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24 Sep 2009, 17:18
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Age: 24
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Undergrad major: B.E in Electronics and Telecommunication (2007) first Class. Mumbai University.
GPA: 58.9% (on a scale of 100)
GMAT Score: 650 (first attempt), 710 (Q44, V42, AWA:6 (second attempt)).
Work Experience:
1) Duration: 1year 2months
Profile: Worked in a multi national Software solutions firm as an analyst programmer for a fortune 500 company’s account. I was in charge of the team building activities, aimed at improving employee performance and productivity, for my team consisting of 20 members. Played a crucial role in executing a project which was the first of its kind in my company. It aimed at improving the efficiency of the offshore delivery model, and proved to be a success. Gave many presentations to the visiting client Vice Presidents explaining the various best practices followed at the offshore. I was responsible for optimization of one of the critical client processes. Before the end of my tenure I was made responsible for the training, and performance improvement of three junior team members.
2) Duration: 2 years (by Sep 2009)
Profile: I am currently involved in a Sales and Marketing venture. I started a company which is involved in sales and Marketing of Timeshare memberships and Insurance products. Current responsibilities are extensive, ranging from managing the Human and other resources to managing the finances of the business. Being a start up it denies me any pleasure of outsourcing and delegating. I have a team of 5 members and manage the entire process along with my business partner.
Extra curricular:
Before Under graduate:
1) Represented my district at State level Badminton tournament. Won many badminton tournaments at district level.
2) I was captain of my school and college badminton teams.
During Under graduation:
1) I was the youngest member of the students’ council of my college. Worked in the capacity of a Sports Secretary during my second year of graduation.
2) Went on to become the General Secretary of my college. Led the committee which organized the inaugural Inter Collegiate Sports fest. The same committee under my leadership went on to organize a highly appreciated Cultural College fest.
3) Worked as treasurer of the IEEE students chapter of my college. Played key role in planning and executing the hitherto most successful Inter collegiate Technical fest of the college.
4) In the same fest, led the sponsorship team, which pulled of a miraculous performance. Eventually translating to success of the fest.
5) Led the college team in various Inter collegiate Badminton tournaments. The team produced commendable results.
After Post Graduation:
1) Formed a professional group which strongly believes in and works along with various NGOs in bringing joy to those who deserve more than they have.
2) Involved with a nation wide education campaign.
Short term goal:
To develop a strong set of analytical tools in Marketing and Strategy and work with one of the giants in industry such as Mckinsey, Ernst and Young, Deloitte Consultancy.
Long term goal:
Use all the skills and experiences to build a global Consultancy Firm that would stand a testimony to the ethics and cultures I will have imbibed through my experiences in life.
Schools:
Tuck, Emory, Kelly, NUS, Simon, Babson, Katz, Illinois- Urbana Champaign, Fisher, W P Carey, Tippie, TAMU.
Kindly give me your suggestions about my selection of colleges and the relative chances of getting into these colleges in 2010 intake.
Thanks and Regards,
Simplygood.
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Undergrad major: B.E in Electronics and Telecommunication (2007) first Class. Mumbai University.
GPA: 58.9% (on a scale of 100)
GMAT Score: 650 (first attempt), 710 (Q44, V42, AWA:6 (second attempt)).
Work Experience:
1) Duration: 1year 2months
Profile: Worked in a multi national Software solutions firm as an analyst programmer for a fortune 500 company’s account. I was in charge of the team building activities, aimed at improving employee performance and productivity, for my team consisting of 20 members. Played a crucial role in executing a project which was the first of its kind in my company. It aimed at improving the efficiency of the offshore delivery model, and proved to be a success. Gave many presentations to the visiting client Vice Presidents explaining the various best practices followed at the offshore. I was responsible for optimization of one of the critical client processes. Before the end of my tenure I was made responsible for the training, and performance improvement of three junior team members.
