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dreamer14
Joined: 13 Oct 2017
Last visit: 03 Mar 2025
Posts: 51
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Given Kudos: 43
Location: Canada
Concentration: Marketing, Strategy
Schools: Ross '26 (D) Tepper '26 (WL) Foster (D)
GPA: 2.68
WE:Marketing (Other)
31 Oct 2022, 08:21
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Hi team, thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Below is my profile that I wanted to get evaluated in order to get a sense if I can get into the schools I aim for or if I should change my strategy and look for other schools within my reach:
. Demographics (nationality, gender): Male, 30 Years, Canadian Citizen (Recently took oath, was born Indian citizen)
· Education (undergraduate institution, GPA, major - high school/entrance exams not needed):
- Bachelors of Science in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State (4 years) [GPA: 2.68, Last year GPA (last 2 semesters): 2.97]
· Other coursework or post-undergraduate education:
- Part Time MBA incomplete from NMIMS University Mumbai - Long story but a short answer - I completed first year and one trimester in the second year, had to leave as family moved to Canada [GPA: 3.55, among top 3 in class consistently through out the program]
- Postgraduate Diploma Certificate in Marketing Management in Financial Services (1 year) George Brown College, Toronto Canada [GPA: 3.84, last semester GPA: 3.94]
· GMAT or GRE or EA score (include section breakdown): I have not given GMAT yet, currently studying for it. My last two practice scores have been 710 and 730, I am still working on to get these as close as possible to 730 or above.
· Work experience (briefly highlight amount of work experience, industries, roles, promotions, special accomplishments, international exposure):
8.5 years of experience post Bachelors working for a IT Recycling Startup in USA, Media agency in India (SME) and a World's top 3 Mining company in Canada.
IT recycling startup - IT Intern > Lead Technician (9 months - left company to move back to home India)
went from intern to full time in a month. Managed the IT side of the business, from the incoming of equipment to planning it's life cycle for best ROI to quality assurance before handing on to sales team
Trained and managed 3 interns on the IT operations, and hired one of them as full time for the company
Designed/ Organized warehouse for smooth flow of equipment and efficient workstations
Developed a secured Data wiping station from used computers in the company inventory. This Data wiping station wiped 20 hard drives at a time compared to the previous 3 hard drive wiper
Media Agency - Project Manager > Media Manager > Senior Media Manager (3.5 years, left company to move with family to Canada) switch from IT to Marketing/Client Servicing
Managed a team of 3 graphic designers
Wrote and managed an advertisement film campaign which has over 8 million views combined on Facebook and YouTube
Plan, designed and implemented social media campaigns for clients
Client servicing for clients from Food, aviation, cosmetics industry
Mining Company Canada [co-op student > Communications coordinator > Communications Specialist]
Managing development and launch of a new corporate website with a global cross-functional team
Developed an excel reporting tool to generate interactive PDF reports showcasing company’s global digital performance
Manage planning and technical implementation of a new SharePoint intranet platform for 6 regions across 4 countries
Report and analyze monthly content performance reports
Manage Press Releases and run Analyst calls for company with C-suite team
· Extracurricular activities (briefly highlight notable undergraduate and post-undergraduate ones):
- Published in journals at the International Conference on Recent Trends in Information Technology in India for presenting two papers on 4G technology in India and Speech recognition in cars (undergrad)
- Featured in Penn State News article “International student brings academic, athletic acumen to campus” (undergrad)
- Top scorer for the Penn State New Kensington soccer team and captain the next year (undergrad)
- Co-President of the campus activity board (planning and organizing events and gatherings on campus for students and even hiring performers) (undergrad)
- Stand in chair and volunteer for THON (World's largest student-run philanthropy in the world to raise funds and awareness for the fight against childhood cancer) (undergrad)
- Class Representative to coordinate between program coordinator, professors, dean and the students (part time MBA)
· Post-MBA goals:
my career has been great, no regrets, so much learning but I have gone from IT, to Marketing (media and advertisements) to Corporate communications. Al though they have a lot in common when it comes to skills I had to use but they are so different otherwise. I want to build a specialization for myself now, I want to go from an associate who can work on any project in the company to a manager of a specific team/project. I also am looking to get into consulting, as Problem solving, analyzing, advising and interacting with people are my forte and I am confident I will do well and enjoy consulting.
