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Shantanu: Sharma
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Technology
Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (A)
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29 Jun 2020, 04:52
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Hi Sprihasakshi
You have got a great profile there! And 720 is a really good score for SAID.
Said (Oxford) is a great school for candidates who are looking for a future in consulting, tech and social impact.
SAID evaluates the candidates on the basis of -
1. Strong professional experience: For being a part of the MBA family at Oxford, one needs a robust work experience which must exhibit exceptional maturity and powerful leadership.
2. Multi cultural Background: One must have an international exposure in one's work with an awareness of different cultures and this quality is exemplified by the mix of its MBA class.
3. Strong Academics: Strong grades shows the candidate’s capability of thriving in the rigorous MBA programme and a robust gmat/gre score exemplifies the quantitative and analytical skills in an aspirant.
4. Insightful Contribution: One must be able to exhibit bold and insightful contributions in the work with evidence of career progressions.
Oxford attributes great importance to the professional experience and thus you must exemplify all the above qualities in your work.
Looking at your profile I can see the international exposure in your work and your extracurriculars demonstrate the leadership qualities in you but since these are a little outdated I would like to know more about your work, the impact you have made, the titles you have won. Your work ex is less than the usual experience at SAID (average is 5 years), but that shouldn't stop you from taking a shot as long as you can bring out spectacular examples from your experience.
Also, I would like to know your career goals and post MBA goals to be able to connect the dots between the professional experience you already gained and your career plans, as you would clearly need to explain how Oxford is a right fit to your goals. If you'd like, I am happy to hop on a call sometime this week to discuss your chances in further detail.
Feel free to book my calendar as per your convenience.
Shantanu Sharma,
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond
Schedule a free session
Email: shantanu@mbaandbeyond.com
What s app: +65-97158525
Call: +49-15212121641
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You have got a great profile there! And 720 is a really good score for SAID.
Said (Oxford) is a great school for candidates who are looking for a future in consulting, tech and social impact.
SAID evaluates the candidates on the basis of -
1. Strong professional experience: For being a part of the MBA family at Oxford, one needs a robust work experience which must exhibit exceptional maturity and powerful leadership.
2. Multi cultural Background: One must have an international exposure in one's work with an awareness of different cultures and this quality is exemplified by the mix of its MBA class.
3. Strong Academics: Strong grades shows the candidate’s capability of thriving in the rigorous MBA programme and a robust gmat/gre score exemplifies the quantitative and analytical skills in an aspirant.
4. Insightful Contribution: One must be able to exhibit bold and insightful contributions in the work with evidence of career progressions.
Oxford attributes great importance to the professional experience and thus you must exemplify all the above qualities in your work.
Looking at your profile I can see the international exposure in your work and your extracurriculars demonstrate the leadership qualities in you but since these are a little outdated I would like to know more about your work, the impact you have made, the titles you have won. Your work ex is less than the usual experience at SAID (average is 5 years), but that shouldn't stop you from taking a shot as long as you can bring out spectacular examples from your experience.
Also, I would like to know your career goals and post MBA goals to be able to connect the dots between the professional experience you already gained and your career plans, as you would clearly need to explain how Oxford is a right fit to your goals. If you'd like, I am happy to hop on a call sometime this week to discuss your chances in further detail.
Feel free to book my calendar as per your convenience.
Shantanu Sharma,
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond
Schedule a free session
Email: shantanu@mbaandbeyond.com
What s app: +65-97158525
Call: +49-15212121641
Sprihasakshi
08 Jul 2020, 19:54
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I am a Singaporean Chinese, graduated from a local university (which ranks well on international lists) in Business, majoring in Finance in end-2017. Worked for 2 years at an investment banking/equity capital markets boutique doing small deals and corporate finance advisory. Moved to commercial deal team in a large state-owned enterprise shortly after receiving a promotion, focusing on sustainable energy solutions.
My main issues are a low undergraduate GPA and lack of extracurriculars.
MBA Info
Why I want an MBA:
My schooling and work experience are all geographically limited. The longest stint I had outside my country of birth is 3 months in Europe on Erasmus. I am looking to develop 1. an international network; 2. move into strategy consulting to earn my chops; and 3. hopefully continue developing in the sustainable energy space in the future after.
Why I want one now:
Organic career growth prospects are limited on my current trajectory and I find it difficult to have international mobility given my background.
