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I am planning to apply in LBS R3. Below are my details

Age: 26
Experience: 7 yrs before the start of the program
WE: Entrepreneur for 7 years. Worked in Pakistan(4 yrs), Dubai(1 month) and London(3 years).
I am running my own software company with a team of 10 software engineers based in pakistan. We provide offshore software development services to small and medium sized companies located worldwide. Worked with a couple of Fortune 500 clients. Worked in London in an IT Company for 2 years to gain some UK experience. Currently working as a Technology Consultant for British Telecom for last 6 months. At the sametime doing business development and remotely managing offshore team. Have some clients in London as well.

GMAT: Taking mid feb. expected 680
Nationality: Pakistani
Undergrad: BS computer science from top CS university in the country. Graduated in 2004, gpa: 2.34/4.00 bcz of relative grading on a scale of 1 to 4. equals 68% 2:1 degree. Full national scholarship holder. Distinction in secondary and high schools (A grades).


Extracurricular activites: Play club cricket, team captain. lead my team to win the league during last season. Voluntary work in earthquake and flood relief efforts. Member of Sports and funtrekker club in university etc.

Post MBA goals: work at MBB as a management/ Strategy consultant for 3-4 years and then setup my own management and technology consulting firm at a large scale.

My other choices are Oxford and cambrige.

Please advise my suitability for the above programs. How much time i should allocate to write my LBS essays. is it 1 week, 1 month?

Thanks in advance
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Hi,

I am planning to apply in LBS R3. Below are my details

Age: 26
Experience: 7 yrs before the start of the program
WE: Entrepreneur for 7 years. Worked in Pakistan(4 yrs), Dubai(1 month) and London(3 years).
I am running my own software company with a team of 10 software engineers based in pakistan. We provide offshore software development services to small and medium sized companies located worldwide. Worked with a couple of Fortune 500 clients. Worked in London in an IT Company for 2 years to gain some UK experience. Currently working as a Technology Consultant for British Telecom for last 6 months. At the sametime doing business development and remotely managing offshore team. Have some clients in London as well.

GMAT: Taking mid feb. expected 680
Nationality: Pakistani
Undergrad: BS computer science from top CS university in the country. Graduated in 2004, gpa: 2.34/4.00 bcz of relative grading on a scale of 1 to 4. equals 68% 2:1 degree. Full national scholarship holder. Distinction in secondary and high schools (A grades).


Extracurricular activites: Play club cricket, team captain. lead my team to win the league during last season. Voluntary work in earthquake and flood relief efforts. Member of Sports and funtrekker club in university etc.

Post MBA goals: work at MBB as a management/ Strategy consultant for 3-4 years and then setup my own management and technology consulting firm at a large scale.

My other choices are Oxford and cambrige.

Please advise my suitability for the above programs. How much time i should allocate to write my LBS essays. is it 1 week, 1 month?

Thanks in advance
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Clueless,

Assuming your GMAT ends up as anticipated, I believe that LBS is a stretch, but Cambridge Judge and Oxford Said are more realistic.

If you are working full-time and LBS is your first school, allow one month to write the essays. You may take less, but if you budget one week, you could be very sorry.

Best,
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Please review my profile for LBS
Gender - Female
Nationality - Indian
Work Experience - 4+ years( Would be 5+ by the time I will join the school)
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (3+ years) : My responsibilities included developing application, managing development team, requirement gathering
- Tech Mahindra(Indian company)(1+ years) : My responsibilities include development of application, managing team, customer relationship, user experience
I have worked in cross cultural and global environment.
GMAT score - 700(Q49V36)
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2. Teacher at school for unprivileged students for 6 years - In school and college
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Hi,
Please review my profile for LBS
Gender - Female
Nationality - Indian
Work Experience - 4+ years( Would be 5+ by the time I will join the school)
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (3+ years) : My responsibilities included developing application, managing development team, requirement gathering
- Tech Mahindra(Indian company)(1+ years) : My responsibilities include development of application, managing team, customer relationship, user experience
I have worked in cross cultural and global environment.
GMAT score - 700(Q49V36)
Extra curricular -
1. President of dramatics club - Won prizes and performed nukkad nataks in villages to create social awareness
2. Teacher at school for unprivileged students for 6 years - In school and college
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A few thoughts on your profile evaluation paridhiprasad:
  1. You've not mentioned anything about your academic pedigree - what kind of college, degree, GPA etc. The profile evaluation will be incomplete without it and it's a pretty important determinant of your prospects. From a GMAT perspective, you may be aware that one can easily add 20-30 points to a given school's average to get a sense of the Indian GMAT average. Broadly speaking, your score will be on the lower end for a school like LBS.
  2. While you've worked in an MNC, not sure if you have had international experience? European schools value international experience for your MBA prospects. So, think of how you'll pitch your experience in these lines.
  3. The professional experience and more importantly, your achievements/impact is not very clear. It will be important to also understand if you've had career acceleration and how you've differentiated yourself at a place like HP.
  4. The ECs arc is decent from a school/college perspective. However, schools look for continuity and it's a common blind spot for Indian candidates. See here why schools care for extracurricular in your application.
  5. Finally, it is always a good idea to think of applying to a range of schools and not just one to broad base your chances and hedge your risks.

