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Age: 22

GMAT/GRE Score: Yet to come. (Targeting 680)

GPA- 3.3 (B.tech- ECE)

Work experience:
a)12 months as an administrative at Gate leaders.
b) Founder of Humans for All NGO
c) Working as a part time fashion Model

Internship and Certification-
a)Did one internship at hamari pehchan NGO as a virtual volunteer.
b) At this time, i am doing certification in Business Analyst course.


Educational Background:
a)B.tech in Electronics and Communication. Graduated in June,2019 with cgpa of 7.6
b)XII- 82% (PCM)
c)X- 95%

Extra curricular:
a) Winner of Mr India competition 2019
b) Achieved NCC C certificate with aplha grades.
c) Appeared in Top Magazines as an editorial model.
d) Did a couple of fashion shows and judgement events.

Master program(s) you are applying to?:
a) CEMS MiM- 1st priority
Other universities that are in my bucket list include:
b) Ivey business school, Canada
c) Masters in international business- Queens University, Canada
d) ESCP, universita bocconi, Essec, IE
e) Masters in business Analytics- Ivey

Post-MS Targets:
I am still focusing on this aspect. Currently, i am exploring different courses and doing multiple research in order to know myself more accurately and clearly. Introspection period for the upcoming hill.
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Hi thenikhilseth,
Your Profile seems pretty good.

To start off your B.Tech GPA of 3.3 is quite a fair score. As you are targeting a score of 680 in the GMAT, I would recommend aiming for a higher score may be anything above a 690+. Since that opens up a wider variety of schools to target for you.

Speaking of your work experience, I see you have 1 year of work experience but I see that the brand is something that is not particularly strong.
However, you can always compensate for that by talking about the kind of projects you have undertaken, how you went above and beyond your work to achieve a target, initiatives taken and impact created. Basically showcasing how you have grown and progressed in your role at GATE Leaders over the past 12 months.

Apart from this, I see you are the founder of an NGO which is great and you have cubed your entrepreneurial initiative along with your volunteering initiative, showcasing your ability to take the lead and be a change-maker. Highlighting the impacts you have created here would definitely work to improve your profile. A good point which schools will appreciate.

Your work as a part-time fashion model while deviating from the norm is interesting. Though you can showcase your learnings from this role and how it has helped you grow and learn new skills. Maybe talk about how you applied your management skills here to organize an event or build a network of contacts. Highlighting these aspects could definitely work in your favor.

As for your internship at the NGO as a virtual volunteer, showcasing what you did and how you created impact is what will matter most. You are also pursuing a certification in Business Analyst Course which is great and can definitely be an add-on to your profile.

Talking about your extracurricular, they need a little more work. Three out of the four points you have mentioned are just about one thing — your modeling career. These are deviating from your activities in your undergraduate to more activities outside your UG, I would suggest adding a bit more activities from your UG time, that will help you draft strong essays enhancing your Admit chances.

However, you can showcase the modeling as a testament to your persistence and handwork and how you have climbed the ranks and won the title of Mr. India, which appeared in top magazines.
Talking about the learnings from this would definitely help but it would be clubbed under one title of modeling.

Talking about your NCC ‘A’ certificate while a great achievement, is something many people have done but nevertheless you can add your volunteering experiences as an extracurricular activity.

Maybe did deeper and look for any feasts or clubs, projects undertaken in your UG for example. These are all general points and you will need a brainstorming session to come up with more.

The schools you are targeting CEMS, Ivy, Queens, ESCP, Bocconi, ESSEC, IE would be under the competitive category and you have a 60-70% chance of getting admitted if you showcase your application to stand out from the other applicants.

