Profile Evaluation Request

Hi, Shreya281997,

Thank you for your post!

First, I would like to say you did great backing a 730 in your GMAT. Moreover, you have an array of professional accomplishments and a good overall GPA, which would add additional points to your profile. Additionally, I recommend you add more about your academic statistics to back your profile. About your profile, first, I would like to know your motivation for MBA since you belong to a less traditional MBA background. Moreover, this could actually play out in your favor as scoring such a high score is proof of your quantitative strengths, analytical skills, and decision-making.

Coming to your work experience, you did a fine job mentioning your roles & responsibilities, critical projects, and professional accolades in your work experience. Now, just to add more value to it, I would like you to add some info about international exposure and elaborate more about the part played by you in critical projects, examples of leadership, and the relevant skills developed. You have been a part of multiple award-winning projects, and speaking about this will boost your profile. About your ECAs, it's a must for candidates to have at least some relevant volunteering and community work. Hence, I would suggest you add some while mentioning all about your contribution, the challenges faced, leadership roles played, the impact generated, and the relevant skills developed through your ECAs to bank upon them!

All in all, you have an amazing profile and do have a shot at the schools you mentioned. However, you need to have a well-defined relevant post-MBA goal and try to link your work experience, ECAs, and post-MBA goals by connecting dots between them in your school essays to mesmerize the adcom! Applying in early rounds could definitely help secure a spot in your target school. For your reference, I would suggest you read, How to strengthen your MBA application for Round 1 MBA? you will get some beneficial insights. 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 help you with your strategy for essays and interviews regarding MBA programs; feel free to book a free session with us at your convenience.

Cheers!
Neha Hadke
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Hi Shreya281997 hope you are doing well

Your profile is a breath of fresh air in what seems like a pool of analogous Indian applicants.
Your GMAT score is good too. I see several things working well for you. First, you have a significantly differentiated background. Second, you have accomplished a plethora of feats in your domain at a young age. All the projects you did with the prominent brands in your industry and recognition that your work has received calls for serious consideration as an applicant. Third, your entrepreneurial venture will help you establish the need for formal structured business education so that you can be better equipped for future pursuits and to grow your brand.

All the schools on your list are extremely competitive, therefore I suggest you add a couple of slightly lower ranked options too (HEC Paris - can also have the opportunity to do NYU Stern exchange if you plan to keep focus on NY opportunities). Nevertheless, I feel you are a strong candidate for most of the schools on your list.

If you wish to discuss your application strategy in detail feel free to reach out.

Warm regards