Bhavz10
Please evaluate my profile for top 20 MBA programs in India, USA and Europe, in that order.
Indian female
Age 28
Chartered accountant
X std 93% (GPA 4)
XII std 88% (GPA 4)
Graduation 86% (GPA 4)
Best article award during first year of articleship in top 5 accounting firms in india
2 years work experience in EY in corporate and international taxation where I was extensively involved in restructuring taxation models for Indian counterparts of telecom companies abroad and did lot of tax compliance and litigation related work.
1 year 8 months as taxation manager in another company- compliance, litigation and tax advisory role.
Left it to pursue a job in government sector.
Now working as an administrative officer accounts specialist in one of the 4 general insurance PSUs in India since a year.I am handling the coinsurance business of more than $50 million for my regional office.
On extra curricular front, I have been one of the few Indian delegates at the Harvard Project for Asian and International relations (HPAIR) held in Hongkong in 2016 in the Humanitarian tracks.
I have learnt lot of different dance styles and had my own belly dance classes for a while.
I want to apply for the one year MBA programs next year as my experience would be almost 5 years and I would like to move out of government sector to core strategy roles. I am mainly interested in strategy consulting as a career.
Would love some insights on my profile and my chances at IIMA, IIMB, IIMC, IIML, SPJIMR, ISB and some European schools like LBS, Oxford , INSEAD etc.
Planning to take GMAT early next year with expected score 700+ and will only apply if I get 720+. I had scored 700 in 2016 GMAT
Okay, I'll give you an honest opinion.
Before that, just wanted to tell you never convert the percentage to GPA, most schools say that
I am not sure about the IIMs as far as I was told my the admissions team at Ahmedabad, the Indian students have to apply with CAT for the MBA program, PGDM, I think is what they call it.
ISB is a fairly good college and perhaps the best in India with a good reputation and with your profile, you can definitely get in (even with a 700
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For the Top 20 B-schools, it is an individual analysis as it ties closely up with your post MBA goals if you want to stay in Finance, Chicago Booth, MIT, etc will be very happy to have a female Indian candidate with a strong GMAT, GPA and good work ex
You're in the work ex sweet spot, i.e. 5 years work ex, neither too less nor too high
B-schools like that because companies like that
For any other query you may PM
Good luck with application
As long as you don't mention something that the B-schools don't find desirable, you're good to go with a 730.
730-760 is the Indian sweet spot where the GMAT score is no more the factor for rejection.
You have a leadership experience and an Entrepreneurial spirit (Belly Dance classes), it won't be wrong to admit, you're a Gold-silver person (In language of Sandy Kriesberg)