For a more in-depth profile evaluation and more recommendations for schools and target programs you can email us your resume at info@mim-essay.com and further you can also check out this free profile evaluation tool for same :

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Had a random idea to apply to Business Schools to escape my integrated Masters last week so here we are

Nationality/Age: British (Ethnically Chinese), 21 y/o currently
GMAT/GRE Score: Did the first benchmark test (Official Practice Test 1) after a week of familiarising the material, got 750 with Q50, V41 - Hoping for 750+ in real exam with some practice
GPA/Work Experience: 63.2% (UK) which is like 3.3-3.4/4, consulting internship at a Big Four last summer and incoming intern for a strategy consulting firm. Also did internships with a couple of smaller companies in the past, significant extra-curricular involvements (Presidents in 2 and committee member of 5-6, mostly volunteering & consulting related)
Educational Background: Physics @ Oxbridge
Masters Programmes to apply to: LBS MiM, if I get rejected then maybe LSE/Imperial MiM
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Hey CustardBuns,

Your ethnicity here can add diversity to the school which is something all schools are looking for and is an add-on to your profile.
Apart from that, I see you have scored a 750 in the mock GMAT and are hoping to get a 750+ in the actual exam which is a great thing because anything over a 700+ is a great score and showcases your analytical ability which schools appreciate. This would allow you to apply to most top schools.

Your GPA, which is again a strong point as it showcases your academic ability and showcases that you are a great student and how you focused during your UG. And your university is also good, it is a UK university and gives you an upper hand over other applicants.
Moving on, your internship with one of the big 4 is again a point in your favor, since having brands in your CV adds more weightage to your profile. You will be on par with the other applicants who would be having internships or work experiences with the big brands. Though make sure to highlight the kind of projects done, how you went beyond your role, created impacts, and how you developed during your work period to an even better professional.

Also, you have mentioned that you have been the president of 2 clubs and committee member of 5 -6 clubs and volunteering, consulting relayed extracurricular experience, if properly explained it will be a good differentiating point for your application.
Talking about your targeted schools, well LBS and LSE being in the dream category have a very stringent acceptance rate which could be anywhere from 8-15 %. Though if you manage to get a 730+ GMAT score and by working on your profile show showcase how you are different from the other equally competent applicants, you can definitely make it in.

As for Imperial, since it is a bit strict on GPA requirements and 3.3-3.4 falls a bit short, however since you have expected a great GMAT score, you should mail beforehand and check eligibility.

Apart from the above schools, you can also consider schools such as HEC and INSEAD under the dream category and ESSEC, ESCP, Duke, Cornell, and Michigan under the competitive category.

As for safe schools, there is the University of Bath, Lancaster University, IE business school that you could look at.

Hope this helps.

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Nationality / Age: Indian/24
GMAT/GRE Score: Started preparing for GMAT just now
GPA / Work experience: GPA is 7.07/10(70.7%) and a work experience of 13 months at a top shock absorber manufacturing organisation as a Process Engineer.
Educational Background: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering then BE in Mechatronics
Master program(s) you are applying to?: Planning for MIM/MSc Management/MEng in Engineering Management
Post-MS Targets: Specific field not decided yet, but won't prefer purely technical roles. Open to any manager roles after that.
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Hey rajansingh33,

Academically your GPA is on the lower end but that can always be compensated by talking about the extracurricular you participated in, volunteering experiences, maybe your participation in clubs or associations or maybe you took up internships. Also, a strong GMAT score will definitely help you in keeping your profile competitive.

So aim for a 690+ GMAT score that would open up a wide variety of schools that you can target and help you offset the low GPA.

You have a pretty decent amount of work experience, the only thing it lacks is a brand name. However, you can always showcase how you took up different projects, created impacts, and have grown during your work period. Your experience properly leveraged can be a competitive advantage.

Coming to your the MiM programs you can target, we would divide the schools into three categories

Dream: HEC, LBS, LSE
Competitive: ESSEC, ESCP, ESMT
Safe: University of Bath, Lancaster University.

