- Active in volunteering activities back when I was working at Accenture
- Volunteer at refugee camp
- Active in dog community
- I like travelling and sewing, hence my short term target is being a strategy consultant (which requires a lot and travel, and trying new things/environment), and my long term is creating my own business in fashion & accessories for people and dogs

Short-Term Goal : Strategy consultant, I'd like to understand about different industries and sectors, trying new things, and creating a big impact to a company

Long-Term Goal : I want to start my own business, I have 3 ideas in mind, related to fashion & technology

Thanks!

Hi julia0729,

Thank you for sharing your profile. Your profile looks good on the surface. Starting with the stats, your GMAT score is quite good. On the work front, your work experience as a manager demonstrates excellent leadership abilities. You will need to emphasize the lessons you learned while working in teams. Along with this, you may demonstrate how your experience as a project manager and architect has changed you into a better future leader. The fact that your work experience has been highly progressive and that you have contributed to your organization will make the application process easier for you. B-schools are looking for applicants with a wide set of values and a diversified profile. Candidates that have shown progress throughout their tenure are given preference. In addition, you should include any experiences that have aided you in developing and honing your talents at work. All of these will come together to exhibit your candidacy for your dream school.

Your ECs and voluntary work are interesting. Your willingness to enhance your knowledge and learn something new is exemplified by your interest in trying new things/environments. The AdComs will much appreciate it. Your goals are quite clear. However, you will need to elaborate on it and connect it to your previous work experience. Long-term goals are great! Just be sure to explain how an MBA from Judge can help you reach your goals. Also, try to give your goals a global shape. Here is an article over connecting dots in an application. It talks about how to bring these best essays possible for your applications.

Overall, you have a strong profile and a good shot at Judge. Which other schools are you considering? What will be most important about your application is connecting the experiential dots and creating a compelling narrative. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to answer any of your concerns and discuss your further chances at b-schools. Feel free to book a free session with us at your convenience.

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Hi julia0729,

Thanks for posting and glad to hear of your interest in Cambridge for your MBA!

Based on the info you shared so far, if you execute your applications well, based upon what I have seen working with Indonesian female candidates for Judge in the past (I actually happened to help a client also interested in the fashion industry and entrepreneurship gain acceptance at Judge for example, small world), I would be cautiously optimistic that you would be competitive and considered at Judge. I do feel you will benefit greatly from revamping your CV/descriptions of your professional experience for a more general audience though, so as not to fall into a group of applicants who can appear TOO technical or jargon-focused in your applications, fyi.

So far I would identify the following strengths to your profile:

-respectable GMAT
-strong academics
-sufficient work experience at reputable companies
-people & project management skills
-quant & analytical skills
-example/s of taking initiative to improve things/ propose things (shows leadership)
-volunteering experience

Then there are the following potential weaknesses or challenges:

-lack of international experience
-as mentioned--currently your experiences are less accessible to a general audience i.e. "Leading risk register assessment and creation...", "SOP & RACI Matrix drafting for Operation, Engineering & SHE", " fit-gap analysis, blueprint & functional spec creation, SIT, UAT, end-users training and post go-live support" (rationale-- you not only want to ensure all admissions readers quickly 'get' your work but also to show that you will be effective at communicating your work experiences to classmates fyi)

And the following unknowns of course:

-extent of your community involvement; leadership within that?
-how your essays will shape up
-quality of your recommendations
-interview potential

In terms of the lack of international experience, while it is a slight weakness, one action you can take to do your best to overcome that would be to ensure you make it clear why the globally-focused Judge MBA is of interest to you and how it will benefit your career. Showing a passion FOR global experience and specifics on why you need and want that focus will help. Additionally, based upon my experiences working with similar applicants at Judge, it will be vital that you connect your goals with Judge-specific knowledge and experiential opportunities; for example how will the Global Consulting Project help prepare you for your ultimate goal to start your own (potentially global) company? And so forth.

