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I really appreciate your help
Yes it is kinda general but all true. I am working on retake GMAT and also writing my essays
Once again, many thanks

Hi Dvaishnav,

Thank you for sharing your profile. Well, your undergrad GPA is good, and you have a good GMAT score. On the work front, you have 14 years of experience, which will help you to share amazing stories of leadership and impact. Furthermore, the fact that you have led cross-functional teams demonstrates that you are well-versed in several sectors of business. So, attempt to include all of these into your application. Ross looks for 'Impact' in one's profile. Make sure to include stories from both your personal and professional experiences in your application to demonstrate self-awareness.

Your post-MBA goals are aligned with your previous work experience. You have vast work experience, and now adcoms want you to know what you want to do once you get your MBA. Try to divide them into short-term and long-term goals. Although you may not be expressly asked to do so, it is worth considering how you can connect your goals to your prior experience and successes. You may want to read an article on how to frame practical post-MBA goals essays,you will get some insights to communicate the convincing case to the adcoms.

Your ECs are missing. ECs play a critical role in giving apps a lively personality. So, I would like to know about your interests and hobbies, as well as any community involvement. Just look around and see what you can speak about beyond your work. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and further chances to Ross. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

How to enhance your application and maximize your chances for fall intake

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Hi I'm looking for a profile evaluation for the full-time 2 year MBA at Ross starting next year (2022)
Below are details of my profile

Demographic
Indian | Male | Age 25

GMAT
710 (Q49 V39 | IR 6 | AWA 6)

Academics
Under-Graduation: 75.74% (First Division) | Bachelors in Commerce (Honours), Delhi University
12th Grade: 96.75% | Commerce Stream
10th Grade: 9.6 CGPA

Post MBA Goals
Short Term: Marketing & Communication Impact Consulting
Long Term: Set-up my own design and communication consulting organisation

Target Recruiters
IDEO, Dalberg, Bridgespan Group, Ogilvy, Dentsu, Unilever, Frog Design (other similar recruiters, open to your recommendations as well)

Work Experience
Function: Marketing
Tenure: 3.5 years
Industries: Hospitality, Consumer Products & Services, Social Impact
Specialisations: Advertising, Strategy | Additional Exposure: Business Development, General Management

Tenure Details:
July'21 | Tentative Engagement with Malaria No More, India (This is yet to be finalised, but in the pipeline; I'm in the last phase of recruitement and have received a somewhat positive response)
/ Digital Marketing and Communication on their Nation-wide Malaria prevention awareness, treatment, and management Social Behaviour Change Communciation Campaign

December'20-Present | Self-Employed
/ Co-founded social media and website based e-commerce fashion brand 'aurai by dt' (hair accessories) - engaged with an NGO building livelihood of impoverished women through skill building in stiching and tailoring
/ Freelance digital advertising, content strategy, and design solutions consultant to small scale consumer product & service brands

April'20-October'20 | Vihara Innovation Network
/ Marketing and Business Development Associate

June'19-March'20 | Vizara Technologies Pvt. Ltd
November'19-February'20 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
/ Project Associate - International Heritage Symposium and Exhibition 2020

March'18-May'19 | Templatolio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
/ Client Servicing Associate
/ Client Servicing Analyst

Co-curricular Development
Social Development:
June'20-Present | Rotary International
/ Member of Rotary Club of Delhi South Metropolitan. Taken active participation in monthly virtual meetings and assisted with operational and design solutions for those meetings

January'21-April'21 | Sofia Smart Centre
/ Engaged with this skill development NGO that enables impoverished women through skillbuilding to generate livelihood (for my hair accessories venture)

June'11 | Music Basti
/ Volunteered at the NGO focused on the holistic development of underprivileged children to bolster their personalities through the medium of music

Cultural Development:
September'14-May'17 | Music Society Member, Under-Graduation
/ Performed as member of the society at college annual fest