Hope this helps some.

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A few thoughts on your profile evaluation paridhiprasad:
  1. You've not mentioned anything about your academic pedigree - what kind of college, degree, GPA etc. The profile evaluation will be incomplete without it and it's a pretty important determinant of your prospects. From a GMAT perspective, you may be aware that one can easily add 20-30 points to a given school's average to get a sense of the Indian GMAT average. Broadly speaking, your score will be on the lower end for a school like LBS.
  2. While you've worked in an MNC, not sure if you have had international experience? European schools value international experience for your MBA prospects. So, think of how you'll pitch your experience in these lines.
  3. The professional experience and more importantly, your achievements/impact is not very clear. It will be important to also understand if you've had career acceleration and how you've differentiated yourself at a place like HP.
  4. The ECs arc is decent from a school/college perspective. However, schools look for continuity and it's a common blind spot for Indian candidates. See here why schools care for extracurricular in your application.
  5. Finally, it is always a good idea to think of applying to a range of schools and not just one to broad base your chances and hedge your risks.

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,
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Hi,

First of all, thank you so very much for your input.

I am an engineering student.
Education - B.Tech from Kalinga Institute of Technology
CGPA - 8.01
Xth - 84.4%
XIIth - 80.4%

I have also performed 'Nukkad Natak'/Street plays in remote villages to promote social awareness.

In my work experience: I do not have any international experience, but have worked and managed the employees situated across the globe.
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Hi,

First of all, thank you so very much for your input.

I am an engineering student.
Education - B.Tech from Kalinga Institute of Technology
CGPA - 8.01
Xth - 84.4%
XIIth - 80.4%

I have also performed 'Nukkad Natak'/Street plays in remote villages to promote social awareness.

In my work experience: I do not have any international experience, but have worked and managed the employees situated across the globe.
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That's an ok from a pedigree and performance perspective. A higher score will certainly help - any plans for a retake?

If the Nukkad bit was after college, that's good - make sure to use that well and think about how you will bring out the impact factor.
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Hi,

I am planning to apply in LBS R3. Below are my details

Age: 26
Experience: 7 yrs before the start of the program
WE: Entrepreneur for 7 years. Worked in Pakistan(4 yrs), Dubai(1 month) and London(3 years).
I am running my own software company with a team of 10 software engineers based in pakistan. We provide offshore software development services to small and medium sized companies located worldwide. Worked with a couple of Fortune 500 clients. Worked in London in an IT Company for 2 years to gain some UK experience. Currently working as a Technology Consultant for British Telecom for last 6 months. At the sametime doing business development and remotely managing offshore team. Have some clients in London as well.

GMAT: Taking mid feb. expected 680
Nationality: Pakistani
Undergrad: BS computer science from top CS university in the country. Graduated in 2004, gpa: 2.34/4.00 bcz of relative grading on a scale of 1 to 4. equals 68% 2:1 degree. Full national scholarship holder. Distinction in secondary and high schools (A grades).


Extracurricular activites: Play club cricket, team captain. lead my team to win the league during last season. Voluntary work in earthquake and flood relief efforts. Member of Sports and funtrekker club in university etc.

Post MBA goals: work at MBB as a management/ Strategy consultant for 3-4 years and then setup my own management and technology consulting firm at a large scale.

My other choices are Oxford and cambrige.

Please advise my suitability for the above programs. How much time i should allocate to write my LBS essays. is it 1 week, 1 month?

Thanks in advance
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Hey there!

Your work experience seems interesting - did you start your own company from scratch? Revenue + ramp up here will be important, especially if you were able to support a team of 10 employees.

I'd like to see a GMAT above 700 here...given that a lot more international applicants will be eschewing US schools for European and Asian MBAs the competition may be a bit higher. I'd give yourself a 2-3 weeks to write the essays, a week is certainly not enough time and a month could be overkill, but again, that's a personal preference.

Regards,
Scott