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Hi Aditya,

with the little info you have given here, your profile looks good for Kelley

MBADecoder please review this as well. Thanks!


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Hello, I'm planning to submit my application and would like to know my chances. Could you evaluate my profile?

-Geography: India
-Gender- Female; Age: 24
-CGPA 9.77/10.0 (IBS Hyderabad, BBA)
-Work Exp: 38 Months, Financial Planning & Analysis for Dell Technologies and United Technologies
(Lead Process specialist and Finance Specialist)
-Extra curriculars: AIESEC crowd leader, MAD fundraiser/Teacher, Toast Masters winner
-GMAT (yet to be taken/considering a waiver)
-Round 2-MBA|Fall application
-Post MBA goal- to join as a Finance consultant
Also, please enlighten me on scholarships as well?

Appreciate your help.

Hi All,

Greetings!

I have applied to Kelley in R2. PFB my profile details:

Nationality: India
CGPA: 8.49/10 (VIT Vellore)
10th: 9.6/10 (CBSE)
12th: 84.6% (CBSE)
WE: 52 Months
Industry: Analytics & Consulting
Current Designation: Consultant
Certifications: Certified Scrum Master (CSM) & Tableau Desktop Specialist
GMAT Score: 660(Q48, V34, IR8) and 670(Q43, V38, IR5)
Extra-curriculars: State Level Cricket Player, Co-founded multiple clubs/chapters in college, Organized multiple events in college, including a flagship marathon seeing a footfall of 4000+, Basic proficiency in French (Completed A1.1 and A1.2 from Alliance Francaise, New Delhi).
Post-MBA Career Goal: Venture into Strategy/Management Consulting.

I kindly request everyone to share their views on my profile and whether it falls in line with the requirements of Kelley.

Eagerly awaiting your responses!

Thanks in advance!

Hi anshul4,

Thank you for your post!

First, I would like to give some basic details about Indiana Kelley! So the average GMAT is around 652, and since you belong from an Analytics & Consulting background, I would like to highlight that the class profile at Kelley consists of the highest percentage of candidates from consulting backgrounds (about 21%). So both your GMAT score and academic background works in your favor!

Coming to your work experience and GPA, you have a decent GPA plus a significant amount of work experience; now it depends on how well you have connected all the dots and presented a great narrative.

Now coming to your ECAs, I must say you could have drafted them in a perfect way so that they could showcase your leadership ability, since you have been part of a state-level team sport and as an event organizer, you most certainly had to play a leadership role from time to time and could use this opportunity to mention such a situation. Strong communication skills are another major thing to highlight, with suitable examples. And, of course, Community service, for which you can elaborate on how and why you co-founded multiple clubs/chapters in college and elaborate on hosting a flagship marathon. The values mentioned above are the three principal values of INDIANA KELLEY!

All in all, I would say you have good ECAs, your post-MBAS goals seem relevant, you have a quality experience, and a score of 670 is definitely above average. Moreover, INDIANA KELLEY is one of the top b-schools in the US. Since you applied in round 2 two and belong to an overrepresented pool, you would face fierce competition, and a heck of a lot of your selection is directly proportional to your essays and interview. If you need any help you could always reach out to us for more in-depth professional help. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

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Nationality: US Ethnicity: Asian
Academic background: Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering from India, GPA: 8.95/10,
MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology on edX (This is a professional certificate program)
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification from SUNY Binghamton
Work experience: applying with 2 years of supply chain consulting experience with diverse industry verticals and consultants across the globe
GMAT: practice test score 650
International exposure: lived in India for about 13 years.
Extracurricular activities:
Multilingual: Fluent: English, Hindi, Marathi and Basic: French, Spanish
Volunteering at an Indian NGO for the past 2 years. It is the only NGO in India working towards reducing societal beauty standards. Public Relations Associate and Social Media Manager at the NGO. Also managed a team of volunteers for a social media campaign on "Bollywood and beauty standards".
Volunteer Teaching Assistantship from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Guided many of my juniors in their coursework, projects and internship work. Freely took classes for my peers in 3rd and 4th year of engineering school. Class Representative of Industrial Engineering class of 2020. Served as a liaison between students and professors and communicated students feedback, questions, and grievances to the necessary authority.
In my 3rd year of engineering school, I conducted a 2 day workshop on AutoCAD for a class of 1st year students.
Cooking: Indian and Italian cuisine
Trained and gave many stage performances in Kathak (Indian classical dance form) for 6 years. Trained Keyboard and Harmonium player.