July'15 | Summer School, London School Of Economics (LSE)
/ Attended Summer School from London School of Economics (LSE) inManagerial Accounting and received 'A' Grade in the assessment examination

April'09-March'14 | Lead Guitarist-School Band, High-School
/ Participated in and won a few music competitions where I represented my school with my band
/ Performed on the opening day of the International PASH (Partners forthe future) German Leaders' youth camp; organised by the DPS Society in association with the Goethe Institute at Max Meuller Bhavan

February'09-January'12 | Rockschool Guitar Examinations
/ Cleared up till grade 4 guitar examinations with distinction; certified by Trinity School of Music, London

July'10-August'10 | Artek - The International Children's Festival, Ukraine
/ Represented India at this UN initiative, held in Ukraine. The festival encouraged cultural interaction and mutual dialogue betweenchildren from a vast variety of countries

Curricular Accomplishments
May'17 | Under-Graduation
/ Passed my undergraduate degree with First-Division

May'14 | Secondary Education
/ Ranked 10th in my high school, in a batch of approximately 1500 people, in the 12th grade CBSE Board Examination
/ Received a Gold Medal and Certificate of Merit for 7 consecutive years (2006–2014) of academic excellence - from my high school, D.P.S. R.K. Puram

Hobbies/Leisure
Watching sports-Cricket, F1, Tennis, Baseball / Electronic Music Production / YouTube Learning / Streaming Platforms / Traveling /Reading

Thanks for your help

Hi everyone

Kindly evaluate my profile

I am an Indian male with Investment Management background looking to apply for 2022 fall intake at Ross Michigan

Undergraduate: 75.5% - Bachelors in Mgt Studies (University of Delhi, India)
GMAT: planing to take Gmat before R1 deadline, target 700+
GPA: 3/4
CFA Level 2 cleared: Level 3 stuck due to pandemic and exam cancellation

Work experiences:
5 yrs in Asset Management industry (Institutional Investors) - 3.5 yrs with AXA (2 promotions) and 1.5 yrs with JPMorgan Chase (1 promotion in pipeline)
Currently working with JPMorgan Asset Management as Investment Specialist Analyst
Experience summary - Monitor global capital markets, write market/credit/ESG commentaries, review client portfolios, resolve client queries
Understand the importance of control and governance in Investment Management, worked on many efficiency related projects which helped save costs, advocated use of data visualisation/business intelligence tools for quick decision making and continuous improvement in the Investment team
Good knowledge of - Capital Markets, Investment Portfolio Mgt of Insurance companies, Insurance Companies, increasing shift towards Climate change and ESG focus.

Social work:
Founding Member of Enactus chapter for my undergrad school, started 2 projects for upliftment of sub-urban underprivileged Women and traditional Magicians - Learnt the importance of project sustainability and efficient financial mgt with less resources

Post MBA goals: 2 options - Financial Services, Consulting

Hi All,

It would be great if you could help me with my profile evaluation for Ross for their 2022 intake.

Indian, Engineer, Male- 25 years old (26 at matriculation)

Academics:

730 GMAT (Q48, V41), 119 TOEFL, 7.2 Undergrad CGPA B.Tech in Computer Science (Top 10 pvt Engineering schools in India)

Work Ex:

3 Years currently with Deloitte Risk Advisory (4 on Matriculation). Summary:
1. Direct client-facing role (Fortune 5 client), high impact work- lead the delivery transformation of Tech Risk offering (1 Billion Dollar transformation- brainstormed the pilot and coached other teams/ clients afterwards)
2. 2 consecutive promotions in 2 years, Top 1% performance rating and multiple awards.
3. Strong cross geography and cross-functional experience with clients and Deloitte teams in US, LATAM, Russia, India and APAC.
4. Strong workplace contributions- Diversity and Inclusion council member at Deloitte.
5. Upward and downward management experience across a variety of clients and roles.

