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Shikhin
Joined: 03 Feb 2021
Last visit: 11 May 2024
Posts: 31
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 21
Schools: Marshall '25 (S) Kelley '25 (I)
GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38
Products:
30 May 2022, 03:52
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Hi Team,
Thanks for taking out time to go through my profile.
1. Demographic: 25/M/Indian
2. Education Qualification
- Undergraduate: Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering and Masters in Computer Science and Engineering from National Institute of Technology
-GPA- 8/10 on the scale of 10.
3. GMAT
- 640 (Q47, V31)
- Planning to retake in July (Goal 730 and above)
4. Work Experience
- Overall: 29 months
- Organization:Newgen Software Technologies Limited
- Industry: IT
- Role: Software Design Engineer-2. Developed Software suite for Banking and Financial Organisations. Coordinating with clients for post release feature updates. Provided training for newly recruits and 3 persons were reporting to me. Also organized task distribution and track tasks for the team.
I left my job in December 2022 as I was not able to prepare for GMAT and work pressure. Also, the company Iwas working in was continuously recalling to the office and then cancelling the plans which was hampering my preparation.
Meanwhile I am looking after my father's business with him as I wanted to have hands on experience in dealing with clients and also managing the workforce. We have Tyre Retreading Plant and deal with sales of new tyres for vehicles.
6. Extra-curricular activites and volunteer work:
- I was coordinator of Finance Club (Cultural and Technical fest) in college.
-Participated in Intra-college snooker competition.
- Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) in college.
- I am also volunteering for an NGO named Almighty Blessings which provides free ambulance service for patients here in my hometown. It also provides free food(lunch and dinner) for all the patients and their attendants at Medical College here in my hometown and also organises blood donation camps.
5. Post MBA goals
-Strategy and Consulting
-Finance
6. Target Colleges
-Stanford
- Kelly
-Foster
-USC Marshall
-NUS
7. Questions
- What are my chances of conversion for target colleges with scholarship if I score 730+.
- What are the colleges that I can add to this list.
-Will there be negative impact given the gap in work experience.
- How can I improve my profile.
Regards,
Shikhin Gupta
Thanks for taking out time to go through my profile.
1. Demographic: 25/M/Indian
2. Education Qualification
- Undergraduate: Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering and Masters in Computer Science and Engineering from National Institute of Technology
-GPA- 8/10 on the scale of 10.
3. GMAT
- 640 (Q47, V31)
- Planning to retake in July (Goal 730 and above)
4. Work Experience
- Overall: 29 months
- Organization:Newgen Software Technologies Limited
- Industry: IT
- Role: Software Design Engineer-2. Developed Software suite for Banking and Financial Organisations. Coordinating with clients for post release feature updates. Provided training for newly recruits and 3 persons were reporting to me. Also organized task distribution and track tasks for the team.
I left my job in December 2022 as I was not able to prepare for GMAT and work pressure. Also, the company Iwas working in was continuously recalling to the office and then cancelling the plans which was hampering my preparation.
Meanwhile I am looking after my father's business with him as I wanted to have hands on experience in dealing with clients and also managing the workforce. We have Tyre Retreading Plant and deal with sales of new tyres for vehicles.
6. Extra-curricular activites and volunteer work:
- I was coordinator of Finance Club (Cultural and Technical fest) in college.
-Participated in Intra-college snooker competition.
- Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) in college.
- I am also volunteering for an NGO named Almighty Blessings which provides free ambulance service for patients here in my hometown. It also provides free food(lunch and dinner) for all the patients and their attendants at Medical College here in my hometown and also organises blood donation camps.
5. Post MBA goals
-Strategy and Consulting
-Finance
6. Target Colleges
-Stanford
- Kelly
-Foster
-USC Marshall
-NUS
7. Questions
- What are my chances of conversion for target colleges with scholarship if I score 730+.
- What are the colleges that I can add to this list.
-Will there be negative impact given the gap in work experience.
- How can I improve my profile.
Regards,
Shikhin Gupta
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Joined: 21 May 2018
Last visit: 14 Feb 2024
Posts: 82
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 5
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Operations, Strategy
Schools: Stern '25 (D) Tepper '25 (A$$) Marshall '25 (D) Goizueta '25 (A$) McCombs '25 (D) Scheller '25 (A$$$$) Rice Jones '25 (A$$$$)
GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V36
GPA: 3.99
WE:Supply Chain Management (Consulting)
Schools: Stern '25 (D) Tepper '25 (A$$) Marshall '25 (D) Goizueta '25 (A$) McCombs '25 (D) Scheller '25 (A$$$$) Rice Jones '25 (A$$$$)
GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V36
Posts: 82
Kudos:
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30 May 2022, 10:15
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Demographics: US citizen, female, Ethnicity: Asian
Educational background:
Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering from India (8.95/10 GPA) Graduated Summa Cum Laude,
MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology on edX (This is a professional certificate program),
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification from SUNY Binghamton, Many other Supply Chain related certificate courses from Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Management and Association for Supply Chain Management.
GMAT practice test scores: 650, 670, 550, 610. All these are from official tests. The first 2 are the free ones.
Work Experience: 3 years of supply chain consulting experience at matriculation. 2 years with a niche consulting firm in the US and 1 year as a Supply chain Team Lead at Accenture USA. Experience working with clients in different industries and clients in different countries. Experience in Supply Chain strategy, process re-engineering and SAP systems implementation.
International exposure: lived in India for about 13 years.
