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tanmaya94
Joined: 15 May 2015
Last visit: 10 Jan 2019
Posts: 4
Location: India
Schools: Darden '20 Mendoza '20 (I) ISB '20 (A)
GMAT 1: 720 Q51 V36
GPA: 3.84
Hello,
I am applying to mostly US based B Schools this admission season. Kindly evaluate my profile and whether the colleges identified are reasonable.
Indian Male,
Age: 23
GMAT: 720 (94 percentile), Q:51 (97) V:36 (84) IR: 7/8 AWA: 6/6
Undergrad: IIT Kharagpur
Mechanical Engineering (CGPA 8.56/10 : top 5% in the department) with Minor in Maths and computing (CGPA 8.24/10)
Work Experience: 26 months approx
Manager Power Systems at Tata Steel Limited (flat structure, so no promotions visible in my profile). In charge of operations and maintenance at turbo blowing stations which cater to 5 Blast Furnaces.
Job role includes
- Leading a team of maintenance personnel to ensure sustained operation of the blowing station
- Planning day to day strategies and Resource allocation to enhance employee productivity
- Reduce downtime and unplanned outage of equipment
- Taking stringent quality measures to ensure compliance with the Quality Standard of the company
- identifying and Mitigating associated risks to ensure safety of all employees working under my supervision
- Identifying and implementing technological changes to improve operational efficiency
Internship:
releaseMyAd (Start up): 1 month
- Worked in business development towards expanding the customer base which at the time was located in and around Kolkata, India (location of the main office) despite being an online marketing service provider
Leadership roles in Undergrad:
- Governor, Space technology Students' Society (space tech club of IIT Kharagpur): involved in conducting and planning workshops and guest lectures on Space technology across the country. Got to interact with several scientists from ISRO for guest lectures to learn about the challenges they face in the space program in a developing country like India. Conducted many sky gazing sessions to introduce people about astronomy and space technology which is not directly a part of most undergraduate curriculum in India
- Head, National students Space Challenge (space tech fest, IIT Kharagpur): Involved in organizing and planning the three day fest. Started as a part of logistics and event management team and eventually went on to lead the entire organizing team to formulate different events and ensure increased student participation year on year (increase in 70% by my final year). We started in 2011 and at the time were the only such fest dedicated to space technology in India.
Extracurricular:
- Trekking: trekked to Mugdha top (12000 ft) in the Garhwal region, Himalayas, Uttarakhand in India.
- Aspiring traveler: Traveled to more than 10 holiday destinations across India including Goa, Darjeeling and a few neighboring countries such as Nepal and Thailand.
Future goal: Management Consulting
Schools I am considering to apply:
Stretch (according to me): Ross
Reasonable reach: Duke, Darden
On par: McCombs, Georgetown, IMD
Safe: Kelley (Indiana)
I am applying to mostly US based B Schools this admission season. Kindly evaluate my profile and whether the colleges identified are reasonable.
Indian Male,
Age: 23
GMAT: 720 (94 percentile), Q:51 (97) V:36 (84) IR: 7/8 AWA: 6/6
Undergrad: IIT Kharagpur
Mechanical Engineering (CGPA 8.56/10 : top 5% in the department) with Minor in Maths and computing (CGPA 8.24/10)
Work Experience: 26 months approx
Manager Power Systems at Tata Steel Limited (flat structure, so no promotions visible in my profile). In charge of operations and maintenance at turbo blowing stations which cater to 5 Blast Furnaces.