Strong Extracurricular and community service experience:
1. Own GOI registered trust- worked in collab with other NGOs to bring a co-curricular revolution in tier 2,3 cities of India.
2. Trained and mentored over 2000 students across India in computer literacy, debating, interpersonal skills.
3. Adjudicator/ Trainer for international organizations such as Harvard India, Rotary International, AFS Global etc.
4. International debating and Model UN Experience with multiple accolades.
5. Entrepreneurship experience during college

Hobbies and interests- Automotive Photography (Assignments for India's F1 circuit, Mercedes, Volkswagen), Video Gaming (Participated in regional Esports leagues), Tennis, Basketball and International Geopolitics (very strong international acumen).

Post MBA Career Goals- Product/ Program Management at a Big Tech Firm or Consulting with MBB.
Also planning to retake the GMAT to push my score beyond 750 (August 1st week).

What are my chances at Ross? What other top schools do I have a realistic shot at?

Hi animesh96,

Thank you for sharing your profile. Your profile looks good on the surface. Starting with stats, your undergrad GPA is good, and I suggest you aim for 730+ GMAT to maximize your chances. On the work front, I can see a good career trajectory. 2 promotions in 3.5yrs and now 1 in the pipeline at JP Morgan, Great! You can share how you perform better than your peers, which leads to a promotion. This will show you as a high-performing individual. You can discuss the projects you worked on and the influence they had on the organization. Your work displays a broad range of experience and understanding across a wide range of tasks. I think you have wonderful stories to tell. Social work will assist you in demonstrating your ability to be a "collaborative leader." Your post-MBA goals make sense, but you must explain them properly to the adcoms. You will need to make a convincing case to the adcoms.

Ross seeks to find the following qualities in MBA applicants:

1) Self-awareness
2) Teamwork
3) Impact
4) Academics

While creating your application, keep in mind relevant examples to exemplify the points mentioned above. Your ECs are missing, and I'd like to know about them. Also, the different schools you are targeting. Overall, a good profile with a chance at Ross. Ross is continuing the GMAT waiver. You might want to read an article about Ross mba GMAT waiver, to gain insight into important aspects of the GMAT waiver MBA program process and enhance your GMAT waiver MBA application. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and further chances to Ross. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

Cheers!
Neha Hadke
Profile Analyst & Community Manager, MBA and Beyond
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Email: neha@mbaandbeyond.com

Hi I would like to know, for PhD is the procedure same. I am applying for a PhD at Ross. Can you guys help me with the Essays. I have finished B Tech in Aerospace Engg. with GPA 3.97/4.0. Currently pursuing MA in Diplomacy,Law and Business in 3rd semester, with cumulative A+ letter grade.
I have worked in diverse fields, first as an analyst in a start-up. My role was map the decisions taken by my organization and allocate funds towards CSR activities for various initiatives like Local Canine Shelter, Old Age Home (a nursing home for senior citizens

Next I worked in Indigo Airlines as an Airport Operations Specialist. I even interacted with passengers, which helped to become more confident in managing good relations and be comfortable in pressurizing situations like when they miss their flights. It was essential to be pleasing always. My role involved being a bride of communication between the airline ground staff, the airport operator and commander of the flight. Over radio I had to communicate used to decide on the bay number (parking slot for the aircraft), arrange coaches for deplaning and embarking the passengers, intimate the ground support equipment (GSE) team, ensure quick turnaround time. I was recognized by my team for my contribution and was awarded special mementos and had a great working relationship with the manager, who pushed to me to set bigger goals. This made me realize it was time for me to set off in a new trajectory. As I was able to stand out, I decided to make another smooth transition to reach a higher stage in the professional sphere.

Later I joined a Fortune 500 company Cognizant Technology System as Senior Process Executive. My role was to manage social media marketing of giants like Amazon and LinkedIn. It was interesting time and great part was going for luncheons.

After nearly 4 years in Corporate sector, I wanted to continue my higher education and was motivated by my colleagues as they must of observed something in me. I am rather grateful to them. I have had the opportunity to be a mentor for sophomores and was a Teaching Assistant in my under-graduation.