Post MBA short term goals: Supply Chain manager or Sr Supply Chain Manager at a Multinational company
Long term goals: COO at a well known company

Please evaluate my profile. Intend to pursue an MBA in Supply Chain Management.

Awaiting your response.

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Hi RBHIDE,

Thanks for your post!

First, I would say that you have a vast range of ECAs and some great ones too! Also, you have a good overall GPA and important certifications, giving your profile an overall boost!

Now, coming to your GMAT, I would say that you need to improve that a bit and be thorough with the subject at hand. Also, since you have a bit lower work experience than average candidates, you need to be brilliant on other fronts!
Also, as I said, you do have some interesting ECAs, and I would like to know more about them in detail. Like what skill-set you developed while working in different fields and how the Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification adds to your relevant skills required for the program.

Also, since you are applying to the MBA program in Supply Chain Management, you must understand the values and requirements of the program. Moreover, since the program looks for values like Leadership, Diverse Personality, Impact on the community, Clear Vision, your ECAs could be a great way to showcase all those qualities, making you a perfect applicant for the MBA program.

All in all, I would say work on improving your GMAT. Your post-MBA goals seem realistic; it would most certainly boost your chances of admission. Hence, apart from a robust profile and strong ECAs (that you have), other major factors include essays and interviews. You need to make your essays unique. Also, you need to draft your content into stories essays and present them gracefully in front of the adcom. In any case, if you feel like you need to discuss your profile or have any further doubts about your application, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

Cheers!
Neha Hadke
Profile Analyst & Channel Manager, MBA and Beyond
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Email: neha@mbaandbeyond.com

Profiles of Kelley admitted applicants

Hi Everyone,

We are collecting the profiles of those who got admission into Kelley. It would be a great insight for future applicants. If you got admitted into Kelley, I request you to share your profile with us by replying to this topic. You can use the following format to share your profile. Feel free to add any other details you would like to share.

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International Experience :
Scholarship Given? :
The motivation for MBA and why Now brief? :
Short-Term Goal :
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Link to your interview debrief:
(You can add your interview experience HERE and paste the link above )
Did you use the help of an MBA Consultant? :
Any comments, feelings, advice to share?:

Name/username: Susheel Kumar B B
Age : 25
Country/Location : Hyderabad, India
Under-Graduate School : Vignan's University
Under-Graduate GPA: 3.43
GRE Test score: 328
Total Work Experience : 5 Years
Pre-MBA Industry : Automotive/Technology
Target industry post-MBA: Technology
Scholarship Given? : Yes
Short-Term Goal : PM at big tech firm
Long-Term Goal : Entrepreneurship

Hello RBHIDE,

Apologies for the delayed response but we hope this finds you in time still.

Your career goals are in line with your profile and there are a number of very valuable talking points- including mentoring experience, extra-curricular activities, and certifications.

We would only suggest an improved GMAT score just to make your application a lot more competitive.

All the best!

Background and nationality : Indian Male IT (Innovation with ML/AI)
Undergrad Information :Tier 1 Top 10 Indian college, GPA - 3
GMAT: 750 (Q50,V41) AWA6 IR7
Work experience and leadership : Innovation department of a Big IT firm. 3 years, couple of promotions, mentored over 100 students with 40+ innovative projects. Delivered products for healthcare and retail clients. Lead teams of 10+ people. Worked directly with CTOs and Directors.
Community and others : Involved with a few NGOs which work towards eradication of Poverty and illiteracy. Cycling club. Cricket and volleyball teams in college.
Post MBA goals : Tech Management

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GMAT 770, average GPA and 2 years work ex in consulting

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