rnrir9 wrote:
Hi,
I am Indonesian, 28yrs old Female. I am currently preparing for my GMAT test while shortlisting possible B-schools to apply in addition to CJBS and University of Toronto.
Graduated from top private university in Indonesia
GPA : 3.31/4
Major : Computer Engineering
Work Experience : +/- 1.5 year of working as a programmer and software QA
+/- 4 years of working in Internal Audit Division in 2nd biggest bank in Indonesia, most of my audit experiences are related to performance audit (advisory role), hence they require holistic overview and high level analysis to evaluate the strategies implemented by auditees. My audit universes are several divisions related to Treasury & Capital Market, Securities Subsidiary, Asset Management Subsidiary, Overseas Branches & Subsidiary, Pension Fund, Life Insurance, etc.
EC : I think I'm a bit lacking in this one, so I need some advices regarding my EC
. mostly I'm involved in Student English Club in HS (Won first place for 2 Debate competitions) and in College (General Secretary and Member of Debate Team)
Christian related Committe whether in my current workplace (organized a service and served as First Secretary for both Christmas & Easter Celebrations), my university, and my church.
Other than that, I used to be in Choir, Cheerleading Team, Vocal Groups, and currently in Children Teaching Volunteering (not active since Covid-19 pandemic).
Achievements : Aside from debate competitions above, I got 2nd best graduate for Officer Development Program in my current workplace.
Could you tell me my chances and possible B-school to apply. I'm planning to specialized in Strategy or General Management
Thank you
Hey
rnrir9!
To commence your profile evaluation, I would say that your academic background is quite strong. Your GPA of 3.31 not only displays your academic prowess but also opens a lot of opportunities and doors to top business schools for you. The brand name of your university further aids in strengthening your profile as top B-schools across the world tend to favour candidates from top schools of each country. As for complementing your profile with a GMAT score, given your target schools, I would advise you to aim for a score of minimum 700+.
Moving on to your work experience, you have almost 5 years of quality work experience. Even though you have an impressive amount of high stake projects and experiences to embellish your profile, there is one major factor that is missing throughout your profile and it is the lack of huge brand names. The brand name definitely plays a major role in an application as you’d be competing with applicants from the top schools and big4 companies. To negate the lack of big brand names, talking about the kind of projects you have undertaken, the impact you created and your career progression with major learning takeaways would definitely showcase the quality of your work and establish you as no less than a big4 candidate.
Further, on the note of extracurriculars, you must be cognizant of the fact that schools seek applicants having a holistic profile. Therefore, accounting for the same, it is great to see that you have a plentiful of extracurricular activities to highlight your well-rounded and holistically developed profile. Your involvement in the college debate team displays your excellent communication skills. Your experience with organizing Christmas and easter events highlights your leadership and event management skills. Whereas, your community involvement through children teaching volunteering displays your compassion and ability to utilize your skills to create a positive impact on society. However, since most of these experiences date back to your undergraduation, I’d suggest you to further build upon your extracurricular by taking up some certifications in the field you wish to be pursuing a career in and additionally get involved in CSR activities hosted by your company.
Given your school choices, CJBS and UoT fall under the dream category which means that they have an acceptance rate of 8-12% and hence your chances of acceptance into their program are anywhere between 40-50%. Having said this, to hedge your bets, a few other schools that you can target are Ivey, Schulich, Queen’s, Cass, LBS, Warwick, King’s, UCL, Imperial etc.
Lastly, since you wish to apply to some of the highly competitive schools in the world, you’d be facing competition from a highly saturated and holistically developed competitor pool, you ought to back your profile with an impactful application. A strong application would not only allow you to highlight your strength but also distinguish you from other applicants.
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