I always harbored a wish to be among students. I believe in the motto "Keep things simple" and "Work Hard and Play Hard" . After dabbling a lot in the early phase of my career. I am thankful that my decisions have always worked.

Hopefully I settled on the idea to join the academia as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in a leading university. Having a cross-functional experience I made a conscious choice of following my passion.

I have lived widely in Bhutan, Sri Lanka and ofcourse in India. This has given me an international exposure and closely observe how the system works in various geographies. Having lived abroad I have learnt to appreciate the smaller things in life which we often take for granted.

Hi mittalbwoy,

Thank you for sharing your profile. Your profile looks good on the surface. Starting with stats, your undergrad GPA is quite good, and you have a good GMAT score. If you are able to score 750+, your chances will be maximized (higher the better). So, this part is pretty sorted for you.

Ross seeks to find the following qualities in MBA applicants:

1) Self-awareness
2) Teamwork
3) Impact
4) Academics

I can see a mix of 2,3 and 4 in your profile. Now, talking about your work experience, it does seem good on the surface with names like Deloitte in your CV. You are a risk adviser, which must suggest that you have strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities. To demonstrate your potential, you will need to incorporate all of these elements within your apps. Working with various clients at Deloitte has also enhanced your global awareness. Demonstrating this in an impactful way will give your profile a global outlook. You may want to read an article on how you can distinguish yourself in mba application essays, this will give you some insights to craft your story

Your ECs seem amazing. They strongly point out the presence of leadership qualities in you. Speaking about all these with the right passion will bring diversity to your apps, and adcoms will get to know different aspects of your personality. Along with this, your hobbies and interest will add spark to your profile.

Your post-mba goals do make sense. Just a quick piece of advice, try to divide them into long-term and short-term goals. Although you may not be specifically asked to do so, it is worthwhile to consider how you may connect your goals to your prior experience and successes. So, think of the short-term and long-term goals carefully. This will make the story more orderly, logical, and concise, something the admissions committee will undoubtedly appreciate. Overall, if you are able to bring an amazing story, I feel you have a good shot at Ross. You can also look for NYU, MIT, and Kellog. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and further chances to the schools. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

How to enhance your application and maximize your chances for fall intake

Cheers!
Neha Hadke
Profile Analyst & Community Manager, MBA and Beyond
Testimonials
Email: neha@mbaandbeyond.com

Work experience - Will be completing 4 years work experience with McKinsey and Company as a data scientist.
Undergraduation - Completed my undergraduation from one of the top engineering colleges (Delhi Technological University) in India in Mathematics and Computing Engineering.
School - Got 10 CGPA in 10th and 97% in 12th boards CBSE
GMAT - Got 700 in GMAT (Q49, V36, IR4, AWA4).
Others - Have been involved in various social and co-curricular activities such as National level Horse riding, State level Air Rifle Shooting, Command level football, etc

Is aiming for Ross ambitious, realistic or sureshot?

I am planning to apply for 2year Stem MBA ( specialization in consulting/finance ) in US [Round 2]. I’m reapplicant at Duke, Ross, and, Cornell

Short term MBA goal : work as a consultant with firms, such as Mckinsey or BCG, and help global financial institutions solve strategic & operational issues.
Long term MBA Goal : To build a technology-driven banking option for India’s marginalized that merges the conveniences of Neo-banks with attributes of traditional banks.

