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14 May 2021, 02:07
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Test Scores (GMAT/GRE): GRE VA: 165 (98 percentile), QA: 168 (97 percentile)
Undegrad GPA: 8.5/10 (Top 20% of class- Top 10 Indian Engineering College)
Graduate GPA: 7.1/10 (Top 20% of class- Top 5 Indian B School)
Research Experience: No publishing experience as such. During my professional career I have undertaken some secondary research for my consulting projects and primary research in the form of interviews and surveys, especially with think tanks like the World Resources Institute and the United Nations Environment Programme. Some of my MBA courses and business case competitions also required some basic secondary research.
Teaching Experience: None
Work Experience: I have a work experience of two and a half years in a Tier 2 strategy consulting organisation with their Sustainability Services practice. I have primarily worked with non profit organisations and multilateral organisations like WWF,
The Nature Conservancy, Red Cross Society, UN agencies. I have supported various strategic projects with them. For example, I have worked with the UN Environment Programme to develop science based targets for businesses to reduce their impact on oceans and this involved a pair bit of literature based research. The current project I am working on is one of the world’s largest assessments of impact of 250+ consumer goods organisations on palm oil sustainability. This also involves literature review and surveying companies.
Concentration Applying to: Strategy
Number of programs planned to apply to: 6-8
Dream Schools: Yale, Michigan Ross, Duke Fuqua, USC Marshall, University of Washington Foster, University of Minnesota Carlson School
Letters of recommendation: I will be asking for LORs from my MBA professors. It’s going to be of moderate strength since I don’t have any research experience to speak of but will only be asking those professors in whose courses I have ranked among the top 5 scorers.
Note: I have also attached my resume for more information.
Other Questions:
What made you want to pursue a PhD?
I have working on the topic of how businesses can operate responsibly and contribute positively to nature for the entirety of my professional career. Prior to that I have won several business case competitions on similar themes like sustainable agriculture. I believe there is scope for a great deal of innovation in this topic especially looking at how different stakeholders in the ecosystem can collaborate to drive change. Through my experience I realise that businesses who are now working on net positive value creation in the environment will have a first movers advantage when the regulations change. They will also have an effect on policy drivers. However in order to get there, businesses need guidance on how they can function responsibly while maintaining profitability. This is where academia will play a role going into the future because the ground is still nascent and it requires backing up with strong research. This is the journey I want to be a part of which is why the first step would be to apply for a strong PhD program in strategy, business environment and business economics.
Questions or concerns you have about your profile?
1. Given my overall MBA GPA isn’t extraordinary (may come to a 3.5 I guess, using the Columbia school chart of conversion) and I have no big research experience to speak of, do I have a shot at any of my dream schools or at least a top 30 college in the US?
2. Does this forum have any suggestions on which schools I should be applying to?
3. How does the GPA conversion work (from a 10 point scale to a 4 point scale)?
4. What points should I stress upon in my SOP to give my application a push given my lack of research experience?
5. Do early applications matter?
Any additional specific questions you may have:
1. Is there a possibility of getting part time remote research projects under professors in the US? Given the COVID situation in India, it’s not possible to do that here right now.
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Undegrad GPA: 8.5/10 (Top 20% of class- Top 10 Indian Engineering College)
Graduate GPA: 7.1/10 (Top 20% of class- Top 5 Indian B School)
Research Experience: No publishing experience as such. During my professional career I have undertaken some secondary research for my consulting projects and primary research in the form of interviews and surveys, especially with think tanks like the World Resources Institute and the United Nations Environment Programme. Some of my MBA courses and business case competitions also required some basic secondary research.
Teaching Experience: None
Work Experience: I have a work experience of two and a half years in a Tier 2 strategy consulting organisation with their Sustainability Services practice. I have primarily worked with non profit organisations and multilateral organisations like WWF,
The Nature Conservancy, Red Cross Society, UN agencies. I have supported various strategic projects with them. For example, I have worked with the UN Environment Programme to develop science based targets for businesses to reduce their impact on oceans and this involved a pair bit of literature based research. The current project I am working on is one of the world’s largest assessments of impact of 250+ consumer goods organisations on palm oil sustainability. This also involves literature review and surveying companies.
Concentration Applying to: Strategy
Number of programs planned to apply to: 6-8
Dream Schools: Yale, Michigan Ross, Duke Fuqua, USC Marshall, University of Washington Foster, University of Minnesota Carlson School
Letters of recommendation: I will be asking for LORs from my MBA professors. It’s going to be of moderate strength since I don’t have any research experience to speak of but will only be asking those professors in whose courses I have ranked among the top 5 scorers.
Note: I have also attached my resume for more information.
Other Questions:
What made you want to pursue a PhD?
I have working on the topic of how businesses can operate responsibly and contribute positively to nature for the entirety of my professional career. Prior to that I have won several business case competitions on similar themes like sustainable agriculture. I believe there is scope for a great deal of innovation in this topic especially looking at how different stakeholders in the ecosystem can collaborate to drive change. Through my experience I realise that businesses who are now working on net positive value creation in the environment will have a first movers advantage when the regulations change. They will also have an effect on policy drivers. However in order to get there, businesses need guidance on how they can function responsibly while maintaining profitability. This is where academia will play a role going into the future because the ground is still nascent and it requires backing up with strong research. This is the journey I want to be a part of which is why the first step would be to apply for a strong PhD program in strategy, business environment and business economics.
