Hi - Thanks for reaching out. Ok, let's get started!
First, please understand that you are not a non-traditional applicant. Many folks who have been successful as entrepreneurs apply to top b-schools, rom India and other countries around the world. That said, congrats on what you have accomplished thus far with your company!! Going to b-school to learn how to scale your company and take it from regional to national or global status is smart. As long as you are able to capture your experiences with Tata and your company in an effective, layperson friendly manner, your resume - professionally speaking - should resonate well. Crafting layperson friendly, compelling bullets can be tough. Telling one's story in their resume can be extremely hard.
Let's talk about your schools: I can't say that the schools you have selected are the right or wrong schools. It is a thoughtful list as it has a mix of reach, realistic, and safety schools. I would like to better understand how you came up with the selection. Schools will certainly need to know that you have a plan in place to support your company's continued growth while you are in business school - have you begun to think about that?
Things that concern me right now, based on the information I have:
- I don't know if you have any extracurricular involvement in your past or present - were you balanced in collage, meaning were you involved in activities outside the classroom? I can see that you performed well in the classroom, but that is just half the story when it comes to assessing an applicant's undergraduate experience. Schools believe the way you conducted yourself in undergrad is indicative of how you will conduct yourself in b-school. Schools are less concerned about folks being involved post-college as many folks have extremely demanding job ----and I imagine you fall into that category as you were trying to birth and grow a company. Whatever you have in terms of ec's you need to include in your resume as it is part of your story.
- Your GMAT score is on the lower side for top business schools. When did you take the exam? How many times did you take it? What was your breakdown between quant and verbal? These answers could impact whether I would suggest you take the exam again.
- Fit with schools - I need to better understand why you have selected the schools you have to ensure they ARE the right schools for you.
I am happy to talk with you more, as I am barely touching the surface here. Let me know if that is of interest to you. Thanks!
Kathryn Lucas, Founder
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