· Target schools: I plan to apply both in US and Canada. US as they have the best B-schools, but if I cant get into there I prefer staying in Canada itself.
Dream schools - Harvard, Wharton, Kellogs, Stern and Tepper
Canada schools - Rotman and Schulich
May be - INSEAD, LBS
· Any specific questions you would like answered by our team:
- Can my GPA from undergrad still be an issue or will my GMAT, post grad diploma and part time MBA GPA's compensate for it ?
- Should I mention my Part-time MBA on my profile or choose to keep it out as I didn't complete it?
- My target schools are they achievable or should I research into different league of schools in USA?
- Rotman says you need a minimum 3.0 GPA in undergrad, is that a deal breaker or can I speak with admissions, share my profile and may be they find me eligible?
Thank you so much team and sorry for the long post!
. Demographics (nationality, gender): Male, 30 Years, Canadian Citizen (Recently took oath, was born Indian citizen)
· Education (undergraduate institution, GPA, major - high school/entrance exams not needed):
- Bachelors of Science in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State (4 years) [GPA: 2.68, Last year GPA (last 2 semesters): 2.97]
· Other coursework or post-undergraduate education:
- Part Time MBA incomplete from NMIMS University Mumbai - Long story but a short answer - I completed first year and one trimester in the second year, had to leave as family moved to Canada [GPA: 3.55, among top 3 in class consistently through out the program]
- Postgraduate Diploma Certificate in Marketing Management in Financial Services (1 year) George Brown College, Toronto Canada [GPA: 3.84, last semester GPA: 3.94]
· GMAT or GRE or EA score (include section breakdown): I have not given GMAT yet, currently studying for it. My last two practice scores have been 710 and 730, I am still working on to get these as close as possible to 730 or above.
· Work experience (briefly highlight amount of work experience, industries, roles, promotions, special accomplishments, international exposure):
8.5 years of experience post Bachelors working for a IT Recycling Startup in USA, Media agency in India (SME) and a World's top 3 Mining company in Canada.
IT recycling startup - IT Intern > Lead Technician (9 months - left company to move back to home India)
went from intern to full time in a month. Managed the IT side of the business, from the incoming of equipment to planning it's life cycle for best ROI to quality assurance before handing on to sales team
Trained and managed 3 interns on the IT operations, and hired one of them as full time for the company
Designed/ Organized warehouse for smooth flow of equipment and efficient workstations
Developed a secured Data wiping station from used computers in the company inventory. This Data wiping station wiped 20 hard drives at a time compared to the previous 3 hard drive wiper
Media Agency - Project Manager > Media Manager > Senior Media Manager (3.5 years, left company to move with family to Canada) switch from IT to Marketing/Client Servicing
Managed a team of 3 graphic designers
Wrote and managed an advertisement film campaign which has over 8 million views combined on Facebook and YouTube
Plan, designed and implemented social media campaigns for clients
Client servicing for clients from Food, aviation, cosmetics industry
Mining Company Canada [co-op student > Communications coordinator > Communications Specialist]
Managing development and launch of a new corporate website with a global cross-functional team
Developed an excel reporting tool to generate interactive PDF reports showcasing company’s global digital performance
Manage planning and technical implementation of a new SharePoint intranet platform for 6 regions across 4 countries
Report and analyze monthly content performance reports
Manage Press Releases and run Analyst calls for company with C-suite team
· Extracurricular activities (briefly highlight notable undergraduate and post-undergraduate ones):
- Published in journals at the International Conference on Recent Trends in Information Technology in India for presenting two papers on 4G technology in India and Speech recognition in cars (undergrad)
- Featured in Penn State News article “International student brings academic, athletic acumen to campus” (undergrad)
- Top scorer for the Penn State New Kensington soccer team and captain the next year (undergrad)
- Co-President of the campus activity board (planning and organizing events and gatherings on campus for students and even hiring performers) (undergrad)
- Stand in chair and volunteer for THON (World's largest student-run philanthropy in the world to raise funds and awareness for the fight against childhood cancer) (undergrad)
- Class Representative to coordinate between program coordinator, professors, dean and the students (part time MBA)
· Post-MBA goals:
my career has been great, no regrets, so much learning but I have gone from IT, to Marketing (media and advertisements) to Corporate communications. Al though they have a lot in common when it comes to skills I had to use but they are so different otherwise. I want to build a specialization for myself now, I want to go from an associate who can work on any project in the company to a manager of a specific team/project. I also am looking to get into consulting, as Problem solving, analyzing, advising and interacting with people are my forte and I am confident I will do well and enjoy consulting.
