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15 Sep 2019, 04:25
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Hi ,
I am hoping you can evaluate my profile.
GMAT Score: 680 V37 Q46 IR 4
IELTS band 8
Age:31
Education: Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, GPA 3.3
Extracurricular - was part of the basketball team in college. Was a member of IEEE and the robotics community. Also a member of the organizing committee for college annual fest.
Professional Experience
Working at Tavant Technologies an IT development and consulting company as an Architect. I have a total of 9 years of work experience. Started my career as a Mobile developer developing apps for iOS and Android in Bangalore. Currently, I work on backend application development and architecture at Experian which is one of our clients in Costa Mesa, USA. I have been in the USA for past 2.5 years.
I have won various hackathons over the years. I had won a hackthon coducted by Trelleborg in Bangalore in which 70 teams had participated from all over India. My team had built a IoT solution using which people could control lights with their phones. I also won a hackathon where we made a brain controlled robot. We used EEG headset through which we were able to control a small RC car. My team was selected in the finals of Techcrunch Bangalore hackathon where we developed a service which connected application testers with app developers.
Outside of work I also co-founded a startup which built an app to connect people at events. The app had over a 1000 downloads but had to later shut down because of low engagement.
Hobbies:
I like to play guitar and cover acoustic percussive guitar songs. I like to Ski and have been part of Huntington Beach Ski club and have helped in conducting few ski trips.
MBA Objective:
Continue my journey in the tech industry and become a product manager. Long term goal is to lead the product function of a technology company as the Chief Product Officer.
Schools:
Canada: Rotman, Schulich , Ivey
Europe: Oxford ,Judge, IMD
USA: UCLA, USC, Berkeley (Part time MBA)
I am hoping you can evaluate my profile.
GMAT Score: 680 V37 Q46 IR 4
IELTS band 8
Age:31
Education: Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, GPA 3.3
Extracurricular - was part of the basketball team in college. Was a member of IEEE and the robotics community. Also a member of the organizing committee for college annual fest.
Professional Experience
Working at Tavant Technologies an IT development and consulting company as an Architect. I have a total of 9 years of work experience. Started my career as a Mobile developer developing apps for iOS and Android in Bangalore. Currently, I work on backend application development and architecture at Experian which is one of our clients in Costa Mesa, USA. I have been in the USA for past 2.5 years.
I have won various hackathons over the years. I had won a hackthon coducted by Trelleborg in Bangalore in which 70 teams had participated from all over India. My team had built a IoT solution using which people could control lights with their phones. I also won a hackathon where we made a brain controlled robot. We used EEG headset through which we were able to control a small RC car. My team was selected in the finals of Techcrunch Bangalore hackathon where we developed a service which connected application testers with app developers.
Outside of work I also co-founded a startup which built an app to connect people at events. The app had over a 1000 downloads but had to later shut down because of low engagement.
Hobbies:
I like to play guitar and cover acoustic percussive guitar songs. I like to Ski and have been part of Huntington Beach Ski club and have helped in conducting few ski trips.
MBA Objective:
Continue my journey in the tech industry and become a product manager. Long term goal is to lead the product function of a technology company as the Chief Product Officer.
Schools:
Canada: Rotman, Schulich , Ivey
Europe: Oxford ,Judge, IMD
USA: UCLA, USC, Berkeley (Part time MBA)
15 Sep 2019, 19:09
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As an Indian male with a technical background you are coming from a very difficult demographic as I'm sure you know, and it's one that tends to have very high GMAT scores as well. Among your demographic, product manager in a tech firm is also an extremely common goal (the #1 or #2 most popular option) so given all of this it will be imperative that you show the adcom why they should admit YOU vs. all the competition.
Given that, I'd aim for schools where you are ~30 points above the average GMAT score. You are also on the older end for full time programs, but right on target for part-time programs, so it's good that you are targeting those for the US. (I assume you mean you are applying to the part time program for all 3 US schools that you mentioned). Haas will be a solid reach, even for the PT program, but you'll be solidly competitive for USC & UCLA (with UCLA being a bit tougher to get into than USC).
In terms of the other schools you named, you've got a mix of competitive & reach schools -- those where you are ~30 points above the average GMAT will be places where you are competitive & those who have scores more in the 680 range will be reaches.
That said, GMAT is just one part of the puzzle & it will also be critical to illustrate a unique value proposition as I said. There are a lot of factors that go into that -- your work experience & the unique accomplishments or significant impact you've shown there, your leadership experience, any ways that you break the "stereotype" of the typical technical Indian guy (e.g. via demonstration of strong people/relationship building skills, etc), your personal experiences & how those have uniquely shaped you, the REASON for your goals & why that's your passion, etc. Speaking of which, your goals are not only a critical piece of your value proposition but are also the foundation upon which your why MBA/why our school argument rests. The adcom will want to see your vision for the problems & opportunities you plan to tackle in your career & the unique impact you want to have. They'll want to know what type of product you hope to work on & WHY that's your passion. It's not enough to make an argument for the business demand, they also want to know what difference you plan to make in your career and why this is the path you want to devote your life to.
All that's to say that these applications are an art form. It's critical to stand out, but at the same time there's no formula for doing so.
If you need any help thinking through your strategy or your story feel free to reach out to us. If you email Claudia at claudia@admissionado.com she can set you up with a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants who can take a look at your resume & give you some more detailed thoughts!
Given that, I'd aim for schools where you are ~30 points above the average GMAT score. You are also on the older end for full time programs, but right on target for part-time programs, so it's good that you are targeting those for the US. (I assume you mean you are applying to the part time program for all 3 US schools that you mentioned). Haas will be a solid reach, even for the PT program, but you'll be solidly competitive for USC & UCLA (with UCLA being a bit tougher to get into than USC).
In terms of the other schools you named, you've got a mix of competitive & reach schools -- those where you are ~30 points above the average GMAT will be places where you are competitive & those who have scores more in the 680 range will be reaches.
That said, GMAT is just one part of the puzzle & it will also be critical to illustrate a unique value proposition as I said. There are a lot of factors that go into that -- your work experience & the unique accomplishments or significant impact you've shown there, your leadership experience, any ways that you break the "stereotype" of the typical technical Indian guy (e.g. via demonstration of strong people/relationship building skills, etc), your personal experiences & how those have uniquely shaped you, the REASON for your goals & why that's your passion, etc. Speaking of which, your goals are not only a critical piece of your value proposition but are also the foundation upon which your why MBA/why our school argument rests. The adcom will want to see your vision for the problems & opportunities you plan to tackle in your career & the unique impact you want to have. They'll want to know what type of product you hope to work on & WHY that's your passion. It's not enough to make an argument for the business demand, they also want to know what difference you plan to make in your career and why this is the path you want to devote your life to.
All that's to say that these applications are an art form. It's critical to stand out, but at the same time there's no formula for doing so.
If you need any help thinking through your strategy or your story feel free to reach out to us. If you email Claudia at claudia@admissionado.com she can set you up with a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants who can take a look at your resume & give you some more detailed thoughts!
