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Profile Evaluation/Army Officer
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18 Apr 2015, 04:23
18 Apr 2015, 04:23
Male, 28
Qualifications:
10th: 84.2%, 2001
12th: 67.8% ,2003
Bachelor of Science: CGPA 6.92 on a scale of 9, 2007 while undergoing military training at National Defence Academy
Diploma in Military Studies and Defence Management: 66%, 2008 while undergoing military training at Indian Military Academy.
Commissioned as a Lieutenant in Indian Army in Dec 2008 in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (now a Major).
B.Tech. (Electronics Engineering) from Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering : CGPA 8.39 on a scale of 9 (20011-2014) while serving as a Captain in the army.
GMAT Score: 760 (Q-50, V-41, AWA-5, IR-7)
Professional Experience:
Served in a variety of environments, commanded troops in varied situations, and performed all kinds of duties including the technical aspects of my job.
Served in Siachen Glacier, world’s highest and coldest battlefield, and insurgency hit region of Jammu and Kashmir and performed duties ranging from operational to administrative to tech support under extremely hostile and demanding conditions. Worked on a number of tech projects to find innovative solutions to army’s peculiar problems. Commanded units under a brigade and battalion. Participated actively in sports and adventure activities and captained the academy hockey team.
Performed a number of humanitarian tasks while serving in J&K for bridging the divide between the people of the state and mainstream. Participated in and led the relief operations during the devastating floods in J&K and evacuated and rehabilitated scores of people. Conducted training cadres for youth of the state and organized medical camps in far flung areas.
While training at the two academies, held various appointments at the cadet level and was a member of the cadets’ honour board.
I now want to switch careers and pursue an MBA. I want to know if my profile fits in the top b-schools and what are my chances of getting into one. I would also request you to suggest good b-schools that you might consider appropriate for me.
Regards,
Pratyush
Qualifications:
10th: 84.2%, 2001
12th: 67.8% ,2003
Bachelor of Science: CGPA 6.92 on a scale of 9, 2007 while undergoing military training at National Defence Academy
Diploma in Military Studies and Defence Management: 66%, 2008 while undergoing military training at Indian Military Academy.
Commissioned as a Lieutenant in Indian Army in Dec 2008 in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (now a Major).
B.Tech. (Electronics Engineering) from Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering : CGPA 8.39 on a scale of 9 (20011-2014) while serving as a Captain in the army.
GMAT Score: 760 (Q-50, V-41, AWA-5, IR-7)
Professional Experience:
Served in a variety of environments, commanded troops in varied situations, and performed all kinds of duties including the technical aspects of my job.
Served in Siachen Glacier, world’s highest and coldest battlefield, and insurgency hit region of Jammu and Kashmir and performed duties ranging from operational to administrative to tech support under extremely hostile and demanding conditions. Worked on a number of tech projects to find innovative solutions to army’s peculiar problems. Commanded units under a brigade and battalion. Participated actively in sports and adventure activities and captained the academy hockey team.
Performed a number of humanitarian tasks while serving in J&K for bridging the divide between the people of the state and mainstream. Participated in and led the relief operations during the devastating floods in J&K and evacuated and rehabilitated scores of people. Conducted training cadres for youth of the state and organized medical camps in far flung areas.
While training at the two academies, held various appointments at the cadet level and was a member of the cadets’ honour board.
I now want to switch careers and pursue an MBA. I want to know if my profile fits in the top b-schools and what are my chances of getting into one. I would also request you to suggest good b-schools that you might consider appropriate for me.
Regards,
Pratyush
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Re: Profile Evaluation/Army Officer
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18 Apr 2015, 08:42
18 Apr 2015, 08:42
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Pratyush,
Congratulations, you've one of the biggest challenge of the male Indian MBA candidate: how to differentiate himself from his pool.
You have a very distinctive and impressive profile with a strong GMAT and leadership baked in. Your school target list will depend on your goals but I do think you can aim high. Programs like Wharton, Chicago Booth, Tuck, Duke, UVA Darden should be in play for you. I could suggest others if I understood your profile better. Feel free to send me your CV at paulsbodine@gmail.com.
--Paul Bodine, Great Applications for Business School, www.paulsbodine.com/outcomes
Congratulations, you've one of the biggest challenge of the male Indian MBA candidate: how to differentiate himself from his pool.
