Profile Evaluation: GMAT 690 (Q50 V 33 IR6 AWA 6)

Question

Hi,

Please evaluate my profile

1. Age (at application): 32 Yrs
2. Education: MS in Management Information Systems , Mays Business School (GPA 3.33). BE in Computer Science , Mumbai University (GPA: 3.46)
3. Work exp till date: Around 7 years in data analytics and BI. 
4. Current Job: IT Analyst - TCS, 
Previous employers: Deloitte India-Data Analytics(Forensic), Mumbai, India
 Real Estate Center,Texas , USA 
5. Leadership, Honors and Membership 
- Winner, CMIS Case Study Competition, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, October 2008. 
- Recipient, CMIS (October 2008), REAL ESTATE CENTER (August 2009). 
- Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) for Microsoft Business Intelligence Developer 2005 (July 2009) 
- Certificate in Business Consulting
Additionally I am expecting a promotion this year.

6. GMAT: GMAT 690 (Q50 V 33 IR6 AWA 6)
7. Application Target: R1 2015
8. Target Schools: 
- Kelley
- McCombs
- Olin Business School
- Fisher
- Mendoza
- Georgetown, McDonough
- Rice Univ (Jones)
- Kenan Flagler
- Emory
- Owen
- W P Carey

I want to do my MBA in General Mgmt in Consulting industry.

9. Post-MBA: 
Short term goal - Work in general management role in consulting industry. Be actively involved with senior management in Decision making and strategy implementation.
Long term goal- Work my way up the ladder and perform in various responsible positions in the higher management.

I am looking for a possible aid as well. I am not looking to give GMAT again but instead want to work on my application and apply on early deadlines to above schools.

Appreciate your views. Thanks.

Admissionado · Answer

Hey dude,
Thanks for dropping by good sir.
Got a few questions for you before I jump into your profile eval:
1. What was your UG school and GPA and major?
2. Any leadership?
3. Volunteer work?
4. Significant extra curriculars?
5. Any notable achievements in your job? What?
6. How is your promotion schedule? esp. in comparison to others in the firm?

Get back to me with a weeee bit more info, and I'll see what I can come up with,

Best,
JF

mba1382 · Answer

Thanks Jon for your reply. :-)

Here are my responses in blue. Also please suggest if any other suitable schools.

Admissionado · Answer

Thanks for the extra info good sir,

So let's get started. I think your major strengths are your good grades, your management in Deloitte, and your other leadership experience. On the tougher side is your applicant pool, your age, and maybe (at least for the moment) a perceived lack of pizzazz. All in all though, I think that your school list pretty reasonable. You have some tougher schools (Kelly, McCombs) but also a range of others, and your open-mindedness will pay off.

I would say though that there are two keys for your success:
1. Your career story - Why you made the choices you did up until now, why you waited till this later age to do an MBA, why it is anyway PERFECT for you, and how all of this fits into your goals. This is SUPER important esp. given your age. You need to convince them that not only do you WANT an MBA, but that you also NEED an MBA.
2. Your uniqueness - Like I wrote above, write now your profile has a bit of "I am like everyone else" about it. What's GOOD about this weakness is that it's up to YOU to change this perception. First of all, by doing things that make you unique (there's still time!) and secondly, by presenting the things you HAVE done as amazingly unique (and THIS is the art of fantastic essay writing).

And I think that if you take on these two things, you should have a shot at those schools above,

Hope this helps,
Best,
JF

mba1382 · Answer

Thanks Jon. Thats really helpful. Appreciate your response :-)

Admissionado · Answer

You got it.

Profile Evaluation: GMAT 690 (Q50 V 33 IR6 AWA 6)

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