Questions or concerns you have about your profile?
1. Given my overall MBA GPA isn’t extraordinary (may come to a 3.5 I guess, using the Columbia school chart of conversion) and I have no big research experience to speak of, do I have a shot at any of my dream schools or at least a top 30 college in the US?
2. Does this forum have any suggestions on which schools I should be applying to?
3. How does the GPA conversion work (from a 10 point scale to a 4 point scale)?
4. What points should I stress upon in my SOP to give my application a push given my lack of research experience?
5. Do early applications matter?
Any additional specific questions you may have:
1. Is there a possibility of getting part time remote research projects under professors in the US? Given the COVID situation in India, it’s not possible to do that here right now.
Posted from my mobile device
14 May 2021, 19:08
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humanbeanbag
Test Scores (GMAT/GRE): GRE VA: 165 (98 percentile), QA: 168 (97 percentile)
Undegrad GPA: 8.5/10 (Top 20% of class- Top 10 Indian Engineering College)
Graduate GPA: 7.1/10 (Top 20% of class- Top 5 Indian B School)
Research Experience: No publishing experience as such. During my professional career I have undertaken some secondary research for my consulting projects and primary research in the form of interviews and surveys, especially with think tanks like the World Resources Institute and the United Nations Environment Programme. Some of my MBA courses and business case competitions also required some basic secondary research.
Teaching Experience: None
Work Experience: I have a work experience of two and a half years in a Tier 2 strategy consulting organisation with their Sustainability Services practice. I have primarily worked with non profit organisations and multilateral organisations like WWF,
The Nature Conservancy, Red Cross Society, UN agencies. I have supported various strategic projects with them. For example, I have worked with the UN Environment Programme to develop science based targets for businesses to reduce their impact on oceans and this involved a pair bit of literature based research. The current project I am working on is one of the world’s largest assessments of impact of 250+ consumer goods organisations on palm oil sustainability. This also involves literature review and surveying companies.
Concentration Applying to: Strategy
Number of programs planned to apply to: 6-8
Dream Schools: Yale, Michigan Ross, Duke Fuqua, USC Marshall, University of Washington Foster, University of Minnesota Carlson School
Letters of recommendation: I will be asking for LORs from my MBA professors. It’s going to be of moderate strength since I don’t have any research experience to speak of but will only be asking those professors in whose courses I have ranked among the top 5 scorers.
Note: I have also attached my resume for more information.
Other Questions:
What made you want to pursue a PhD?
I have working on the topic of how businesses can operate responsibly and contribute positively to nature for the entirety of my professional career. Prior to that I have won several business case competitions on similar themes like sustainable agriculture. I believe there is scope for a great deal of innovation in this topic especially looking at how different stakeholders in the ecosystem can collaborate to drive change. Through my experience I realise that businesses who are now working on net positive value creation in the environment will have a first movers advantage when the regulations change. They will also have an effect on policy drivers. However in order to get there, businesses need guidance on how they can function responsibly while maintaining profitability. This is where academia will play a role going into the future because the ground is still nascent and it requires backing up with strong research. This is the journey I want to be a part of which is why the first step would be to apply for a strong PhD program in strategy, business environment and business economics.
Questions or concerns you have about your profile?
1. Given my overall MBA GPA isn’t extraordinary (may come to a 3.5 I guess, using the Columbia school chart of conversion) and I have no big research experience to speak of, do I have a shot at any of my dream schools or at least a top 30 college in the US?
2. Does this forum have any suggestions on which schools I should be applying to?
3. How does the GPA conversion work (from a 10 point scale to a 4 point scale)?
4. What points should I stress upon in my SOP to give my application a push given my lack of research experience?
5. Do early applications matter?
Any additional specific questions you may have:
1. Is there a possibility of getting part time remote research projects under professors in the US? Given the COVID situation in India, it’s not possible to do that here right now.
Posted from my mobile device
Undegrad GPA: 8.5/10 (Top 20% of class- Top 10 Indian Engineering College)
Graduate GPA: 7.1/10 (Top 20% of class- Top 5 Indian B School)
Research Experience: No publishing experience as such. During my professional career I have undertaken some secondary research for my consulting projects and primary research in the form of interviews and surveys, especially with think tanks like the World Resources Institute and the United Nations Environment Programme. Some of my MBA courses and business case competitions also required some basic secondary research.
Teaching Experience: None
Work Experience: I have a work experience of two and a half years in a Tier 2 strategy consulting organisation with their Sustainability Services practice. I have primarily worked with non profit organisations and multilateral organisations like WWF,
The Nature Conservancy, Red Cross Society, UN agencies. I have supported various strategic projects with them. For example, I have worked with the UN Environment Programme to develop science based targets for businesses to reduce their impact on oceans and this involved a pair bit of literature based research. The current project I am working on is one of the world’s largest assessments of impact of 250+ consumer goods organisations on palm oil sustainability. This also involves literature review and surveying companies.