There's 1 year 10 months of mandatory military service in Singapore (at 19), which explains the age/work experience I have today (3.5 years post-Bachelor's at point of matriculation for the September 2021 intake). From a practical standpoint, it's when I have the least opportunity cost to pursue a full-time MBA while also meeting the minimum work requirements to make a competitive application.
Background
Work experience:
2 years 2 months in a no-name equity capital markets boutique. Promoted at the end of the second year.
Started working at a state-owned enterprise from end-February (annual revenue US$3 bn), on a deal desk that has an international focus (especially China) in sustainable energy solutions and investments.
Will reach a cumulative >3.5 years of experience in time for matriculation for September 2021.
Extra curriculars and other experience:
Minimal. School athlete in running before age 19.
Undergrad school/major:
Singapore university with decent international rankings (NTU/NUS), Bachelor in Business (major in Finance).
Other education/coursework:
Passed CFA Level 1. Took a bunch of online courses in Python and SQL.
Race/nationality: Singaporean Chinese.
Sex: Male.
Stats
GMAT Score: [Online] 720 (Q49, V38, IR7)
Undergrad GPA: 3.90/5.00 (3.12/4.0; 2:2)
My main issues are a low undergraduate GPA and lack of extracurriculars.
MBA Info
Why I want an MBA:
My schooling and work experience are all geographically limited. The longest stint I had outside my country of birth is 3 months in Europe on Erasmus. I am looking to develop 1. an international network; 2. move into strategy consulting to earn my chops; and 3. hopefully continue developing in the sustainable energy space in the future after.
Why I want one now:
Organic career growth prospects are limited on my current trajectory and I find it difficult to have international mobility given my background.
There's 1 year 10 months of mandatory military service in Singapore (at 19), which explains the age/work experience I have today (3.5 years post-Bachelor's at point of matriculation for the September 2021 intake). From a practical standpoint, it's when I have the least opportunity cost to pursue a full-time MBA while also meeting the minimum work requirements to make a competitive application.
Background
Work experience:
2 years 2 months in a no-name equity capital markets boutique. Promoted at the end of the second year.
Started working at a state-owned enterprise from end-February (annual revenue US$3 bn), on a deal desk that has an international focus (especially China) in sustainable energy solutions and investments.
Will reach a cumulative >3.5 years of experience in time for matriculation for September 2021.
Extra curriculars and other experience:
Minimal. School athlete in running before age 19.
Undergrad school/major:
Singapore university with decent international rankings (NTU/NUS), Bachelor in Business (major in Finance).
Other education/coursework:
Passed CFA Level 1. Took a bunch of online courses in Python and SQL.
Race/nationality: Singaporean Chinese.
Sex: Male.
Stats
GMAT Score: [Online] 720 (Q49, V38, IR7)
Undergrad GPA: 3.90/5.00 (3.12/4.0; 2:2)
Hi, Request a profile evaluation for Said Business School.
Indian male, 28, GMAT 740, Computer Engineer - Top 25 Univ. (72/100 - 4.00 as per GMAC)
Experience: 6.5 yrs work-ex across Social Impact Consulting (3 years - org. has many Oxford alum and interns who come here), Non - profit research and software development
Currently: leading and mentoring a 5 member team in one of India's largest Social Impact Consulting firm - Engagement Manager: managing a 30million P&L, 20million sales GTM strategy. 2 promotions in 2.5 years - advice CXOs of large corporations, NGOs and multilateral orgs. on social sector strategy and advisory using research and data (think the application of machine learning on primary datasets)
In the current role:
1. Enabled Google to understand the Impact of its AI-powered mobile app to improve reading fluency of 1million kids across India - designed implementation strategy to scale impact from 9+ countries to 189 countries impacting 20million+ kids:
2. Helping Microsoft design its long term CSR strategy in India: impacting >1million youth
3. Impacting >10million people across India through strategic advisory support to CXOs of some of the largest social Impact programs of the world
Previously:
Grassroot Research at one of the world’s premier education non-profit
1. Enabled education policy level changes across 2 Indian states impacting >10million school going kid - Researched across 23 Indian states: remote rural locations: liaison with Central and state govt. enabling policy level changes
2. Managed world’s largest citizen-led student assessment in two Indian states: managing > 3000 volunteers
Strategic Advisory to a small non-profit
1. Designed, implemented and scaled a Design Thinking program to impact 10,000+ school students across 179 Indian schools - the program now scaling to over 600 schools across an Indian state - still using the strategy and models I developed for expansion
2. Enabling the migration of a unique teacher development program to a tech platform - acting as a product manager for the same
Software Developer for a year
Extracurricular
1. Developed a participatory policy-making software platform - selected as a semi-finalist at ASEM (ASEAN + Europe: 52 country-wide) stage
2. Two national finalist positions ( Top 20 in >100,000 participants)
3. Invited delegate- two global forums (among 250/5000 participants from 175 nationalities)
4. Youngest Invited speaker to India's largest Social Innovation Forum - presented a unique approach to social impact program implementation - whitepaper written on it by me will be out soon
5. Guest Faculty to 2 Top Indian MBA colleges - lecture Public sector leaders on strategic Social Impact
6. Mentor to 7 IIM students and CEO of a small NGO running innovative schools impacting 40,000+ students
7. Developed an emotion-based media player as a college major project - liquidated the same to a tech startup
Career motivation: traveled across the country for grassroots research and understood that the problem I want to solve is that of education and skilling. Background in computer science and the emergence of data science provided the sweet spot to work at the intersection of technology being adaptive to a user's education and skilling needs.
