Hi all,
I would be grateful if someone could evaluate my profile and help by pointing out what my area of focus should be for a successful application. I would be applying to start with my course next fall and looking for working in the finance sector or the management consulting industry after graduation.
Target School & Course - Yale Silver Scholars, Deferred MBAs at top Bschools, HEC MiF, LBS MiM, MIT Sloan MFin, HEC MiM
Specifics - Indian, Male, Engineer, No preference geographically
Education & Scores:
1. A senior undergraduate at the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Delhi, I am majoring in Civil Engineering. CGPA = 8.21
2. Maharashtra State Board 12th - 92.92% (1.5 million+ test takers)
3. ICSE Board 10th - 99% (All India Rank 2)
4. GMAT: 720-750 (Expected - Scored 690 Q51V31 in the first official practice test given without any preparation)
5. CFA Level 1 Candidate (Expected to pass in Jan 2021)
Scholastic Achievements:
1. Department Top 10%
2. INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education: Awarded by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India [2017]
3. KVPY Fellowship Awarded in Class 11th [2015] and 12th [2016]; Selected to attend Vijyoshi Camp at IISc Bangalore [2016]
Relevant Coursework:
Electives: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Differential Equations, Introduction to Probability & Statistics, Financial Analysis & Reporting, Organizational Behaviour & People Management
Online Coursework (Coursera): Python for Data Science & AI by IBM, Financial Markets by Yale, Python Data Structures by University of Michigan
Professional Experience:
1. Summer Consultant, Valeo India HQ (One of the world's largest automotive parts manufacturer - French company) (2 months)
2. Summer Analyst, Global Consumer Banking, Citi Group India (5 weeks)
3. Retail Researcher, Debt Mutual Funds, ICICI Securities (a subsidiary of the largest private bank in India)
4. Research Assistant, Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin
- Co-authored a paper on Career & Identity Transitions
- Accepted and won the Best Overall Conference Paper Award (<0.1% success rate) at the Academy of Management 2020 Conference
Extra-Curriculars:
1. Head of the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of IIT Delhi (one of the largest e-cells in India)
2. Attended 1 International Youth Conferences in London, Selected for HPAIR 2020 & Global Peace Summit Kurdistan 2019 (Did not attend)
3. Won 6 Bplan & Case Study challenges
4. College-level Aquatics sportsperson & actively involved in managing college fests
Community Service:
1. President of Mumbai Chapter at one of the largest NGOs in India
2. Volunteered during COVID Crisis
Thank you for your time