Job role includes
- Leading a team of maintenance personnel to ensure sustained operation of the blowing station
- Planning day to day strategies and Resource allocation to enhance employee productivity
- Reduce downtime and unplanned outage of equipment
- Taking stringent quality measures to ensure compliance with the Quality Standard of the company
- identifying and Mitigating associated risks to ensure safety of all employees working under my supervision
- Identifying and implementing technological changes to improve operational efficiency
Internship:
releaseMyAd (Start up): 1 month
- Worked in business development towards expanding the customer base which at the time was located in and around Kolkata, India (location of the main office) despite being an online marketing service provider
Leadership roles in Undergrad:
- Governor, Space technology Students' Society (space tech club of IIT Kharagpur): involved in conducting and planning workshops and guest lectures on Space technology across the country. Got to interact with several scientists from ISRO for guest lectures to learn about the challenges they face in the space program in a developing country like India. Conducted many sky gazing sessions to introduce people about astronomy and space technology which is not directly a part of most undergraduate curriculum in India
- Head, National students Space Challenge (space tech fest, IIT Kharagpur): Involved in organizing and planning the three day fest. Started as a part of logistics and event management team and eventually went on to lead the entire organizing team to formulate different events and ensure increased student participation year on year (increase in 70% by my final year). We started in 2011 and at the time were the only such fest dedicated to space technology in India.
Extracurricular:
- Trekking: trekked to Mugdha top (12000 ft) in the Garhwal region, Himalayas, Uttarakhand in India.
- Aspiring traveler: Traveled to more than 10 holiday destinations across India including Goa, Darjeeling and a few neighboring countries such as Nepal and Thailand.
Future goal: Management Consulting
Schools I am considering to apply:
Stretch (according to me): Ross
Reasonable reach: Duke, Darden
On par: McCombs, Georgetown, IMD
Safe: Kelley (Indiana)
06 Sep 2017, 23:13
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tanmaya94
Hello,
Schools I am considering to apply:
Stretch (according to me): Ross
Reasonable reach: Duke, Darden
On par: McCombs, Georgetown, IMD
Safe: Kelley (Indiana)
Schools I am considering to apply:
Stretch (according to me): Ross
Reasonable reach: Duke, Darden
On par: McCombs, Georgetown, IMD
Safe: Kelley (Indiana)
Hi Tanmaya,
You have a good profile in-making. An excellent gmat score and good brand names on your resume (both TATA steel and IIT). You will only lack I suppose in no.of years of work ex. If you can wait a couple of years and then apply it will be the best in my opinion. Having said that there are ups of doing your MBA now too. In my opinion, Kelley, McCombs, Georgetown & IMD will be reasonable schools for you. Duke, Darden & Ross will be dream schools. All schools are good for Consulting. Management consulting is difficult to get in so I suggest look to specialise in consulting too such as operations consulting, etc. And maybe shortlist schools based on Tier 2-3 consulting companies as a back up. Hope this helps.
Best,
09 Sep 2017, 14:57
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tanmaya94
Hello,
I am applying to mostly US based B Schools this admission season. Kindly evaluate my profile and whether the colleges identified are reasonable.
Indian Male,
Age: 23
GMAT: 720 (94 percentile), Q:51 (97) V:36 (84) IR: 7/8 AWA: 6/6
Undergrad: IIT Kharagpur
Mechanical Engineering (CGPA 8.56/10 : top 5% in the department) with Minor in Maths and computing (CGPA 8.07/10)
Work Experience: 26 months approx
Manager Power Systems at Tata Steel Limited (flat structure, so no promotions visible in my profile). In charge of operations and maintenance at turbo blowing stations which cater to 5 Blast Furnaces.
Job role includes
- Leading a team of maintenance personnel to ensure sustained operation of the blowing station
- Planning day to day strategies and Resource allocation to enhance employee productivity
- Reduce downtime and unplanned outage of equipment
- Taking stringent quality measures to ensure compliance with the Quality Standard of the company
- identifying and Mitigating associated risks to ensure safety of all employees working under my supervision
- Identifying and implementing technological changes to improve operational efficiency
Internship:
releaseMyAd (Start up): 1 month
- Worked in business development towards expanding the customer base which at the time was located in and around Kolkata, India (location of the main office) despite being an online marketing service provider
Leadership roles in Undergrad:
- Governor, Space technology Students' Society (space tech club of IIT Kharagpur): involved in conducting and planning workshops and guest lectures on Space technology across the country. Got to interact with several scientists from ISRO for guest lectures to learn about the challenges they face in the space program in a developing country like India. Conducted many sky gazing sessions to introduce people about astronomy and space technology which is not directly a part of most undergraduate curriculum in India
- Head, National students Space Challenge (space tech fest, IIT Kharagpur): Involved in organizing and planning the three day fest. Started as a part of logistics and event management team and eventually went on to lead the entire organizing team to formulate different events and ensure increased student participation year on year (increase in 70% by my final year). We started in 2011 and at the time were the only such fest dedicated to space technology in India.
