Hello, hello! I see a lot of good things in your profile description.
A lot of awards and recognition by being put on client projects. I hope these would help you generate enough material to show your leadership skills, initiative-taking and result orientation, in all components of the application- the resume, essays and the recommendations.
Among your noteworthy ECAs are-
- the entrepreneurial stint sounds exciting. Even if you didn't do too well, you would have learnings from this experience which would be relevant to share in the b-school setting
- being a trained mental health listener sounds unique- I haven't really heard of other applicants being trained to do so. However, in the stressful business environment, being an empathetic listener for your peers can be a definite advantage. Moreover, if getting into product management post-MBA is a career goal, then it will be a good transferable skill to have in that role.
- the Guinness record consideration can be a good point for conversation during the interviews. Moreover, I will assume that this is for a talent/hobby/ passion- which can have its own interesting story
Overall, whatever you write in the applications on the personal or professional side- make it a point to show your leadership skills.
The GRE is average for an Indian applicant.
Regarding SMU- you should talk to current Indian students and recent alumni and find out especially about the job scenario and visa possibilities for Indians in your target industry. Actually the same goes for NTU as well, as its also a 1-year duration program like SMU.
Hope that helps.
Lnara wrote:
Hi,
Please evaluate my profile for NUS, NTU. I also want to know about SMU and if it is worth applying.
GRE: 320
UG: 7.48/10 [Please let me know what this translates to]
Work: Software Engineer 2 in the same company for 4.5 years.. I got one promotion.
Responsibility: Test Owner, Subject Matter Expert
1. Won 13 awards, 5 hikes in 4 years, 3rd best emp in my city award(it is a world-known brand)
2. Approached to work with 2 high-profile customers even though working with customers is not my direct responsibility(I am not sure how to professionally present this point)
3. Couple of other initiatives that I can mention
EC: (Let me know how you would rate this since I feel the way I present EC and Essays are my only flexible elements in my apps. I consider these average)
1. I have 2 nascent online startups where I implemented some of the lessons I learned from product management processes at work
2. Worked(Leader responsibilities) in Education Related NGO, multiple teaching experiences
3. Trained Mental Health Listener
4. Theatre during college (all kinds of responsibilities)
5. Stage 2 convert on a Guinness World Record
6. Certifications: 3 coursera, Google Android workshop, Implant training on Digital Image Processing
7. Projects in college: one on wearble tech, one on text/sentiment analysis
8. International Paper on wearable tech
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22 Nov 2019, 10:18
