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Age- 26 years(Male)
can speak 5 languages

Undergrad GPA- 3.23 (Non IIT)

Grad GPA- 3.916
initially enrolled at NYU, new york city. transferred after first semester to wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

GMAT- 760

2 publications

Six Sigma Green Belt certification

HBX Core

Experience-

1. Executive Engineer for 2 years at top private key player for indian defence (XX), India working on the missile
launchers for Akash Missile Program. Active in customer interaction and youngest engineer to reperesent
the company for customer offering. Perosnally handled training sessions for the Indian Air Force
personnel in regards to the missile equipment.

2. Technical consultant for 1 year to one of the worlds largest tier 1 supplier, USA.Handled the tesing of the
Motor control diagnostics for a Fortune 500 french OEM. Active customer interaction to have a fruitful
requirement vs implementation for the diagnostics.

3. Internships at CISR research labs in India and a tech startup, USA working on the product development and
customer interaction on finalizing the quotes for the design and implementation.

Extra Curriculars-
1. Trained in indian carnatic classical vocal for 13 years. More than 100 performances till date in India and
USA.

2. Formed undergrad singing club. Robotic Club (won in a couple of national level robotic festivals)

3. 5 gold medals in singing across 3 organizations in USA.

4. Formed Sanskriti (Diversified Indian Arts Club, Wright State). Active collaborations across USA.

5. Planned, Designed and served as Master of ceremony for all the events of Indian Student Association,
wright state attracting more than 4000 audience in total.

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1. Core Team Member, Community relations team, XXX (over a year).

2. Cultural Ambassador, Wright State University

3. Cultural Head, Indian Student Association, Wright State

4. Peer Mentor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Wright State university

5. Adopted 2 kids for primary education.

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Planned schools to apply- HBS, Kellogg, INSEAD, ISB, Booth
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Thanks for sharing your profile. Fantastic score on the GMAT that should help you pull up that low GPA. Solid work experience that probably won't differentiate you too much but if you can highlight some strong impact and interpersonal skills gained through your work experience this will a go a long way and helping your candidacy.

Now you are applying to some of the top schools so nothing will be easy here. HBS will be tough.But I think the rest of the schools you have a chance so really focus in on that application and particularly those essays to give yourself the best shot
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Thanks for sharing your profile. Fantastic score on the GMAT that should help you pull up that low GPA. Solid work experience that probably won't differentiate you too much but if you can highlight some strong impact and interpersonal skills gained through your work experience this will a go a long way and helping your candidacy.

Now you are applying to some of the top schools so nothing will be easy here. HBS will be tough.But I think the rest of the schools you have a chance so really focus in on that application and particularly those essays to give yourself the best shot
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Thanks for your reply. Would you suggest me taking a year to improve more to target HBS? Can you also suggest where can I improve on my profile for the same.!!
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Please review my profile.

Age- 26 years(Male)
can speak 5 languages

Undergrad GPA- 3.23 (Non IIT)

Grad GPA- 3.916
initially enrolled at NYU, new york city. transferred after first semester to wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

GMAT- 760

2 publications

Six Sigma Green Belt certification

HBX Core

Experience-

1. Executive Engineer for 2 years at top private key player for indian defence (XX), India working on the missile
launchers for Akash Missile Program. Active in customer interaction and youngest engineer to reperesent
the company for customer offering. Perosnally handled training sessions for the Indian Air Force
personnel in regards to the missile equipment.

2. Technical consultant for 1 year to one of the worlds largest tier 1 supplier, USA.Handled the tesing of the
Motor control diagnostics for a Fortune 500 french OEM. Active customer interaction to have a fruitful
requirement vs implementation for the diagnostics.

3. Internships at CISR research labs in India and a tech startup, USA working on the product development and
customer interaction on finalizing the quotes for the design and implementation.

Extra Curriculars-
1. Trained in indian carnatic classical vocal for 13 years. More than 100 performances till date in India and
USA.

2. Formed undergrad singing club. Robotic Club (won in a couple of national level robotic festivals)

3. 5 gold medals in singing across 3 organizations in USA.

4. Formed Sanskriti (Diversified Indian Arts Club, Wright State). Active collaborations across USA.

5. Planned, Designed and served as Master of ceremony for all the events of Indian Student Association,
wright state attracting more than 4000 audience in total.

