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27 Jul 2019, 06:49
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Hi,
Can you please go through the below and provide me your valuable inputs? Specific questions I have are listed at the bottom.
Bio: 1994 born, Indian, Male
GMAT: 770 (Q 50 / V 46)
Intend to apply R1 for 2021 intake.
Education: Top 20 (By govt rankings) Indian School (non-IIT) GPA 8.11/10 Electrical and Electronics Engineering (no official figure on rank. The gold medalist had 9.84/10 GPA). Grappled through a serious medical condition during college. (Note - Got selected for ISB Young Leaders Program but I dropped out)
Full time work Ex - Total 4+ years (at the time of applying in Sep 2020)
1. 2.9 years in a Consulting division of a Big 4 Accounting firm. Worked with Fortune 500 clients in insurance and hospital industry. Mostly on Cost Optimization, business Process Restructuring and Project Management consulting assignments. Worked at Office of the Managing Director for a year. 4 awards. Few months of international client facing experience in US (had to come back due to immigration issues).
2. 1.5 years in top tier non-profit (think Gates/Dell/Clinton Foundation) where I work with national govt on a high impact project in digital transformation & leveraging AI/ML for public health systems.
Part time work ex (pro bono):
1. Worked with a Member of Parliament (Upper house) to create a strategy to make Bangalore a tourist hub.
2. Worked as remote volunteer with a national award winning documentary film maker for his new project around families residing along borders of India
Extra curricular:
School
Ambassador for a top tier international education NGO. Co-founded its school chapter. Taught English, Math to 30 children for 2 years.
Undergrad
1. Organizer (1/15, led Revenue Dept) of one of the largest college cultural festivals in the country. Led team of 80 to generate revenues of 65K USD+ and footfall of 30,000+
2. Volunteer with top tier national education NGO for 3 years in various roles - Teacher, fundraiser, career counselor, Mentor
3. Social Entrepreneurship venture with Enactus to create livelihood for 6 widows in rural India. Raised 6K USD as funds from Walmart, KPMG. Led 50 member team.
4. Co-founded a college club which was a collab between the college and an MNC. Led 40+ member team
5. Participated and won in 15+ debate tournaments (MUNs)
After undergrad
1. Ambassador for alumni association of college and created the social media presence - generating 20K+ engagement in 6 months.
2. Participated in education related CSR activities at Big 4 firm
3. Completed Certificate course in public policy (Young Leaders for Active Citizenship). Studied under Harvard MPA/Oxford MPP educated mentors.
4. Rejoined the national NGO in (2) above as a Mentor for youth (18+ years of age)
Target Schools: H/S/W/MIT/Insead/Booth
Post MBA Goal - Deciding between Impact investing in India and International Public Sector Consulting
Added Info - Applied in 2018 with a hurried application (think 4 schools in 1 month) to H/S/W/Sloan. This was when I was still at big 4 consulting. Bad Decision. I know. But that ship has sailed.
Thank you for taking time out to go through my profile. The questions I have are -
Questions-
1. I have a non-IIT undergrad and not-so-stellar GPA. How do I optimize this aspect for H/S/W? the GMAT is one way. But what else can I do?
2. I have never had direct reportees during professional life. Even in my current role I am directly working with the leadership of the Ministry of Health. I have guided technical/ops teams but its not direct reporting. How do I showcase leadership?
3. Re-applicant. I applied 2018 December. I will again apply 2020 September. What is the potential impact?
4. Are the target schools realistic?
5. What else can I do to improve my profile?
Can you please go through the below and provide me your valuable inputs? Specific questions I have are listed at the bottom.
Bio: 1994 born, Indian, Male
GMAT: 770 (Q 50 / V 46)
Intend to apply R1 for 2021 intake.
Education: Top 20 (By govt rankings) Indian School (non-IIT) GPA 8.11/10 Electrical and Electronics Engineering (no official figure on rank. The gold medalist had 9.84/10 GPA). Grappled through a serious medical condition during college. (Note - Got selected for ISB Young Leaders Program but I dropped out)
Full time work Ex - Total 4+ years (at the time of applying in Sep 2020)
1. 2.9 years in a Consulting division of a Big 4 Accounting firm. Worked with Fortune 500 clients in insurance and hospital industry. Mostly on Cost Optimization, business Process Restructuring and Project Management consulting assignments. Worked at Office of the Managing Director for a year. 4 awards. Few months of international client facing experience in US (had to come back due to immigration issues).
2. 1.5 years in top tier non-profit (think Gates/Dell/Clinton Foundation) where I work with national govt on a high impact project in digital transformation & leveraging AI/ML for public health systems.
Part time work ex (pro bono):
1. Worked with a Member of Parliament (Upper house) to create a strategy to make Bangalore a tourist hub.
2. Worked as remote volunteer with a national award winning documentary film maker for his new project around families residing along borders of India
Extra curricular:
School
Ambassador for a top tier international education NGO. Co-founded its school chapter. Taught English, Math to 30 children for 2 years.
Undergrad
1. Organizer (1/15, led Revenue Dept) of one of the largest college cultural festivals in the country. Led team of 80 to generate revenues of 65K USD+ and footfall of 30,000+
2. Volunteer with top tier national education NGO for 3 years in various roles - Teacher, fundraiser, career counselor, Mentor
3. Social Entrepreneurship venture with Enactus to create livelihood for 6 widows in rural India. Raised 6K USD as funds from Walmart, KPMG. Led 50 member team.
4. Co-founded a college club which was a collab between the college and an MNC. Led 40+ member team
5. Participated and won in 15+ debate tournaments (MUNs)
After undergrad
1. Ambassador for alumni association of college and created the social media presence - generating 20K+ engagement in 6 months.