And for the Masters in Engineering Management programs you can target, it would be

Dream: Cornell, Dartmouth, MIT
Competitive: USC Marshall, John Hopkins, Concordia
Safe: Memorial University, University of Brunswick

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Nationality/Age: Bangladeshi / 30
GMAT: Yet to be taken, however, planning to take the exam in mid-December'20 (Target score around 650)
Educational Background: B.B.A (major: Finance & Accounting, cgpa: 3.50) from Bangladesh; M.Com (major: Accounting, overall marks: 71%) from Australia
Work experience: 2 years in teaching in a private university in Bangladesh
Masters program I intend to apply: My target country is Canada (Business schools: Schulich, Telfer, Smith, and other similar categories)
Post-MS target: Would like to secure a job in Banking or Consulting industry as a Financial Analyst or similar position (depending on the degree that I can avail).

Although I already have a Masters degree, my intention is to get an M.Sc in Accounting (not sure whether PhD is possible as I don't have any significant publications yet) or Masters in Accounting (a big problem is there as Canada doesn't allow direct entry in Accounting masters program for Int. graduates, as far as I know).

Would be happy with a profile evaluation and suggestions (if possible)

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Hi pibenjamin01,

Your profile is pretty decent.

Particularly, your GPA (3.5) is quite good and the master's degree overall marks-71% is also satisfactory.

Intending to apply to M.Sc. in Accounting program whilst hailing from a relevant background; this is a strong facet that can give you an edge over others as it conveys your fervor to study the program.

Coming to your work ex., since you already have 2 years of experience in teaching, hence, it's important to note that ideally applicants are required to have a work ex. under 2.5 years.

Further, reflecting on the potential limiting factor, I'd like to add that as you're planning for a second master's degree, you'd be required to back your application with solid reasoning for the same.

You've mentioned it correctly, for international students, most of the schools don't offer a direct entry in Masters in Accounting in Canada. For instance, Schulich might require you to get a diploma from Canada in Diploma in Intermediate Accounting before admit and for Queens, it's recommended to send across your resume to the University for eligibility to MiM in accounting. Similarly, applicants with non-Canadian degrees don't qualify for Tefler.

In the face of such a case, hence, it's ideal to consider and be open to other countries/schools as well such as the US, UK, France, Germany, etc.

Also, since Masters’ in Accounting is a program demanding strong quantitative skills, it would be great to target and attain a score equal to 680 or above.

Hope this helps.

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Nationality / Age: Chinese/27
GMAT/GRE Score: To be taken
GPA / Work experience: 2./3.5/1.5y work experience (not business related)
Educational Background: sociology
Master program(s) you are applying to?: business analytics
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Hi graceo,

Your work experience of 1.5 years, even so, non-business related, would help you address your skills and knowledge in the concerned domain. You’d be able to illustrate specific learning from your job stint in your application and showcase your professional exposure.

Coming from a sociology background, in your application, you would be required to surface your motive to change your field and pursue a Master’s degree in Business Analytics.

Alongside your academics & work experience, you would also need to cast light on your extracurricular engagements, social welfare initiatives, and the like to portray yourself as an all-round applicant.

Since you haven’t expressed your interest in a specific country, I’d like to add that there are a number of schools in the US & Canada. Besides, you have some options in the UK, France, and Spain as well. So, I’d suggest a bunch of schools. Also, if you can confirm your GPA scale once we can give you a better idea about the countries, as the UK is really focused on the GPA.


But before that, you must know that schools are broadly categorized into 3 categories - Dream, Safe, & Competitive. Thus, below are some school suggestions from each of these categories-

Dream- HEC Paris, LBS, Ivey, MIT, USC Marshall, Columbia University,
Competitive- Rochester, Columbia University, Duke Fuqua, HEC Montreal, Schulich, ESADE, ESSEC
Safe- Ohio State University, University of Utah, University of Texas, IESEG


As you’re yet to take the GRE/GMAT, it would be great to target and attain a high score- it would really help strengthen your profile try to aim for 300+/690+ score

Lastly, A proper evaluation requires an understanding of your extracurricular, Academics, and professional exploits. We will need details on the same to give you a comprehensive evaluation. Hence, it would be helpful for you to take a Profile Evaluation to gain insights into your profile’s strengths and weaknesses.

