varun325 wrote:
Background - Indian - Engineer -29
and nationality
Undergrad Information- engineering in Electronics 2013 passout
GMAT:640
Work experience and leadership- 7 years in Indian Govt Bank as a loan officer
Sanctioning and recommending loans.
Community and others- Part of a local group unregistered for treatment and rescue of Animals specially dogs.
Post MBA goals- would like to work in a organisation for Social work.
Anything else?
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Hi
varun325,
On the first look itself, your profile seems decent with room for further improvements. Since you are targeting an MBA program, your work experience of 7 years is definitely something that will work in your favour.
However, your GMAT score of 640 is a bit on the lower end.
You also have an upper hand on this aspect of your profile considering the fact that you have worked in a govt run bank which adds a feather to your hat and sets you apart from your competitors. Moreover, to further amplify your profile you can focus on the intensity of your work experience by highlighting the kind of projects you worked on, how you were able to add value to this organization and what unique skills you’ve picked up along the journey. All these would cumulatively aid in presenting a all-round work profile that will surely attract the attention of the adcoms.
Speaking of extracurricular activities, you have mentioned that you were an active member of a local unregistered group that is responsible for the treatment and rescue of local animals and specifically stray dogs. This community work is definitely praise worthy and showcases how you are socially responsible. However, you can take this a notch up by elaborating on how you went above and beyond to excel in the same by highlighting your ability to take initiatives and your empathy towards the innocent animals. Furthermore, you can elaborate on the activities you participated in during your college years such as highlighting the kind of events you organized, duties you performed and your major takeaways from the same. All in all, varied skills can contribute towards you being a great future leader which would automatically impress the adcoms.
Coming on to your GMAT score, a 640 while slightly lower than the average requirement of schulich, sets you comfortable to target most of the canadian schools, including Schulich (50% chance of acceptance).
When it comes to the schools that can be targeted, I would advise you to aim for schools based in Germany and Canada that are flexible with their GMAT scores wherein an average score of 640 is certainly accepted. However if you are on the lookout to broaden your options in other countries then a retake is highly suggested. In Germany, you can look at schools such as WHU, FSFM, MANNHEIM and ESMT, while in Canada, you can be looking at schools such as HEC MONTREAL, IVEY, QUEENS, and ROTTMAN.
All said and done, while you have a unique profile, there will be thousands of applicants out there with equally impressive profiles and this is where your application would play a huge role on your chances of bagging an admit as it carries 30% of an impact on your chances of acceptance.
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