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25 Nov 2022, 03:33
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Hi Startus Admissions Counselling team,
Initially, huge thanks for coming forward to review our profiles!
Background:
Country: India
Gender: Male
Course: MBA
Potential Admit: Fall 2024
Work Experience: 5 years by Fall 2024
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Technology (Engineering) in SRM University, Chennai, India
Undergraduate score: 80.96%
Expected GRE score: 160V 166Q-168Q (326-328 in total)
Work experience history:
1. Joined as an intern in an Edtech startup that focussed on imparting Entrepreneurship skills to children (company size: 1-25 employees). Since it was a very small company, I had to dip my hands into any and every possible tasks - Pitching about the company to investors to universities and schools, creating basic Entrepreneurship curriculum for school children, and also tutoring them the same. Duration: 6 months.
2. Joined as a Business Analyst in a Consulting firm in India (company size: 250-500 employees). Worked in calibrating the SalesForce team of Fortune 100 Pharmaceutical Companies. Major clientele I worked with: AstraZeneca, Amgen. Quit the company in a very brief period as I realized consulting wasn't my cup of tea back then. Duration: 3 months.
3. Joined as a Travel Consultant (Business Development) in a Travel Tech startup based out of India (company size: 100-250 employees). Was one of the most successful consultants ever in the history of company, and was instrumental in opening up a lot of markets for the company. Managed a team of 3 people. Won a couple of awards for being the best performer. Handled high-profile individuals as my clients, including sportspersons, Influencers and cinema stars of India. Duration: 14 months.
4. Joined as an Account Manager in a large MNC SaaS company headquartered in the USA, also an IPO listed company (company size: 5,000-10,000 employees). I managed SMB and Midmarket accounts predominantly based out of US and Europe. Handled over 450+ accounts in my capacity, with a book value of over $125,000 MRR. Was instrumental in setting up the protocols and cadences on reaching out to potential digital customers for my team. Team size was close to 150, and I was in the top 5%ile of performers. Overall achievement over 100% throughout my stint at this company. Managed a team of 4 people. Won an award for being the Rising Star of the team. Major clients: Ryan Air Alaska, Joe Biden's Helpdesk, Utah State Board of Education, Aioi Nissay Dowa, Tubi TV, Factor Law, etc. Duration: 18 months
5. Current: Joined as a Customer Success Manager (CSM) in a midsized MNC SaaS company headquartered in the USA (company size: 1000-2000 employees). I am now handling Enterprise companies as my customers, with my customers present all over the globe, right from USA to Australia. I am the youngest CSM in my entire org to handle Enterprise customers. Joined this company just 4 months back, and this is the company I am currently working at, and will hopefully continue until Fall 2024. So I will be able to add more of my credentials about this in some more time.
Extra/Co-Curriculars:
1. Winner of National Level Essay Writing competition in India while I was in my grade 11
2. Active sportsperson - have professionally played cricket and represented my district in inter-state/inter-district tournaments.
3. Completed 4 marathons - 5 km, 12 km, 12 km, 21 km.
4. Volunteered as a teacher to teach Math, Science, and English for underprivileged kids for 1 year (2016-2017)
Profile strengths (in my opinion): 3.5x salary hike in 3 years, worked in Education, Consulting, Travel and Hospitality, and SaaS. Worked in companies ranging from very small startups with less than 25 employees, to midsized companies, to enterprise sized IPO listed companies. Clientele wide ranged from sportspersons to celebrities to influencers to CXOs of SMBs-MMs-Enterprises across the globe. Managed to grow significantly in position with every job shift.
Expected colleges: The key part for me is affordability. I come from a very mediocre financial background, and even getting a loan for an exorbitant sum of money might be difficult for me. I am looking at a tuition fee of something between 60k-70k USD. So scholarship is of paramount importance to me. Open to both 1-year and 2-years MBA.
Australia: Melbourne Business School
Singapore: NUS
Europe: INSEAD, HEC Paris
UK: LBS, Imperial, Said, Judge
US: Tuition fee is beyond my reach as its 2-years. Georgia Tech, Simon BS, Indiana Kelley, Foster BS, etc seem within my reach provided I get about 50% scholarship.
Canada: Rotman
1. How is the overall strength of my profile? I have some time before I apply for R1 and R2 for 2024 admit. Where should I enhance my profile?
