Shiladitya wrote:
Hi ,
Can you please help me evaluate my profile?
Bachelors : BE(Hons) Electrical and Electronics - BITS Pilani
Masters : MSc. Physics
GPA : 7.5 / 10
GMAT : 730 (Q-50, V-40, IR-7 , AWA- Awaited), just gave the GMAT couple of days back.
Work Experience2 years as Business Analyst catering to Commercial Aviation.
Have worked with some of the largest airlines in the world in terms of implementations and health Checks
Traveled extensively in South East Asia - Vietnam, Seychelles , Japan, Papua New Guinea etc. working with clients with diverse business needs and hailing from different cultures and traditions
Assisted Marketing teams in Sales pursuits - this is my primary motivation for an MBA
Rewards and Recognition:Awarded employee of the quarter among 1300 employees in Bangalore. Youngest employee to be given the award since the company's inception in BLR.
Promoted within 1 year of joining.
Please can you help me categorize the below colleges on the basis on probability of receiving an admit:
ISB, NUS, HKUST, HEC, Duke Fuqua, NYU Stern,CMU Tepper, Melbourne Business School, HEC Montreal, Rotman, University of British Columbia, IESE (Spain)
Thank you!
Your profile is such a fresh read for an Indian applicant's. Your work experience is a little less as most of the b-school abroad have students with an average of 5 years work experience. There are ways to beat that - the first one ofcourse is to show maturity in both your application and the interview. Convince the adcom that you are one among the equals in a class with more work experience. Second, your extensive international travel and the experiences gained from them should help build a case for what you can offer to the MBA class. the third is demonstrating that you have had an exceptional career so far- the awards, achievements and career progression will come in handy to demonstrate this.
In terms of your b-school list, you have got a mix of b-schools, which is good. Although I am wondering why you have added b-schools from every continent. I'd ask you to tailor down the list to 5-8 b-schools, based on your interest, program fit and the region (where do you eventually wish to be for the next 3-5 years MBA). My strategy always is to submit solid applications to a smaller number of colleges than submitting a bigger number and making lesser effort on each.
Reach out if you need help on your applications. We'd be happy to chat.