2. Participated in education related CSR activities at Big 4 firm
3. Completed Certificate course in public policy (Young Leaders for Active Citizenship). Studied under Harvard MPA/Oxford MPP educated mentors.
4. Rejoined the national NGO in (2) above as a Mentor for youth (18+ years of age)
Target Schools: H/S/W/MIT/Insead/Booth
Post MBA Goal - Deciding between Impact investing in India and International Public Sector Consulting
Added Info - Applied in 2018 with a hurried application (think 4 schools in 1 month) to H/S/W/Sloan. This was when I was still at big 4 consulting. Bad Decision. I know. But that ship has sailed.
Thank you for taking time out to go through my profile. The questions I have are -
Questions-
1. I have a non-IIT undergrad and not-so-stellar GPA. How do I optimize this aspect for H/S/W? the GMAT is one way. But what else can I do?
2. I have never had direct reportees during professional life. Even in my current role I am directly working with the leadership of the Ministry of Health. I have guided technical/ops teams but its not direct reporting. How do I showcase leadership?
3. Re-applicant. I applied 2018 December. I will again apply 2020 September. What is the potential impact?
4. Are the target schools realistic?
5. What else can I do to improve my profile?
28 Jul 2019, 19:44
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi there, Thanks for reaching out! Here are some thoughts on your questions:
1) Your GPA is on the low end but your GMAT is very strong, even among your demographic (which tends to have high GMAT scores). It also sounds like you've had strong accomplishments at work & that matters more than undergrad GPA. And you were facing medical issues during college so I'm guessing that's a big factor in the GPA? Assuming it was, you can use the optional essay to explain & the adcom will understand.
2) It's hard to say here since we need to know more about you but rest assured that there are plenty of applicants who get into these schools who have not had direct reports. It's all in how you talk about the leadership experience you HAVE had, which is certainly not limited to having people report to you. This is something we work through with our clients in detail so although I can't really give you specifics here on the approach we'd recommend for you (just because I'd need more info) rest assured that it is possible!
3) The main thing is that you need to show what's changed since you applied last time. That might include new accomplishments at work & can also include any refinements to your goals. When we work with clients we take a look at past applications so we can ID what went wrong the first time & figure out a plan for how to proceed with the new app. (Speaking of goals, we would need to narrow them down to ONE path. You want to show a targeted focus since your argument for why you need the MBA rests on your goals. You will have slightly different skill gaps to fill depending on which path you take).
4) Yes, it might be worth broadening your reach to top 10 just because you are coming from such a competitive demographic (the toughest one when it comes to b-school applications) but you definitely have a shot at these schools assuming strong essays & an overall strong story that illustrates YOUR unique value prop (i.e. why they should admit you vs. someone else from your demographic with equally impressive stats)
5) At this point it's too late honestly to improve your profile. As an international applicant you want to apply R1 to as many schools as possible (even more important when you are coming from a competitive demographic) so the best thing you can do right now is a) refine & finalize your post-MBA goals -- not just what you want to do but WHY and 2) dive into those applications so you can do your very best work on the essays & get as many apps in R1 as possible!
If you need any help thinking through your strategy & your story definitely reach out to us. If you email Claudia at claudia@admissionado.com she can set you up with a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants who can take a look at your resume & give you some more targeted thoughts!
1) Your GPA is on the low end but your GMAT is very strong, even among your demographic (which tends to have high GMAT scores). It also sounds like you've had strong accomplishments at work & that matters more than undergrad GPA. And you were facing medical issues during college so I'm guessing that's a big factor in the GPA? Assuming it was, you can use the optional essay to explain & the adcom will understand.
2) It's hard to say here since we need to know more about you but rest assured that there are plenty of applicants who get into these schools who have not had direct reports. It's all in how you talk about the leadership experience you HAVE had, which is certainly not limited to having people report to you. This is something we work through with our clients in detail so although I can't really give you specifics here on the approach we'd recommend for you (just because I'd need more info) rest assured that it is possible!
3) The main thing is that you need to show what's changed since you applied last time. That might include new accomplishments at work & can also include any refinements to your goals. When we work with clients we take a look at past applications so we can ID what went wrong the first time & figure out a plan for how to proceed with the new app. (Speaking of goals, we would need to narrow them down to ONE path. You want to show a targeted focus since your argument for why you need the MBA rests on your goals. You will have slightly different skill gaps to fill depending on which path you take).
4) Yes, it might be worth broadening your reach to top 10 just because you are coming from such a competitive demographic (the toughest one when it comes to b-school applications) but you definitely have a shot at these schools assuming strong essays & an overall strong story that illustrates YOUR unique value prop (i.e. why they should admit you vs. someone else from your demographic with equally impressive stats)
5) At this point it's too late honestly to improve your profile. As an international applicant you want to apply R1 to as many schools as possible (even more important when you are coming from a competitive demographic) so the best thing you can do right now is a) refine & finalize your post-MBA goals -- not just what you want to do but WHY and 2) dive into those applications so you can do your very best work on the essays & get as many apps in R1 as possible!
If you need any help thinking through your strategy & your story definitely reach out to us. If you email Claudia at claudia@admissionado.com she can set you up with a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants who can take a look at your resume & give you some more targeted thoughts!
31 Jul 2019, 10:20
Kudos
Bookmarks
Admissionado
Hi Jon,
Thank you for the detailed review. Appreciate you taking time out to share your thoughts.
Just to make it clear, I am not applying this year. I am applying next year 2020 for 2021 intake. I wanted to understand possible ways to improve my profile over the next year.
Best regards
Hi Jon,
Thank you for the detailed review. Appreciate you taking time out to share your thoughts.
Just to make it clear, I am not applying this year. I am applying next year 2020 for 2021 intake. I wanted to understand possible ways to improve my profile over the next year.
Best regards