2. Like I mentioned, scholarship is important for my profile to fit my budget. Which colleges do I stand a realistic chance of scholarship to make it easy for me to afford?
3. Can I aspire for colleges higher in ranking than my above given list and also stand a chance for scholarship?
I thank you so much for your time in evaluating this profile. Looking forward to working with you!
Initially, huge thanks for coming forward to review our profiles!
Background:
Country: India
Gender: Male
Course: MBA
Potential Admit: Fall 2024
Work Experience: 5 years by Fall 2024
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Technology (Engineering) in SRM University, Chennai, India
Undergraduate score: 80.96%
Expected GRE score: 160V 166Q-168Q (326-328 in total)
Work experience history:
1. Joined as an intern in an Edtech startup that focussed on imparting Entrepreneurship skills to children (company size: 1-25 employees). Since it was a very small company, I had to dip my hands into any and every possible tasks - Pitching about the company to investors to universities and schools, creating basic Entrepreneurship curriculum for school children, and also tutoring them the same. Duration: 6 months.
2. Joined as a Business Analyst in a Consulting firm in India (company size: 250-500 employees). Worked in calibrating the SalesForce team of Fortune 100 Pharmaceutical Companies. Major clientele I worked with: AstraZeneca, Amgen. Quit the company in a very brief period as I realized consulting wasn't my cup of tea back then. Duration: 3 months.
3. Joined as a Travel Consultant (Business Development) in a Travel Tech startup based out of India (company size: 100-250 employees). Was one of the most successful consultants ever in the history of company, and was instrumental in opening up a lot of markets for the company. Managed a team of 3 people. Won a couple of awards for being the best performer. Handled high-profile individuals as my clients, including sportspersons, Influencers and cinema stars of India. Duration: 14 months.
4. Joined as an Account Manager in a large MNC SaaS company headquartered in the USA, also an IPO listed company (company size: 5,000-10,000 employees). I managed SMB and Midmarket accounts predominantly based out of US and Europe. Handled over 450+ accounts in my capacity, with a book value of over $125,000 MRR. Was instrumental in setting up the protocols and cadences on reaching out to potential digital customers for my team. Team size was close to 150, and I was in the top 5%ile of performers. Overall achievement over 100% throughout my stint at this company. Managed a team of 4 people. Won an award for being the Rising Star of the team. Major clients: Ryan Air Alaska, Joe Biden's Helpdesk, Utah State Board of Education, Aioi Nissay Dowa, Tubi TV, Factor Law, etc. Duration: 18 months
5. Current: Joined as a Customer Success Manager (CSM) in a midsized MNC SaaS company headquartered in the USA (company size: 1000-2000 employees). I am now handling Enterprise companies as my customers, with my customers present all over the globe, right from USA to Australia. I am the youngest CSM in my entire org to handle Enterprise customers. Joined this company just 4 months back, and this is the company I am currently working at, and will hopefully continue until Fall 2024. So I will be able to add more of my credentials about this in some more time.
Extra/Co-Curriculars:
1. Winner of National Level Essay Writing competition in India while I was in my grade 11
2. Active sportsperson - have professionally played cricket and represented my district in inter-state/inter-district tournaments.
3. Completed 4 marathons - 5 km, 12 km, 12 km, 21 km.
4. Volunteered as a teacher to teach Math, Science, and English for underprivileged kids for 1 year (2016-2017)
Profile strengths (in my opinion): 3.5x salary hike in 3 years, worked in Education, Consulting, Travel and Hospitality, and SaaS. Worked in companies ranging from very small startups with less than 25 employees, to midsized companies, to enterprise sized IPO listed companies. Clientele wide ranged from sportspersons to celebrities to influencers to CXOs of SMBs-MMs-Enterprises across the globe. Managed to grow significantly in position with every job shift.
Expected colleges: The key part for me is affordability. I come from a very mediocre financial background, and even getting a loan for an exorbitant sum of money might be difficult for me. I am looking at a tuition fee of something between 60k-70k USD. So scholarship is of paramount importance to me. Open to both 1-year and 2-years MBA.
Australia: Melbourne Business School
Singapore: NUS
Europe: INSEAD, HEC Paris
UK: LBS, Imperial, Said, Judge
US: Tuition fee is beyond my reach as its 2-years. Georgia Tech, Simon BS, Indiana Kelley, Foster BS, etc seem within my reach provided I get about 50% scholarship.
