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13 Jul 2019, 15:19
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Hi, Please help with a quick profile review
I am a 27 year old Indian Female. I completed my Engineering and have almost 5 years of experience. I started working as a coder at Accenture, and now I work with one of the Big 4s, in Mergers and Acquisitions, advising Investors and Private Equity firms in India, Middle East and South East Asia on their investments and helping conglomerates in these geographies on post merger Integrations and transformation synergies. This has been a huge career climb, for me, personally. I have worked with and as:
1. One of the biggest e-commerce firm in India as a business consultant advising the firm on how to close some of the loopholes
2. A coder at Accenture (German Telecom client)
3. An American consulting firm with its offices in India - Advising clients in India, Germany, North America and Japan on their tech transformation and go-to-market strategy
4. Big 4 - M&A consulting - Strategy (explained above)
5. A short stint in B2C sales.
My post MBA goals are : To work with Private Equity / VCs, and become an investor / PE founder, in the next 5-7 Years.
My undergrads are average from an average college, and I have a GMAT of 690. My job Is demanding and requires a lot of travel, I might improve this score.
My extra curricular include working with 3 startups on their launch and expansion strategy, winning in a national level event in my college (SAE BAJA), led and organised cultural events in college fest, was an active participant in the international student exchange program at school for 2 years, stints in scriptwriting and direction, Crossfit.
Target Schools - Tuck, Fuqua, Kellogg, NYU Stern, LBS, HEC Paris (Alumni recommendation), SAID (Oxford) (Alumni recommendation), Insead Paris. (I am aware I am aiming too high given my
Non -IIT background and average grades, Please feel free to give me a reality check)
10th - 82%
12th - 75%
B.Tech - 62%
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I am a 27 year old Indian Female. I completed my Engineering and have almost 5 years of experience. I started working as a coder at Accenture, and now I work with one of the Big 4s, in Mergers and Acquisitions, advising Investors and Private Equity firms in India, Middle East and South East Asia on their investments and helping conglomerates in these geographies on post merger Integrations and transformation synergies. This has been a huge career climb, for me, personally. I have worked with and as:
1. One of the biggest e-commerce firm in India as a business consultant advising the firm on how to close some of the loopholes
2. A coder at Accenture (German Telecom client)
3. An American consulting firm with its offices in India - Advising clients in India, Germany, North America and Japan on their tech transformation and go-to-market strategy
4. Big 4 - M&A consulting - Strategy (explained above)
5. A short stint in B2C sales.
My post MBA goals are : To work with Private Equity / VCs, and become an investor / PE founder, in the next 5-7 Years.
My undergrads are average from an average college, and I have a GMAT of 690. My job Is demanding and requires a lot of travel, I might improve this score.
My extra curricular include working with 3 startups on their launch and expansion strategy, winning in a national level event in my college (SAE BAJA), led and organised cultural events in college fest, was an active participant in the international student exchange program at school for 2 years, stints in scriptwriting and direction, Crossfit.
Target Schools - Tuck, Fuqua, Kellogg, NYU Stern, LBS, HEC Paris (Alumni recommendation), SAID (Oxford) (Alumni recommendation), Insead Paris. (I am aware I am aiming too high given my
Non -IIT background and average grades, Please feel free to give me a reality check)
10th - 82%
12th - 75%
B.Tech - 62%
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13 Jul 2019, 16:04
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Hi, Please help with a quick profile review
I am a 27 year old Indian Female. I completed my Engineering and have almost 5 years of experience. I started working as a coder at Accenture, and now I work with one of the Big 4s, in Mergers and Acquisitions, advising Investors and Private Equity firms in India, Middle East and South East Asia on their investments and helping conglomerates in these geographies on post merger Integrations and transformation synergies. This has been a huge career climb, for me, personally. I have worked with and as:
1. One of the biggest e-commerce firm in India as a business consultant advising the firm on how to close some of the loopholes
2. A coder at Accenture (German Telecom client)
3. An American consulting firm with its offices in India - Advising clients in India, Germany, North America and Japan on their tech transformation and go-to-market strategy
4. Big 4 - M&A consulting - Strategy (explained above)
5. A short stint in B2C sales.
My post MBA goals are : To work with Private Equity / VCs, and become an investor / PE founder, in the next 5-7 Years.
