Profile Evaluation Request - Indian, M, Engineer, 29 (by admissions)
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07 Dec 2022, 11:06
Hi,
I am looking to start my MBA in the spring of 2023. Would appreciate your help in evaluating my profile!
My main concern is regarding my undergraduate GPA.
Details of my profile are as follows -
Demographics
Nationality - Indian
Gender - Male
Age - 29 (by admission time)
Education
Xth - 91.2%
XIIth - 87.4%
Undergraduation (Engineering) - 56%
GMAT
Current Score - 720 (Q45/V44/IR6/AWA6)
Official Mock Score Range - 740 to 770
I'm planning to give the GMAT again, and I'm quite sure I can manage to hit the mock score range. The current score aligns well with the general split I've had, barring Quant.
Work Experience
Total - 5 years & a ~2 year career break
40 months - Business Development and Project Management Role in a family firm, operating in the field of Telecommunication Infrastructure.
28 months - Career break to pursue the Civil Services recruitment examination in India, one of the most rigorous exams in the world; placed in the Top 0.2 percentile, and a Top 5 score in the optional subject of choice Sociology (bachelor's level syllabus); exposure to public policy, economics, international relations, among many other areas.
14 months - As a Senior Business Analyst at an IT Services/Software Product Development startup - additional exposure to investor relations, product and project management.
2 months and counting - at a multinational corporation's offshore division aligned with its Canadian concern, as a Cybersecurity Analyst (Technology Consulting); also covering Presales in the Canadian public sector.
Extracurriculars
Member of Organising Committee in College Clubs.
Nothing significant as of now.
Leadership Experience (limited)
Product Owner in my previous firm, led a team of 4.
International Experience
Grew up abroad in the Middle East for four years in childhood.
Working with Canadian teams in an offshore model in my current role, in both the public and private sector.
Post-MBA Goals
Aiming to pursue opportunities in Consulting, particularly in Public Sector and Policy Consulting.
Plan to start my own business back home in the longer-term, focused on agro-waste and food processing, and/or in MSME enablement.
Target Schools
Indian School of Business (ISB)
INSEAD
Darden
Booth
Kellogg (1 year)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
I would also love to see your suggestions on which schools would you recommend apart from the above, assuming a 750 or greater GMAT score.
Also, what else could I do to alleviate the undergrad position apart from a high enough GMAT score?