So, below is the link to our FREE Profile Evaluation Tool to help you gain in-depth insights into your profile’s strengths and weaknesses and also receive a list of school suggestions that best suit your profile-

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Hope this helps.
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Nationality / Age: 23, Indian Male
GMAT Score: 710
TOEFL : 113/120
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Work Ex : 1 Finance internship, 1 supply chain management internship, currently working in a data science consultancy firm.
Educational Background: B.E in instrumentation and control engineering ( top 10 ranked college in India)
Master program(s): DUKE MQM, Mcgill MMA, UBC MBAN, Rotman MMA, HEC Montreal msc, USC MBAN, John Hopkins mban
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Hey there.
I am Sritam Das, 21 year young man from India.

Undergrad- Bachelor in Mass Media- Advertising Specialization from National College, University of Mumbai. (Topper of Batch and Top 100 in University)
Currently in Final Year(2020-21) Aggregate CGPA till now is 9.3/10.

Targeting Fall 2021 Admissions in MiM and M.Sc in Top 20 and few Specialized Marketing Programs.
Will take GMAT/GRE. Can score a 650+.

Internship(2018)
4 months internship S&M at Bombay Pharma, a reputed Pharma Equipment Manufacturer.

Freelance Experience(2019)
I have been an Associate Casting Director in major 3 TVC campaigns of Whisper, Idea and ITC Aashirvad.

Entrepreneurship(2020)
I am the Self-Proprietor of WhyNot Films, a Micro Enterprise based in Odisha, India. It's registered as a MSME with Government of India. We provide video marketing solutions to Hotels, Restaurants and other MSMEs in the Hospitality Sector. Started in Jan 2020 and till March 2020, I have produced Corporate films and Digital Promos for 4 Hotels in Goa, Munnar and Bhubaneshwar. Apart from it, I outsource Wedding Photography and Films.

Fellow Member of Screenwriters Association (Indian Equivalent of American Screenwriters Association)

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Head Boy in Secondary School, Elected Secretary of Cultural Association during Intermediate.
Head of Technicals, Cutting Chai, Mumbai's Biggest Undergrad Media Festival.

Awards-
I have received awards and won many competitions in reputed Media and Communication Festivals in India. Mostly around Advertisement Design, Campaign and Film-Making.

Community Service-
Teaching and Volunteering with NGOs operating in the Red Corridor(Maoist Affected Areas) of Odisha, a coastal state of India.

Post Master goals-
Corporate Marketing Experience for few years and then go back to my entrepreneurship work and work with brands to support them grow in the age of video content mutation.

I can get genuine recommendations for my study and work.

I would love to hear your suggestions and recommendations regarding GMAT and non-GMAT Programs which will value me as a student and a contributor.

Thank you and all the best to my fellow aspirants.
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Nationality / Age: Indian Male, 21
GMAT/GRE Score: 720 (Q49, V40)
GPA / Work experience: GPA: 3/4 ; Consulting at one of the Big 4s
Educational Background: Bachelors in Commerce (Financial Markets) from NM College (Mumbai University)
Master program(s) you are applying to?: HEC Paris / Mannheim MMM / LSE
Post-MS Targets: Consulting / Investment Banking
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GMAT/GRE Score: Not known yet although I am shooting for 700
GPA / Work experience:3.5/internship at boutique hedge fund in NYC and stay at home internship for UK based P2P lender
Educational Background: Major: Russian Language Minor: Economics with focus in managerial economics
Master program(s) you are applying to?: MiM/MFin at LSE, Bocconi, St. Gallen, Imperial and HEC
Post-MS Targets: Management or Strategic Consulting based in Russia and CIS countries.

Hey everyone!, I am late to post to this forum but here are my stats. I plan to take the GMAT in mid-December and apply second round to all my targets shortly after. Would love to chat!
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GMAT Score: 710
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Educational Background: B.E in instrumentation and control engineering ( top 10 ranked college in India)
Master program(s): DUKE MQM, Mcgill MMA, UBC MBAN, Rotman MMA, HEC Montreal msc, USC MBAN, John Hopkins mban
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Hey Raunaq98,

Your profile seems great.

