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Hi,
I am an Indian male engineer currently working as Business Development Executive at a startup ( 6 year old company)
Academics: Undergrad 69% 12th - 87 10th - 75
Age: 25
Total work experience: 4 years
International exposure: No
GMAT: 710/800 ( q 49 v 36 ir 7 awa 6)
Community service: 2+ years ( NGO)
Post MBA goals - Marketing manager / product manager . Have hands on experience on supply chain business and marketing products .
E/C - laurels in sports , extempore , play keyboard and guitar , learnt singing
College Student body president
Event Organiser/Anchor

Duke is a target school and i'll most likely apply . What do you feel that i can showcase to strengthen my profile.

Note - I'm not an IT guy , i worked as a business analyst , had/part an own business for two years , business development executive right now. Never have been an IT MALE Indian. Do you think i can leverage my 4 years of marketing/supply chain experience over the over represented IT MALE Indians


I look forward to your response
Regards
HK

Please evaluate my profile-

Indian Male, Age-26
Bachelor's- Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), India in 2012.
Got 75.86% ( Ist Div-Hons)- in the top 5% students.
GMAT- hope to get around 680-710.
Work Ex.- Working in oil & gas sector M/s Indian Oil Corporation Limited ( top Indian company in Fortune 500 list)as an Assistant Manager for the last 5 years. Got one promotion also.
Handling maintenance & automation related projects of crores in value. Managing 50+ manpower in the plant. Exposed to different culture, conditions in the beginning of my career itself ( Posted in southern India for 4 years)
One of the 5 employees across India to attend International conference during 2016-17.
Awarded for best innovative idea under Idea Conclave. ( Cash prize too)

Extra Curricular-1) Volunteered for Teach For India during college days for about 2 years.
2) Associated with NGO "Bhumi" for 2 years during my tenure in southern India.
3) After promotion & transfer to North India last year, continuously engaged in company's CSR activities.

Post MBA goal- Want to explore options in & out energy sector.
Considering my profile, what are my chances at Fuqua?
Please let me know any suggestion to improve my candidacy.

Thanks in advance

Hi there,

You have nice work ex and undergrad GPA, international conference and awards will also help build your profile. Your ECAs are also pretty decent. Provided you're able to get into the 700 club, you should be able to get a call from Duke. You may wanna look at McCombs for getting into energy sector. Get a nice score and prepare a stellar application. All the Best.

Best,

Deep A.

Hi Hk,

It's been a while since we've connected. Hope you're doing good buddy ! Did you finally retake GMAT then?

There is a slight disconnect with your undergrad education and work ex but it will depend on how you present yourself to overcome it. Yes your profile is little different from Typical Indian profile but you'll need to prepare an application that highlights it. You definitely have the potential to get into Duke. Feel free to get in touch.

Best,

Hi all,

I would appreciate any feedback you could provide on my profile.

- 26-year-old American white female
- 720 GMAT (46Q/44V)
- 3.71 GPA from small liberal arts college in mid-atlantic region (Tier 1 but not a top 50 school); double major in Econ and English
- Work experience at time of application includes 4 years at three different firms: 1 year at a consulting firm, 2 years at a strategic research group of a PR firm, where I worked primarily on branding engagements and I was promoted after one year, ahead of schedule, 1 year at current firm, a boutique strategy consulting firm (work is very market research-heavy). Each job has equipped me with increasing responsibilities (not to mention more money)
- Goal: Work at a top brand consultancy or specialize in branding/marketing consulting at a broader consulting firm; I am especially interested in strengthening my quant skills to ensure brand strategy is truly data-driven
- Extracurriculars: Not going to lie, this feels like a weak spot to me as I have moved around quite a bit geographically but: Pro-bono consulting from Jan 2017 to present, freelance market research gigs, recruitment for current company as well as informal mentoring of potential candidates outside of work, organizer of book/movie club from March 2017 to present; I also lead onboarding at my firm and have re-vamped the program (I have some other random ECs from before I moved to my current city but not very significant)


Thank you in advance!

Age: 27
GPA: 3.0 in Accounting from Kelley/McCombs/Ross
GMAT: 770- Q49, V47
W/E: 4 years F250 leadership development rotation program (accounting/finance/operations/finance...asia expat 1 yr)
E/C: Not a ton due to moving every year, but consistency in terms of I played in the church band at each place I lived. Also currently on the social team for the young adults ministry at my church now.

Future goals: Long term- F500 CEO. Short term...transition to management consulting to gain experience working on high-level strategic business problems.