· Target schools: I plan to apply both in US and Canada. US as they have the best B-schools, but if I cant get into there I prefer staying in Canada itself.
Dream schools - Harvard, Wharton, Kellogs, Stern and Tepper
Canada schools - Rotman and Schulich
May be - INSEAD, LBS
· Any specific questions you would like answered by our team:
- Can my GPA from undergrad still be an issue or will my GMAT, post grad diploma and part time MBA GPA's compensate for it ?
- Should I mention my Part-time MBA on my profile or choose to keep it out as I didn't complete it?
- My target schools are they achievable or should I research into different league of schools in USA?
- Rotman says you need a minimum 3.0 GPA in undergrad, is that a deal breaker or can I speak with admissions, share my profile and may be they find me eligible?
Thank you so much team and sorry for the long post!
31 Oct 2022, 10:34
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dreamer14:
- Can my GPA from undergrad still be an issue or will my GMAT, post grad diploma and part time MBA GPA's compensate for it ?
A: Your GPA will be an issue, but thankfully you have a few things going for you such as your years of work experience (GPA matters slightly less for older candidates) and potentially a good GMAT score. Your poart-time MBA GPA and post-grad diploma will not be a major counter factor.
- Should I mention my Part-time MBA on my profile or choose to keep it out as I didn't complete it?
A: You might have to mention it and disclose that you did not complete it. You should address this and potentially your GPA (as to why it's low) in the optional essay in your applications.
- My target schools are they achievable or should I research into different league of schools in USA?
A: Tepper and Schulich are the only ones you should keep on this list. You can pick 1-2 others as "reach" schools but the margin for error with those programs is so small that I would be concerned about you getting denied across the board. You need to add more Canadian schools and lower-ranked US ones to be safe.
- Rotman says you need a minimum 3.0 GPA in undergrad, is that a deal breaker or can I speak with admissions, share my profile and may be they find me eligible?
A: That will likely be a deal breaker. Barring a major life tragedy (that would have affected GPA), I don't see why they would make an exception for you.
My team and I are happy to chat with you if we can be of help now and moving forward. Don't hesitate to reach out for a free consultation using this link:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
- Can my GPA from undergrad still be an issue or will my GMAT, post grad diploma and part time MBA GPA's compensate for it ?
A: Your GPA will be an issue, but thankfully you have a few things going for you such as your years of work experience (GPA matters slightly less for older candidates) and potentially a good GMAT score. Your poart-time MBA GPA and post-grad diploma will not be a major counter factor.
- Should I mention my Part-time MBA on my profile or choose to keep it out as I didn't complete it?
A: You might have to mention it and disclose that you did not complete it. You should address this and potentially your GPA (as to why it's low) in the optional essay in your applications.
- My target schools are they achievable or should I research into different league of schools in USA?
A: Tepper and Schulich are the only ones you should keep on this list. You can pick 1-2 others as "reach" schools but the margin for error with those programs is so small that I would be concerned about you getting denied across the board. You need to add more Canadian schools and lower-ranked US ones to be safe.
- Rotman says you need a minimum 3.0 GPA in undergrad, is that a deal breaker or can I speak with admissions, share my profile and may be they find me eligible?
A: That will likely be a deal breaker. Barring a major life tragedy (that would have affected GPA), I don't see why they would make an exception for you.
My team and I are happy to chat with you if we can be of help now and moving forward. Don't hesitate to reach out for a free consultation using this link:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
dreamer14
Joined: 13 Oct 2017
Last visit: 03 Mar 2025
Posts: 51
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 43
Location: Canada
Concentration: Marketing, Strategy
Schools: Ross '26 (D) Tepper '26 (WL) Foster (D)
GPA: 2.68
WE:Marketing (Other)
31 Oct 2022, 13:17
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Thank you so much for your detailed response I really appreciate it! In response to having more Canadian and lower ranked US schools, any that you can name that will be a fit? Keeping in mind I am looking to move to Consulting post MBA?
I'll also reach out to your team using the link you shared! Thank you
I'll also reach out to your team using the link you shared! Thank you
