Background and nationality: White; American; Male
Undergrad Information: Two Bachelor degrees - 2.9 Economics from Top 50 Liberal Arts college; 3.5 Applied Mathematics from Top 50 State University. (combined gpa 3.11)
GMAT: 740 (50Q,40V), IR 7, AWA 5
Work experience and leadership: 60 months at matriculation. 2 years at startup; 2 years in supply chain strategy/finance at Fortune 50 company; 1+ years (present job) in supply chain, ZBB strategy, and organizational design focusing on M&A synergies at Fortune 200 company. Currently have two reports that are focusing on optimizing the supply chain network. My group owns the ideation and business case phases.
Community and others: Led philanthropic team while at the Fortune 50 company. The team volunteered with over 60 organizations. Tutor children with Asperger's If I am not working, I am outdoors or spending time with my wife and dog.
Post MBA goals: Consulting at top firm for 2-4 years and then transition back into strategy group within a Fortune 100 company
Anything else? Quick explanation of two degrees: worked for startup straight out of college and was awarded stocks because I was one of the first 50 employees. 2 years after joining, the company was sold and I had the choice of either exercising my shares or joining the much larger company across the country. I realized that I had room to improve on my quant skills and the work I was interested in demanded a higher skill level. In the end, I cashed out and found myself in the classroom for a second time... luckily it was only for 1.5 years because my credits transferred from my first degree.
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Hello guys!

It'll be great to pick your thoughts. I am sure of applying to Kellogg, Tuck and Booth, Wharton is a stressful decision - the effort and $265 might be a waste in the end but I want to not have the regret of not applying to top-3. I will also be applying to a few non M-7 schools schools including Cornell, Darden, Ross etc. of which I will drop 1 school if I go ahead with Wharton.

Background and nationality: Indian
Undergrad Information: BBA, Top Private University in India (Think Symbiosis / NMIMS / Christ) GPA ~3.4 on 4
GMAT: 760 - 50/41/8
Work experience and leadership: 6 years in Risk Consulting (2 with big 4). Lead a team of 4.
Community and others: Somewhere between average and solid in High School and UG. Community service continues until date and is very different from most of my fellow Indians.
Post MBA goals: Ops consulting - McK Ops / ATK etc.
Anything else?

If not Wharton - can I possible replace Ross/Darden with a better ranked school which will be kind to my non-IIT low GPA UG and traditional background? Yale / MIT?

Best,
gmat7m

Hey,

So
GMAT : Yet to Appear
GPA : 3.0 (Graduate in Commerce)
I am a Chartered Accountant & a CFA Charterholder

Experience
3 Years Internship in BDO International (Audit)
3 Years Experience in Morgan Stanley (Product Controller for Structured Products)
Currently employed with JP Morgan (Treasury Risk - Structural Interest Rate Risk Management)

I am planning to apply for 2021 (sorry I see this is a 2020 thread), by the time will have 2 years experience in JPM

Extra Curricular :
NGO Activities
1 Year in a Rotaract Club
Currently part of an NGO that engages in Education for the underprivileged kids (working as a teacher & Center head)

Can someone give me an evaluation and whether I should do something more to better my profile.

Thanks

Hi gmat7m
I think you are doing the right thing by putting together a portfolio of schools. Your GMAT is great which will work to your advantage, but I do worry about the GPA and university at this level -- your competition is tough. I actually recommend leaving Ross, Darden and Cornell all on your list. I know it's more work and it's more expensive, but this is a super competitive process especially with your background. I agree you don't want to have regrets in life so definitely target your top schools but just know that it's going to be a tough race. You need to execute a high quality application with great recs that speak to you as a leader with great interpersonal skills...more than just a quant guy. (There are plenty of those.) Also, make sure you highlight any international experience. It will help you stand out!
Hope that helps!
Krista
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This looks very promising but you will still need a high GMAT score in order to have a fighting chance as Wharton is so incredibly competitive as I am sure you already know. Do you have any idea where you might land GMAT score-wise?

Assuming that you score above 700 at least, preferably higher (a must for an Indian applicant, I am afraid) and that your essays are as impressive as your working experience and extra curriculars up until now I would rate your chances as pretty good though.
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Nationality- Indian
Gender- Male
Xth- 67.7%
XIIth - 65%
Undergrad- B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering with 54.4%
TOEFL- Yet to take
GMAT- 750 ( Q-50, V-41, AWA-4.5, IR-5)

Work Exp :
1. Have worked for 9 years in Telecom Industry and am currently VAS Manager for Airtel India Operations. Have previously worked with Nokia, Mahindra Comviva. Also have worked in UK for 6 months.
- Have received awards for my work at Airtel and previous organisations
- I have done in corses for Leadership,Security as well as technology


