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24 Feb 2024, 23:52
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Hello
Please evaluate my profile.
Name: Abhijit Pant, Age:32 yrs, Male, Indian.
Work Ex: 7 years in Reserve Bank of India as a Manager in Departments of Supervision, Regulation and Currency Managememt
GPA: 7.0/10.0 in Integrate Masters in Mathematics from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali
Awards and Achievements
Certifications and trainings
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I applied in the January deadline round and got rejected from all schools I applied to, ie Booth, Yale, HBS, Cambridge Judge and LBS.
Please let me know, what I can do to improve my chances next year. Please also let me know if there is anything in the profile that is very weak and may lead to rejection even next year.
Regards
Abhijit Pant
Please evaluate my profile.
Name: Abhijit Pant, Age:32 yrs, Male, Indian.
Work Ex: 7 years in Reserve Bank of India as a Manager in Departments of Supervision, Regulation and Currency Managememt
- Managed the distribution of currency notes in the state through currency chests. Implemented the new accounting software in Issue Department of Uttar Pradesh in the year 2019. Ensured adequate supply of currency in the state during covid 19 lockdown in the country.
- Conducted inspections of various banks in Uttar Pradesh with asset size as large as ₹150,000 million ($1800 million). Possess substantial hands-on experience in both offsite and onsite monitoring of banks and their balance-sheets.
- The job responsibility includes taking Regulatory Action on banks and Resolution of weak banks across the country based on the Inspection Reports prepared by Department of Supervision.
GPA: 7.0/10.0 in Integrate Masters in Mathematics from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali
Awards and Achievements
- Recipient of INSPIRE Scholarship of Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India) from August 2009 to April 2014
- Recipient of Summer Research Fellowship Programme jointly sponsored by Indian Academy of Sciences (Bengaluru), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi) and National Academy of Sciences (Allahabad) to do a Summer research Project at Indian Statistical Institute Delhi from May 2012 to August 2012.
- Qualified with second position the state level exam (Uttarakhand State) of the International Mathematics Olympiad
Certifications and trainings
- Carried out a Summer Research Project at Indian Statistical Institute Delhi from May 2012 to August 2012
- Carried out a Summer Research Project at Aryabhatt Research Institute of Observational Sciences Nainital in 2010
- Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).
- Attend various training which are regularly conducted by RBI on Supervision of banks
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Held the post of Secretary of Debating Society at IISER Mohali. Participated in all the major college level Debating Tournaments of Asian Parliamentary form of debates. Travelled to various colleges and cities for debates during college including NLSIU Bengaluru, BITS Pilani, Delhi University, IIT Mumbai among others.
- Possess basic knowledge of Computer programming languages C++ and Java
- Hobbies: Reading books on Modern and Medieval Indian History, Indian Constitution and Physical Geography. Following the Economic Survey and Budget prepared by Finance Ministry of India. Playing Chess and Badminton. Watching movies
- Languages Known: Hindi, English
- GMAT score- 760
I applied in the January deadline round and got rejected from all schools I applied to, ie Booth, Yale, HBS, Cambridge Judge and LBS.
Please let me know, what I can do to improve my chances next year. Please also let me know if there is anything in the profile that is very weak and may lead to rejection even next year.
Regards
Abhijit Pant
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27 Feb 2024, 23:16
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Hello and thanks for your post.
I am sorry to hear about your rejection from the schools to which you applied. The application process is truly holistic, and committees look at your stats (GPA and GMAT/GRE), work experience, and extracurriculars.
Your GPA is about average, possibly even below average of some of those schools. However, your GMAT is very strong, and I do think that helps to compensate it. For your stats to really stand out compared to others in your demographic, you may still want to illustrate to the schools that you have the academic ability to succeed in the classroom, and that your ability is better than most. You could showcase your quant ability in your resume, and your recommenders could do the same in their recommendations. However, you could also take a supplemental course such as stats or calculus, if that is a course you did not do as well in during university.
It is hard to gauge your work experience without knowing more about your accomplishments and impact you have made there. You may need to illustrate more leadership experiences. That is one area to really emphasize. Also, it’s important to explain why you want and need your MBA, and to also illustrate the skills you already have which are transferable. Be sure your story makes sense, and is realistic and specific.
Regarding extracurriculars, I didn’t see too many recent or current ones. One area you can focus on is making a difference and emphasizing your leadership in a current extracurricular over the next 6+ months.
If you continue to strengthen your profile and put together really strong essays, resume, and a recommendation template for your recommenders, you do have a chance at some of these top schools next year.
Good luck!
I am sorry to hear about your rejection from the schools to which you applied. The application process is truly holistic, and committees look at your stats (GPA and GMAT/GRE), work experience, and extracurriculars.
Your GPA is about average, possibly even below average of some of those schools. However, your GMAT is very strong, and I do think that helps to compensate it. For your stats to really stand out compared to others in your demographic, you may still want to illustrate to the schools that you have the academic ability to succeed in the classroom, and that your ability is better than most. You could showcase your quant ability in your resume, and your recommenders could do the same in their recommendations. However, you could also take a supplemental course such as stats or calculus, if that is a course you did not do as well in during university.
It is hard to gauge your work experience without knowing more about your accomplishments and impact you have made there. You may need to illustrate more leadership experiences. That is one area to really emphasize. Also, it’s important to explain why you want and need your MBA, and to also illustrate the skills you already have which are transferable. Be sure your story makes sense, and is realistic and specific.
Regarding extracurriculars, I didn’t see too many recent or current ones. One area you can focus on is making a difference and emphasizing your leadership in a current extracurricular over the next 6+ months.
If you continue to strengthen your profile and put together really strong essays, resume, and a recommendation template for your recommenders, you do have a chance at some of these top schools next year.
Good luck!
