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05 Aug 2014, 11:29
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Hello,
Could you please help me evaluate my profile:
Personal Details - 27 Years, Male, India
Post MBA Goals - To start-up in the Information Technology space. Through the MBA, I want to broaden my exposure to other sectors, build a strong peer network and gain access to mentors & investors.
Academics -
* Integrated M.Sc Economics from IIT Kharagpur - GPA 7.0
* GMAT - 730 (Q 50, V 39, IR 8, AWA awaited)
Extra Academics - Held key positions of responsibility in various student clubs in my college
* Member of the Core Placement Committee (2009) that helped organize an ongoing 6 month long on-campus job fair that witnessed participation from over 200 companies and helped secure jobs for 1200 students
* Sponsorship and Events head of the college's cultural fest (2008)
* Member of the core organizing committee of the college's tech fest (2007)
Work Experience - 4 Years, 2 months;
* All of this is concentrated in one company. I work for the India Operations of a large American MNC which operates in the field of Healthcare IT
* Have been on a fast-track career - Rated among the top 5% employees in each evaluation cycle, have been promoted twice in the first three years; Was hired at a level higher than the usual level at which college freshers are usually hired.
* Have built a strong understanding of healthcare systems in the US & India over my 4 years of work.
* Worked as the Executive Assistant to the Managing Director of India Operations in my first two and a half years - Devised growth strategy for Business Units, Helped streamline processes for functional teams and worked on a variety of other special projects key to the growing operations
* Have been working on the company's market entry strategy for India over the last 18 months from a selling perspective. This was a small team operating in a start-up mode where we have accomplished substantial ground work necessary for the company's market entry in India.
Other Initiatives -
* Helped set-up CSR initiative for the company in India. Have been actively engaged in scaling this initiative over the last three years, which has led to setting up our own charitable organization in India.
Letter of Recommendation -
* The first one will come from my manager, who also heads the India Operations and is a Sr. VP in the company. I have worked very closely with him all throughout the last four years, worked on some of his most important projects and have delivered strong results. He is very supportive of my MBA plans and my long-term career goals.
* The second one will come from my mentor, who was in India on an expat assignment for three years, leading the engineering Business Unit. He (a native of USA) has been with the company in the US for close to 17 years and is a Sr. Director presently. I worked closely with him in helping build the roadmap for his Business unit and have established a very strong working relationship with him over the years.
Target Schools -
* Stanford GSB, Sloan
I do feel that my GPA is on the lower side, but also feel that my extra academics and my work experience are strong and could help strengthen my overall profile. How would you assess my chances of making it to one of these schools? Are there any other schools you think would be a good idea for me to consider in my R1? I want to limit my focus to schools that offer a great learning environment for tech entrepreneurs.
Regards
Kishan
Could you please help me evaluate my profile:
Personal Details - 27 Years, Male, India
Post MBA Goals - To start-up in the Information Technology space. Through the MBA, I want to broaden my exposure to other sectors, build a strong peer network and gain access to mentors & investors.
Academics -
* Integrated M.Sc Economics from IIT Kharagpur - GPA 7.0
* GMAT - 730 (Q 50, V 39, IR 8, AWA awaited)
Extra Academics - Held key positions of responsibility in various student clubs in my college
* Member of the Core Placement Committee (2009) that helped organize an ongoing 6 month long on-campus job fair that witnessed participation from over 200 companies and helped secure jobs for 1200 students
* Sponsorship and Events head of the college's cultural fest (2008)
* Member of the core organizing committee of the college's tech fest (2007)
Work Experience - 4 Years, 2 months;
* All of this is concentrated in one company. I work for the India Operations of a large American MNC which operates in the field of Healthcare IT
* Have been on a fast-track career - Rated among the top 5% employees in each evaluation cycle, have been promoted twice in the first three years; Was hired at a level higher than the usual level at which college freshers are usually hired.
* Have built a strong understanding of healthcare systems in the US & India over my 4 years of work.
* Worked as the Executive Assistant to the Managing Director of India Operations in my first two and a half years - Devised growth strategy for Business Units, Helped streamline processes for functional teams and worked on a variety of other special projects key to the growing operations
* Have been working on the company's market entry strategy for India over the last 18 months from a selling perspective. This was a small team operating in a start-up mode where we have accomplished substantial ground work necessary for the company's market entry in India.
Other Initiatives -
* Helped set-up CSR initiative for the company in India. Have been actively engaged in scaling this initiative over the last three years, which has led to setting up our own charitable organization in India.
Letter of Recommendation -
* The first one will come from my manager, who also heads the India Operations and is a Sr. VP in the company. I have worked very closely with him all throughout the last four years, worked on some of his most important projects and have delivered strong results. He is very supportive of my MBA plans and my long-term career goals.
* The second one will come from my mentor, who was in India on an expat assignment for three years, leading the engineering Business Unit. He (a native of USA) has been with the company in the US for close to 17 years and is a Sr. Director presently. I worked closely with him in helping build the roadmap for his Business unit and have established a very strong working relationship with him over the years.
Target Schools -
* Stanford GSB, Sloan
I do feel that my GPA is on the lower side, but also feel that my extra academics and my work experience are strong and could help strengthen my overall profile. How would you assess my chances of making it to one of these schools? Are there any other schools you think would be a good idea for me to consider in my R1? I want to limit my focus to schools that offer a great learning environment for tech entrepreneurs.
Regards
Kishan
10 Aug 2014, 01:10
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Hello Kishan,
Good to hear from you dude!
So, the nicest thing in your profile is I think this fast track and your promotion schedule. It's something that all great schools look for. That, with a fantastic GMAT should get you far. Your UG school and grades are however a mystery to me, and they will also be important in evaluating your profile. Your Masters GPA is a wee bit on the low side, but it shouldn't harm you too much. On the other hand a good undergrad GPA will be important, especially on the level of school that you are aiming at.
I think that JUST applying to Stanford and Sloan is a bit risky even for the best of candidates. You may be underestimating the toughness of the applicant pool from which you come. You should ad a few more schools in the Top 20, like maybe Ross, Haas, Tepper, Anderson (I'm thinking about schools that are strong in IT and/or Healthcare).
Have a read through this Q and A I posted a while back about Indian candidates and Top 10 schools, it might give you some additional insights: https://admissionado.com/mba/resources/t ... b-schools/
All the best,
Jon
10 Aug 2014, 01:40
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Thanks for your response Jon! Thank you also for the list of additional schools, I will spend more time researching these.
The degree I mentioned as Integrated M.Sc Economics is a 5 year course which gave me B.Sc (H) + M.Sc. So, that's the only grade I have for my bachelors and masters together. This aspect of my resume does give me goosebumps, but I need to find a way to provide supporting facts that could make it look less bad. I am currently thinking of elaborating on my extra-academics and my industry internships during the summers. Do you think this is a good way to approach it? I would love to go through any advice that you might have given to other students on this, if you have any links to them.
The degree I mentioned as Integrated M.Sc Economics is a 5 year course which gave me B.Sc (H) + M.Sc. So, that's the only grade I have for my bachelors and masters together. This aspect of my resume does give me goosebumps, but I need to find a way to provide supporting facts that could make it look less bad. I am currently thinking of elaborating on my extra-academics and my industry internships during the summers. Do you think this is a good way to approach it? I would love to go through any advice that you might have given to other students on this, if you have any links to them.
