Dear
mbaMission team,
Could you pls. assess my profile -
· Demographics (nationality, gender):
- Indian, Male
· Education (undergraduate institution, GPA, major - high school/entrance exams not needed):
- B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering, GPA 7.69/10
· Other coursework or post-undergraduate education:
- Various technical certifications in my Industry
· GMAT or GRE (include section breakdown):
- GMAT - OA 740 (QA - 50, VA - 40, IR - 5)
· Work experience (highlight amount of work experience, industries, roles, promotions, special accomplishments, international exposure):
- 11 years at Cognizant Technology Solutions in the Healthcare/Pharma domain (same client for the last 8 years).
- Youngest member of the team to be promoted to Consultant and then to Sr. Consultant (promoted 4 times total in career)
- Received various leadership awards including technology, collaboration awards.
- Worked across diverse geographies (India, China, Japan and now the US), led multicultural teams and have a decorated cross cultural work experience
- One of the founders and architect of a successful product at Cognizant and led a team of more than 100 associates at the peak of the project
· Extracurricular activities (highlight notable undergraduate and post-undergraduate ones):
- Was a part regional soccer team and captain of undergraduate school soccer team
- Part of American Red Cross disaster management team (though had to discontinue in current year because of COVID situation)
- Active member of recruiting, training and mentoring team for juniors and new joinees.
- Part of initiative at Cognizant for LGBTI+ community welfare
· Post-MBA goals:
- Continue with a career in product management (short term goals)
- Long term, venture into social entrepreneurship in India (social as well as healthcare domains)
· Target schools:
- Sloan Fellows MBA
- Stanford MSX
- LBS Fellows
- Tuck
- Kellogg 1 year MBA
- Cornell 1 year MBA
· Other information relevant to your profile:
I applied to few colleges in the year 2018 but couldn't secure an admission (All were full time MBA programs though and the list includes MIT and Kellogg, I am not sure if I would be a re-applicant for these schools even though I am applying to a different program)
· Any specific questions you would like answered by our team:
- I am planning to re-write the GMAT to improve my scores beyond 750
- Any specific pointers for the applications process
- Is the choice of schools too aggressive? After 30, there aren't too many options though.