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02 Jul 2018, 00:30
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My profile has been one with extreme ups and downs so i would just like to know if i should even apply for colleges. My aim is top 15-18 European colleges.
Age 29
Nationality Indian
My profile is as follows
Class 10- 85%
Class 12- 65%
Studied Engineering at a top NIT for 3 years before dropping out to pursue my Gaming career tried to make my hobby a career but Failed in the said gaming career. Did my graduation in Economics and Accounting passed with 50% marks.
Got at job at a nationalized Bank. Handled corporate finance for my branch with around $0.5 Billion worth of loans. Also worked for a bit in Forex Department handling import section. Total work Ex 2 years. Have some diplomas in Banking and Finance from Indian institute of Banking and Finance.
Switched jobs and got a job in the premier investigative agency of India where i have been working for 3 years now working as an investigator, investigating financial crimes. Worked on some high profile Financial crimes while being here.
Gave GMAT last year and scored 740. I can increase the score more if it can increase my chances of landing a good college.
The reason i want to pursue MBA is to get a more rewarding job. The present one is extremely stressful with almost 15 days of traveling, sometimes to extremely small places no fixed schedule and no rewards neither financial nor career related.
Age 29
Nationality Indian
My profile is as follows
Class 10- 85%
Class 12- 65%
Studied Engineering at a top NIT for 3 years before dropping out to pursue my Gaming career tried to make my hobby a career but Failed in the said gaming career. Did my graduation in Economics and Accounting passed with 50% marks.
Got at job at a nationalized Bank. Handled corporate finance for my branch with around $0.5 Billion worth of loans. Also worked for a bit in Forex Department handling import section. Total work Ex 2 years. Have some diplomas in Banking and Finance from Indian institute of Banking and Finance.
Switched jobs and got a job in the premier investigative agency of India where i have been working for 3 years now working as an investigator, investigating financial crimes. Worked on some high profile Financial crimes while being here.
Gave GMAT last year and scored 740. I can increase the score more if it can increase my chances of landing a good college.
The reason i want to pursue MBA is to get a more rewarding job. The present one is extremely stressful with almost 15 days of traveling, sometimes to extremely small places no fixed schedule and no rewards neither financial nor career related.
05 Jul 2018, 10:25
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Hi coolcows,
Thank you for your note. Your GMAT score is reasonable for the program range you've listed, even more so for the back half of the European T15/18 that you referenced. If I understand correctly that you have five years of work experience (two at the bank then three in investigations), then your work experience seems solid, though somewhat niche (namely the investigations work) and not so well known or "blue chip."
That will be one of the challenges you'll need to overcome in applying. Specifically, how does who you are and what you've done to this point -- plus the MBA -- equal or lead to your short- and long-term goals? How does working at the bank and then working in financial investigations (again, a niche and non-traditional pre-MBA experience) lead to an MBA? What exactly do you want to do after the MBA? What job(s) and what company or companies? Why? What knowledge, skills, and experience do you already have that are relevant to those jobs? What knowledge, skills, and experience are you missing and therefore need to acquire via the MBA? How exactly will you acquire all of that at each program?
The goals and reasons you've cited for wanting to move from your current job to an MBA are not nearly specific enough ("more rewarding job") and a lot of the reasons you wrote should not be mentioned in applications at all ("too stressful...", "too much travel...", etc.). You are applying to MBA programs in order to proactively work TOWARD very specific, well reasoned, and ideally passion-driven goals. You do not want it to come across as though you are applying to MBA programs to run AWAY from something. Your short- and long-term career goals require a great deal of research and development. I encourage you to read this blog post for more guidance about what you need to consider: https://www.avantiprep.com/blog/the-mos ... on-process
Remember to explain how everything connects. You don't want it to sound like your entire career has been a haphazard jump from one thing to the next (dropping out, gaming, back to school, banking, financial investigations, then an MBA, then something else...) How does it all connect?
Your academic background will also require quite a bit of explanation and will be another big challenge for you to overcome. On its face, dropping out is a tough look, so I encourage you to really explain the circumstances and decision making process that led to that. If gaming was your passion and the endeavor was in effect (quasi) entrepreneurial, then that could be one angle for you. It should not feel like you dropped out of a top NIT to play video games and play around with some hobby. But if this were truly legit and there were potential financial or career prospects for you in doing so, then that would be a more helpful explanation (almost akin to someone dropping out because their startup is taking off). Either way, you will have to really explain what happened there.
Please let me know if I can be of any assistance in developing your story, career goals, and essays!
Best Regards,
Greg
Thank you for your note. Your GMAT score is reasonable for the program range you've listed, even more so for the back half of the European T15/18 that you referenced. If I understand correctly that you have five years of work experience (two at the bank then three in investigations), then your work experience seems solid, though somewhat niche (namely the investigations work) and not so well known or "blue chip."
That will be one of the challenges you'll need to overcome in applying. Specifically, how does who you are and what you've done to this point -- plus the MBA -- equal or lead to your short- and long-term goals? How does working at the bank and then working in financial investigations (again, a niche and non-traditional pre-MBA experience) lead to an MBA? What exactly do you want to do after the MBA? What job(s) and what company or companies? Why? What knowledge, skills, and experience do you already have that are relevant to those jobs? What knowledge, skills, and experience are you missing and therefore need to acquire via the MBA? How exactly will you acquire all of that at each program?
The goals and reasons you've cited for wanting to move from your current job to an MBA are not nearly specific enough ("more rewarding job") and a lot of the reasons you wrote should not be mentioned in applications at all ("too stressful...", "too much travel...", etc.). You are applying to MBA programs in order to proactively work TOWARD very specific, well reasoned, and ideally passion-driven goals. You do not want it to come across as though you are applying to MBA programs to run AWAY from something. Your short- and long-term career goals require a great deal of research and development. I encourage you to read this blog post for more guidance about what you need to consider: https://www.avantiprep.com/blog/the-mos ... on-process
Remember to explain how everything connects. You don't want it to sound like your entire career has been a haphazard jump from one thing to the next (dropping out, gaming, back to school, banking, financial investigations, then an MBA, then something else...) How does it all connect?
Your academic background will also require quite a bit of explanation and will be another big challenge for you to overcome. On its face, dropping out is a tough look, so I encourage you to really explain the circumstances and decision making process that led to that. If gaming was your passion and the endeavor was in effect (quasi) entrepreneurial, then that could be one angle for you. It should not feel like you dropped out of a top NIT to play video games and play around with some hobby. But if this were truly legit and there were potential financial or career prospects for you in doing so, then that would be a more helpful explanation (almost akin to someone dropping out because their startup is taking off). Either way, you will have to really explain what happened there.
Please let me know if I can be of any assistance in developing your story, career goals, and essays!
Best Regards,
Greg
