Profile Evaluation Request - GMAT 720/30 months WE

Question

Hi! To state the obvious, I would like to request a profile evaluation

My details : Indian IT Male Age: 24 30 months work-ex GMAT : 720 Q50 V38 Engineering Graduate in Electronics and Communication from a Tier 2 college Equivalent GPA 3.86 12th 85 % 10th 87 % Post-MBA goal - Consulting, more towards Strategy I will be grateful for your frank feedback. Thank you in advance!!

Admissionado · Answer

Hello my friend!
I would love to help you out dude, but the info you are giving me here is a biiiit thin. I need a lot more detail! Esp. about your work experience, volunteer experience, extra curriculars and goals. Have a peek at some of the other profile requests in this forum, and that should give you a good idea.

Best,

kaush777 · Answer

Dear Jon, Thank you very much for your time! I have prepared a rough draft detailing more about me - my goals, my work ex and my extra curricular activities. I feel that my weakness lies in my profile -particularly in demonstrating leadership. I have read on forums regarding the need to show leadership aspects and all in work profile, but I do not quite have the work ex - you really do not get much into leadership roles in 2 odd years do you

So, I do not have many avenues to demonstrate leadership potential. I would really appreciate your thoughts on the above and the draft and on how can I improve on it. I am not targeting top 1-10, but I am wondering whether I should apply in top 10-20 and which schools can be regarded as safe schools for me. Thanks again !

Admissionado · Answer

Hello there, Thanks for writing me back and sending that detailed document. Soooooooo the short of it: You have very good stats here, and your work experience is also pretty good, buuuuuut there are some tough things: 1. Being from a very tough and competitive applicant pool (Indian/Male/Tech) 2. Having mostly technical experience 3. Lack of pizzazz. Let's talk about number 3 because the other two.... there's not much you can do about

When I read through your document everything looked good, but at the same time I was getting this Deja Vu feeling... like there was something standard about your presentation. And that is exactly what you cannot let happen! If you want this to work, you need to be unique! different! And that is something we will have to look for. As for schools, I guess somewhere between 10-30 ranked should be about right.... Hope this helps! JF

kaush777 · Answer

Hi Jon,

Thanks again for your time - and yes - this will certainly help !

Yes I completely agree regarding the pizzazz factor. I racked my brain, searching for the differentiator but unfortunately I haven't found anything outstanding

Anyways, I will keep working on that aspect..

Admissionado · Answer

aha! So this is where the digging comes in!
I got two ideas for you:
1. You may not have a lot of pizzazz in an obvious place, but it could be that you have three or four things that when taken all together make up something unique.
2. If you can't be unique in the CONTENT, be unique in the FORM - write differently! use humor! originality! poetry! genius! dazzle them with your writing.

Somehow you will have to stick out to make this work,
Best,
Jon

kaush777 · Answer

Thanks Jon for the advice - really appreciate it. And your last sentence could not be truer in my case

Regards, Kaushal

Admissionado · Answer

Kaushall, Allright. But no funny hats! That would be cheating! :barbarian

Profile Evaluation Request - GMAT 720/30 months WE

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