2) Duration: 2 years (by Sep 2009)
Profile: I am currently involved in a Sales and Marketing venture. I started a company which is involved in sales and Marketing of Timeshare memberships and Insurance products. Current responsibilities are extensive, ranging from managing the Human and other resources to managing the finances of the business. Being a start up it denies me any pleasure of outsourcing and delegating. I have a team of 5 members and manage the entire process along with my business partner.
Extra curricular:
Before Under graduate:
1) Represented my district at State level Badminton tournament. Won many badminton tournaments at district level.
2) I was captain of my school and college badminton teams.
During Under graduation:
1) I was the youngest member of the students’ council of my college. Worked in the capacity of a Sports Secretary during my second year of graduation.
2) Went on to become the General Secretary of my college. Led the committee which organized the inaugural Inter Collegiate Sports fest. The same committee under my leadership went on to organize a highly appreciated Cultural College fest.
3) Worked as treasurer of the IEEE students chapter of my college. Played key role in planning and executing the hitherto most successful Inter collegiate Technical fest of the college.
4) In the same fest, led the sponsorship team, which pulled of a miraculous performance. Eventually translating to success of the fest.
5) Led the college team in various Inter collegiate Badminton tournaments. The team produced commendable results.
After Post Graduation:
1) Formed a professional group which strongly believes in and works along with various NGOs in bringing joy to those who deserve more than they have.
2) Involved with a nation wide education campaign.
Short term goal:
To develop a strong set of analytical tools in Marketing and Strategy and work with one of the giants in industry such as Mckinsey, Ernst and Young, Deloitte Consultancy.
Long term goal:
Use all the skills and experiences to build a global Consultancy Firm that would stand a testimony to the ethics and cultures I will have imbibed through my experiences in life.
Schools:
Tuck, Emory, Kelly, NUS, Simon, Babson, Katz, Illinois- Urbana Champaign, Fisher, W P Carey, Tippie, TAMU.
Kindly give me your suggestions about my selection of colleges and the relative chances of getting into these colleges in 2010 intake.
Thanks and Regards,
Simplygood.
30 Sep 2009, 20:19
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simplygood,
Though you are still quite early in your career, you have a good profile in the works. The only real long-shot on your list is Tuck. You should be competitive at Emory and Kelly, and I think you will be more than competitive at: NUS, Simon, Babson, Katz, Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Fisher, WP Carey, Tippie, TAMU. In fact, I would consider many of these to be safety schools for you. Your "negatives" are your demographic (male, Indian) and your youth. If your profile continues in its current path, you will be able to aim higher.
Good luck,
Though you are still quite early in your career, you have a good profile in the works. The only real long-shot on your list is Tuck. You should be competitive at Emory and Kelly, and I think you will be more than competitive at: NUS, Simon, Babson, Katz, Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Fisher, WP Carey, Tippie, TAMU. In fact, I would consider many of these to be safety schools for you. Your "negatives" are your demographic (male, Indian) and your youth. If your profile continues in its current path, you will be able to aim higher.
Good luck,
01 Oct 2009, 12:58
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Hello Paul,
Thank you for your time and response. I appreciate the "negatives" pointed out by you. I realize the fact that I am at a relatively early stage in my professional career, but there is hardly anything I can do about that. Also the fact that I am an Indian can not be done much about. I respect the competition at TUCK, but I have very high regards for this school and its culture. Could you suggest a few indicators which are closely judged by the Adcom at TUCK. What characteristics of applicants do they give most emphasis to. Can these characteristics be developed to a certain extent, in the course of a few months?
When you say that you would consider many from: NUS, Simon, Babson, Katz, Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Fisher, WP Carey, Tippie, TAMU to be a safety which schools are you actually talking about? I ask this because these schools are pretty different from one another in terms of their location, average statistics and intake capacity. So which among them can really be called a safety?
I have been reading about b-schools getting relatively younger (in terms of avg age of students). Considering this, do you see schools such as TUCK accepting more number of younger applicants in the 2010 intake? Would that mitigate the downside of "youth" to a certain extent?
Waiting for your response.
Thanks again,
simplygood.