Hi there,
Congrats on that GMAT! That is admirable, and also great that you achieved that level given your 3.0 being lackluster. Without knowing a ton more about you it sounds like you can hopefully emphasize some level of involvement and commitment, and the international experience is a plus. I know it can be tough to cite specific results and impact when part of a leadership rotation program, but try to if and where you can, and certainly Fuqua will appreciate the broad exposure you've gained through the program. I do think it's worth a shot at Fuqua; if you'd like a more in depth profile review feel free to sign up for a consultation at any point at www.mbamission.com/consult, and/or post back here with more detail. Good luck!

Thanks all for Informative comments

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While I wish I had some more detail here (so if you really want to make sure this evaluation is more or less correct feel free to try our Admissions Chances Calculator as you will need to fill in a lot of detail there: https://aringo.com/mba-admission-chances-calculator/) from what I can see this is definitely a pretty unique profile for Fuqua so I would rate your chances as pretty good due to that. You come from an underrepresented demographic and have some really unusual experiences on your CV, so that is all great.

If you want some other options, you might want to take a look at the schools listed here:
https://aringo.com/mba-health-care-management-specialization/
as they are ranked high for health care management in particular.

Good luck!

JL

Thanks a lot for your comments and the link to the calculator- definitely very helpful!

Hello Deep,
Yeah it's been a while. A retake in Vain i would say , didn't give it any time no energy to take it again despite i get tempted because of the section change post July 11th.

Thanks for your insight Deep

Regards
HK

Background and nationality: Indian male (Non IT !! Business Studies)

Undergrad Information: Graduated from Delhi U in 2011. 1st Division

GMAT: 700 (Q47 V40)

Work experience and leadership: 6+ years; mostly in business development in consulting, past 1.5 years BD for a social impact consulting firm. Have led a 3-month project for a Big4 British Bank in London. In sales, acquired accounts worth USD Millions

Community and others: Have been volunteering and involved in community projects since school

Post MBA goals: Social impact consulting

I know that a score of 700, especially quant being the weaker section is the biggest problem here. But after a few attempts, there is no certainty I will be able to overcome that. I am going to demonstrate my quant abilities and 'Team Fuqua' qualities through essays, LORs and am also taking a quant course on Coursera.

I am applying to the Early Action round. Would love to get a feedback/opinion on this.

Luckily, social impact consulting doesn't require super high GMAT score. As long as you make a convincing case in your essays on how your background combined with what the school has to offer will perfectly set you up for your post-MBA exit, you should be find with your GMAT.

The one concern I see is slight disconnect between your school choice and your post-MBA goal. While Duke and Yale (and to certain extent Berkeley) have many courses/degree/clubs/student-body that's aligned with your post-MBA goal, the other schools have a limited exposure/support-network for what you want to do. A couple of schools that I would recommend instead are Michigan and UNC (as a safety).

Thanks asimov. This gives me some confidence. I will certainly look at Michigan and UNC.

Hi,

Indian female, 24 years old.
Currently have 3 years of work exp as a management consultant with a leading consultancy in India. Got two promotions in a span of three years
GMAT: 710 (Q47 V40 IR7 AWA5)
GPA: 3.4-3.6
Undergrad: Major in economics from a top 5 college for humanities in India
Mentor of an underprivileged child at a program similar to the Big Brother- Big Sister program in US
Good extra- curriculars throughout school and college
State level athlete during school days

Short term goal: To work with a leading consultancy as a Talent and Performance consultant (Human Capital consulting)
Long term goal: Lead the talent and performance practice in a leading consultancy

Thank you!

mbaMissionJenK, asimov, Aringo request you to please evaluate my profile as well

Hi,

Indian Male, Age: 25
Currently I have 3 years of work experience in core operations profile with Nestle India Limited. Have worked on some major projects, Maggi Noodle Crisis is one of them
GMAT: 730 (Q51 V37 IR7 AWA5)

Undergrad: Industrial Engineer from National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
Founder of a committee that provides education to underprivileged children
National Level Discus throw player
Received scholarship from Government of India under National Talent Search Scheme + I have a few work related achievements too.

Short term goal: To be at mid management level in the operations division of an organization
Long term goal: Head the operations division of a large FMCG company (P&G, HUL, Nestle etc.)

Wanted to know that is it necessary for me to have my short term & long term goal in the operations division only? (Graduation and work ex both are in ops). For a drop down question (No space to explain my selection) is it advisable to pick marketing or business development? Or will it have a negative impact on my application?

Thanks in advance!