Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
May 0408:30 AM PDT
-09:30 AM PDT
A low GMAT score does not automatically end your MBA admission chances. Every year, top business schools admit candidates whose GMAT scores fall below the class average — not because the score doesn’t matter, but because the rest of the application....
May 0507:00 PM EDT
-08:00 PM EDT
In this live 60-minute masterclass, How to Get Ahead of MBA Recruiting Now, we’ll walk through the four biggest mistakes incoming MBAs make and how to avoid them so you’re not scrambling to catch up once recruiting begins.
May 0710:00 AM EDT
-10:30 AM EDT
Sia Admissions Founder Susan Berishaj is covering this live on YouTube, May 7: how admissions committees actually evaluate goals statements, who is in the room, and why the goals statement most applicants submit wouldn't survive that conversation.- May 07
11:30 AM PDT
-12:30 PM PDT
Most MBA resumes fail not because of weak experience — but because of how that experience is presented. In this episode, we break down what makes an MBA resume effective, and how to shift from listing responsibilities to demonstrating impact... - May 08
08:00 AM PDT
-08:30 AM PDT
Join the special YouTube live-stream for selecting the winners of GMAT Club MBA Scholarships sponsored by Juno live. Watch who gets these coveted MBA scholarships offered by GMAT Club and Juno.
kushagra10
Joined: 28 Feb 2015
Last visit: 28 Apr 2017
Posts: 60
Own Kudos:
Location: India
GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38
GPA: 2.98
29 May 2015, 09:01
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hii
This is Kushagra Pandey this side.
This is my brief profile:
Btech NIT Rourkela(top 10 engineering college in India)
graduate percentage 69.3
10th 91.7,
12th 88.6
Worked for 18 months at Samsung Research India as an Android Developer.
Worked on flagship models like S3 and Note2.
Here comes the twist, I have always been very active in sports.
So after I gathered enough money I left my job to pursue my passion for sports(hope that this doesnt kill my chance).
After I left my job, I joined Sports Authority Of India(the official body for sports in India and I have a letter from the head coach as a proof) and trained for football and played for local clubs and tried to play at a professional level(coudlnt make it though).
I am a muay thai kickboxer, two time national player with a bronze and a silver medal.
I am in the contention to represent India at IFMA Muay Thai World Championships but I am too occupied with my GMAT preparation so have to give up that dream.
I worked for a short duration as a business developer with a new ,first of its kind initiative in India trainnrun whereby people would be transformed from smokers to marathoners.
Extra Curricular:
represented my INstitute at national level tournaments in football.
district level swimmer(though i dont have the certificate as a proof)
very active in the artform of freestyle football(videos as testimonials)
planning of joining an NGO in the future.
Post MBA I would want to work towards the betterment of sport in India and to make it professional.
Create A system which can produce a Buakaw or a Cristiano Ronaldo(the biggest inspiration for me)
How good a chance do I have at getting into a good B School?
Note: I havent appeared for GMAT but m leaving no stone unturned for it.
My Dream B school would be a Stanford or a Yale but I want to know where can I end up.
Please reply!!!
Regards,
Kushagra Pandey
This is Kushagra Pandey this side.
This is my brief profile:
Btech NIT Rourkela(top 10 engineering college in India)
graduate percentage 69.3
10th 91.7,
12th 88.6
Worked for 18 months at Samsung Research India as an Android Developer.
Worked on flagship models like S3 and Note2.
Here comes the twist, I have always been very active in sports.
So after I gathered enough money I left my job to pursue my passion for sports(hope that this doesnt kill my chance).
After I left my job, I joined Sports Authority Of India(the official body for sports in India and I have a letter from the head coach as a proof) and trained for football and played for local clubs and tried to play at a professional level(coudlnt make it though).
I am a muay thai kickboxer, two time national player with a bronze and a silver medal.
I am in the contention to represent India at IFMA Muay Thai World Championships but I am too occupied with my GMAT preparation so have to give up that dream.
I worked for a short duration as a business developer with a new ,first of its kind initiative in India trainnrun whereby people would be transformed from smokers to marathoners.
Extra Curricular:
represented my INstitute at national level tournaments in football.
district level swimmer(though i dont have the certificate as a proof)
very active in the artform of freestyle football(videos as testimonials)
planning of joining an NGO in the future.
Post MBA I would want to work towards the betterment of sport in India and to make it professional.
Create A system which can produce a Buakaw or a Cristiano Ronaldo(the biggest inspiration for me)
How good a chance do I have at getting into a good B School?
Note: I havent appeared for GMAT but m leaving no stone unturned for it.
My Dream B school would be a Stanford or a Yale but I want to know where can I end up.
