Profile Review [Indian Female, 710 GMAT]

Question

Hi All,

My dream schools are London Business School, INSEAD, HEC & Oxford Said, ISB, NUS, NTU. I plan on taking a Master's in Financial Analysis or related courses at some of these schools. Planning on applying in the next summer intake, took original edition GMAT with score 710 (Q49 V38).
My Profile:
1. Undergraduate - BTech from a Tier 1 school in India 
2. CGPA - 8.9 (with academic excellence award in 2nd year and Department All-rounder award - Position of Responsibility holder in a student organization)
3. Work Experience - ~4 years in a MNC - Data Science in Financial Field
4. Planning to build my profile in the meantime by working for a NGO, taking a few courses in Finance
Post MBA goals - Would want to go into a Finance-related field.

Top100MBA.Club · Answer

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Top100MBA.Club · Answer

Hi Vsing Your academics and GMAT score are strong for your target programs. I would like to understand more about your work experience. What impact have you achieved in these 4 years, how many promotions and how many people reporting to you. What is the level of international experience/exposure in your work experience. Apart from building your profile by participating in an NGO what other extracurriculars you have in your profile currently. Any sport or hobby pursued at a competitive level or any significant community service? All these factors are important to thoroughly understand your profile. Your post-MBA goals are realistic considering the switch from data science in finance field to a core finance function. Let's connect on WAPP for a deeper chat Best, Divesh Founder & Managing Consultant https://Top100MBA.Club WAPP: +912231989175 Posted from my mobile device

pintukr · Answer

GMAT score is fine for submitting the applications. Do highlight the leadership positions held in the career description.

All the Best.

MG4MBACrystalBall · Answer

Vsing , in addition to what's already mentioned, an important point to consider is the most master's programs (barring LBS MFin) are ideal for those with 0-2 years of experience. With 5+ years of experience at matriculation, you'll be a big outlier and instead, an MBA is likely to be a better fit.

On profile building, not a lot of time but do what best possible, including a potential GMAT retake if you think you can boost the score further.

Cheers,

TheIvyLeagueEdge · Answer

Vsing 
Great BSchools, but "Finance-related field" is not a career goal; would be good to have greater clarity
Also, your choice of schools shows no clarity in your reasons for these choices, except for their rankings. 
With a Data-Science in Financial space, you can build a compelling MBA application; my advice therefore is to shoot for your MBA applications. 
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TheRedPen · Answer

Hello  Vsing ,

Your overall profile is quite decent. However, your post-MBA goal seems broad.

We would want to understand your profile in detail to ensure your chances of getting into schools of your choice.

You can schedule a free profile consultation session with our MBA consultants  here 
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ExpertsGlobal · Answer

Hello  Vsing ,
Apologies for the delayed response but we hope this finds you in time still.
A 710 on the GMAT works for most schools; however, if your are targetting INSEAD and LBS, you should be applying with a higher GMAT score particularly since you have the time to do so. 
Of course, more clarity with regard to short term and long term goals will be important; we will need to be more specific about the role and how each of these schools will help further your career ambitions.
In short, you have the time to work on a set of stellar essays and further improve your GMAT score (for some of the schools) and you should focus on doing the same.
Should you wish to discuss your prospects in greater detail, please feel free to get in touch with us.
All the best!

admitStreet · Answer

A few points, adding to the above:
1. It'd be important to identify your career goals i.e. which domain/ subdomains within Finance, geographies (EU/ UK) etc. This would also help prioritize schools, as your profile/ work-ex would likely fit MBA programs better. Top B-schools for Finance careers can be found  here 
2. A higher score would help increase chances, particularly for INSEAD, LBS. Given there's still time for R1, I would suggest giving it a shot.
3. While NGO experience helps, make sure to showcase consistency and alignment to personal values in your ECs. Being involved for longer in a few activities (depth) would be more impactful than being involved in many activities over dispersed timeframes (breadth). To that end, if you'd already been involved in any ECs in the past, resuming or going deeper in those areas can help.
Hope this helps a bit. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to have a deeper chat.
Regards,
Arvind
Founder, admitStreet | HEC Paris MBA alum
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