Concentration Applying to: Strategy
Number of programs planned to apply to: 6-8
Dream Schools: Yale, Michigan Ross, Duke Fuqua, USC Marshall, University of Washington Foster, University of Minnesota Carlson School
Letters of recommendation: I will be asking for LORs from my MBA professors. It’s going to be of moderate strength since I don’t have any research experience to speak of but will only be asking those professors in whose courses I have ranked among the top 5 scorers.
Note: I have also attached my resume for more information.
Other Questions:
What made you want to pursue a PhD?
I have working on the topic of how businesses can operate responsibly and contribute positively to nature for the entirety of my professional career. Prior to that I have won several business case competitions on similar themes like sustainable agriculture. I believe there is scope for a great deal of innovation in this topic especially looking at how different stakeholders in the ecosystem can collaborate to drive change. Through my experience I realise that businesses who are now working on net positive value creation in the environment will have a first movers advantage when the regulations change. They will also have an effect on policy drivers. However in order to get there, businesses need guidance on how they can function responsibly while maintaining profitability. This is where academia will play a role going into the future because the ground is still nascent and it requires backing up with strong research. This is the journey I want to be a part of which is why the first step would be to apply for a strong PhD program in strategy, business environment and business economics.
Questions or concerns you have about your profile?
1. Given my overall MBA GPA isn’t extraordinary (may come to a 3.5 I guess, using the Columbia school chart of conversion) and I have no big research experience to speak of, do I have a shot at any of my dream schools or at least a top 30 college in the US?
2. Does this forum have any suggestions on which schools I should be applying to?
3. How does the GPA conversion work (from a 10 point scale to a 4 point scale)?
4. What points should I stress upon in my SOP to give my application a push given my lack of research experience?
5. Do early applications matter?
Any additional specific questions you may have:
1. Is there a possibility of getting part time remote research projects under professors in the US? Given the COVID situation in India, it’s not possible to do that here right now.
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Hi humanbeanbag
Thanks for posting. Your overall profile is pretty good, though your GPA in grad school is on the slightly lower side. Research experience per se isn't a requirement for most top programs. If you can show a fit with the program in terms of prior (non research) work, that can work well too.
1. Yes, you do. More in the 10-30 range, but the top 10 is not impossible either.
2. This should be a very careful consideration, as PhD school selection can be significantly deep. Look at faculty, research interests, department themes, and then decide. Yes, brand name matters, but what matters a lot more is a fit with the department and your actual research goals.
3. Usually, you can simply report percentages or GPAs on scales other than 4. You can also contact various departments and see if they want external conversion and if so get that.
4. Too long a topic to be able to answer here. This is something that will take weeks of research, introspection, and refining.
5. Yes, they can help, but quality comes before early submissions in case there is a trade-off.
24 Jul 2022, 17:42
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Test Scores (GRE): GRE VA: 163 , QA: 170
IELTS Academic: Overal 7. L:7.5, R: 8, W:6, S:7.
Undergrad GPA: 2.38/4 - Business Management
Graduate GPA: 3.84/4 - Top student, Major Average in University Gpa: 3 - Business Management
Research Experience: 2 ISI Articles, first one published on 2020 - cited 6 - q4, second one accepted recently - Q1 ( I have submitted about 6 other article in recent months and all of them are under review yet. July 2022)
Teaching Experience: 3 years in related disciplinary
Research Experience: about 3 years
Work Experience: 11 years - insurance industry, recent four years marketing manager.
Concentration Applying to marketing
Number of programs planned to apply to about 20
Dream Schools: MIT, Harvard, Stanford, NYU, Yale, Michigan Ross.
Letters of recommendation: more than 5. 4 educational from professors of high-rank universities in my country, at least two from my managers and CEOs.
I am 29 years old.
1- Should I be concerned about MY profile?
2- do I have a shot at any of my dream schools or at least a top 30 college in the US?
IELTS Academic: Overal 7. L:7.5, R: 8, W:6, S:7.
Undergrad GPA: 2.38/4 - Business Management
Graduate GPA: 3.84/4 - Top student, Major Average in University Gpa: 3 - Business Management
Research Experience: 2 ISI Articles, first one published on 2020 - cited 6 - q4, second one accepted recently - Q1 ( I have submitted about 6 other article in recent months and all of them are under review yet. July 2022)
Teaching Experience: 3 years in related disciplinary
Research Experience: about 3 years
Work Experience: 11 years - insurance industry, recent four years marketing manager.
Concentration Applying to marketing
Number of programs planned to apply to about 20
Dream Schools: MIT, Harvard, Stanford, NYU, Yale, Michigan Ross.
Letters of recommendation: more than 5. 4 educational from professors of high-rank universities in my country, at least two from my managers and CEOs.
I am 29 years old.
1- Should I be concerned about MY profile?
2- do I have a shot at any of my dream schools or at least a top 30 college in the US?