You have a great GMAT and GPA and your college brand being one of the top 10 colleges in India certainly will add value to your application. It shows that you have been committed towards excellence since the start, and this will be an asset to your applications. Be sure to highlight this.
Your score shall allow you to target all the top business schools for their Business Analytics programs.

Apart from academics AdComs are generally looking for applicants with holistic profiles. So any information on your extracurricular activities and interests outside your academic profile would help to evaluate your application better.
Any experience leading clubs, taking parts in fest or events, participation in sports or any volunteering experience and how you took the initiative in these activities, how you created value and made impacts would help to showcase a more holistically developed application. This would also highlight your ability to maintain a proper balance between your scholastic achievements and your all round development.

Coming to your work experience, the two internships I would assume are during your undergraduate study and you can showcase how you took them up in an effort to apply your knowledge practically. Apart from that you can highlight projects undertaken, initiatives taken, how you went above and beyond the role and created value for the firm either in the current job role or in your internships, to showcase your expertise and skills.

Most of the schools you are targeting Duke, McGill, UBC, Rotman, HEC Montreal and John Hopkins fall in the Competitive category while USC falls in the Dream Category

With your profile you have a 40-50% chance of acceptance for the Dream schools and 60-70% chance of acceptance for the Competitive, make sure you focus on building a strong application that highlights your choices and why you did what you did, so that you can stand out amongst peers with equally great profiles.

A good application has an upto 30% chance of influencing your chances of getting admitted by having well prepared essays that showcase what makes you different, highlight your journey and what makes you a good addition to the program.

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Hello,

I was looking to apply for MS in Computational Finance/ MFE programs in the top universities in US and Europe for Fall 2021.

Here is my profile:
Nationality: Indian (Age: 25when I start off with the program)
Bachelors of Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi (India) with a CGPA of 9.68/10 (Department rank 2) [Took several course in the Finance department as well] (Straight As in all 5-6 mathematics courses I took in the college)
I have 3 + years of work experience in the finance sector in Data Science and Engineering in Singapore(mostly working on reference datasets from major vendors + microservices) in a major Hedge Fund (It hires quants from most of the universities I am planning to applying to). I have experience working in a variety of asset classes and have been managing my team in the region. I have also completed a couple of Machine Learning + Statistical Analysis courses online.
I have given my GRE and have a score of 328(Q-170, V-158). Also, my IELTS score is 8.0.

These are the universities I was planning to apply for:

1. Princeton (MFE)
2. CMU (MSCF)
3. UC Berkeley (MFE)
4. Columbia (MFE)
5. Cornell (MFE)
6. Oxford (MS Computational Finance)
7. MIT Sloan (MFE)
8. NYU (Courant Mathematics in Finance, Tandon MFE)
9. Imperial College London (MS Finance)
10. LBS (MS Finance)
11. HEC Paris (MS International Finance)
..


Please let me know if I stand a good chance for the above universities. Also, I was looking for a Mathematics + Finance program for my MS, so if you know of any other good universities where I stand a good chance, please let me know.

Thank you in advance.
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sritamda
Hey there.
I am Sritam Das, 21 year young man from India.

Undergrad- Bachelor in Mass Media- Advertising Specialization from National College, University of Mumbai. (Topper of Batch and Top 100 in University)
Currently in Final Year(2020-21) Aggregate CGPA till now is 9.3/10.

Targeting Fall 2021 Admissions in MiM and M.Sc in Top 20 and few Specialized Marketing Programs.
Will take GMAT/GRE. Can score a 650+.

Internship(2018)
4 months internship S&M at Bombay Pharma, a reputed Pharma Equipment Manufacturer.

Freelance Experience(2019)
I have been an Associate Casting Director in major 3 TVC campaigns of Whisper, Idea and ITC Aashirvad.

