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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
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05 Oct 2022, 23:51
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Hi Team,
Thanks for taking out time to go through my profile.
1. Demographic: 26/M/Indian
2. Education Qualification
- Undergraduate: Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering and Masters in Computer Science and Engineering from National Institute of Technology Hamirpur. Tier 1 college.
-GPA- 8/10 on the scale of 10.
3. GMAT
- 710 (Q49, V37)
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.
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 passenger and hevy category 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.List of 5 schools I have sent the score:
- Rotman
- Kelly
- Tepper
- Kenan Flagler
- USC Marshall
7. Questions
- What are my chances of conversion for target colleges with scholarship.
- What are the colleges that I can add to this list.
- Will there be negative impact given the gap in work experience and can it be covered by showing participation in family business and volunteer work.
- How can I improve my profile.
Regards,
Shikhin Gupta
Thanks for taking out time to go through my profile.
1. Demographic: 26/M/Indian
2. Education Qualification
- Undergraduate: Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering and Masters in Computer Science and Engineering from National Institute of Technology Hamirpur. Tier 1 college.
-GPA- 8/10 on the scale of 10.
3. GMAT
- 710 (Q49, V37)
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.
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 passenger and hevy category 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.List of 5 schools I have sent the score:
- Rotman
- Kelly
- Tepper
- Kenan Flagler
- USC Marshall
7. Questions
- What are my chances of conversion for target colleges with scholarship.
- What are the colleges that I can add to this list.
- Will there be negative impact given the gap in work experience and can it be covered by showing participation in family business and volunteer work.
- How can I improve my profile.
Regards,
Shikhin Gupta
19 Nov 2022, 09:32
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Hi Shikhin ! Thanks for reaching out to Stratus and for sharing some of your story with us. Answers to your questions below:
What are my chances of conversion for target colleges with scholarship.
You're targeting some solid schools for your stats, but Indian/m/engineering and computer science/710 GMAT is admittedly a crowded space. I'd say scholarships are unlikely unless you had some very compelling leadership or side hustle going on outside of work.
What are the colleges that I can add to this list.
Have you considered McCombs, Emory, or McDonough? Those could all be great target schools for you, as they work well with your post-MBA goals.
Will there be negative impact given the gap in work experience and can it be covered by showing participation in family business and volunteer work.
It'll be very critical for you to connect the dots for the adcom in your essays. Depending on how well you pull it off, it could be a great story, or a red flag.
How can I improve my profile.
I think at this point, it's less about adding more to your profile, and more about helping the adcom make sense of the story--the pivot from computer science/engineering to consulting and then finance, as well as the gap in work experience.
Storytelling is often the biggest reason folks reach out to consultants, there's an art to getting it right. If you want to reach out for a free consult, I or anyone on our Stratus team would be glad to explain more about the steps you should be taking to get to your best applications! I see some great, unique elements in your profile. Connecting the dots of your past and where you want to go in your future will determine how much the AdCom want to invest in that story.
Link to sign up for free consult is here: https://www.stratusadmissionscounseling ... sultation/
What are my chances of conversion for target colleges with scholarship.
You're targeting some solid schools for your stats, but Indian/m/engineering and computer science/710 GMAT is admittedly a crowded space. I'd say scholarships are unlikely unless you had some very compelling leadership or side hustle going on outside of work.
What are the colleges that I can add to this list.
Have you considered McCombs, Emory, or McDonough? Those could all be great target schools for you, as they work well with your post-MBA goals.
Will there be negative impact given the gap in work experience and can it be covered by showing participation in family business and volunteer work.
It'll be very critical for you to connect the dots for the adcom in your essays. Depending on how well you pull it off, it could be a great story, or a red flag.
How can I improve my profile.
I think at this point, it's less about adding more to your profile, and more about helping the adcom make sense of the story--the pivot from computer science/engineering to consulting and then finance, as well as the gap in work experience.
Storytelling is often the biggest reason folks reach out to consultants, there's an art to getting it right. If you want to reach out for a free consult, I or anyone on our Stratus team would be glad to explain more about the steps you should be taking to get to your best applications! I see some great, unique elements in your profile. Connecting the dots of your past and where you want to go in your future will determine how much the AdCom want to invest in that story.
Link to sign up for free consult is here: https://www.stratusadmissionscounseling ... sultation/