Canada: Rotman
1. How is the overall strength of my profile? I have some time before I apply for R1 and R2 for 2024 admit. Where should I enhance my profile?
2. Like I mentioned, scholarship is important for my profile to fit my budget. Which colleges do I stand a realistic chance of scholarship to make it easy for me to afford?
3. Can I aspire for colleges higher in ranking than my above given list and also stand a chance for scholarship?
I thank you so much for your time in evaluating this profile. Looking forward to working with you!
02 Dec 2022, 11:00
Kudos
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Hi shriniv7 ! Thanks for reaching out to us at Stratus, I'd be happy to evaluate your profile.
I appreciate all of the details you sent in advance. You have plenty of time before applications, a good UG GPA, and great test scores all in your favor. This is important for someone coming from a male/India/engineering background--which is, frankly, a crowded space. You're wise to consider the financial impact of an MBA, and many schools would love to entice someone like you with a scholarship to bump up their average test scores--so it's all a matter of targeting the right programs.
Your work experience is interesting, but I'm a bit unclear as to your career goals. What has been your north star til now? The industries you've worked in are wildly varied for such a short period of time, and each role has been relatively short. What are your short and long term goals post-MBA? These dots will need to be clearly connected in your essays in order to give the adcom confidence that you have a clear direction and know how to achieve it.
To answer your questions:
1. Certain elements are strong (see above), but your storytelling needs to be clear in order to explain the journey you've been on, and where you plan on going. At a minimum, I'd recommend not leaving your current job and giving it some longevity. You could also take part in an extracurricular activity that directly relates to your post-MBA goals
2. This will also depend on your storytelling, but the US schools you mentioned could be targets with scholarship potential. INSEAD, LBS, Said, Judge, and Rotman would be unlikely for scholarships, but the others could have potential
3. That's probably a tall order, but you never know. Since you have time, you may want to cast a wide net and get your applications started early, in order to give yourself a shot at 1-2 stretch schools where you may be able to garner scholarships
Honestly, storytelling is often the biggest reason folks reach out to consultants, we do this every day with our clients. If you want to reach out for a free consult, I or anyone on our Stratus team would be glad to explain more about the steps you should be taking to get to your best applications. I see some great, unique elements in your profile. Connecting the dots of your past and where you want to go in your future will determine how much the AdCom want to invest in that story.
Link to sign up for free consult is here: https://www.stratusadmissionscounseling ... sultation/
I appreciate all of the details you sent in advance. You have plenty of time before applications, a good UG GPA, and great test scores all in your favor. This is important for someone coming from a male/India/engineering background--which is, frankly, a crowded space. You're wise to consider the financial impact of an MBA, and many schools would love to entice someone like you with a scholarship to bump up their average test scores--so it's all a matter of targeting the right programs.
Your work experience is interesting, but I'm a bit unclear as to your career goals. What has been your north star til now? The industries you've worked in are wildly varied for such a short period of time, and each role has been relatively short. What are your short and long term goals post-MBA? These dots will need to be clearly connected in your essays in order to give the adcom confidence that you have a clear direction and know how to achieve it.
To answer your questions:
1. Certain elements are strong (see above), but your storytelling needs to be clear in order to explain the journey you've been on, and where you plan on going. At a minimum, I'd recommend not leaving your current job and giving it some longevity. You could also take part in an extracurricular activity that directly relates to your post-MBA goals
2. This will also depend on your storytelling, but the US schools you mentioned could be targets with scholarship potential. INSEAD, LBS, Said, Judge, and Rotman would be unlikely for scholarships, but the others could have potential
3. That's probably a tall order, but you never know. Since you have time, you may want to cast a wide net and get your applications started early, in order to give yourself a shot at 1-2 stretch schools where you may be able to garner scholarships
Honestly, storytelling is often the biggest reason folks reach out to consultants, we do this every day with our clients. If you want to reach out for a free consult, I or anyone on our Stratus team would be glad to explain more about the steps you should be taking to get to your best applications. I see some great, unique elements in your profile. Connecting the dots of your past and where you want to go in your future will determine how much the AdCom want to invest in that story.
Link to sign up for free consult is here: https://www.stratusadmissionscounseling ... sultation/