Please reply!!!
Regards,
Kushagra Pandey
01 Jun 2015, 11:00
Kudos
Bookmarks
kushagra10
Hey Kushgara,
So thanks for dropping by dude!
Now having a look at your profile, there's some good stuff and less good stuff. Your school is excellent, but the grades are a bit on the low side, and especially for a school like Stanford. Now, a lot will ride on what GMAT score you come up with, and if it's real high.. then.. well it's great
As for your work experience/story... it's complicated, and has its positive and negative aspects. On the positive side is the fact that you have a really unique and interesting story. Work experience and then your sports career, and I think you will be the only candidate who has this story. On the negative side, you switched plans three times (to do football, to do muay thai, to do an MBA), and I can't see from here how long you did each one and what accomplishments you have. One think to watch out for: If the schools see lots of job changes without a clear logic behind it, it will raise a reg flag and you are gonna have to explain that.
Sooooo, to conclude it is REALLY important that you have goals that make a LOT of sense taking into consideration the experience you already have. How does an NGO fit into your sports stories? Why NGO? What sort of NGO?
And ultimately your story will have to be crystal clear for you to have the best possible shot,
I hope this helps,
Best,
Jon
kushagra10
Joined: 28 Feb 2015
Last visit: 28 Apr 2017
Posts: 60
Own Kudos:
Location: India
GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38
GPA: 2.98
03 Jun 2015, 02:09
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hey Jon ,
Thanks a lot for your valuable feedback.
A brief reply to your query regarding my switch
Firstly I was involved with sport at the age of 3 when my mom introduced me to swimming. I participated in a lot of local swimming events.
I started playing football and that changed my life completely. it made me a better person thought dint earn a lot of money by it. By the time I had saved enough I decided to give it a try, my childhood dream which was so close to my heart(we live only once don't we?) . Then came Muay Thai, a full contact combat sport. I went for Muay Thai because it was a new challenge for me and that I had to overcome my fear of getting beaten up, we all have that don't we! It enabled me to overcome my fear in the worst of times, to fight back . It was more of a symbol towards life in general that you can't back down from a fight. Frankly in India we don't have much scope for either football or Muay Thai but some inner voice asked me to go for it. So sport changed my whole philosophy towards life. With that I was a decent student academically with above average coding skills.
As per achievements I am a two time Muay Thai national level player, institute football champion, district level swimming champion. I am selected for the if a Muay Thai world championships(as I mentioned) but too busy with gmat prep.
I would really like to know if my story would be appreciated by schools, I experienced a lot of emotions while being associated with sport. Moreover I realised that money can be earned but that age of 23 where I could give the sport passion a try won't ever come back. I would like to better the life of sportsmen using my Mba skills and knowledge. To mix sport and business, taking the example of Indian premiere league which is a big business venture at the same time improving the life of cricketers or the Barclays premiere league which is a household name. I would like to have my own academy using the global exposure I obtain from b school and use it for the betterment of sport.
Hope I have made my point clear,
Regards,
Kushagra pandey
Thanks a lot for your valuable feedback.
A brief reply to your query regarding my switch
Firstly I was involved with sport at the age of 3 when my mom introduced me to swimming. I participated in a lot of local swimming events.
I started playing football and that changed my life completely. it made me a better person thought dint earn a lot of money by it. By the time I had saved enough I decided to give it a try, my childhood dream which was so close to my heart(we live only once don't we?) . Then came Muay Thai, a full contact combat sport. I went for Muay Thai because it was a new challenge for me and that I had to overcome my fear of getting beaten up, we all have that don't we! It enabled me to overcome my fear in the worst of times, to fight back . It was more of a symbol towards life in general that you can't back down from a fight. Frankly in India we don't have much scope for either football or Muay Thai but some inner voice asked me to go for it. So sport changed my whole philosophy towards life. With that I was a decent student academically with above average coding skills.
As per achievements I am a two time Muay Thai national level player, institute football champion, district level swimming champion. I am selected for the if a Muay Thai world championships(as I mentioned) but too busy with gmat prep.
I would really like to know if my story would be appreciated by schools, I experienced a lot of emotions while being associated with sport. Moreover I realised that money can be earned but that age of 23 where I could give the sport passion a try won't ever come back. I would like to better the life of sportsmen using my Mba skills and knowledge. To mix sport and business, taking the example of Indian premiere league which is a big business venture at the same time improving the life of cricketers or the Barclays premiere league which is a household name. I would like to have my own academy using the global exposure I obtain from b school and use it for the betterment of sport.
Hope I have made my point clear,
Regards,
Kushagra pandey
