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27 Feb 2012, 13:07
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Hi,
I have applied for a top 10 school and two schools in 30s in Rd.2. No admits as of now. Wanted to know whether my profile has any chance in Rd.3.
Nationality - Indian Male
Age - 25
GMAT - 700 (Q 45, V 41)
GPA - 76 % ( First Class with distinction) in Bachelor of Commerce, 65 % (First Class) in Master of Commerce
Chartered Accountant (Equivalent to US CPA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (certification from ISACA, USA)
Experience -
2.5 years full time experience as Assistant Manager in Big 4 in internal audit, system audit, risk consulting, SOX testing and ERP review. Individually handled most projects covering a variety of industries and sectors (excellent recommendations).
3 years full time internship in same Big 4 in financial auditing (Handled teams for a few assignments) covering a variety of industries and sectors.
Extra-curriculars -
Partcipated in 3,4 projects of an NGO, team leader at organisation CSR initiative for 1 year. Community service experience limited to past 1.5 years.
District scholarship in Maharashtra Talent Search examination
Co-authored an article in ISACA Pune newsletter
Reason for MBA - Career switch from Finance to Technology Marketing and Strategy
Long-term goal - Social Entrepreneurship
Planning to apply to Stanford, Carnegie Mellon Tepper, UCLA Anderson and Boston University in upcoming Round 3. Wanted some guidance on whether it is adisable to apply for rd. 3 or wait for rd. 1 next year and try with more community service experience.
I have applied for a top 10 school and two schools in 30s in Rd.2. No admits as of now. Wanted to know whether my profile has any chance in Rd.3.
Nationality - Indian Male
Age - 25
GMAT - 700 (Q 45, V 41)
GPA - 76 % ( First Class with distinction) in Bachelor of Commerce, 65 % (First Class) in Master of Commerce
Chartered Accountant (Equivalent to US CPA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (certification from ISACA, USA)
Experience -
2.5 years full time experience as Assistant Manager in Big 4 in internal audit, system audit, risk consulting, SOX testing and ERP review. Individually handled most projects covering a variety of industries and sectors (excellent recommendations).
3 years full time internship in same Big 4 in financial auditing (Handled teams for a few assignments) covering a variety of industries and sectors.
Extra-curriculars -
Partcipated in 3,4 projects of an NGO, team leader at organisation CSR initiative for 1 year. Community service experience limited to past 1.5 years.
District scholarship in Maharashtra Talent Search examination
Co-authored an article in ISACA Pune newsletter
Reason for MBA - Career switch from Finance to Technology Marketing and Strategy
Long-term goal - Social Entrepreneurship
Planning to apply to Stanford, Carnegie Mellon Tepper, UCLA Anderson and Boston University in upcoming Round 3. Wanted some guidance on whether it is adisable to apply for rd. 3 or wait for rd. 1 next year and try with more community service experience.
28 Feb 2012, 01:16
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Hi DJay:
I appreciate the level of detail that you provide in your original post. However, I do question some of your assumptions. Primarily, I doubt that your lack of extracurricular activities is the primary factor holding you back. I believe that it has more to do with your GMAT score as a 700 is marginally competitive at a top 10 or 15 business school.
Given my lack of visibility into your essays, I have no idea how you may have communicated your transition from accounting into technology. Also, I am not certain as to what your "Manager" role consisted of - more technical or more accounting oriented? None-the-less, while a 700 might be sufficient at a top 30 school, your career goals may not be explained well or your career transition may not be viewed in the best light. Remember, admissions committees are universally leery of career switchers.
With respect to your school choices in R3:
Stanford GSB is a no-go. Don't even waste your time applying.
UCLA Anderson has availability, but again, I am not certain why you are picking the school. That is, why UCLA? As an aside - its not a matter of just picking schools to apply to, you need to demonstrate fit, especially in the late rounds when they know you are using them as a backup.
BU and Tepper - they should have availability, but if you are making a social entrepreneurship play, in addition to a career change play, I can tell you that its not really going to fit well with these schools either.
Based on the limited info I have - the bottom line is that if you think that your lack of extracurriculars is what is holding you back (ascertained by your option to wait), you are probably misguided both in your current messaging and positioning. This means that your goals will not jive and no matter what school you apply to, you're going to have issues.
I recommend waiting until this fall. In the meantime, you need to make sure your goals make sense, your GMAT is higher and your writing skills convey the right direction.
Respectfully,
Paul Lanzillotti
I appreciate the level of detail that you provide in your original post. However, I do question some of your assumptions. Primarily, I doubt that your lack of extracurricular activities is the primary factor holding you back. I believe that it has more to do with your GMAT score as a 700 is marginally competitive at a top 10 or 15 business school.
Given my lack of visibility into your essays, I have no idea how you may have communicated your transition from accounting into technology. Also, I am not certain as to what your "Manager" role consisted of - more technical or more accounting oriented? None-the-less, while a 700 might be sufficient at a top 30 school, your career goals may not be explained well or your career transition may not be viewed in the best light. Remember, admissions committees are universally leery of career switchers.
With respect to your school choices in R3:
Stanford GSB is a no-go. Don't even waste your time applying.
UCLA Anderson has availability, but again, I am not certain why you are picking the school. That is, why UCLA? As an aside - its not a matter of just picking schools to apply to, you need to demonstrate fit, especially in the late rounds when they know you are using them as a backup.
BU and Tepper - they should have availability, but if you are making a social entrepreneurship play, in addition to a career change play, I can tell you that its not really going to fit well with these schools either.
Based on the limited info I have - the bottom line is that if you think that your lack of extracurriculars is what is holding you back (ascertained by your option to wait), you are probably misguided both in your current messaging and positioning. This means that your goals will not jive and no matter what school you apply to, you're going to have issues.
I recommend waiting until this fall. In the meantime, you need to make sure your goals make sense, your GMAT is higher and your writing skills convey the right direction.
Respectfully,
Paul Lanzillotti
DJay
28 Feb 2012, 09:23
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Thanks for your detailed evaluation. It was really useful.
Though I have the designation of Asst. Manager, my job involved mostly individual assignments and I have managed teams in very few cases. I wonder will that be a significant weakness in my application. It was more of technical consulting as well as business process consulting.
I don't know what is the normal practice, but is it possible for you to run through 2,3 essays I have written. That way you can get a clear idea about the points you have mentioned and I will get some confirmed feedback which will help me make future decisions.
Please inform me whether that will be possible without causing any inconvenience to you. In case you give a go ahead please share an email ID on which I can mail my essays.
Thanks again for all your help !
Though I have the designation of Asst. Manager, my job involved mostly individual assignments and I have managed teams in very few cases. I wonder will that be a significant weakness in my application. It was more of technical consulting as well as business process consulting.
I don't know what is the normal practice, but is it possible for you to run through 2,3 essays I have written. That way you can get a clear idea about the points you have mentioned and I will get some confirmed feedback which will help me make future decisions.
Please inform me whether that will be possible without causing any inconvenience to you. In case you give a go ahead please share an email ID on which I can mail my essays.
Thanks again for all your help !