Short term goals: Want to enter the product management space as an AI product manager (already have developed and envisaged multiple tech products as mentioned above) to understand how tech products as envisaged - developed - marketed to impact at a global stage.
Long term: want to develop my own product that would work at an intersection of tech - education and skilling to create an impact in India and Africa.
Please comment on my chances at Oxford and a possibility of $$. Also, please suggest ways in which the odds for the same could be improved?
Many Thanks!
Indian male, 28, GMAT 740, Computer Engineer - Top 25 Univ. (72/100 - 4.00 as per GMAC)
Experience: 6.5 yrs work-ex across Social Impact Consulting (3 years - org. has many Oxford alum and interns who come here), Non - profit research and software development
Currently: leading and mentoring a 5 member team in one of India's largest Social Impact Consulting firm - Engagement Manager: managing a 30million P&L, 20million sales GTM strategy. 2 promotions in 2.5 years - advice CXOs of large corporations, NGOs and multilateral orgs. on social sector strategy and advisory using research and data (think the application of machine learning on primary datasets)
In the current role:
1. Enabled Google to understand the Impact of its AI-powered mobile app to improve reading fluency of 1million kids across India - designed implementation strategy to scale impact from 9+ countries to 189 countries impacting 20million+ kids:
2. Helping Microsoft design its long term CSR strategy in India: impacting >1million youth
3. Impacting >10million people across India through strategic advisory support to CXOs of some of the largest social Impact programs of the world
Previously:
Grassroot Research at one of the world’s premier education non-profit
1. Enabled education policy level changes across 2 Indian states impacting >10million school going kid - Researched across 23 Indian states: remote rural locations: liaison with Central and state govt. enabling policy level changes
2. Managed world’s largest citizen-led student assessment in two Indian states: managing > 3000 volunteers
Strategic Advisory to a small non-profit
1. Designed, implemented and scaled a Design Thinking program to impact 10,000+ school students across 179 Indian schools - the program now scaling to over 600 schools across an Indian state - still using the strategy and models I developed for expansion
2. Enabling the migration of a unique teacher development program to a tech platform - acting as a product manager for the same
Software Developer for a year
Extracurricular
1. Developed a participatory policy-making software platform - selected as a semi-finalist at ASEM (ASEAN + Europe: 52 country-wide) stage
2. Two national finalist positions ( Top 20 in >100,000 participants)
3. Invited delegate- two global forums (among 250/5000 participants from 175 nationalities)
4. Youngest Invited speaker to India's largest Social Innovation Forum - presented a unique approach to social impact program implementation - whitepaper written on it by me will be out soon
5. Guest Faculty to 2 Top Indian MBA colleges - lecture Public sector leaders on strategic Social Impact
6. Mentor to 7 IIM students and CEO of a small NGO running innovative schools impacting 40,000+ students
7. Developed an emotion-based media player as a college major project - liquidated the same to a tech startup
Career motivation: traveled across the country for grassroots research and understood that the problem I want to solve is that of education and skilling. Background in computer science and the emergence of data science provided the sweet spot to work at the intersection of technology being adaptive to a user's education and skilling needs.
Short term goals: Want to enter the product management space as an AI product manager (already have developed and envisaged multiple tech products as mentioned above) to understand how tech products as envisaged - developed - marketed to impact at a global stage.
Long term: want to develop my own product that would work at an intersection of tech - education and skilling to create an impact in India and Africa.
Please comment on my chances at Oxford and a possibility of $$. Also, please suggest ways in which the odds for the same could be improved?
Many Thanks!
