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29 Sep 2017, 20:00
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Age: 24
Sex: Male
Nationality: Indian
Mechanical graduate from top reputed private university (Non IIT) with a GPA of 8.9. (top 7 percent) Would be 3.9 plus in US system.
I did a six months internship at Tata motors during my 6th semester and was among 6 students selected from a batch of 140. Received Six sigma green belt for successfully completing training and project. Also was awarded best trainee second runners up.
Masters in mechanical engineering - UC Berkeley (Highest ranked public engineering university in the world)
GRE of 331/340.
3.8 GPA in masters (Top 10 percent).
Awarded Fung Fellow designation and 20k dollars merit scholarship from Berkeley.
First attempt GMAT - 770. Q51 V42. IR 8 AWA 5.5
Working as a product quality engineer in a German multinational (Fresenius, Global F-500 and world leader in dialysis therapy) in San Francisco since mid 2016.
Fresenius is more than a century old company and is the largest dialysis medical devices manufacturer in the world as well as has nearly 90 percent market share in the dialysis market. They are the largest hospital group in Europe owning about 100 hospitals there and a few thousand clinics in USA.
Extra curriculars:
State level badminton player in school
Convener of muse club in college.
Participated and won a lot of literary and quizzing events in college.
Have 2nd year degree certificate for tabla
Also planning to take CFA level 1 by Dec and level 2 by June next year.
I am planning to apply to Harvard , Wharton or Stanford after 2 years. What can I do to improve my profile. Also do I have a chance in these universities.
Sex: Male
Nationality: Indian
Mechanical graduate from top reputed private university (Non IIT) with a GPA of 8.9. (top 7 percent) Would be 3.9 plus in US system.
I did a six months internship at Tata motors during my 6th semester and was among 6 students selected from a batch of 140. Received Six sigma green belt for successfully completing training and project. Also was awarded best trainee second runners up.
Masters in mechanical engineering - UC Berkeley (Highest ranked public engineering university in the world)
GRE of 331/340.
3.8 GPA in masters (Top 10 percent).
Awarded Fung Fellow designation and 20k dollars merit scholarship from Berkeley.
First attempt GMAT - 770. Q51 V42. IR 8 AWA 5.5
Working as a product quality engineer in a German multinational (Fresenius, Global F-500 and world leader in dialysis therapy) in San Francisco since mid 2016.
Fresenius is more than a century old company and is the largest dialysis medical devices manufacturer in the world as well as has nearly 90 percent market share in the dialysis market. They are the largest hospital group in Europe owning about 100 hospitals there and a few thousand clinics in USA.
Extra curriculars:
State level badminton player in school
Convener of muse club in college.
Participated and won a lot of literary and quizzing events in college.
Have 2nd year degree certificate for tabla
Also planning to take CFA level 1 by Dec and level 2 by June next year.
I am planning to apply to Harvard , Wharton or Stanford after 2 years. What can I do to improve my profile. Also do I have a chance in these universities.
03 Oct 2017, 17:35
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Hi "valyrian,"
Thank you very much for your post. Congratulations on your fantastic GMAT score and academic record. (And as a graduate of the Berkeley-Haas MBA program myself, Go Bears!) Your GMAT score and academic record are a superb start, and your success in the Berkeley engineering program (plus merit scholarship) are a nice additional proof point and differentiating feature.
The three areas I'd highlight as potential concerns / considerations / areas of improvement are:
1. Work experience. Applying with two years of work experience is effectively *the earliest* point at which you can credibly apply to top MBA programs (special programs aside). And while Harvard and Stanford can trend a little younger than others (average years of work experience around four), you'll still be on the younger and less experienced side. With only two years of experience, you'll have less opportunity for advancement, promotion, or really meaningful leadership experience. Keep that in mind and consider how you can maximize your experience over those two years.