You have a very distinctive and impressive profile with a strong GMAT and leadership baked in. Your school target list will depend on your goals but I do think you can aim high. Programs like Wharton, Chicago Booth, Tuck, Duke, UVA Darden should be in play for you. I could suggest others if I understood your profile better. Feel free to send me your CV at paulsbodine@gmail.com.--Paul Bodine, Great Applications for Business School, www.paulsbodine.com/outcomes
captpratyush wrote:
Male, 28
Qualifications:
10th: 84.2%, 2001
12th: 67.8% ,2003
Bachelor of Science: CGPA 6.92 on a scale of 9, 2007 while undergoing military training at National Defence Academy
Diploma in Military Studies and Defence Management: 66%, 2008 while undergoing military training at Indian Military Academy.
Commissioned as a Lieutenant in Indian Army in Dec 2008 in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (now a Major).
B.Tech. (Electronics Engineering) from Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering : CGPA 8.39 on a scale of 9 (20011-2014) while serving as a Captain in the army.
GMAT Score: 760 (Q-50, V-41, AWA-5, IR-7)
Professional Experience:
Served in a variety of environments, commanded troops in varied situations, and performed all kinds of duties including the technical aspects of my job.
Served in Siachen Glacier, world’s highest and coldest battlefield, and insurgency hit region of Jammu and Kashmir and performed duties ranging from operational to administrative to tech support under extremely hostile and demanding conditions. Worked on a number of tech projects to find innovative solutions to army’s peculiar problems. Commanded units under a brigade and battalion. Participated actively in sports and adventure activities and captained the academy hockey team.
Performed a number of humanitarian tasks while serving in J&K for bridging the divide between the people of the state and mainstream. Participated in and led the relief operations during the devastating floods in J&K and evacuated and rehabilitated scores of people. Conducted training cadres for youth of the state and organized medical camps in far flung areas.
While training at the two academies, held various appointments at the cadet level and was a member of the cadets’ honour board.
I now want to switch careers and pursue an MBA. I want to know if my profile fits in the top b-schools and what are my chances of getting into one. I would also request you to suggest good b-schools that you might consider appropriate for me.
Regards,
Pratyush
Qualifications:
10th: 84.2%, 2001
12th: 67.8% ,2003
Bachelor of Science: CGPA 6.92 on a scale of 9, 2007 while undergoing military training at National Defence Academy
Diploma in Military Studies and Defence Management: 66%, 2008 while undergoing military training at Indian Military Academy.
Commissioned as a Lieutenant in Indian Army in Dec 2008 in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (now a Major).
B.Tech. (Electronics Engineering) from Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering : CGPA 8.39 on a scale of 9 (20011-2014) while serving as a Captain in the army.
GMAT Score: 760 (Q-50, V-41, AWA-5, IR-7)
Professional Experience:
Served in a variety of environments, commanded troops in varied situations, and performed all kinds of duties including the technical aspects of my job.
Served in Siachen Glacier, world’s highest and coldest battlefield, and insurgency hit region of Jammu and Kashmir and performed duties ranging from operational to administrative to tech support under extremely hostile and demanding conditions. Worked on a number of tech projects to find innovative solutions to army’s peculiar problems. Commanded units under a brigade and battalion. Participated actively in sports and adventure activities and captained the academy hockey team.
Performed a number of humanitarian tasks while serving in J&K for bridging the divide between the people of the state and mainstream. Participated in and led the relief operations during the devastating floods in J&K and evacuated and rehabilitated scores of people. Conducted training cadres for youth of the state and organized medical camps in far flung areas.
While training at the two academies, held various appointments at the cadet level and was a member of the cadets’ honour board.
I now want to switch careers and pursue an MBA. I want to know if my profile fits in the top b-schools and what are my chances of getting into one. I would also request you to suggest good b-schools that you might consider appropriate for me.
Regards,
Pratyush
Profile Evaluation/Army Officer
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18 Apr 2015, 10:46
18 Apr 2015, 10:46
1
Kudos
Expert Reply
captpratyush wrote:
Male, 28
Hi Pratyush,
Your service details are very impressive- you have been in very tough situations and taken leadership and initiation to improve things for the better. I am sure you will have some very solid stories to pull out from the repertoire.
To top this, you have an excellent GMAT score. Aim for the top 10 b-schools (Follow Bloomberg BW and US News rankings) and present your story well.
A piece which is lacking in your profile discussion is your career goals. What would you like to do after an MBA? You need to start thinking deeply about this so that you are able to use the next 3-4 months before the applications to talk to people in the industries of your interest and get a hold on the career goals.
Since you are new to the admissions process, I also suggest that you started reading student blogs and get some idea about what b-school life is like/ what to expect. Every b-school has several student run clubs for facilitating professional and extra curricular activities. You can reach out to the club leadership and understand about various functions such as marketing, finance, operations, strategy & consulting and the corresponding job opportunities. Further, b-schools have online information sessions in the form of webinars and online chats; information about these is available on their websites - register for these.
Feel free to reach out to discuss further.