About my profile:-
I am 29 year old Male from Mumbai, India. [ Nationality : Indian ]

Educational Qualification:-
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CFA Institute (Virginia, USA) - Cleared all levels in 1st attempt, Top quartile in 9 out of 10 subjects
Chartered Accountancy (CPA Equivalent), ICAI (Delhi, India) - Cleared all levels in 1st attempt, Top 5% amongst 43,000 students
Bachelor of Commerce, HR College of Commerce and Economics (Mumbai, India) - Secured First Distinction with a cumulative grade of 80%

GMAT Score :- 740 ( Q50 V41 )

Work Experience:-
I worked at Drip Capital INC (US based Fintech Startup) as Senior Finance manager from Dec’18 - present ( 2 years & 11 months ) - got one promotion
I worked at ITC Limited as Assistant Finance Manager from Nov’15 – Dec’18 ( 3 years & 1 months )
Total years of experience : 6 years ( as of today )
While entering MBA : 6.6 years

Achievements & Participation :-
At Drip Capital INC
• First hire in the finance department; Conceptualized financial management and regulatory processes across USA, Mexico, and India, and built a 5-member core team
• Spearheaded financial due diligence for Series-B funding of $25M led by Sequoia Capital and Accel and collaborated with US-based capital market team for securing first banking line of credit of $40M
• Ideated and convinced the founder on reorganization of business operations for better tax efficiency and delivered tax savings of $400,000 on y-o-y basis

AT ITC Limited
• Steered a 5-member team to evaluate and implement major impact points of new indirect tax regime on 20 projects operating across 15 states of India, effectively regulating yearly tax benefit of $14M
• Customized and automated information workflow in SAP software, an improvement unique across both ITC and SAP India, Augmented compliance and reduced manual reconciliation by 200+ manhours on y-o-y basis
• Key member of core team; Collaborated on yearly budgeting and quarterly variance analysis of capital expenditure across operational turnkey projects worth $850M
• Mentored 10+ member core team having average experience of 10 years; Enhanced their productivity, 4 of them got promoted

Outside Work
• Avid trekker - Trekked across South India and the Himalayas, Volunteer at local trekking club
• I have undertaken multiple pro bono engagements, wherein I helped fellow CA students/graduates with their study plans, career projections, general advisory, etc.
I want to maximise the chances of my selection. Kindly advise I should apply to which Top 20 US based B-school

Demographic
White male, 30, american

Academics
3.6 UG GPA in economics from a flagship state school
3.6 grad gpa, Juris Doctorate from top 50 law school.
granted GMAT waiver, 165 lsat (expired)

Post MBA Goals
Short Term: enter a f500 LDP or transfer into luxury brand management
Long Term: senior management at F500 or some sort of senior brand manager for an iconic brand. I have a particular passion for aerospace, automotive and luxury goods.

Work Experience:
2 years as a public defender
1.5 years as staff counsel for a major insurance carrier
1.5 years as a civil rights litigator and employment lawyer, including a 6 month stint with an extremely high profile civil rights attorney (think george floyd).


Hobbies/Leisure:

Boxing, Weightlifting, Board Games, Chess, amateur acting (community theater, small time extra roles in student films)

Community Service:

Animal Shelter Advisory Board for my county
Code Enforcement Board for my county
Teen Court pre-trial diversion program for at risk youth.
Bar Committee Membership for my state bar.

Hi! Thanks for taking a look at my profile. Applied for the weekend MBA (also agreed to be considered for the exec MBA)
Age: 32
Nationality: American (Indian origin)
Undergrad: Economics, math, statistics (3.4 GPA)
Masters: HR from Rutgers (3.9 GPA)
EA: Planning to take the executive assessment since I will have 8 years of work ex by matriculation. Currently around the 150-155 range in the official practice tests
Work Experience: 8 years in the automotive and tech industries. Currently head of analytics in HR at a series D unicorn startup. I lead a team of data scientists and am building the people analytics function from the ground up
Sponsorship: 100% company sponsored
LOR: My current manager. I worked with her at a previous company and she asked me to join her here so we have a great relationship.
Extracurriculars: Started my own people analytics consortium, part of the leadership committee for the south asian ERG at work, volunteer with impoverished children in India and work with school kids from under-resourced areas near me. I also do a lot of DEI work as a part of my job, building processes to analyze and ensure equity across the employee lifecycle
Motivation for getting an MBA: I want to be able to connect our people data back to the business objectives. HR tends to be in the support function objectives grouped with a lot of other items, but I believe that people data and analytics should underlay all of our business objectives. In order to do this effectively, I need to be able to understand and speak the languages of the different functions.

