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passingthru
Joined: 25 Nov 2022
Last visit: 31 Mar 2025
Posts: 13
Given Kudos: 6
Location: India
Schools: IIMA '26 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41
07 Dec 2022, 11:04
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Hi,
I am looking to start my MBA in the spring of 2023. Would appreciate your help in evaluating my profile!
My main concern is regarding my undergraduate GPA.
Details of my profile are as follows -
Demographics
Nationality - Indian
Gender - Male
Age - 29 (by admission time)
Education
Xth - 91.2%
XIIth - 87.4%
Undergraduation (Engineering) - 56%
GMAT
Current Score - 720 (Q45/V44/IR6/AWA6)
Official Mock Score Range - 740 to 770
I'm planning to give the GMAT again, and I'm quite sure I can manage to hit the mock score range. The current score aligns well with the general split I've had, barring Quant.
Work Experience
Total - 5 years & a ~2 year career break
40 months - Business Development and Project Management Role in a family firm, operating in the field of Telecommunication Infrastructure.
28 months - Career break to pursue the Civil Services recruitment examination in India, one of the most rigorous exams in the world; placed in the Top 0.2 percentile, and a Top 5 score in the optional subject of choice Sociology (bachelor's level syllabus); exposure to public policy, economics, international relations, among many other areas.
14 months - As a Senior Business Analyst at an IT Services/Software Product Development startup - additional exposure to investor relations, product and project management.
2 months and counting - at a multinational corporation's offshore division aligned with its Canadian concern, as a Cybersecurity Analyst (Technology Consulting); also covering Presales in the Canadian public sector.
Extracurriculars
Member of Organising Committee in College Clubs.
Nothing significant as of now.
Leadership Experience (limited)
Product Owner in my previous firm, led a team of 4.
International Experience
Grew up abroad in the Middle East for four years in childhood.
Working with Canadian teams in an offshore model in my current role, in both the public and private sector.
Post-MBA Goals
Aiming to pursue opportunities in Consulting, particularly in Public Sector and Policy Consulting.
Plan to start my own business back home in the longer-term, focused on agro-waste and food processing, and/or in MSME enablement.
Target Schools
Indian School of Business (ISB)
INSEAD
HEC, Paris
Booth
Kellogg (1 year)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
I would also love to see your suggestions on which schools would you recommend apart from the above, assuming a 750 or greater GMAT score.
Also, what else could I do to alleviate the undergrad position apart from a high enough GMAT score?
I am looking to start my MBA in the spring of 2023. Would appreciate your help in evaluating my profile!
My main concern is regarding my undergraduate GPA.
Details of my profile are as follows -
Demographics
Nationality - Indian
Gender - Male
Age - 29 (by admission time)
Education
Xth - 91.2%
XIIth - 87.4%
Undergraduation (Engineering) - 56%
GMAT
Current Score - 720 (Q45/V44/IR6/AWA6)
Official Mock Score Range - 740 to 770
I'm planning to give the GMAT again, and I'm quite sure I can manage to hit the mock score range. The current score aligns well with the general split I've had, barring Quant.
Work Experience
Total - 5 years & a ~2 year career break
40 months - Business Development and Project Management Role in a family firm, operating in the field of Telecommunication Infrastructure.
28 months - Career break to pursue the Civil Services recruitment examination in India, one of the most rigorous exams in the world; placed in the Top 0.2 percentile, and a Top 5 score in the optional subject of choice Sociology (bachelor's level syllabus); exposure to public policy, economics, international relations, among many other areas.
14 months - As a Senior Business Analyst at an IT Services/Software Product Development startup - additional exposure to investor relations, product and project management.
2 months and counting - at a multinational corporation's offshore division aligned with its Canadian concern, as a Cybersecurity Analyst (Technology Consulting); also covering Presales in the Canadian public sector.
Extracurriculars
Member of Organising Committee in College Clubs.
Nothing significant as of now.
Leadership Experience (limited)
Product Owner in my previous firm, led a team of 4.
International Experience
Grew up abroad in the Middle East for four years in childhood.
Working with Canadian teams in an offshore model in my current role, in both the public and private sector.
Post-MBA Goals
Aiming to pursue opportunities in Consulting, particularly in Public Sector and Policy Consulting.
Plan to start my own business back home in the longer-term, focused on agro-waste and food processing, and/or in MSME enablement.
Target Schools
Indian School of Business (ISB)
INSEAD
HEC, Paris
Booth
Kellogg (1 year)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
I would also love to see your suggestions on which schools would you recommend apart from the above, assuming a 750 or greater GMAT score.
Also, what else could I do to alleviate the undergrad position apart from a high enough GMAT score?
07 Dec 2022, 13:06
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passingthru:
Thank you for posting. Responding to your two points:
(1) I would also love to see your suggestions on which schools would you recommend apart from the above, assuming a 750 or greater GMAT score.
A: You could add MIT Sloan, but that would be considered a reach. You could also add LBS if of interest to you. I don't see Harvard, Stanford, Wharton in your cards, but you could theoretically add one of those to the list as well. Columbia (a potentially good fit) is now on the late side given their rolling admissions and Early Decision option.
(2) Also, what else could I do to alleviate the undergrad position apart from a high enough GMAT score?
A: GMAT is the best (and arguably only) way to alleviate undergraduate performance. Work experience or other demonstrations of technical aptitude can also help, but there is not much you can do right now given your pending applications.
Please let us know if we can help and if you want to chat with us via free consultation. The link is below:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
Thank you for posting. Responding to your two points:
(1) I would also love to see your suggestions on which schools would you recommend apart from the above, assuming a 750 or greater GMAT score.
A: You could add MIT Sloan, but that would be considered a reach. You could also add LBS if of interest to you. I don't see Harvard, Stanford, Wharton in your cards, but you could theoretically add one of those to the list as well. Columbia (a potentially good fit) is now on the late side given their rolling admissions and Early Decision option.
(2) Also, what else could I do to alleviate the undergrad position apart from a high enough GMAT score?
A: GMAT is the best (and arguably only) way to alleviate undergraduate performance. Work experience or other demonstrations of technical aptitude can also help, but there is not much you can do right now given your pending applications.
Please let us know if we can help and if you want to chat with us via free consultation. The link is below:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
passingthru
Joined: 25 Nov 2022
Last visit: 31 Mar 2025
Posts: 13
Given Kudos: 6
Location: India
Schools: IIMA '26 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41
08 Dec 2022, 04:15
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Admissionado
Thank you for the response.
Could you also provide some assessment regarding the target schools I've listed above?
Thank you for the response.
Could you also provide some assessment regarding the target schools I've listed above?
