Nitikamehta1993 wrote:
Would request someone to please provide a brief evaluation of my profile:
Female, Indian, 27 years
Education:
Xth - 87%
XIIth - 96%
B.Com - 65%
CFA Level 3 candidate (completed 2 levels with more than 90 percentile)
Chartered Accountant – completed all levels in first attempt
Total work experience – 4 years post qualification, 7 years including articleship
o 1 year with Diageo India in Finance Controllership role
o Youngest resource responsible for driving efficiencies across the biggest cost category ~ $ 0.6 Bn
o Optimized raw materials and packing materials procurement processes resulting in modest financial savings
• 3 years with KPMG India in Risk consulting domain
o Conducted majority of the projects as a team leader and worked for many Fortune 500 clients. Delivered significant financial savings as a result of the process-based reviews conducted.
o Received an exceptional promotion.
• 1 year with Credit Suisse as an Intern in Product Control division (CA Articleship)
• 2 years with Haribhakti & Co. (Top 10 Indian CA firm) as an Intern in risk consulting (CA Articleship)
Extra-Curricular activities:
Volunteered for 2.5 years as a teacher and career mentor at Make A Difference organization
Created internship opportunity for five less fortunate students at a leading e-commerce company
Recruited academic support volunteers at Make A Difference (a non-profit)
GMAT Online - 720 (Q50 V38 IR7)
Post MBA goal:
Short Term: Strategy/Consulting
Long term: Financial Strategy Consulting
Target schools – Ross, Stern, Kellogg, CBS, Darden, Booth, Yale, Duke, Cornell
Target school start – Fall’21
Hey there,
You definitely have a great profile!
Starting with the strong suits in your profile, you have completed 2 levels of CFA with 90+ percentile and have also completed all levels of Chartered Accountancy, this is exceptionally good as it showcases your strong academic prowess. However, your percentage in B.Com is a bit on the lower end, but you can pose the right alibi and divert attention towards other aspects in your profile such as your extracurricular activities, projects, internships, and GMAT.
Coming to your professional front, you have got great brands in your CV, 3 years with KPMG in Risk consulting domain, 1 year with Diageo in Finance Controllership role, and many other impactful projects.As top B-schools tend to favour candidates who have got experience from the Big-4 firms, you stand at par with the kind of competition you’ll be facing, thus, to differentiate yourself, you ought to highlight the major projects done and how these experiences have helped you develop and further groom your skills. Make sure to highlight why you chose these firms, how you have gone above and beyond this role, and overall portray the knowledge gained from these experiences.
Moving on to your extracurricular activities, your volunteering experiences vouch for the socially responsible traits in your personality which B-schools tend to favour as they’re on the hunt for great future leaders. You can emphasize how you have helped the ones in need, what were your responsibilities, impacts created, and your major takeaways. Elaborating on these details will showcase a holistically developed profile.
Talking about your GMAT, 720 (Q50 V38 IR7) is remarkable as with this score you can target most of the top schools in the world. On this note, to categorise your school choices, all of them come under the dream and upper competitive category.
Since these schools have a stringent acceptance rate, your chances of acceptance is around 50-60% at these schools. Having said that, being cognizant about the competition, it is always a good idea to go for a mixed bunch of dream and competitive schools to hedge your bets wisely. Thus, here are some school suggestions in the competitive category that you can look at:
COMPETITIVE CATEGORY: Mc Cain, USC Marshall, Berkeley, UBC, Concordia, Cass Business School, Texas , Fordham, Kelley
Lastly, while you have a stellar profile, you need to be aware that you will be facing competition from equally good or even better profiles, which is why, you need to complement your profile with a strong application that includes essays, letter of recommendation, statement of purpose, and resume that highlights all your strong suits, gives reasoning for the weaknesses and displays how you’d be a good addition to the cohort. As a matter of fact, your application can boost your chances of acceptance by 3x!
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