My undergrads are average from an average college, and I have a GMAT of 690. My job Is demanding and requires a lot of travel, I might improve this score.
My extra curricular include working with 3 startups on their launch and expansion strategy, winning in a national level event in my college (SAE BAJA), led and organised cultural events in college fest, was an active participant in the international student exchange program at school for 2 years, stints in scriptwriting and direction, Crossfit.
Target Schools - Tuck, Fuqua, Kellogg, NYU Stern, LBS, HEC Paris (Alumni recommendation), SAID (Oxford) (Alumni recommendation), Insead Paris. (I am aware I am aiming too high given my
Non -IIT background and average grades, Please feel free to give me a reality check)
10th - 82%
12th - 75%
B.Tech - 62%
Posted from my mobile device
I am a 27 year old Indian Female. I completed my Engineering and have almost 5 years of experience. I started working as a coder at Accenture, and now I work with one of the Big 4s, in Mergers and Acquisitions, advising Investors and Private Equity firms in India, Middle East and South East Asia on their investments and helping conglomerates in these geographies on post merger Integrations and transformation synergies. This has been a huge career climb, for me, personally. I have worked with and as:
1. One of the biggest e-commerce firm in India as a business consultant advising the firm on how to close some of the loopholes
2. A coder at Accenture (German Telecom client)
3. An American consulting firm with its offices in India - Advising clients in India, Germany, North America and Japan on their tech transformation and go-to-market strategy
4. Big 4 - M&A consulting - Strategy (explained above)
5. A short stint in B2C sales.
My post MBA goals are : To work with Private Equity / VCs, and become an investor / PE founder, in the next 5-7 Years.
My undergrads are average from an average college, and I have a GMAT of 690. My job Is demanding and requires a lot of travel, I might improve this score.
My extra curricular include working with 3 startups on their launch and expansion strategy, winning in a national level event in my college (SAE BAJA), led and organised cultural events in college fest, was an active participant in the international student exchange program at school for 2 years, stints in scriptwriting and direction, Crossfit.
Target Schools - Tuck, Fuqua, Kellogg, NYU Stern, LBS, HEC Paris (Alumni recommendation), SAID (Oxford) (Alumni recommendation), Insead Paris. (I am aware I am aiming too high given my
Non -IIT background and average grades, Please feel free to give me a reality check)
10th - 82%
12th - 75%
B.Tech - 62%
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I have some questions and some comments.
Questions:
How many people in a comparable position to you at your current company get MBAs?
How did you switch from being a coder to advising PE deals? This sounds like a potential essay topic.
Is someone at your firm backing you for the MBA who can push on an adcom? Is the firm paying? It sounds like they think your great.
Are you US based? What is your country of citizenship? It’s unclear to me whether you are from India or are an Indian from the US.
The GPA... how bad are we talking here? 3.3? 3.1? 2.9?
What was the Q/V breakdown on the 690 GMAT?
Comments:
This is a good profile but if you’re Indian in finance/engineering, I have some advice you already know is coming. Re-take the GMAT and get a 720. Your GMAT is 30 points below the average at Tuck and NYU and 40 points below Kellogg.
As for Kellogg, they’re probably going to assume you really want to go to Booth. Only 3% of Kellogg grads go into PE/VC (still better than most schools). At Booth, it’s 9%. And Kellogg is actually better than Tuck or NYU (both 2%).
I actually don’t understand this list at all. Why aren’t Booth and Columbia on here? You don’t have the stats? Well, you don’t have the stats for any of these places but at least Booth and Columbia lead to VC/PE. I’d love to hear the reasoning behind this school list. Maybe I’m missing something.
Here’s what’s good: You have a goal the adcoms will like and your track record says you can do it. If you spin your non-linear work history into a tale of a scrappy underdog who made it they are going to want to find an excuse to take you. But the numbers have to be there.
My advice is retake the GMAT and apply to Booth and Columbia. If you really like Tuck, visit in person so they know that. They worry people don’t want to go there because it’s in the middle of nowhere. Get in touch with a student at all these places who is on a VC/PE path or at least a finance path. Talk to them.