Entrepreneurship(2020)
I am the Self-Proprietor of WhyNot Films, a Micro Enterprise based in Odisha, India. It's registered as a MSME with Government of India. We provide video marketing solutions to Hotels, Restaurants and other MSMEs in the Hospitality Sector. Started in Jan 2020 and till March 2020, I have produced Corporate films and Digital Promos for 4 Hotels in Goa, Munnar and Bhubaneshwar. Apart from it, I outsource Wedding Photography and Films.

Fellow Member of Screenwriters Association (Indian Equivalent of American Screenwriters Association)

PoRs-
Head Boy in Secondary School, Elected Secretary of Cultural Association during Intermediate.
Head of Technicals, Cutting Chai, Mumbai's Biggest Undergrad Media Festival.

Awards-
I have received awards and won many competitions in reputed Media and Communication Festivals in India. Mostly around Advertisement Design, Campaign and Film-Making.

Community Service-
Teaching and Volunteering with NGOs operating in the Red Corridor(Maoist Affected Areas) of Odisha, a coastal state of India.

Post Master goals-
Corporate Marketing Experience for few years and then go back to my entrepreneurship work and work with brands to support them grow in the age of video content mutation.

I can get genuine recommendations for my study and work.

I would love to hear your suggestions and recommendations regarding GMAT and non-GMAT Programs which will value me as a student and a contributor.

Thank you and all the best to my fellow aspirants.
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Hey sritamda,

Your academic background is pretty strong. You have a good GPA which reflects your academic prowess. Even your media UG background also provides a bit of an edge to your profile as there are not a lot of applicants from Mass media.

You have a pretty decent work experience as well. Here you can talk about the roles you took, the projects you led, the takeaways you had from the internships and how working in those roles pushed you to pursue a management degree.

Your entrepreneurial experience strengthens your profile as it shows a go-getter attitude, self-learning capabilities and drive (among other things), if properly explained it will be a good differentiating point for your application.

Your extracurricular would also be an add-on as it showcases your proactive attitude and how you have gone above and beyond to assume roles and create substantial impact through them. The high school activities don’t matter much but you can talk about your experience of leading the undergrad media festival. That would be an interesting point to talk about.

Now coming onto the program recommendation, as per your post-grad goals, there are two programs that would be suitable for you- MIM and MSE Marketing.
MSE Marketing is a specialized program on marketing that would give you an in-depth understanding and know-how of the marketing industry while MIM is a general management program and would give you an understanding of the breadth of the management.
As you want to come back to the entrepreneurship role, MIM would be the most suitable fit for you and if marketing is where your heart lies, you can always take up a specialization in marketing in the MIM program.

When it comes to targeting schools it is always good to target a mixed bunch of schools in the dream, competitive and safe category. Below is a list of the schools that you can target :

Dream : LBS, INSEAD, HEC, St. Gallen
Competitive : Trinity college, LSE, WHU, Cass Business School, Bocconi
Safe : University of Bath, Lancaster, Kedge Business school, Neoma Business School.

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GMAT/GRE Score: Not known yet although I am shooting for 700
GPA / Work experience:3.5/internship at boutique hedge fund in NYC and stay at home internship for UK based P2P lender
Educational Background: Major: Russian Language Minor: Economics with focus in managerial economics
Master program(s) you are applying to?: MiM/MFin at LSE, Bocconi, St. Gallen, Imperial and HEC
Post-MS Targets: Management or Strategic Consulting based in Russia and CIS countries.

Hey everyone!, I am late to post to this forum but here are my stats. I plan to take the GMAT in mid-December and apply second round to all my targets shortly after. Would love to chat!
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Hey Tacobellvampire,

A proper evaluation requires an understanding of your extracurricular, Academics and professional exploits. We will need details on the same to give you a comprehensive evaluation. I would suggest you to send us over the respective data for the same at info@mim-essay.com so we can better evaluate your profile.

Looking at the details you have provided here, I would say that you have a decent profile.

Starting off with your academic background, You have a pretty decent GPA. The brand of your college would also matter since the top schools generally pick candidates from the top ten schools of the applicant’s country. Hence, you will be competing against applicants from the top schools of your country. Thus, a strong application highlighting your strengths would help differentiate you from your peers.

