Thanks to the topic initiator. I would like to share my profile here for evaluation. Some valuable advice to choose which business schools to apply for the 2020 MiM intake will be much appreciated. I know it is quite late to apply around this time. I would like to mention that it was around March when I decided to apply for MiM programs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. I think that focusing on my master's studies might be a good option now due to the impacts of COVID-19.
Background and nationality: Age 23, Bangladeshi
Undergrad Information:Completed in June 2019. CGPA: 3.11/4.0, BBA (Major Marketing) from Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka (top tier uni in our country). The business school is arguably the best in the country with an acceptance rate below 2% in undergrad.
GMAT - 710 (Q47, V40) - First Attempt. I had to take the online exam on 28th April 2020. After reaching the exam centre on 18th April for my scheduled GMAT exam, I found that the exams had been closed for almost a month. Taking the online exam took a toll on my quant score.
IELTS - 8.5, Took on March 21, 2020.
Other Passed CFA Level I in 2018. I have registered for the level II exam, which got postponed due to COVID-19, in 2020.
Work experience and leadershipStarted my internship in January 2019, and joined the same company fulltime as a senior executive before completion of my internship after two months in March. I got promoted to Assistant Manager after another eight months. I will likely be forfeiting another promotion around the end of this year if I move for my master's degree.
The company is a local IT firm, which is the only Local LSP of Microsoft and Gold Partner of SAP in the country. It specializes in industry 4.0 technologies like AI, ML, Data Science, IoT etc. I was part of the strategy team, which directly reports to the CEO/MD of the company. I played a vital role in planning for the SBUs, creating international partnerships and working on the IPO placement process of the company. If the IPO is successful, then the company will be the first one to get listed as a software technology company in the country.
As a leading sponsor company in the Startup World Cup (Biggest Startup Competition in the world) Bangladesh Regionals, the company gave me extensive international exposure to countries like the USA, UAE, India, China, and Singapore.
Community and othersI have been part of an organization, which worked for the education for street children in the city. As the coordinator, I managed a full team of 30 volunteers and made an impact on more than 150 children over three years. I am part of the Board of Advisors now.
Have many notable event organization experiences in undergrad.
Have completion medal for long-distance running, and Champion and Runners up accolades in Cricket and Football (Mostly intra-department ones as I took sports mainly as a hobby) as manager and player during undergrad.
Post Master goalsWould like to move into consulting and gain long term global experience in a top management consulting company.
My undergraduate results are quite uninspiring. Despite my CGPA being on the low end, I should be in 50th percentile of my class.
End note: I have been working fulltime from home now due to COVID-19. It makes time very scarce for me, and completing the exams has had left me little to no time for sleep in the last two months. I have LSE, Imperial, UCL, Cass, (you could guess that I would prefer to be in London, UK if possible) and Manchester Business School in my target school list. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could evaluate my profile and suggest me. (Please ignore any grammatical mistakes, as I am writing the post at 6 AM after being awake since yesterday with a full workday and a whole night of application research). Thanks in Advance!