Volunteer Experience :
1. Involved in education of economically deprived kids, conducting fundraisers with an NGO "SOCH"
2. During flood disaster in MP in 2016 I was part of the team that setup communications to emergency and disaster helplines for people affected by the natural calamity
3. Sarva Seva Sankalp Samiti – NGO from Burhanpur for Deaddiction centers, Vaccination Drives, Reforestation, Awareness
programs for Crimes against women.Participated in workshops near Indore and Burhanpur for Vaccination drives, Awareness Camps and planting of saplings for green drive.
4.Mentored students at GS Institute of Management for development of soft skills


Extra Curricular:
1. Head of student placement committee and President of club "Peregrination" in College
2. Designed college website for "Peregrination"
3.Paper Presentation on Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic at national level at Concours 2006 at KIT, Andhra Pradesh
4.Presented Paper on Mobile and Wireless Communication in Techvinox 2005.
5.Paper Presentation on MRI Scan Application of Fuzzy Logic in PIONEER 2K5 at College of Engineering ,Kolhapur
6.Second prize in "Wrocketry" organized at KIT Andhra Pradesh
7.Won HTML web page competition in School level competition

Please evaluate.

Hi,
is it your part-time job? How could you achieve good academic and professional progress at the same time? Though it'd be better to have at least 2 years of full-time professional development, your mature balancing between studies and work could be your unique feature and the strongest focus in your application.
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Hi all, was hoping to get some feedback on my profile. Any input is appreciated!

GMAT: 750 (Q49, V42, 8 IR, 6 AWA)
GPA: 3.5/4 in Materials Science & Engineering at a Southern Ivy (Rice/Vanderbilt/Duke), awarded MSCI department's award for leadership as a senior.
Passed levels CFA levels 1 and 2

Extracurriculars during undergrad:
- Organizer of largest on-campus event, responsible for coordinating a week's worth of activities for a group of 300+ students. Worked with local businesses to sponsor the event, had 5-figure budget to work with, led team of 5 organizers
- Founder and president of club sports team
- Orientation advisor junior and senior years (highly competitive, ~10% of applicants are chosen to advise)
- Worked ~20 hours per week in nanotech research lab for 2.5 years on campus

Extracurriculars after graduation:
- Mentor for an inner-city youth baseball program
- Alumni admissions interviewer for alma mater
- Organizer of alumni affairs for the largest on-campus event mentioned above
- Play in amateur baseball league
- Occasionally foster for animal shelter (work hours permitting)

Work experience at time of application: (most recent first):

-1.5 years at boutique RIA in Texas ($6B AUM). Not much history of sending people to B-school, though almost all of senior mangement/C-Suite has MBA from top-10 schools. Started as an analyst on fixed income desk, after 9 months was promoted to associate and given PM-like responsibility for management of a $300M strategy (though no official PM or junior PM title). Expect to have responsibility for another strategy by the time I apply, bringing total AUM I am responsible for to ~$400M. Still have large analytical role with other fixed income strategies, use engineering background for coding & data analysis.

- 6 months as financial advisor with F100 insurance firm. Started here because I wanted to transition into investment management, left because role was more focused on sales than making investment decisions. Concerned this is a very weak part of my application.

- 1.5 years as management consultant in energy department for bronze-tier consulting firm with tech focus (think Quorum, Infosys, etc). Had projects on O&G supermajor & international government client, led offshore teams of 5-10 people on each project.

- Internship with NASA in R&D group as an undergrad. Worked with materials engineers to develop a prototype which was approved for further testing by management.

MBA goal: want to get MBA from top finance program to gain a formal finance education. Currently have very strong analytical skills stemming from engineering background but lack understanding of what makes a successful business tick, which I believe is of utmost importance for investment management. CFA curriculum has filled some of this gap, but is mainly focused on valuation. Also believe I need to improve soft skills to one day lead a team of analysts.

Post MBA goal: Junior PM or similar type role at major asset management firm, preferably one with fixed income focus (PIMCO/DoubleLine/TCW). Long-term goal is to become Chief Investment Officer of an AM firm.

Wharton is my top choice so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

You really can set yourself apart in the application process just by knowing the school well- I review lots of applications for my clients and I can tell easily which ones are trying to "phone it in" so to speak.... and which ones really did the work to know the school and WHY it works for them and their future goals. So I encourage you to do a great job on this step! It is important and is also a place where counselors can really help to challenge you to do your best work. We'd be glad to discuss your profile in more depth- reach out to us for a free consult at this link:https://stratusadmissionscounseling.com/admissions/business-school-admissions-consulting-gmat-club-visitor/
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This looks like a solid profile. As I'm sure you're aware, Wharton in particular tends to prefer higher GMATs, but I wouldn't advise retaking at this point if you're applying R2. Your W/E is good (hedge fund w/ name recognition is nice); S&T might not be preferred W/E across top schools, but for Wharton it works. Undergrad at Top 10 is great, I wouldn't worry about the 3.3, it's not really a pro or con. Other parts of your profile are unique too: athletic achievement in obscure sport (skeleton!?), coaching that sport, fostering kid.

If you were looking to apply R1 next year I would say take the GMAT again and shoot for 740, but for R2 this year I would say focus on your career goals pitch (why IB and why an MBA at Wharton will help).

Good luck!