For the GMAT exam you should target a score of 710 and above, since the schools you are targeting like HEC and St. Gallen require a score of 700+ and getting a higher score displays your strong academic capabilities.

You have two internships in the field of finance, something that business schools definitely appreciate. Here you can highlight your strengths by talking about the kind of projects you undertook, the kind of activities you partook in and how you created a positive impact by being a part of the company. Properly highlighting these could help strengthen your application to the Masters in finance programs.

You haven’t mentioned any details about your extracurricular activities. Extracurricular activities are really important as they showcase that you have a holistically developed profile and a proactive attitude.
Since you are applying for Round 2, which starts in January, you have time to take up activities or volunteering experiences during this period which could help bolster this aspect of your profile.

Coming on to the schools that you have mentioned. The schools you have mentioned fall into the dream category and have an acceptance rate of 30-40%. A good approach in this scenario would be to target a mix of schools that fall into upper competitive or dream schools, competitive and safe categories. To help you better below is the lit for the same :

Dream : HEC, St. Gallen, Bacconi, Imperial, INSEAD, Duke, Fordham, LBS
Competitive : ESSEC, ESADE, FSFM, UCD, Cox, University of Florida, Northeastern University
Safe : University of Bath, Lancaster University, Cranfield, George Mason, Thunderbird, Hult

You would have a 40-50% chance of getting the admit from the schools in the dream category and a 60-70% chance from the schools in the competitive category. To increase your chances of getting admitted at these schools you would need to ensure that you have a very strong application to back your profile. You need to showcase your journey, what makes you different from your peers and how you are a great value addition to the school.

Since you are planning for the 2021 intake and are giving your GMAT in December, you should start preparing your applications to these schools from November since each application takes 10-15 days to perfect, that way as soon as you get your GMAT you can apply to the schools

Hence, you can check our flagship service- All-In-One Solution to see how we could assist you in preparing a polished application and highlighting your strengths so that you have a shot at these and even better schools.
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Nationality / Age: Indian Male, 21
GMAT/GRE Score: 720 (Q49, V40)
GPA / Work experience: GPA: 3/4 ; Consulting at one of the Big 4s
Educational Background: Bachelors in Commerce (Financial Markets) from NM College (Mumbai University)
Master program(s) you are applying to?: HEC Paris / Mannheim MMM / LSE
Post-MS Targets: Consulting / Investment Banking
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Hey Eminemmz,

You have a pretty decent profile.

Your GPA of 3/4 is pretty good. Given your core interest in management, majoring with a bachelor in commerce reflects your passion to build a strong foundation in management studies.

Speaking of your work experience, it’s important to apprehend the fact that brand name plays a significant role when it comes to your work ex. Hence, your work experience in a Big 4 is going to strengthen your profile by enabling you to highlight the quality of your work, the positive impact you created, and how you went above and beyond and bloomed in the role.

Moreover, Your GMAT/GRE score of 720 showcases your academic prowess and opens the doors to most of the top schools.

Another significant aspect that schools focus is on extracurricular activities. So you would be required to elucidate your pro activeness in extracurricular and other initiatives. In case you don’t have any, it's recommended to work upon the same to build a holistic profile. You can take up volunteering work at local shelters or more certifications in the field of finance.

Lastly, coming on to your target schools, HEC Paris falls into the dream category whereas Mannheim is a competitive B-school. Thus, given your profile, you can target these top MIM schools. Yet it’s ideal to target a mix of schools from the dream, competitive, and safe category. You can check put the school list from below :

Dream : LBS, LSE, Duke, Cornell.
Competitive : ESSEC, ESCP, Esade, FSFM.
Safe: University of Bath, Lancaster University, Kedge, Cranfield, IESEG, Neoma Business Schools

Hope this helps.

