Hi
mbaMission,
Can you please give me an idea if my profile stands a chance at Stanford or Harvard?
27-Year-Old Indian Male
Academics
• Under Grad – Economics major from a top undergrad college in India (6.48/10 GPA)
• GRE – 337 (V – 169, Q – 168)
• Completed UCB’s Math for Management with an A
Work Ex
• 7 years at matriculation in the Retail space across India, UAE and Israel.
• Currently heading Consulting and Implementation for an Israeli Retail tech startup for India and UAE market
• It’s a spin-off of my first organization and they called me back to head the consulting and implementation arm
• Helped the Israeli start-up launch operations in the UAE market through my past experience and network (Given the geopolitical situation between both countries)
• 1 promotion in the last 1 year in the current job
ECs during college:
• Captain of the college basketball team
• Part of an 8-member organizing committee of the college’s sports fest
• Taught underprivileged kids during college time. Since my Alma Mater is in my hometown only, it was a way of giving back to my people and my community
Extracurricular after College:
• National level basketball player and represented my state at All India national tournaments for 3 consecutive years
• I have been coaching my college basketball team for a month every year for the last 3 years, to prepare them for our annual sports fest (Since my work is Hybrid, I can
Work From my Alma Mater’s base and coach the Team)
• Worked for TeachForIndia (Taught underprivileged kids) for 2 years
• I have my own podcast on NBA. We have around 5000+ subscribers. It’s a passion project that I run
• I have built a business of my own in the last 3 years, I own 5 retail stores in India with an ARR of $1.5 Million. We’ll add 5 more by Mid-2024. All these stores are built in Tier-3 or Tier-4 cities to give people quality retail products at an affordable price.
Post MBA Goals
• Short Term - Work for a Tier 1/Tier 2 consulting specializing in the Retail, Food & Beverages, and Consumer Goods space
• Long-Term Goal – To be an entrepreneur. I have a lot of ideas here but they’ll most be in the consumer goods space. My ultimate goal is to create an Indian sports apparel brand