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14 Jan 2020, 03:31
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i all!
Background:
Nationality Indian/ Female, 25 years old
GMAT: 700 (Q46, V40)
Education:
B.E in Electronics and Instrumentation engineering from a non IIT, top 10 university in India, GPA: 3.76/4 (Top 5% of the batch)
Masters in nuclear engineering with specialisation in instrumentation (Topper of the batch, pursued my M.tech while I was working)
HSE: 98.4%
Work experience:
Working as a scientific officer with the government for the past 4 years. Work profile includes research development and deployment of indigenous developed sensors.
Experience: No international exposure, But I have travelled all over India and interacted with manufacturers for product development.
Achievements at work:
One of the few employees to get promotion on a fast-track basis.
The only woman in the section working with 15 men on R&D and deployment projects.
Have contributed significantly in development of sensors for projects of national importance
Co-curriculars:
Currently learning Indian classical danceforms and have been practicing yoga for the past 3 years.
Involved with a few NGOs in Mumbai where I have taught few underpreviged kids. before moving to Mumbai, I had taught Class 10 Physics to around 100 kids in my locality.
Participant of National Aerospace Olympiad in 2009
Homi Bhabha Prize winner (gold medallist) during my trainingfor my current job.
Post MBA goals:
My constant interaction with vendors all over the country has revealed my techno managerial capabilities. I have also observed the vulnerabilities that the Indian sensor industries face. Also, working in a premier R&D unit of the country has made me more patriotic than I was earlier. I hope to eventually return to India after 5 years or so and closely work with the Indian government.
Short term goal: I would like to work in a general management role for a tech company like general Electric, Fuji electric or Tesla..
Long term goal: Would like to become a part of NITI Aayog, the planning commission of India and make decisions pertaining to Indian tech and manufacturing Industries.
Target schools: Ross, haas, INSEAD, Tuck & UCLA
Questions:
Should I retake the GMAT again and target for a better score?
I dont have any international exposure due to the nature of my job. Do you think it would be a deterrant?
Also, do you think there are other B-schools in the US for which I'd be a better fit(with my current profile)?
Background:
Nationality Indian/ Female, 25 years old
GMAT: 700 (Q46, V40)
Education:
B.E in Electronics and Instrumentation engineering from a non IIT, top 10 university in India, GPA: 3.76/4 (Top 5% of the batch)
Masters in nuclear engineering with specialisation in instrumentation (Topper of the batch, pursued my M.tech while I was working)
HSE: 98.4%
Work experience:
Working as a scientific officer with the government for the past 4 years. Work profile includes research development and deployment of indigenous developed sensors.
Experience: No international exposure, But I have travelled all over India and interacted with manufacturers for product development.
Achievements at work:
One of the few employees to get promotion on a fast-track basis.
The only woman in the section working with 15 men on R&D and deployment projects.
Have contributed significantly in development of sensors for projects of national importance
Co-curriculars:
Currently learning Indian classical danceforms and have been practicing yoga for the past 3 years.
Involved with a few NGOs in Mumbai where I have taught few underpreviged kids. before moving to Mumbai, I had taught Class 10 Physics to around 100 kids in my locality.
Participant of National Aerospace Olympiad in 2009
Homi Bhabha Prize winner (gold medallist) during my trainingfor my current job.
Post MBA goals:
My constant interaction with vendors all over the country has revealed my techno managerial capabilities. I have also observed the vulnerabilities that the Indian sensor industries face. Also, working in a premier R&D unit of the country has made me more patriotic than I was earlier. I hope to eventually return to India after 5 years or so and closely work with the Indian government.
Short term goal: I would like to work in a general management role for a tech company like general Electric, Fuji electric or Tesla..
Long term goal: Would like to become a part of NITI Aayog, the planning commission of India and make decisions pertaining to Indian tech and manufacturing Industries.
Target schools: Ross, haas, INSEAD, Tuck & UCLA
Questions:
Should I retake the GMAT again and target for a better score?
I dont have any international exposure due to the nature of my job. Do you think it would be a deterrant?
Also, do you think there are other B-schools in the US for which I'd be a better fit(with my current profile)?
17 Jan 2020, 01:10
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Hi Shankishri,
You have a very competitive profile, both academically and professionally. At 700, your GMAT score is slightly below the average at your target schools. Given that it's only January, if you have the time I would recommend that you take it again to see if you can improve you score. Ideally you can at least meet the average. However, if you can't I wouldn't worry too much about it, 700 is a good GMAT score. If the rest of your application is stellar, a slightly lower than average GMAT score shouldn't be a deal breaker.
As for the lack of international exposure in your job, that shouldn't be an issue. It's nice to have, but many applicants do not have international exposure through their job. What is important to the adcom would be your ability to interact with diverse groups of people. If you can show that you're someone who can get along and embrace with those who are different from you, and value learning about different cultures that would be enough. The only school where your lack of international exposure may put you at a slight disadvantage vs. other applicants would be INSEAD. The school has a very international student body and tends to attract a lot of applicants with global work experiences.
As for other programs to consider given your interest and background in technology, I would recommend Stanford and Sloan. How competitive you will be for those programs will come down to how well you can differentiate yourself among the other applicants through your essays and LOR's.
Best,
Cindy
You have a very competitive profile, both academically and professionally. At 700, your GMAT score is slightly below the average at your target schools. Given that it's only January, if you have the time I would recommend that you take it again to see if you can improve you score. Ideally you can at least meet the average. However, if you can't I wouldn't worry too much about it, 700 is a good GMAT score. If the rest of your application is stellar, a slightly lower than average GMAT score shouldn't be a deal breaker.
As for the lack of international exposure in your job, that shouldn't be an issue. It's nice to have, but many applicants do not have international exposure through their job. What is important to the adcom would be your ability to interact with diverse groups of people. If you can show that you're someone who can get along and embrace with those who are different from you, and value learning about different cultures that would be enough. The only school where your lack of international exposure may put you at a slight disadvantage vs. other applicants would be INSEAD. The school has a very international student body and tends to attract a lot of applicants with global work experiences.
As for other programs to consider given your interest and background in technology, I would recommend Stanford and Sloan. How competitive you will be for those programs will come down to how well you can differentiate yourself among the other applicants through your essays and LOR's.
Best,
Cindy