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MS Applicants (2021 intake) Introduce Yourself Here! 23 Sep 2020, 09:01
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Hey Guys,
Apology for not Responding Earlier, But the Forum is quiet from sometime.
Since Round 1 deadlines are round the corner.
Do anyone among us is done with its Application or GMAT?
Would Love to know how you guys are taking up whole deadline thing.
Which School you are applying in Round 1,
And what all measures you came up with.

Regards.
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BCS hons: CGPA: 2.32
MPHIL CS CGPA : 3.05
IELTS: 8
work experience 10 years in IT industry
Certification and trainings includes: PMP, ITIL, Conflict Management, Leadership , Interpersonal communication skills.
I just wanted to ask what are my chances of getting admitted into a Masters program in USA?
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Age 31
BCS hons: CGPA: 2.32
MPHIL CS CGPA : 3.05
IELTS: 8
work experience 10 years in IT industry
Certification and trainings includes: PMP, ITIL, Conflict Management, Leadership , Interpersonal communication skills.
I just wanted to ask what are my chances of getting admitted into a Masters program in USA?
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Nationality / Age: 25 (Chinese)
GMAT/GRE Score: 700
GPA / Work experience: Merit (64%) . 2 years working experience in Big4 Deal Advisory and 1 year at a startup as a Corporate Finance Analyst, closed a round of financing
Educational Background: have been studying in UK since 12 years old. UG at UK Top 20, and MSc at UK Top 10. Wish to relocate in UK permanently and work in ibd
Master program(s) you are applying to?: MFin
Post-MS Targets: Cambridge MFin, Oxford MFE, HEC MIF, LBS MFin, LSE MFin
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Nationality / Age: 24 (Italian)
GMAT/GRE Score: 710
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Bachelor in business administration ( final grade: 107/110, grade: 26.7/30(equivalent to 3.56 GPA))
Msc in Banking and Finance( Final grade: 110/110 with honours, 28/30 grade (equivalent to 3.7 GPA))
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2 months accounting for CNP Assurances
4 months financial analyst (bond) intern CNP Assurances
6 months as auditor for financial institutions( top 3 final grade out of 70 others trainee) in PwC
Extracurricular activities: Part of universities finance association
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1 Academic: professor and head of finance department of home University (master thesis supervisor)
2 professionals: 1 Engagement partner for financial institutions at PwC and 1 Ex-CFO of CNP Assurances
Master program(s) you are applying to?: MFin
Post-MS Targets: HEC MIF, LBS MFin, LSE MFin, Essec Mfin (Singapore)
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BCS hons: CGPA: 2.32
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I just wanted to ask what are my chances of getting admitted into a Masters program in USA?
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Hey anum01200,

You seem to have a decent profile.

You haven’t mentioned a lot of details, but I am glad to see that you seem to have a holistically developed profile.

Starting off with your academic background, even though the Undergraduate GPA is a bit on the lower end, it wouldn’t really hinder the chances of your admission to the desired program. Only the recent GPA is what matters while crafting the application, and a 3.05 GPA is quite decent in its own and showcases your growth and potential in the academic front.

You haven’t mentioned any details on the work experience, but 10 years worth of experience showcases that you have an extensive and in-depth knowledge of your field and you’d be able to highlight your growth over the years by talking about the major roles, events and projects of your career.

You have a fair share of certifications and training in your repertoire as well which displays a proactive attitude on your end that has resulted in a holistic development of your personality and skills.

Another important aspect that the admission committee focuses on is the extra-curricular activities. Extracurricular are incredibly important to showcase a holistically developed profile and personality and to display an efficient use of your theoretical knowledge and how you use it in real-life situations to bring out a positive impact. If you do not have any such activities in your repertoire, I would suggest you to take up volunteering activities, extra certifications in the domain you wish to take admission in or get associated with a club or organization where you can get the opportunity to manage and handle teams and highlight your leadership skills and abilities.

As you haven’t mentioned the program, area or any other detail about the Master’s program you wish to pursue, I would recommend you to mail your detailed profile to the email address mentioned below to get a comprehensive evaluation of your profile and your chances of acceptance into the program as well as top universities.

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