Community service and Leadership-

1. Core Team Member, Community relations team, XXX (over a year).

2. Cultural Ambassador, Wright State University

3. Cultural Head, Indian Student Association, Wright State

4. Peer Mentor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Wright State university

5. Adopted 2 kids for primary education.

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Hey dude,
Well what I like about your profile first and foremost is that it is INTERESTING. You have depth and breadth and seem to be very passionate about a number of things. Not only that, you have been ACTIVE, and even taken a lead in many of your activities.

That plus a 760, well... should give you a shot almost anywhere.

Now will it be a big shot at a school like HBS? Being a non IITer from Indian with a so-so GMAT, it will always be a long shot, but one I believe you could and should take.


To answer your later question, I don't think that working one more year will do much to improve your profile, and that you should just take your shot this year. If you want to apply to Top 5 schools (which will be tough, even with your 760 and great story) my strategic suggestion would be that you apply to MORE schools (basically add schools to your list) which will be the best way to increase your chances, while also allowing you to apply at higher ranked schools.

I hope this helps!
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Age- 26 years(Male)
can speak 5 languages

Undergrad GPA- 3.23 (Non IIT)

Grad GPA- 3.916
initially enrolled at NYU, new york city. transferred after first semester to wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

GMAT- 760

2 publications

Six Sigma Green Belt certification

HBX Core

Experience-

1. Executive Engineer for 2 years at top private key player for indian defence (XX), India working on the missile
launchers for Akash Missile Program. Active in customer interaction and youngest engineer to reperesent
the company for customer offering. Perosnally handled training sessions for the Indian Air Force
personnel in regards to the missile equipment.

2. Technical consultant for 1 year to one of the worlds largest tier 1 supplier, USA.Handled the tesing of the
Motor control diagnostics for a Fortune 500 french OEM. Active customer interaction to have a fruitful
requirement vs implementation for the diagnostics.

3. Internships at CISR research labs in India and a tech startup, USA working on the product development and
customer interaction on finalizing the quotes for the design and implementation.

Extra Curriculars-
1. Trained in indian carnatic classical vocal for 13 years. More than 100 performances till date in India and
USA.

2. Formed undergrad singing club. Robotic Club (won in a couple of national level robotic festivals)

3. 5 gold medals in singing across 3 organizations in USA.

4. Formed Sanskriti (Diversified Indian Arts Club, Wright State). Active collaborations across USA.

5. Planned, Designed and served as Master of ceremony for all the events of Indian Student Association,
wright state attracting more than 4000 audience in total.

Community service and Leadership-

1. Core Team Member, Community relations team, XXX (over a year).

2. Cultural Ambassador, Wright State University

3. Cultural Head, Indian Student Association, Wright State

4. Peer Mentor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Wright State university

5. Adopted 2 kids for primary education.

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Hi ,
You are quite young and still have good achievements .
760 GMAT score means you are a 99%ile holder.
SO I don't see any challenge in getting you selected for your dream university.
please go ahead.
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You are in the right age range for HBS not sure another year would impact things that much. I would only consider this if you feel like you are on the verge of a promotion or there are forthcoming opportunities to drive strong results/impact in your current role, but your profile is strong enough to apply now.
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Hi benztranz123,

You’ve some deep extracurricular interests, which will stand you out. But key in applications is professional progress, impact made, initiatives taken, and so on. From the perspective of MBA applicants, you’ve a not-so-common work experience but that experience needs to stand on its own (diversity alone won’t matter). While writing your applications, think what perspectives you can bring to the MBA classroom which others won’t easily. Most of the schools you’re targeting are tough to get into, but they’re worth giving a shot. If results don't turn out to be favorable, you can always expand the list in R2.
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Hi benztranz,

Good job on the GMAT. Interesting work profile - in terms of the industry of experience, and the possible exposure that it might have gotten you to domains of work that not many people will have access to.

As some of the others have mentioned, your undergrad GPA will be a weak spot in your app. The Uni brand might be a weak spot as well.

Overall - you should still target some schools in the top 10. It's going to be competitive but its worth a shot. ISB and INSEAD will make for par apps.

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Please review my profile.