16 Jul 2019, 11:02
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Hi, and thanks for writing! A couple of thoughts:
- VC and PE are very difficult to get into without prior experience or at least investment banking experience - I would rethink the short and long-term goals based on your past experience and what you genuinely hope to make your mark in long-term
- The application process is extremely competitive for Indian applicants, so top academics are very important - with your current profile, I think the schools you mentioned will be a stretch. I strongly recommend taking the GMAT again for a 730+ score
Hope that helps!
- VC and PE are very difficult to get into without prior experience or at least investment banking experience - I would rethink the short and long-term goals based on your past experience and what you genuinely hope to make your mark in long-term
- The application process is extremely competitive for Indian applicants, so top academics are very important - with your current profile, I think the schools you mentioned will be a stretch. I strongly recommend taking the GMAT again for a 730+ score
Hope that helps!
ATRIKHA
Hi, Please help with a quick profile review
I am a 27 year old Indian Female. I completed my Engineering and have almost 5 years of experience. I started working as a coder at Accenture, and now I work with one of the Big 4s, in Mergers and Acquisitions, advising Investors and Private Equity firms in India, Middle East and South East Asia on their investments and helping conglomerates in these geographies on post merger Integrations and transformation synergies. This has been a huge career climb, for me, personally. I have worked with and as:
1. One of the biggest e-commerce firm in India as a business consultant advising the firm on how to close some of the loopholes
2. A coder at Accenture (German Telecom client)
3. An American consulting firm with its offices in India - Advising clients in India, Germany, North America and Japan on their tech transformation and go-to-market strategy
4. Big 4 - M&A consulting - Strategy (explained above)
5. A short stint in B2C sales.
My post MBA goals are : To work with Private Equity / VCs, and become an investor / PE founder, in the next 5-7 Years.
My undergrads are average from an average college, and I have a GMAT of 690. My job Is demanding and requires a lot of travel, I might improve this score.
My extra curricular include working with 3 startups on their launch and expansion strategy, winning in a national level event in my college (SAE BAJA), led and organised cultural events in college fest, was an active participant in the international student exchange program at school for 2 years, stints in scriptwriting and direction, Crossfit.
Target Schools - Tuck, Fuqua, Kellogg, NYU Stern, LBS, HEC Paris (Alumni recommendation), SAID (Oxford) (Alumni recommendation), Insead Paris. (I am aware I am aiming too high given my
Non -IIT background and average grades, Please feel free to give me a reality check)
10th - 82%
12th - 75%
B.Tech - 62%
Posted from my mobile device
I am a 27 year old Indian Female. I completed my Engineering and have almost 5 years of experience. I started working as a coder at Accenture, and now I work with one of the Big 4s, in Mergers and Acquisitions, advising Investors and Private Equity firms in India, Middle East and South East Asia on their investments and helping conglomerates in these geographies on post merger Integrations and transformation synergies. This has been a huge career climb, for me, personally. I have worked with and as:
1. One of the biggest e-commerce firm in India as a business consultant advising the firm on how to close some of the loopholes
2. A coder at Accenture (German Telecom client)
3. An American consulting firm with its offices in India - Advising clients in India, Germany, North America and Japan on their tech transformation and go-to-market strategy
4. Big 4 - M&A consulting - Strategy (explained above)
5. A short stint in B2C sales.
My post MBA goals are : To work with Private Equity / VCs, and become an investor / PE founder, in the next 5-7 Years.
My undergrads are average from an average college, and I have a GMAT of 690. My job Is demanding and requires a lot of travel, I might improve this score.
My extra curricular include working with 3 startups on their launch and expansion strategy, winning in a national level event in my college (SAE BAJA), led and organised cultural events in college fest, was an active participant in the international student exchange program at school for 2 years, stints in scriptwriting and direction, Crossfit.
Target Schools - Tuck, Fuqua, Kellogg, NYU Stern, LBS, HEC Paris (Alumni recommendation), SAID (Oxford) (Alumni recommendation), Insead Paris. (I am aware I am aiming too high given my
Non -IIT background and average grades, Please feel free to give me a reality check)
10th - 82%
12th - 75%
B.Tech - 62%
Posted from my mobile device
