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Applying in Round 1- It would be great if I can get some good views on my profile as they will help me to improve before applying to Round 1

GMAT SCORE: 710 ( Q49, V37, IR5, AWA-5)


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GMAT SCORE: 710 ( Q49, V37, IR5, AWA-5)


WORK EXPERIENCE:

RLARD ENGITECH PVT.LTD (Start-up) (August 2016-Present)
Head-Sales & Marketing
• Implemented ideas to expand the customer base and helped in streamlining the online product channel.
• Hosted workshops to spread awareness about the product.
AXIS RISK CONSULTING PVT.LTD. (March 2015-July 2016)
Associate Consultant
• Member of IC COE team for Mondelez International. Reviewed the processes and sub processes for Bratislava and North America Region. Ensured appropriate documentation, adequate testing & accurate reporting on financial control activities
• Ensured appropriate documentation for all the processes and Identified areas of improvement for Dabur International
• Lead the GE India Dresser site and ensured ICFR compliance
• Independently handled the ANZ region for GlaxoSmithKline and ensured appropriate documentation, adequate testing and accurate reporting on financial control activities
SKYTEX INDUSTRIES PVT.LTD. (December 2014-March 2015)
Associate Director
• Oversaw Sales and Marketing for company products
• Provided valuable inputs to minimize production costs and to ensure optimum utilization of resources
• Streamlined the distributor channel to maximize profits.
AXIS RISK CONSULTING PVT.LTD. (July 2013- November 2014)
Senior Analyst
• Independently lead the Beverage Division (North-East Region) and Stales Process (North Region), which included over 100 audits per months, for PepsiCo India and trained over 50 CA Firms
• Received Gold Team Appreciation Award for contribution to Claim Management Project for PepisCo India.
• Regularly inspected Distributor sites of PepsiCo India across the Northern Region of India
• Managed Store Inventory for Vishal Mega Mart which resulted in optimization of the STR (stock transfer ratio) throughout India

INTERNSHIPS:

• Finance Intern at Indian Oil Corporation Limited - June 2012 to August 2012
• Marketing Intern at Viacom 18 - January 2012 to February 2012

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Year Board/University School/College Percentage
2010-2013 Delhi University Hansraj College (B.A. Eco (H)) 75.7%
2010 C.B.S.E (XII) D.P.S, Mathura Road, New Delhi 94%
2008 C.B.S.E (X ) D.P.S, Mathura Road, New Delhi 90.33%

EXTRACURRICULAR INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Member, Axis’ Fun@ Work Team - organised Fresher’s training, day outs and sports competitions (2014-2016)
• All India Crime Reform Organisation worked with Delhi Police to reduce the crime rate in locality, made people aware about their rights and duties. (2011-present)
• Participated in CSR Initiatives- plantation drive, blood donation drive etc.
• Dance Society, Hansraj College - represented college at college festivals - BITS OASIS 2010, Rendezvous 2010
• Volunteer, AISEC UDAAN 2011- held cultural workshops and various competitions for underprivileged children.
• Dance, Basketball, Meeting new people and Organising events.

1. Undergraduate school:
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, (4 years degree), UTU India

2. Undergraduate grades/GPA
7.9/10
Xth : 88% CBSE
XII : 77% CBSE

3. GMAT score or expected score
Expected 680-700

4. # Yrs full-time work experience
3.9 years

5. Current company and role
Business Analyst in Deloitte US Consulting (Sales Performance Management domain); techno-functional role that requires a good amount of client interaction). Prior to this I have 1.5 years of experience in Technology (Accenture) in Informatica (ETL).

6. Extra-curricular leadership experience
Developed a desktop API for twitter during my internship (2011)
Won treasure hunts at state level.
Won a carom championship : Intra-Deloitte Delhi
Few other achievements but nothing at state and national level. Hosted and won couple of activities at college and school level.
Working with an NGO for the past 6 months. Organized events and won quizzes during my tenure with Deloitte as well.
Created a facebook page "FACTEZE" to analyze the mindset of the active members on fb.

7. Post-MBA goals
Getting into branding/adverstising/marketing, gaining more international experience so as to understand the customer needs better.

8. Target schools
ISB
Sloan
Cornell
Wharton
Schulich
Rotman
School of Business
Stern
INSEAD

9. IELTS Score: 7.5

Please advise the schools to aim for adnw hat are my chances for the mentioned schools with the profile that I have.

Best regards,
Sommya Mehta

Hello,

Requesting an evaluation of my profile. I am an aspirant of the PGP in Management at ISB, Class of 2018. I shall be applying in Round 2 of the admissions this term.

