shreyasalekar wrote:
Hello All - need your help to evaluate my profile.
Background and nationality:
Indian
Undergrad Information:
BE, Electronics & Communication, MIT Manipal
CGPA - 8.1
Grad Information:
MS, Computer Science, BITS Pilani
CGPA - 7.1
GMAT:
720
Work experience and leadership:
6 years of work ex in Cisco across Account Management, Customer Success & Technical Center.
Have been managing Biggest IT Customer & Biggest Indian Conglomerate for Cisco.
Community and others:
Have been associated with Becoming I foundation for a short period and now with Animal Angels for a while now.
Post MBA goals
Getting into Digital Transformation Consulting
Additional Information:
4 Promotions in 6 years.
Hey
shreyasalekar!
I would like to start off by saying that you have a pretty competitive profile.
To commence your profile evaluation, I would say that your academic background is quite strong. Your GPA of 7.1 in your post grad and 8.1 in your undergrad display your academic prowess. The brand name of BITS Pilani is further great addition to your profile as it will aid in strengthening your profile as top B-schools tend to favour candidates from top schools of each country.
Moving on, your GMAT score of 720 not only vouches for your excellent academic performance but would also allow you to target most of the top B-schools across the world.
Coming on to your work experience, you have 6 years of quality work experience in managerial positions. The brand name of Cisco alleviates your profile by backing up your excellent leadership and managerial skills. However, you should also be mindful of the fact that you’d be competing with applicants with similarly strong profiles. So, it is important to distinguish yourself from them by talking about the kind of projects you have undertaken, the impact you created and your career progression with major learning takeaways to show the uniqueness and worthiness of your candidature.
Further, on the note of extracurriculars, you must be cognizant of the fact that schools seek applicants having a holistic profile. Hence, accounting for the same, your involvement in community-building activities such as Becoming I foundation and animal angels highlights your empathetic attitude as well your potential to utilize your skills to create a positive impact on society. Extracurriculars are a great way to showcase your skills like leadership, networking, communication skills, etc. Therefore, to further build your profile in the same, I’d suggest you to take up some certifications such as Six Sigma to highlight your proactive attitude and your will to constantly upskill yourself.
Given your strong and well-rounded profile, you can target some of the following top schools across the world.
Dream: Duke, Berkeley, NYU, HEC
Competitive: Imperial, Essec, ESCP, FSFM, Mannheim, UT Dallas etc.
Lastly, another aspect that you should be acquainted with while applying to B-schools is the importance of a strong application. Since you wish to apply to a highly competitive program such as MBA, you’d be facing competition from a highly saturated and holistically developed competitor pool. Hence, a strong application would not only allow you to highlight your strengths but also allow you to distinguish you from other applicants.
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31 Dec 2020, 01:57
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