2. Extracurriculars (and the "above and beyond"). Your scores are great, but how else you can really differentiate yourself? The CFA is a nice credential, but most of your extracurriculars occurred during college. What do you do outside of work? What are your personal and professional passions? Anything truly impactful or leadership oriented? Anything related to your future career goals or post-MBA plans that you are building toward on more of a grassroots level now? You don't want to "do things just to do them," but think about what you can get deeply involved in between now and applying.
3. Why MBA (your plans and goals). This ultimately gets communicated in your applications and essays, but it's never too early to think about why you want your MBA. In a more practical sense, your current profile reads very "engineering" oriented (your undergraduate, your master's degree, your work experience). If you are this "engineer," then think about why you want an MBA. Where do you want to head? What experiences at your job or to this point have piqued your interest in other things? How might your engineering background continue to play into that? Related to the previous bullet (extracurriculars), what can you begin to focus on outside of work (or even within work via certain projects or experiences) to begin to bend your story toward those MBA and post-MBA goals?
Your scores are competitive, but differentiating oneself at Harvard or Stanford is extremely difficult. (Wharton is a little less competitive, but its students average five years of work experience, so that's worth having in mind, too.) It's great to have ambitious goals, but continue to consider how you can improve on the points above. Other than your scores, what makes *you* *really stand out,* and how have you *impacted* other people, teams, or organizations if your young career (inside or outside of work)? Then, as next application season approaches, you can more deeply wrestle with whether 2018 is the right year to apply and/or if you truly want to limit yourself to Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton. Feel free to sign up for a Free Consultation (link below) if you'd ever like to chat!
Best Regards,
Greg
Thank you very much for your post. Congratulations on your fantastic GMAT score and academic record. (And as a graduate of the Berkeley-Haas MBA program myself, Go Bears!) Your GMAT score and academic record are a superb start, and your success in the Berkeley engineering program (plus merit scholarship) are a nice additional proof point and differentiating feature.
The three areas I'd highlight as potential concerns / considerations / areas of improvement are:
1. Work experience. Applying with two years of work experience is effectively *the earliest* point at which you can credibly apply to top MBA programs (special programs aside). And while Harvard and Stanford can trend a little younger than others (average years of work experience around four), you'll still be on the younger and less experienced side. With only two years of experience, you'll have less opportunity for advancement, promotion, or really meaningful leadership experience. Keep that in mind and consider how you can maximize your experience over those two years.
2. Extracurriculars (and the "above and beyond"). Your scores are great, but how else you can really differentiate yourself? The CFA is a nice credential, but most of your extracurriculars occurred during college. What do you do outside of work? What are your personal and professional passions? Anything truly impactful or leadership oriented? Anything related to your future career goals or post-MBA plans that you are building toward on more of a grassroots level now? You don't want to "do things just to do them," but think about what you can get deeply involved in between now and applying.
3. Why MBA (your plans and goals). This ultimately gets communicated in your applications and essays, but it's never too early to think about why you want your MBA. In a more practical sense, your current profile reads very "engineering" oriented (your undergraduate, your master's degree, your work experience). If you are this "engineer," then think about why you want an MBA. Where do you want to head? What experiences at your job or to this point have piqued your interest in other things? How might your engineering background continue to play into that? Related to the previous bullet (extracurriculars), what can you begin to focus on outside of work (or even within work via certain projects or experiences) to begin to bend your story toward those MBA and post-MBA goals?
Your scores are competitive, but differentiating oneself at Harvard or Stanford is extremely difficult. (Wharton is a little less competitive, but its students average five years of work experience, so that's worth having in mind, too.) It's great to have ambitious goals, but continue to consider how you can improve on the points above. Other than your scores, what makes *you* *really stand out,* and how have you *impacted* other people, teams, or organizations if your young career (inside or outside of work)? Then, as next application season approaches, you can more deeply wrestle with whether 2018 is the right year to apply and/or if you truly want to limit yourself to Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton. Feel free to sign up for a Free Consultation (link below) if you'd ever like to chat!
Best Regards,
Greg