Xth: 90.5 (ICSE)
XIIth: 93.75 (ISC)
B.E.: Civil Engineering (with Honours) with a percentage score of 84.10 (CGPA: 9.16, Rank 5/92), College: Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur (current official name: IIEST Shibpur)

GMAT: 680 (Q50, V30, IR-7, AWA-5.5)

Work Experience: Total-37 months, as on 31 August 2016

1. 9 months as a Structural Engineer with a renowned consulting engineering firm, handling structural design work on heavy industrial steel structures
2. 28 months as a Technical Officer/Scientist with Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards body of India. Exposed to various facets of work handled by the organization including product certification, standardisation and hallmarking, among others. For the past 12 months, involved in the major project of revision of National Building Code of India, being one of the five people involved.

Extra-curriculars:
1. Quizzing: Participated and had podium finishes, including wins, at numerous inter-school/inter-college quizzing events. Served as General Secretary of the quizzing society in college for a year and as Student Convener of quizzing events in college's annual technical fest.
2. Sports: a) State-level table tennis player at junior and sub-junior levels, b) State-level cricketer at U-13 level.

Well, I guess my profile suffers from a huge Achilles' Heel that is my GMAT Verbal score. Despite satisfactory preparation, the score came out to be ridiculously low. However I have decided not to retake the GMAT before applying at least once with this score given ISB's gradually increasing acceptance rate of profiles with lower scores. My Verbal score keeps worrying me, though.

Is there any chance of my getting a call for the interviews if I apply in R2? What should I generally try to highlight in my essays? Appreciate any help I can get. Thank you.

Hi Arnab
- You would have a chance in R1 itself. Why would you want to push this to R2? Your GMAT is sorted already. R1 is ~5 weeks away and so doable.
- Your acads, experience, and ECA are quite good (the sporting achievements are quite noteworthy in particular) and that definitely adds to your profile
- Work is differentiated as well. Civil/structural work (minor) with later Standards experience (major). What will be important for you is to create a link to an MBA from here, as your current role and an MBA are not the most natural of fits.
- Overall, with a strong app, you would have a decent chance. Focus on that, and if possible, look at R1.

Hope this helps. Feel free to come back with more queries as needed.

Thanks, GyanOne.

Thanks a lot for the encouragement. However, the work I am currently involved in will be completed by the end of October and there may be a promotion/commendation on the cards that should crank my work-ex profile up a bit. I also feel I would need a lot of time to do some intense soul searching for writing the essays. The fitment of my current role with my decision to pursue an MBA, as you rightly mentioned, needs to be clearly pitched to the AdCom. Hence, R2.

In the essays, should I try to explicitly/implicitly make a case to the AdCom about my feeling that my GMAT verbal score does not truly represent my ability, that the examination was a one-off mishap? Also, would an intended career in international football management/administration in a marketing/operational role detract the AdCom in a significant way, considering my current role to be far off from such aspirations?

Appreciate any input on this.

Hi, please find my profile details:

Male, Indian, 23 yrs.

GMAT: 730 (Q51, V37, AWA 4, IR 8)

Education: B.Tech in chemical engineering from IIT Madras, 7.6/10 CGPA.

Experience : Currently 2 years, 3 months of work experience (will be completing 2 yrs 9 months by end of march '17). I am working with a UK-based IT/financial services firm as a Software Test Engineer (functional testing). Been promoted within 18 months of joining. Management skills mainly involve monitoring and providing functional training to new recruits and interns, attending client calls, coordinating with developers and cross functional teams, and taking ownership for product deliveries. Don't have international work experience, but I'm involved in interacting with some international clients.

Post-MBA goals: Strategy or tech consulting at MBB. Second preference is product management (within in the tech. sector)

Co-curricular/Extra-curriculars :
1.Worked as a volunteer for an NGO for 3 months
2.Was a part of the national cadet corps under Indian air force and received basic military training
3.Secured a gold medal in an international mathematics competition conducted by University of New South Wales across 14 countries
4.Languages known: English, Hindi, a couple of regional languages, basic French and German.


I'm planning to apply by round 1. Let me know what are my chances of getting accepted.

Hi, can anyone evaluate my profile

GMAT- Expecting 700
X- 79%
XII - 74%
UG(Btech ECE) - 7.2 CGPA

work ex - Programmer analyst in Cognizant (1 yr)
Entered as a trainee and had to take few exams conducted by CTS which i Successfully cracked and entered a special training batch
Got to work on a internal project during training. I lead a team of 5 during that project.

Extra curricular
I have been hitting MMA training and gym from past 1 yr and participated in few fights
Played cricket up to district level (U-19), School and College
Remained part of winning team in Inter School cricket competition
I can play some musical instruments(Keyboard)

Leadership Roles
Remained Captain of School cricket team for 2 yrs and lead to win inter school tournament
Remained School representative for 1 yr and Class representative for couple of years in college