Extracurricular Activities and community service:
1. Participated in an art exhibition in San Diego,
2. Participated in a food donation drive organized by Indian community in San Diego,
3. Multilingual: Fluent: English, Hindi, Marathi and Basic: French, Spanish,
4. Volunteer Teaching Assistantship from Massachusetts Institute of Technology for MicroMasters course, 5. Freely gave classes to my peers in engineering school on Industrial Engineering core subjects,
6. Guided many of my juniors for their coursework, projects, and internship work,
7. Conducted a workshop on AutoCAD for 1st Year students when I was in 2nd year,
Leadership elements: 1. Class Representative of Industrial Engineering class of 2020.
2. Volunteering at an NGO for the past 2 years. It is the only NGO in India working towards curbing societal beauty standards. Started as a marketing volunteer responsible for creating and successfully managing the Twitter account. Was made the social media manager and public relations associate after 15 months. Led and managed a team of volunteers for a social media campaign on Bollywood and Beauty Standards. Managed volunteers across time zones.
Would like to pursue MBA in Supply Chain Management.
Post MBA short term goal: Supply Chain manager at a CPG or Tech company,
Long term career goals: COO or CEO at a multinational company.
Please evaluate my profile and give me your valuable suggestions for my candidacy. I would like to apply to top 30 Bschools in US.
Target schools: USC Marshall, NYU Stern, Georgia tech Scheller and any others I can get in to.
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Educational background:
Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering from India (8.95/10 GPA) Graduated Summa Cum Laude,
MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology on edX (This is a professional certificate program),
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification from SUNY Binghamton, Many other Supply Chain related certificate courses from Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Management and Association for Supply Chain Management.
GMAT practice test scores: 650, 670, 550, 610. All these are from official tests. The first 2 are the free ones.
Work Experience: 3 years of supply chain consulting experience at matriculation. 2 years with a niche consulting firm in the US and 1 year as a Supply chain Team Lead at Accenture USA. Experience working with clients in different industries and clients in different countries. Experience in Supply Chain strategy, process re-engineering and SAP systems implementation.
International exposure: lived in India for about 13 years.
Extracurricular Activities and community service:
1. Participated in an art exhibition in San Diego,
2. Participated in a food donation drive organized by Indian community in San Diego,
3. Multilingual: Fluent: English, Hindi, Marathi and Basic: French, Spanish,
4. Volunteer Teaching Assistantship from Massachusetts Institute of Technology for MicroMasters course, 5. Freely gave classes to my peers in engineering school on Industrial Engineering core subjects,
6. Guided many of my juniors for their coursework, projects, and internship work,
7. Conducted a workshop on AutoCAD for 1st Year students when I was in 2nd year,
Leadership elements: 1. Class Representative of Industrial Engineering class of 2020.
2. Volunteering at an NGO for the past 2 years. It is the only NGO in India working towards curbing societal beauty standards. Started as a marketing volunteer responsible for creating and successfully managing the Twitter account. Was made the social media manager and public relations associate after 15 months. Led and managed a team of volunteers for a social media campaign on Bollywood and Beauty Standards. Managed volunteers across time zones.
Would like to pursue MBA in Supply Chain Management.
Post MBA short term goal: Supply Chain manager at a CPG or Tech company,
Long term career goals: COO or CEO at a multinational company.
Please evaluate my profile and give me your valuable suggestions for my candidacy. I would like to apply to top 30 Bschools in US.
Target schools: USC Marshall, NYU Stern, Georgia tech Scheller and any others I can get in to.
Posted from my mobile device
30 May 2022, 14:17
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Shikhin:
Responding to your questions:
- What are my chances of conversion for target colleges with scholarship if I score 730+.
A: Stanford (Unlikely), Kelly (Likely), Foster (Likely), USC Marshall (Moderately Likely), NUS (Likely)
- What are the colleges that I can add to this list.
A: What about UCLA (Anderson) and Georgia Tech (Scheller)?
-Will there be negative impact given the gap in work experience.
A: Potentially, but it's manageable. It all depends on how you handle it in your CV/resume and essays, potentially the optional essay should you choose to write one.
- How can I improve my profile.
A: If you are applying in R1 of this year, there isn't a ton you can do other than continue to focus on your extracurricular activities and doing your research/reaching out the schools to express your interest and learn more about the programs. That will be good for letting the AdCom know of your seriousness and to improve the quality of your essays.
Please drop us a line if you would like to set up a free consultation to discuss your profile in more depth and learn more abou our admissions services for your upcoming applications.
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
Responding to your questions:
- What are my chances of conversion for target colleges with scholarship if I score 730+.
A: Stanford (Unlikely), Kelly (Likely), Foster (Likely), USC Marshall (Moderately Likely), NUS (Likely)
- What are the colleges that I can add to this list.
A: What about UCLA (Anderson) and Georgia Tech (Scheller)?
-Will there be negative impact given the gap in work experience.
A: Potentially, but it's manageable. It all depends on how you handle it in your CV/resume and essays, potentially the optional essay should you choose to write one.
- How can I improve my profile.
A: If you are applying in R1 of this year, there isn't a ton you can do other than continue to focus on your extracurricular activities and doing your research/reaching out the schools to express your interest and learn more about the programs. That will be good for letting the AdCom know of your seriousness and to improve the quality of your essays.
Please drop us a line if you would like to set up a free consultation to discuss your profile in more depth and learn more abou our admissions services for your upcoming applications.
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