Extracurricular:
- Trekking: trekked to Mugdha top (12000 ft) in the Garhwal region, Himalayas, Uttarakhand in India.
- Aspiring traveler: Traveled to more than 10 holiday destinations across India including Goa, Darjeeling and a few neighboring countries such as Nepal and Thailand.
Future goal: Management Consulting
Schools I am considering to apply:
Stretch (according to me): Ross
Reasonable reach: Duke, Darden
On par: McCombs, Georgetown, IMD
Safe: Kelley (Indiana)
I am applying to mostly US based B Schools this admission season. Kindly evaluate my profile and whether the colleges identified are reasonable.
Indian Male,
Age: 23
GMAT: 720 (94 percentile), Q:51 (97) V:36 (84) IR: 7/8 AWA: 6/6
Undergrad: IIT Kharagpur
Mechanical Engineering (CGPA 8.56/10 : top 5% in the department) with Minor in Maths and computing (CGPA 8.07/10)
Work Experience: 26 months approx
Manager Power Systems at Tata Steel Limited (flat structure, so no promotions visible in my profile). In charge of operations and maintenance at turbo blowing stations which cater to 5 Blast Furnaces.
Job role includes
- Leading a team of maintenance personnel to ensure sustained operation of the blowing station
- Planning day to day strategies and Resource allocation to enhance employee productivity
- Reduce downtime and unplanned outage of equipment
- Taking stringent quality measures to ensure compliance with the Quality Standard of the company
- identifying and Mitigating associated risks to ensure safety of all employees working under my supervision
- Identifying and implementing technological changes to improve operational efficiency
Internship:
releaseMyAd (Start up): 1 month
- Worked in business development towards expanding the customer base which at the time was located in and around Kolkata, India (location of the main office) despite being an online marketing service provider
Leadership roles in Undergrad:
- Governor, Space technology Students' Society (space tech club of IIT Kharagpur): involved in conducting and planning workshops and guest lectures on Space technology across the country. Got to interact with several scientists from ISRO for guest lectures to learn about the challenges they face in the space program in a developing country like India. Conducted many sky gazing sessions to introduce people about astronomy and space technology which is not directly a part of most undergraduate curriculum in India
- Head, National students Space Challenge (space tech fest, IIT Kharagpur): Involved in organizing and planning the three day fest. Started as a part of logistics and event management team and eventually went on to lead the entire organizing team to formulate different events and ensure increased student participation year on year (increase in 70% by my final year). We started in 2011 and at the time were the only such fest dedicated to space technology in India.
Extracurricular:
- Trekking: trekked to Mugdha top (12000 ft) in the Garhwal region, Himalayas, Uttarakhand in India.
- Aspiring traveler: Traveled to more than 10 holiday destinations across India including Goa, Darjeeling and a few neighboring countries such as Nepal and Thailand.
Future goal: Management Consulting
Schools I am considering to apply:
Stretch (according to me): Ross
Reasonable reach: Duke, Darden
On par: McCombs, Georgetown, IMD
Safe: Kelley (Indiana)
Hi,
Well the only thing surprising me about your post was that you are a trekker yet are aiming not high enough
You have good undergrads, strong extracurriculars, above average GMAT score and work profile therefore if the stories are coherently put, I am sure yours can be a winning application.
The other thing that goes well for you is that you will be one of younger applicants which is mostly seen positively by AdComs.
The only challenge that I see with your profile is that your work experience. From my understanding of your profile, I believe the work that you are doing is mostly routine and therefore finding work stories which stand out might be challenging.
I will be happy to talk to you further on this if you are interested. Connect with us at connect@taterways.com