Hello lokpre,

Thanks for writing in. You must definitely apply to the Weekend MBA as your profile is much closer to the class profile of the same. Overall, you have great profile and so a lot really depends on how well you portray the same through your essays.

Should you need any help in this regard, please feel free to reach out.

All the best!

Hi All,

Need help to review my profile

Female, Indonesian, Process Improvement & Internal Audit Manager, 27 y.o

Academics:

Undergrad in Top 1 national university, Computer Science, GPA 3.45. I'm planning to apply using gmat waiver due to my quant undergrad, got a 710 on simulation, but I haven't taken the test yet.

Work Ex:
Almost 1 year at a leading local OOH and digital advertisement company, summary:
- Designed business processes & procedures for all departments
- Led automation project for several departments, reducing cost and processing time
- Led CRM system implementation, with manageable risks, saving 20% budget
- Implemented standardized career development for all departments for process consistency
- Collaborated with business development to establish a major new business opportunity in partnership with a big company, may cause +40% revenue based on projection

4+ years at Accenture, handling process improvement and bridging business with technology projects for several big companies (mainly energy & professional service), summary:
- Analyzed, designed, and implemented process improvement in Operation & Engineering dept
- Created standardized automated financial reports, reducing monthly and yearly closing processing time
- Developed data analysis tool to improve productivity and performance of assets
- Developed and implemented change management strategy for digital transformation project
- Designed data integration for several systems to create automated production managerial report

Extracurricular and community service experience:
1. Led a volunteer team in volcanic eruption refugee camps for 2 months
2. Co-found and led marketing for uni's tv startup
3. Taught leadership and technology skills for middle school girls
4. Led Accenture Technology's newsletter team

Interests and hobbies: Digital transformation, operational excellence, traveling, taekwondo (used to participate in several regional competitions, only got silver medals though, so I don't think it's worth mentioning), badminton

Post MBA Career Goals: digital consultant at MBB or product manager at big tech companies

What are my chances at Ross? What other top schools do I have a realistic shot at?
Oh, I also plan to apply to Tepper because they are actually good at Tech and Operation.

Thanks!

You have a nice profile hijules29. your work experience around process improvement sounds relevant for a role as a consultant.

I assume that you are planning to apply this coming year in the 2022 application cycle. Would recommend you take the GMAT- firstly, it will help you in case b-schools decide to bring the test back as a compulsory feature. Secondly, it will open up your choice to other MBA programs which d not give a waiver.

Your experience at the refugee camp sounds very different and interesting- i hope it offered you a lot of learning and personal development and is something that you can talk about in your application.

Tepper and Ross are both excellent programs. You could add others such as UCLA, Darden and Duke to your target programs

hijules29:

Q: What are my chances at Ross?

A: I would say solid. It feels like a very appropriate school for you given your well-rounded profile. I agree with the previous post that taking the GMAT (especially if you're scoring around a 710) would be a great idea. You never know if you may need it or if it could help with potential scholarship money.

Q: What other top schools do I have a realistic shot at? Oh, I also plan to apply to Tepper because they are actually good at Tech and Operation.

A: I would also take a look at Berkeley Haas, Cornell Johnson, Duke Fuqua, NYU Stern, and UCLA Anderson.

Lastly, stay away from MBB for a post-MBA goal in your essays. It's overplayed.

Please drop us a line for a free consultation using the link below if you think we can be of additional, professional help.

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Hello hijules29,

Thanks for writing in.

We feel you have a strong profile. However, we would recommend that you take the GMAT and then apply. Tepper, too, is a fine choice. You could also look at the other US schools such as Duke, Kenan Flagler, and McCombs.

Good luck!