Profile Evaluation - GMAT 760

Question

Hi!!
Wonder if you guys could evaluate my profile.

Indian Male (21yrs) , but lived most of the time in the Middle East (16years) and fluent Arabic
GMAT 760 (Q51 V41 IR7)
Engineering student at one of the newer IITs. Major in Systems Science, with a specialization in Financial Engineering.

Extra Curricular and Leadership profile includes activities in Student Government (Chairing Constitution Drafting Committee for college), founding and establishing the Entrepreneurship Cell and Incubator at university, and couple of other managerial/marketing roles in student festivals.

Internship at a major asset manager active in MENA region.

Detailed resume at home<dot>iitj. ac. in/~rehan/Rehan_Resume<dot>pdf

TARGET PROGRAMS : HBS 2+2, MIT LGO, Yale Silver Scholars, IESE YTP, Stanford GSB (with deferrals)

Would appreciate any pointers on whether these choices are pragmatic, and how to go about the process

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Rehan
+918946822255

CriticalSquare · Answer

Hi Rehan,

Thanks so much for the post! Quick thing - your resume didn't attach? Could you please give it another shot? It's just showing up as text without a document linked to it.

Bhavik

mrehanms · Answer

Thank you CriticalSquare for your response. Unfortunately, I was unable to post a link then, I hope it works now, https://home.iitj.ac.in/~rehan/Rehan_Resume.pdf In any case, I'm also attaching a copy (I didn't know that there was an option for doing so) Regards, Rehan

CriticalSquare · Answer

Hey there, Worked perfectly - thank you! I think you attached it multiple times but you made sure it came through

So for early entry programs, things have gotten really, really competitive. I don't mean to start on that foot so that you become deflated. Just so we're level set. THAT SAID: AMAZING GMAT score so well done on that front! Also, you come from an IIT so check on that too. You haven't mentioned your marks though? You've also interned abroad and I love how you're fluent in arabic. That's a big plus! Also, you're involved in a variety of professional facing activities and that level of industry commitment in undergrad is a storyline that will resonate with these programs. You also have an entrepreneurial streak in you and I love that - whether it's starting your own club or helping others with their dreams. You have a similar story vein there and I think that's great. So on the surface - should you apply? Yes. You have the tickets needed to play. However, you need to REALLY convey what your path is. No ambiguity. They're looking for people who know EXACTLY how they're going to go about the next two years. And why, at the end of those two years, you'll be HBS material and why you'll need your MBA. Your academics and involvement to date are table stakes. They let you attend the event. But those applying two year or three years will have those credentials too. So you need to really get their interest - why YOU as an Indian applicant? What makes you soooooo valuable that they need to lock you down NOW? Bhavik

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