Age- 26 years(Male)
can speak 5 languages

Undergrad GPA- 3.23 (Non IIT)

Grad GPA- 3.916
initially enrolled at NYU, new york city. transferred after first semester to wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

GMAT- 760

2 publications

Six Sigma Green Belt certification

HBX Core

Experience-

1. Executive Engineer for 2 years at top private key player for indian defence (XX), India working on the missile
launchers for Akash Missile Program. Active in customer interaction and youngest engineer to reperesent
the company for customer offering. Perosnally handled training sessions for the Indian Air Force
personnel in regards to the missile equipment.

2. Technical consultant for 1 year to one of the worlds largest tier 1 supplier, USA.Handled the tesing of the
Motor control diagnostics for a Fortune 500 french OEM. Active customer interaction to have a fruitful
requirement vs implementation for the diagnostics.

3. Internships at CISR research labs in India and a tech startup, USA working on the product development and
customer interaction on finalizing the quotes for the design and implementation.

Extra Curriculars-
1. Trained in indian carnatic classical vocal for 13 years. More than 100 performances till date in India and
USA.

2. Formed undergrad singing club. Robotic Club (won in a couple of national level robotic festivals)

3. 5 gold medals in singing across 3 organizations in USA.

4. Formed Sanskriti (Diversified Indian Arts Club, Wright State). Active collaborations across USA.

5. Planned, Designed and served as Master of ceremony for all the events of Indian Student Association,
wright state attracting more than 4000 audience in total.

Community service and Leadership-

1. Core Team Member, Community relations team, XXX (over a year).

2. Cultural Ambassador, Wright State University

3. Cultural Head, Indian Student Association, Wright State

4. Peer Mentor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Wright State university

5. Adopted 2 kids for primary education.

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You are in the right age range for HBS not sure another year would impact things that much. I would only consider this if you feel like you are on the verge of a promotion or there are forthcoming opportunities to drive strong results/impact in your current role, but your profile is strong enough to apply now.
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I have an offer from an American Big 3 for a Techno- Managerial role (will get a chance to work with customers in mexico, canada and italy). I was planning on working there for a year before I take the MBA path (i feel this might strengthen my profile a bit more for HBS). Any suggestions ?
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I think it might do just that given the role's international focus. Now with everything work related it is about the impact and results you drive in this role. So given you know you will be applying to school in a year really try and be proactive and thoughtful about your work and experiences at this new firm
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Please review my profile.

Age- 26 years(Male)
can speak 5 languages

Undergrad GPA- 3.23 (Non IIT)

Grad GPA- 3.916
initially enrolled at NYU, new york city. transferred after first semester to wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

GMAT- 760

2 publications

Six Sigma Green Belt certification

HBX Core

Experience-

1. Executive Engineer for 2 years at top private key player for indian defence (XX), India working on the missile
launchers for Akash Missile Program. Active in customer interaction and youngest engineer to reperesent
the company for customer offering. Perosnally handled training sessions for the Indian Air Force
personnel in regards to the missile equipment.

2. Technical consultant for 1 year to one of the worlds largest tier 1 supplier, USA.Handled the tesing of the
Motor control diagnostics for a Fortune 500 french OEM. Active customer interaction to have a fruitful
requirement vs implementation for the diagnostics.

3. Internships at CISR research labs in India and a tech startup, USA working on the product development and
customer interaction on finalizing the quotes for the design and implementation.

Extra Curriculars-
1. Trained in indian carnatic classical vocal for 13 years. More than 100 performances till date in India and
USA.

2. Formed undergrad singing club. Robotic Club (won in a couple of national level robotic festivals)

3. 5 gold medals in singing across 3 organizations in USA.

4. Formed Sanskriti (Diversified Indian Arts Club, Wright State). Active collaborations across USA.

5. Planned, Designed and served as Master of ceremony for all the events of Indian Student Association,
wright state attracting more than 4000 audience in total.

Community service and Leadership-

1. Core Team Member, Community relations team, XXX (over a year).

2. Cultural Ambassador, Wright State University

3. Cultural Head, Indian Student Association, Wright State

4. Peer Mentor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Wright State university

5. Adopted 2 kids for primary education.

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Hi there,

We think you have a great profile and to top that a great GMAT score. I think all you need now a well weaved story. Happy to take the conversation forward.

Good luck!