Hi everyone!
I'm hoping to apply for 2021 Fall MBA intake and am in the process of choosing universities.
Profile:
Nationality: Pakistan
Undergrad: 3.2 GPA (Lahore University of Management Sciences)
GMAT: Most Recent 650 (Scheduled for 2nd Attempt in on the 14th of August - scoring 710 consistently hence hoping for a 700+ score)
Work Experience: 3 Years (1st Year in a Burgeoning Startup Attempting to Create Livelihood for Local Farmer Population - 2 Years in Friesland Campina working in Demand Planning and Sales and Operational Planning/Insights
Awards: Topped Country in Additional Mathematics in IGCSE Exams
Co-Curriculars: None - however a documented creative streak (write my own blog and have self published a small novella describing life in University)
Internships: Multiple Local as well as Single International Internship in China
Letters of Recommendation: Planning on getting 2 from Directors at Pakistani OPCO's of Multi National Companies who I've worked with previously.
Target Schools:
Primary Focus - University of Toronto, McGill, Melbourne School of Business, NUS Singapore, HEC Paris
Secondary Focus - US Universities of all 3 Tiers (HBS, MIT, Duke, NYU, Dartmouth)
Other Concerns:
1. I know my profile is a bit weak for top rated US universities which is why they are of Secondary Focus as well however I would want nothing more then to get into any of the universities in my list.
2. I also feel as a Pakistani student I might find it a bit difficult to get employment in US post MBA.
3. I also feel that being from Pakistan puts me in a lesser represented pool of Applicants which might work to my favor.
Thank you for reading this far!
Hope you have a good day