Good luck with your application process, and on a personal note I absolutely loved my time at Judge! If you would like to connect further, you can register here for a 30 minute consultation at any point, which is simply a chance to discuss your profile and CV further and address additional questions you may have. https://mbamission.as.me/?calendarID=5208558

Hi Community, Please evaluate chances for Interview & Admit

Name: Ellen Adams
PGDM Shipping Management (Part time) - NMIMS, Mumbai - 70%
B.Sc. Nautical Science - T.S. Chanakya (Top of the league college for maritime studies, Intake by JEE - 79.7%). passed out in 2010 (In top five of Batch)
12th - CBSE 87.4% (Topper of Batch)
10th - CBSE 84.4% (Topper of Batch)
GMAT - 680 (Tyring to improve to 700)


Work Exp -
2010 - Dec 2014 --> Worked on board Ships for 4 Years for a Japanese shipping MNC. Multicultural environment, worked with people from 4 nationalities. Work area was in operations.
Jan 2015 - Jul 2017 --> Worked on shore Danish shipping MNC Maersk, also a fortune 500 company. Worked in Operations, especifically maritime security operations. (Anti-pirate/Antihijacking Operations)
Aug 2017 - Dec 2019 --> Took career break to prepare for Civil services, couldnt make it.
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 --> Worked on shore for a small time shipping company based in Delhi. Resigned over issues unethical issues which my conscience did not allow to do.
Dec 2021 - Sept 2022 --> Worked for a family setup of small manufacturing unit.
Now --> Working on board ships

Short term goal post MBA - To get in an operations heavy company like Amazon
Long term Goal - To work my way up to COO level in a good company.

Another (and Main) reason for doing MBA --> Beacuse of Personal/family reasons I have to stay in north part of India, where there are not many good quality maritime jobs, So i nede to change industry to make a decent living. This is also the reason I have been unemployed for last few months.

Extracurricular Activities - Part of NCC group and also worked with an NGO that works for elderly. (Nirashrit Bhavans)

Hobbies - Have an active blog where I write poems and short stories. Some of the poem have also been published in a maritime magazine.

Hey Thonereturns,

Thanks for sharing your profile.

Your profile appears positive at first glance. In terms of academics, your GMAT score is within the range for Judge, but putting an extra 20–30 points on the board will help you increase your prospects. Other academic records provided from your end also add value to your application.

On the work front, your work experience seems interesting. I can see that you have listed vivid roles which would definitely help step up your game; all you need to do is portray your roles & responsibilities, skill-set, and professional accolades in a more quantized manner. Moreover, the international exposure in your role will help since Judge school prefers candidates with strong international experience/exposure. AdComs would be interested in hearing about your journey, so make sure to highlight your strengths. Everything depends on how you present it to the AdComs. You have extensive work experience; all you need to do is make a strong case for it, which is where most applicants fall short. Also, it takes great courage to stand for your conscience and speak up for your values at the cost of your job (When you left your job due to unethical handlings by the company) this should be the major highlight of your profile.

ECs are very important when looked from the AdComs point of view. They add diversity to your profile and help you stand out from the pool of applicants. Social work is highly valued and appreciated, your involvement with the NGOs and working for the elderly will help you justify your social responsibilities. Also poetry and blogs will help you bring your euphonious side to the AdComs. For your reference, I suggest you go through our article on How to draft Exemplary ECAs for MBA Application, to understand the importance of crafting ECAs essays that inspire.!

As you are planning to switch your career. You may want to read an article on Career switch, you will get some insights.

Overall you have a good profile and a good chance at Judge. You may add Haas, USC Marshall to your list as well. What's going to matter most about your application is how you link experiential dots and make a great narrative. If you’d like, we are happy to get on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and strengthen your chances further. Feel free to schedule a call with us at your convenience.

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Neha Hadke
Strategy Manager
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Dear MBAandBeyond,

Thank you very much for your response. I would definitely love to connect.
Also I am mostly looking at schools which have One year programmes or at most 16 months and also have a good percieved value in India.

Will connect with you.

Thanks again.