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27 Jan 2020, 22:26
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Hi,
I would like to request a profile evaluation for the following profile. I am planning to join a FT MBA program in 2021 at a top 10 or top 20 business school. I will be applying in Round 1 in 2020 (that is, around September 2020).
Profile details:
Citizenship: India
Age: 29 years (at the time of application)
GMAT: Not yet written, but expecting a score of 720-730, with a possibility of upto 750
Academic qualifications:
MBA from IIM Indore with CGPA 2.67/4.33
BTech in Computer Science from IIEST Shibpur with score 79.7/100
Work experience:
Total work experience: 62 months (at the time of application)
Company 1 (most recent): Mastercard Advisors
Designation: Consultant
Role: Work on strategy consulting projects in the payments & transactions space for clients in the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Remarks: This role lets me work on international projects for leading regional financial institutions as well as other leading brand (although I don't personally travel)
Company 2: Max Life Insurance
Designation: Senior Manager, Business Strategy team
Role: Work on internal strategic initiatives like new business opportunities, process transformations, etc.
Company 3: Deloitte India Consulting
Designation: Analyst (this was before my IIM MBA)
Role: Consulting in the Energy & Resources space for clients like energy utilities, bulk power consumers, regulators, multi-lateral lenders, etc.
Volunteering/Extra-curriculars:
Pretty decent extra-currics, have been in the Placement Committee of the institute during my IIM MBA, have volunteered for a couple of CSR projects in workplaces, have volunteered to mentor younger employees under "buddy program", have been active in the Robotics society during my undergrad years including organizing competitions, training juniors, etc.
I understand that the most peculiar feature of my profile is the fact that I have already gone through an MBA in India from a top-tier institute. Is this likely to affect my candidature negatively? I believe that I can explain the reason for going for a second MBA to the US in my essay. (The reason is that I want to change my geography and its key to have studied in that country and acquire skills specific to that country.) My post-US MBA goal is to work at a top-tier Consulting firm (MBBs) in the US and leverage my existing consulting/strategy experience.
What are my chances at b-schools like Yale, Columbia, Ross (Michigan), Fuqua (Duke), Johnson (Cornell), Darden (Virginia), Tepper (CMU), Tuck, etc.
I would like to request a profile evaluation for the following profile. I am planning to join a FT MBA program in 2021 at a top 10 or top 20 business school. I will be applying in Round 1 in 2020 (that is, around September 2020).
Profile details:
Citizenship: India
Age: 29 years (at the time of application)
GMAT: Not yet written, but expecting a score of 720-730, with a possibility of upto 750
Academic qualifications:
MBA from IIM Indore with CGPA 2.67/4.33
BTech in Computer Science from IIEST Shibpur with score 79.7/100
Work experience:
Total work experience: 62 months (at the time of application)
Company 1 (most recent): Mastercard Advisors
Designation: Consultant
Role: Work on strategy consulting projects in the payments & transactions space for clients in the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Remarks: This role lets me work on international projects for leading regional financial institutions as well as other leading brand (although I don't personally travel)
Company 2: Max Life Insurance
Designation: Senior Manager, Business Strategy team
Role: Work on internal strategic initiatives like new business opportunities, process transformations, etc.
Company 3: Deloitte India Consulting
Designation: Analyst (this was before my IIM MBA)
Role: Consulting in the Energy & Resources space for clients like energy utilities, bulk power consumers, regulators, multi-lateral lenders, etc.
Volunteering/Extra-curriculars:
Pretty decent extra-currics, have been in the Placement Committee of the institute during my IIM MBA, have volunteered for a couple of CSR projects in workplaces, have volunteered to mentor younger employees under "buddy program", have been active in the Robotics society during my undergrad years including organizing competitions, training juniors, etc.
I understand that the most peculiar feature of my profile is the fact that I have already gone through an MBA in India from a top-tier institute. Is this likely to affect my candidature negatively? I believe that I can explain the reason for going for a second MBA to the US in my essay. (The reason is that I want to change my geography and its key to have studied in that country and acquire skills specific to that country.) My post-US MBA goal is to work at a top-tier Consulting firm (MBBs) in the US and leverage my existing consulting/strategy experience.
What are my chances at b-schools like Yale, Columbia, Ross (Michigan), Fuqua (Duke), Johnson (Cornell), Darden (Virginia), Tepper (CMU), Tuck, etc.
28 Jan 2020, 04:06
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Double MBA is quite difficult to explain. Especially when you have done it from IIMs. few colleges don't even consider the application. Please check with the college before applying
31 Jan 2020, 21:08
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Hi Prithviraj91,
Thanks for sharing your profile with us!
Between the fact that you already have an MBA and your age (by the time you apply, you'll be well above the average age of the top-tier full-time MBA programs in the US), I'm afraid it's true that you'll have a bit of an uphill battle to explain why you're applying for a second MBA in a different country. The key is being able to articulate one or more very compelling reasons why going to business school a second time, specifically in the US, is so critical to your career goals (and hopefully you can also demonstrate how you'll be a worthy investment for these MBA programs as well). Simply saying that you want to work at an MBB firm post-MBA isn't enough; how is that going to propel your career to a totally new level? How will you personally contribute to your b-school community and to whichever post-MBA firm you eventually join? Moreover, in your case, it's especially important that you also articulate what you want to do in the longer term (i.e. after presumably spending a few years at an MBB firm in the US). Take the long view and build a case for why a top US program should take a gamble on you!
Best of luck with your plans -- if we can be of further help, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at https://www.admissionado.com!
Doris
Thanks for sharing your profile with us!
Between the fact that you already have an MBA and your age (by the time you apply, you'll be well above the average age of the top-tier full-time MBA programs in the US), I'm afraid it's true that you'll have a bit of an uphill battle to explain why you're applying for a second MBA in a different country. The key is being able to articulate one or more very compelling reasons why going to business school a second time, specifically in the US, is so critical to your career goals (and hopefully you can also demonstrate how you'll be a worthy investment for these MBA programs as well). Simply saying that you want to work at an MBB firm post-MBA isn't enough; how is that going to propel your career to a totally new level? How will you personally contribute to your b-school community and to whichever post-MBA firm you eventually join? Moreover, in your case, it's especially important that you also articulate what you want to do in the longer term (i.e. after presumably spending a few years at an MBB firm in the US). Take the long view and build a case for why a top US program should take a gamble on you!
Best of luck with your plans -- if we can be of further help, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at https://www.admissionado.com!
Doris
