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chiragmishra93
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Schools: ISB '19 (D) Cornell Tech "21 (WA) Tepper '22 (A$) Foster '22 (A$) Ross '22 (A) NYU Tech MBA "21 (WL)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V41
GPA: 3.55
Schools: ISB '19 (D) Cornell Tech "21 (WA) Tepper '22 (A$) Foster '22 (A$) Ross '22 (A) NYU Tech MBA "21 (WL)
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17 Jun 2019, 09:46
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Hi Team,
I am Chirag, a Software Engineer based out of India.
I have 3 years of work experience - the first 2+ years at Oracle as a Software Developer. My focus areas have been on the lines of improving efficiency by making tools. I have worked on diverse technologies and have also worked in the design and architecture of products. I work as a Software Engineer at Microsoft since the past year in Azure CXP team. I found this role particularly interesting as it is the one that is responsible in understanding the Customer and Community Experience of Azure and working towards making the experience better.
I believe that the first role that I worked in, helped me develop a solid tech foundation and the latter role helped me understand the users(customers/community) part of an enterprise level product.
I have held positions of leadership in both the organisations (including acting team lead / manager) that I have worked at.
Please evaluate my profile and let me know which universities I should be aiming for.
Some details about me:
A few more miscelaneous points :
Sorry for the long post.
I am Chirag, a Software Engineer based out of India.
I have 3 years of work experience - the first 2+ years at Oracle as a Software Developer. My focus areas have been on the lines of improving efficiency by making tools. I have worked on diverse technologies and have also worked in the design and architecture of products. I work as a Software Engineer at Microsoft since the past year in Azure CXP team. I found this role particularly interesting as it is the one that is responsible in understanding the Customer and Community Experience of Azure and working towards making the experience better.
I believe that the first role that I worked in, helped me develop a solid tech foundation and the latter role helped me understand the users(customers/community) part of an enterprise level product.
I have held positions of leadership in both the organisations (including acting team lead / manager) that I have worked at.
Please evaluate my profile and let me know which universities I should be aiming for.
Some details about me:
- I have a GMAT score of 750(Q51V41).
- I did my bachelors from IIT (the best Engineering University in India) with a CGPA of 8.59/10.
- I have 3 years of Work Experience.
- I am 26 years old.
- I am a certified and licensed Paragliding Pilot.
A few more miscelaneous points :
- I have Co-founded a startup and worked as its CTO for almost an year during my bachelors.
- Also I have worked as a Teaching Assistant to junior year class for a course.
- I have also worked for a non profit organization, teaching underprivileged children basic Science and Maths.
- I have worked as the Technical Head of the technical fest at my university, supervising a team of developers.
- I was also elected as a mentor to fresher year students.
- At my previous organization(Oracle) and my current one (Microsoft), I have been a part of various Recruitment Events and have interviewed candidates for the same profile as I am working in.
- Also I have delivered a TechTalk to a team of 60 developers over a new technology.
- I have been assigned as a buddy (mentor) to new hires in my team.
Sorry for the long post.
17 Jun 2019, 12:08
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You're one of the rare Indian male technical/engineering applicants who has a good shot at top 10 schools! Your GMAT is competitive (740+ is typically the target for top 1- for your demographic) & that fact that you went to IIT is great as well. It's also good that you're applying on the early side -- many Indian applicants have too many years of work experience by the time they apply. Although you're in an engineering role, it sounds like you have good exposure to the business side & are thinking from a customer perspective. The fact that you have leadership experience inside & outside of work is great as well.
All that said, you definitely have the makings of a top ten application but it will be critical to take this material and tell a strong story about your unique accomplishments at work, the specifics of your post-MBA goals (i.e. 2-3 target firms, target titles in the ST & LT, exactly what you hope to accomplish & the unique change you plan to drive, why this is your passion, etc) and what you can contribute while in b-school. You've got the potential to get into a top school, but the competition is fierce!
If you need any help thinking through your strategy and your story or if you have more questions, definitely reach out to us. If you email Claudia at claudia@admissionado.com she can set you up with a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants.
All that said, you definitely have the makings of a top ten application but it will be critical to take this material and tell a strong story about your unique accomplishments at work, the specifics of your post-MBA goals (i.e. 2-3 target firms, target titles in the ST & LT, exactly what you hope to accomplish & the unique change you plan to drive, why this is your passion, etc) and what you can contribute while in b-school. You've got the potential to get into a top school, but the competition is fierce!
If you need any help thinking through your strategy and your story or if you have more questions, definitely reach out to us. If you email Claudia at claudia@admissionado.com she can set you up with a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants.
chiragmishra93
Joined: 09 Apr 2017
Last visit: 01 Apr 2021
Posts: 42
Given Kudos: 7
Location: India
Schools: ISB '19 (D) Cornell Tech "21 (WA) Tepper '22 (A$) Foster '22 (A$) Ross '22 (A) NYU Tech MBA "21 (WL)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V41
GPA: 3.55
Schools: ISB '19 (D) Cornell Tech "21 (WA) Tepper '22 (A$) Foster '22 (A$) Ross '22 (A) NYU Tech MBA "21 (WL)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V41
Posts: 42
18 Jun 2019, 08:30
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Thanks a ton Jon. I will reach out to Claudia to take this forward.
