Profile Evaluation
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28 Jul 2021, 22:46
Indian, 21.5, Male. Graduating in 2022 (currently entering final year), applying for 2023 intake
Masters to pursue-- MiM, Marketing
Targeting -- Uni of Surrey, Skema B school France, Queen's Belfast (mainly tier 2/2.5 as per my expectations)
Academics:
- tier-3 uni (Industrial Design bachelors)--- 8.2/10 (Scholarship, Dean's list, top 3 in my class)
- 12th standard-- ~94% (top 5% in the country)
- 10th standard-- 10/10 GPA (top 5% in the country+ appreciation award by then edu minister@india)
- GRE- expected 320 (applying a year later to prepare for GRE only, meanwhile interning at a startup)
Extra-Curricular:
1. Founder+Head @ Travelling Club of my college (~6 months, led a team of 7, an event of 300 managed)
2. Vice Cap @ FSAE team of my college (led a team of 8, ~4 months)
3. Volunteer @ SOREM [a school for specially-abled(mentally); developed a new product for their education(concept+proto) in 3 months]
4. Delegate at SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) design conclave (networking event, exclusive for designers)
Co-curricular:
- 3 internships:
1. Transportation Design Intern @ IIT Ropar (6 mo)
2. Ergonomics Intern @ IIT Guwahati (1 mo)
3. Graphic Design Intern (2 mo)
- ~6 to 7 diverse projects (non-tech; inclusive of user, market, trend research (qualitative) and new product dev)
- Foreign languages known= French (A1), German (B1) (exams like Goethe, etc yet to be given)
- A visual portfolio of my projects (storytelling, infographics, etc)
Misc.: (don't think they'll help in any way)
Management courses done online; software skills
Hobbies:
- Poet (100+ written but often pessimistic)
- Traveler (~14 solo trips)
Planned till the time I apply:
- Reaching high pos in a good org (preferably a design organization)
- Poetry page/blog
- 9+ months internship at a startup (possibly Market Research)
- a proper Insta page of design with 10k+ followers (currently at 5k)
Complications:
- Applying a year later but don't expect full-time work ex in the meanwhile since good jobs in my industry are close to none
- Might not get LORs from some big-name persons
Post-Masters goal- Willing to work in the Consumer Insights and Strategy sector; in the country of masters for at least 4 years.
Thanks in advance !!