Hi
ManasiDp,
Thank you for sharing your profile. Your profile looks good on the surface. Starting with stats, your undergrad GPA is quite low, but your good GMAT score will make up for it. The average GMAT score for LBS is 708. Being an Indian applicant, I suggest aiming for a GMAT score of 730+ to maximize your chances. However, we have helped one of our applicants to get into
LBS with a 690 GMAT score and 100% scholarship.On the work front, I can clearly see the career progression and leadership in your work experience. You will need to bring instances where you were in a leadership role and showcase yourself as a high-performing individual. Also, you have quite good international exposure as you have worked with European clients and projects spanned across different countries. So, if you are successful in telling stories of how it has broadened your perspective and shaped your personality, it does put you in a great spot. Talking about your ECs, they really are very interesting and different and provide more than enough for the diversity factor that every school looks for. Also, they give a glimpse of your capability of taking the initiative and learning. Your interests and hobbies are good as well, especially bird watching. Your post-mba goals make sense, though they need a little more shaping.
Answering your questions:
a. Is my profile good enough to be considered? Reasonable?
Yes, you have a strong profile.
b. What are the other areas of improvement? What are the major weaknesses in the profile?
Focus on getting GMAT 730+ to maximize your chances and for a scholarship. I’m not able to see the impact right now, you have good international exposure and 5 years of work experience, so there must be something interesting you have done and created an impact to the organization.
c. What should be my application essay strategy, and who should be an ideal candidate for a LOR?
About LOR, I would say choose one who can tell you about the qualities you possess and the type of person you are in your work very thoroughly because the goal is to obtain a second person's view about you. So, make an informed decision.
Overall, I see you have a pretty fair shot at LBS. What's going to matter most about your application is how you link experiential dots and make a great narrative. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to answer any of your concerns and discuss your further chances at LBS. Feel free to
book a free session with us as per your convenience.
Cheers!
Neha Hadke
Profile Analyst & Community Manager, MBA and BeyondTestimonialsEmail:
neha@mbaandbeyond.com ManasiDp
Hi Experts,
Could you please evaluate my profile for R1 / R2.
1. Demographics - 28, Indian, Female
2. Educational Qualification:
- Under-Graduation: BTech (Mechanical Engineering) from KIIT University, Bhubaneswar GPA: 7.39/10
- 12th CBSE 74%
- 10th CBSE 8.8/10 CGPA
3. GMAT: N/A (Yet to take GMAT by July-end, targeting 700 to 720)
- Suggest a safe score range, considering to manage getting scholarships.
4. Work Experience (Total 5 years) – India
- Techno-functional Consulting Experience (2.9 years) in a Partner company for SAP Ariba
o Vertical: Business Network Integrations for Buyers across the European Continent.
o Positions:
Senior Consultant (Promotion within 21 months)
Consultant
o Recognitions:
Piloting the senior job—role prospects for my company with SAP Ariba, new spectrum of service-partnership. Only-one in company to have been selected for the feat.
For Outstanding Performance by the Client company. Received Company and Client Appreciations for the several projects.
Appointed as Subject Matter Expert for team of 12 members by Client.
Worked and accomplished over 180 Integrations over a span of 20 months successfully.
- Techno-functional Consulting Experience (2 years) in a small company for SAP MM
o Vertical: SAP Material Management module
o Position: Associate Consultant
- International Exposure:
o Worked primarily and secondarily with all the European Clients. The crux of the situation is that Physical location was India but work-wise strictly International.
o The intra-company and intercompany cross-functional teams across my company, along with that of clients’ and the project-stakeholders’, were spread throughout the European continent.
o Clientele and projects spanned across United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and France.
- Industrial Internship: Cummins India Limited, Pune
o Project: Shipment-Process Optimization under the Supply Chain Management stream.
o Designed like a mini-ERP for the firm. It was critically acclaimed by supervisors.
o Later, it qualified as a Six-Sigma project. Also, implemented real-time in the firm.
5. Extra-Curriculars:
- Academic:
o Participated in the SAE India BAJA’ 14 (ATV Manufacturing Contest)
Provided assistance for powertrain transmission systems in BAJA SAE Team KIIT.
Managed the Planning, DFMEA, Project-management, costing and marketing-aspect.
o Designed and created prototype of a Solar Car, in collaboration of team.
o Participated in various workshop like prototype-creation of RC Aircrafts.
- Non-Academic:
o Awarded the SPECIAL MENTIONS award at the OEC Model United Nations, 2014. Earlier, participated in the KIIT MUN 2014 as the delegate of Myanmar in the UNGA SPECPOL.
o Volunteered teaching Mathematics at the KISS (KIIT’s Initiative for the welfare and development of Tribal children)
o Coordinator at the Mechanical Annual Fest YANTRIKI, 2015. Earlier, entertained audience in YANTRIKI, 2013.
o Also, had the privilege to entertain the Governor of State with a performance.
6. Interests and Hobbies:
- Oil-Painting and sketching, Reading and currently, exploring writing-blogs and also an amateur bird-watcher.
7. Post MBA Goals:
- Primary - Want to transition from Technical-Consulting Role to the Management Consulting and Strategy roles.
- Intermediate and Long-term – Progress into core leadership roles. Eventually, into the senior leadership and pivotal roles.
8. Questions-
a. Is my profile good enough to be considered? Reasonable?
b. What are the other areas of improvement? What are the major weaknesses in the profile?
c. What should be my application essay strategy and who should be an ideal candidate for a LOR?
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