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kriti4654
Joined: 28 Oct 2022
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Location: India
Schools: Marshall '25 (II) Tepper '25 (A)
26 Nov 2022, 19:26
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I am planning to apply to my target B schools in R2 (Full time programs) this year. My profile is as follows:
Gender: Female
Age: 26 years
Location: India
Target schools: Booth, Berkeley, Wharton, NYU Stern, Ross, Marshal, UCLA, Stanford, Kellog, Cornel, LBS, INSEAD, HEC
POst MBA Target domain: Consulting
Work experience: ~5 years
I have worked as a credit analyst with a private bank and subsequently Citibank (1 promotion) in India for about 4 years. I then joined consulting firm Dun and Bradstreet as a strategy consultant in Doha, Qatar where I worked for 9 months. I will be moving to Prague to join Citibank as a Senior Aredit Analyst in mid January.
Education: Qualified ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants)
B.B.A majoring in Finance and Accounting
Undergrad GPA: 3.04 (on scale of 4)
Extra curriculars:
While working at Axis Bank, led a award winning CSR project centered around financial literacy in the unbanked population of India
Cultivated and scaled a running community from 20 to 500 members.
Have worked for an NGO that works very actively for animal shelter and treatment
Have worked as volunteer for an NGO that worked for Covid relief measures across the country.
GMAT score: 740 (Q50 V41 IR3 AWA5)
Can you please let me know what schools I can target and what schools would be ambitious? Please feel free to recommend other schools not in the list
Gender: Female
Age: 26 years
Location: India
Target schools: Booth, Berkeley, Wharton, NYU Stern, Ross, Marshal, UCLA, Stanford, Kellog, Cornel, LBS, INSEAD, HEC
POst MBA Target domain: Consulting
Work experience: ~5 years
I have worked as a credit analyst with a private bank and subsequently Citibank (1 promotion) in India for about 4 years. I then joined consulting firm Dun and Bradstreet as a strategy consultant in Doha, Qatar where I worked for 9 months. I will be moving to Prague to join Citibank as a Senior Aredit Analyst in mid January.
Education: Qualified ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants)
B.B.A majoring in Finance and Accounting
Undergrad GPA: 3.04 (on scale of 4)
Extra curriculars:
While working at Axis Bank, led a award winning CSR project centered around financial literacy in the unbanked population of India
Cultivated and scaled a running community from 20 to 500 members.
Have worked for an NGO that works very actively for animal shelter and treatment
Have worked as volunteer for an NGO that worked for Covid relief measures across the country.
GMAT score: 740 (Q50 V41 IR3 AWA5)
Can you please let me know what schools I can target and what schools would be ambitious? Please feel free to recommend other schools not in the list
01 Dec 2022, 07:56
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Hi kriti4654 ! Thanks for reaching out to Stratus, I'd be happy to evaluate your profile.
First off, you have a great GMAT score, so that won't hold you back from applying to any of the schools on your list. Your UG GPA is below average, though--I recommend you address the reasoning in an optional essay, so that the adcom are not connecting the dots on your behalf. The good news is, your GMAT is a more recent perspective on your academic abilities.
Your extracurriculars are interesting, be sure to include the impact into your stories for your essays.
You mentioned wanting to get into consulting post-MBA. As a former McKinsey consultant myself and having supported many candidates through their MBA application journey, I can tell you there are a lot of applicants with the same short term goal. I'm curious--what are your longer term plans? That would help narrow down which schools could be the best fit for you, and which ones you could craft the best stories for in your essays. I'm also curious about your path from banking, to consulting, back to banking--and now back to consulting post-MBA. That will require some effective storytelling in your essays as well. Told the right way, it could be a powerful story. Told the wrong way, it could be a red flag.
Regarding the schools you mentioned, GSB and Wharton are stretches for almost everyone, but don't hold back from applying if either school is your dream. Given your profile, I'd say Booth, Kellogg, Stern, and LBS are stretches but within reason. The rest could be target/safeties. This is already a pretty extensive list of 13 schools, it looks like you aren't tied to a particular geography. Have you considered Tuck? It's a much smaller program, but has a strong track record of placing their students in consulting.
The couple things I'd say you need to address are (1) storytelling and (2) efficiency. R2 deadlines are approaching fast, and there is a bit of unclarity in what I'm seeing in your profile (though that could just be because this has been a very brief intro to you!). If you want to reach out for a free consult, I or anyone on our Stratus team would be glad to explain more about the steps you should be taking to get to your best applications. I see some great, unique elements in your profile. Connecting the dots of your past and where you want to go in your future will determine how much the AdCom want to invest in that story.
Link to sign up for free consult is here: https://www.stratusadmissionscounseling ... sultation/
First off, you have a great GMAT score, so that won't hold you back from applying to any of the schools on your list. Your UG GPA is below average, though--I recommend you address the reasoning in an optional essay, so that the adcom are not connecting the dots on your behalf. The good news is, your GMAT is a more recent perspective on your academic abilities.
Your extracurriculars are interesting, be sure to include the impact into your stories for your essays.
You mentioned wanting to get into consulting post-MBA. As a former McKinsey consultant myself and having supported many candidates through their MBA application journey, I can tell you there are a lot of applicants with the same short term goal. I'm curious--what are your longer term plans? That would help narrow down which schools could be the best fit for you, and which ones you could craft the best stories for in your essays. I'm also curious about your path from banking, to consulting, back to banking--and now back to consulting post-MBA. That will require some effective storytelling in your essays as well. Told the right way, it could be a powerful story. Told the wrong way, it could be a red flag.
Regarding the schools you mentioned, GSB and Wharton are stretches for almost everyone, but don't hold back from applying if either school is your dream. Given your profile, I'd say Booth, Kellogg, Stern, and LBS are stretches but within reason. The rest could be target/safeties. This is already a pretty extensive list of 13 schools, it looks like you aren't tied to a particular geography. Have you considered Tuck? It's a much smaller program, but has a strong track record of placing their students in consulting.
The couple things I'd say you need to address are (1) storytelling and (2) efficiency. R2 deadlines are approaching fast, and there is a bit of unclarity in what I'm seeing in your profile (though that could just be because this has been a very brief intro to you!). If you want to reach out for a free consult, I or anyone on our Stratus team would be glad to explain more about the steps you should be taking to get to your best applications. I see some great, unique elements in your profile. Connecting the dots of your past and where you want to go in your future will determine how much the AdCom want to invest in that story.
Link to sign up for free consult is here: https://www.stratusadmissionscounseling ... sultation/
