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neogat22,
Thanks for sharing your profile.
First, I must say, you do have a lot of relevant experience and would surely bring a lot to the table! So now, let’s analyze your profile based on different parameters AdComs look for!
Academics: Speaking about your academics, you have a decent GPA; however, to make your profile more robust, I would suggest adding a tad more about your overall statistics and information about any additional courses, certifications, and academic accolades. Moreover, since you want to request a GMAT waiver, it’s important for you to understand the criteria and requirements; hence, I suggest you go through our article on
How to write successful GMAT waiver request letters?, you will get beneficial insights about all the relevant aspects!
Work experience: Coming to your work experience,
ten years of work experience spread across different fields seems quite impressive! Working with global clients, Leading a team in various roles most certainly displays your leadership skills. However,
it would be crucial for us to understand the year gap, to help you pitch it positively, and help you be prepared to answer related questions! Additionally, with 10+ years of experience, it would make you a strong candidate for the following
Top Executive MBA Programs, designed especially for creating global leaders by providing a degree and international experience at the same time.
ECs: Your ECs, seem pretty generic; I suggest adding any relevant community or volunteering work you have done recently (apart from your job) and briefly stating them.
Also, involvement in sports activities or any hobby adds weight to an application. For instance, I suggest you go through our article on
Significance of ECAs for MBA Application, to understand the importance of drafting exemplary ECAs essays!
Post-MBA goals: You have much clarity on your Post MBA goals.
Furthermore, associating it with social activities never fails to impress the adcoms. I would also like you to convey to the adcoms how an MBA from their school will help you achieve your goals.
Overall you have a robust profile and stand a decent chance at your desired B School. All you need is
a bit of guidance to create amazing essays that will convey your whole story on what led you to take a gap and how you utilized it (went on a trip) (wanted to explore yourself) to the AdComs impactfully. Moreover, as
Adcoms look for profile diversification, much depends on how you portray yourself! Also, you may want to read an article on
scholarships specifically for women. If you’d like, we are happy to get on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and further chances to the top B-schools. So feel free to
book a free session with us at your convenience.
Cheers!
Neha Hadke
Strategy Manager, MBA and BeyondTestimonialsEmail:
neha@mbaandbeyond.comneogat22 wrote:
Background and nationality
32 yrs old. Indian. Female.
Undergrad Information
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bangalore
B.Tech - Information Technology
GPA - 7.48
GMAT
Not taken. Requesting for a waiver. Planning to take either TOEFL or Duolingo English Test to meet the English proficiency criteria.
Work experience and leadership
10 yrs spread across IT and the social impact space.
- 4 yrs as Technology Analyst in Infosys
- 1 yr career break
- 4 yrs in the social impact space - Worked with leading NGOs as a volunteer and in various leadership roles and managed multiple teams (30-36 member teams and 400 volunteers). Raised over 200K+ as part of the fundraising initiatives. Worked with a startup non-profit as a founding team member. Also worked with an international non-profit and set up a new initiative for a new and evolving youth program.
- 3 yrs in the fintech space as a Manager of Customer Success and Product Development and managed multiple teams (10-12 member teams). Clients are mainly Banks and NBFCs looking for the digital transformation of their existing systems.
Community and others
Worked as a community service volunteer during engineering and then later in various roles in the non-profit as a full-time employee
Post MBA goals
Short term - Transition into Product Management and gain experience in FAANG
Long term - Work with early-stage social impact startups and build products that help the community
Want to understand what are my chances for the NYU Tech MBA program since I'm not a hardcore techie but work with teams that build applications for financial enterprises and understand the basics of building a product.
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06 Sep 2022, 04:28
