Profile Evaluation For NUS/NTU

Question

Hi,

Can you please evaluate my profile and let me know if my profile is suitable for NUS/NTU? Or can suggest similar college in Asia and Europe. Plan to Start my MBA in 2020. okay with both 1 and 2-year program

Academics-
Class X- 9.2 out of 10
Class XII- 94%
Undergraduate BTECH (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING): 8.09 out 10 ( From top College ranked within Top 15 in India)

Extracurricular-
Runner up national solar vehicle race championship
Won technical paper presentation 
Won Light following robot race
Organized a couple of events during the college fest.

Work experience:
I work as Senior Bussiness Analyst (In analytics department)

Total - 2 years 10 months

OLX ( India'largest classified business)
I am an individual contributor and work as a senior business analyst. I work with almost all the teams like sales, product, marketing.
My main work is to look into different metrics and then come up with different ideas to optimize it. Like I optimize pricing for the sales team, calculate channel retention for the marketing team. I don't manage a team.
Won award in the first quarter of joining for adding value.

Tredence analytics- Its an analytics consulting firm. I used to work for the US and European clients. Here my work was mostly to solve business problems using data. I mainly worked for industrial clients and solved problems in supply chain and pricing.

Gmat-680 (V34 Q49)

Regards,
Anubhav

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MG4MBACrystalBall · Answer

A few thoughts on your profile  anubhavkashyap :
 
  The academic arc looks decent given the GPA and the brand (top 15 - which college?). The GMAT therefore will be a bit of a sore eye. In general, one can easily add 20-30 points to a given school's average to get a sense of the Indian GMAT average. 
  Analytics is good and the fact that you've worked in consulting helps further. The issue however is the duration. The   average experience   is in the 4-5 years range at most schools out there. By that measure, and the fact that within that too, you've already switched jobs, applying this year could be risky. Further complexity added to that would be the timeline since you'd be looking at the last rounds now. A better strategy might be to target the next year's intake actually. 
  The ECs arc during college sounds reasonable. You've not mentioned anything after college though. Recency effect is quite crucial.

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,

anubhavkashyap · Answer

Thanks for the feedback  MG4MBACrystalBall

I graduated from NIT Jaipur. I will try to refine extracurricular post colleges.

sukoon9334 · Answer

Hi, 
I am interested in the NUS M.Sc. Marketing Science (earlier knows as M.Sc. Marketing Analytics and Consumer Insights). Unfortunately, I have not found anyone who's done the same course. How am I supposed to know the value?

I know this isn't the right place to post but I am lost.

Monodeep Dutta · Answer

Hi,

Name: Monodeep Dutta 
Age: 27 
Indian Male, Business Background

Education:

GMAT 700 (Q45, V41, IR 7, AWA- 5)
10th: 90%
12th- 92%
College: Bachelor in Commerce (Marketing Specialization) CGPA- 7.24/10/ Converted GPA- 3.0/4

Diplomas: 
Six Sigma Green Belt
Diploma in Digital Marketing

Work Ex:

Overall 5 years work ex

- 2 years in sales/business development at VC backed startups like Grofers, Wedmegood, Runnr
- 3 years working as a program manager for a startup benefits program/community + managing influencer marketing for the company

Extracurriculars:
- Captain of the school cricket team
- School team- Hockey, Football, Rowing and Dance
- Other activities: Debate, Athletics etc

Future plans:
In order of preference:
1. Transition into VC and continue working with startups. 
2. Brand Management Roles
3. Consulting

Issues: Poor math score in school and GMAT (did make up for it in college though as it was more statistics-driven)
Would like to know my chances at NUS/NTU. MG4MBACrystalBall

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MG4MBACrystalBall · Answer

monodeep  Dutta, a few thoughts on your profile evaluation and plans:
 
  The academic arc looks about average given the GPA; since you've not mentioned the name of your undergrad, I am guessing it's not a top tier. If it is, make sure to always bring that out. The GMAT in that regard could further make the arc look modest. One can easily add 20-30 points to a given school's average to get a sense of the Indian GMAT average. Any plans for a retake? 
  The professional profile sounds interesting but it's well elaborated in terms of scale, impact and employer credibility. It appears that you have had multiple short-stints? If that's the case, will need to put into perspective to ensure the career choices don't come across as flippant. The business nature of the profile will help.  
  School level stuff is largely irrelevant. Try to bring out ECs and other activities, in college and beyond. This is why   ECs matter  .  
  For reasons mentioned  here , we don't speculate on school selection and chances. That being said, with more clarity, sharpness and potentially a higher score, you should have a pretty good shot overall.

Hope this helps some. Feel free to reach out directly for more.

Monodeep Dutta · Answer

MG4MBACrystalBall

Allow me to elaborate:

1. Grad from St Xavier's College, Kolkata - it ranks no.1-3 consistently for my course so it's definitely Tier 1.

2. I am planning a retake because I feel a 720-30 is the best reflection of my ability. Having said that, I'm not a 100% confident of getting that score but I will definitely give it one last shot. If it doesn't work, I plan to apply anyway.

3. My extra curriculars have always hinged around sports but I picked up a major injury during college trials and never recovered. Hence, EC's have been non-existent ever since.

4. Yes, short stints in my first 2 years due to reasons associated with startups- pivots, ambiguity etc

Have been in my current role for 3+ years almost.

5. 
Leadership/Global Work Experience:
- Captain and Vice-Captain of multiple sports teams in School
- Sole POC for my program/project- directly reporting to Director and CEO
- Managed interns and associates (one at a time) for projects at my current job
- Worked with stakeholders across SEA, Europe, and North America

Other hobbies:
- Trekking
- Mixed Martial arts
- All things sports

Can you also tell me the best way to reach you directly?

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MG4MBACrystalBall · Answer

monodeep  Dutta, Xavier's is good - always say that upfront!

And a retake will definitely help.

You can drop me an email on mcb (at) mbacrystalball (dot) com with a recent resume and further queries/plans. We can take it from there.

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