aspirantNK wrote:
Hello Everyone!
Thanks in advance for evaluating my profile!
Background and nationality: Indian, Female
Undergrad Information:
One of the top 20 universities
Electronics and Communication Engineering major
Awarded Distinction (Top 20%)
Extra-curricular activities: delegate at seminars, participated in debate and inter-college competitions, Woman athletic champion for 3 consecutive years (which also lead heading the college sports events every year), participated in Olympiads, lead numerous annual and quarterly college events, conducted study groups and community service groups, designed and developed 4 technology related projects
GMAT:
Yet to take the exam
Work experience and leadership: (high-level summary)
5 years in one of the top IT companies in India
Project leader for 3 different projects
Handled major projects and added value to them along with bagging a couple of awards
Have been working particularly with product based projects since 3 years (as I am interested in Product management) Coached teams on various occasions
Community and others:
Member in a couple of leadership communities
Volunteer in 2 non-profit organization with regular involvement
Part of an NGO which spreads awareness about the need of trees
Post MBA goals:
Product Manager in one of the top Technology companies
Anything else? :
Represented state at the Nationals
Taught algebra in high school and still conduct online sessions for interested students
Interest in spoken languages(can speak 6 Indian languages and presently learning Spanish)
In free time I like to draw cartoons (a self taught cartoonist per se) or spend time gardening
Hey
aspirantNK,
To begin with, your undergraduate academic distinction being among the top 20% of the school’s cohort showcases your strong academic prowess, and the brand of your undergraduate college being among the top 20 universities in the country, gives your profile a boost as schools tend to pick out applicants with prior education in top colleges.
Coming to your extracurriculars, you have a lot of leadership and volunteering roles in varied classes like sports, clubs, fests, and events, which all showcase your strong interest in developing your profile holistically. So make sure you elaborate on what you did in the roles and how you handled problems, planned the events, raised funds, etc. You should dig deeper into this aspect and bring out varied skills in your profile. Moreover, your participation in olympiads and technical projects also showcases your firm technical acumen. In addition, Your fluency in 6 languages, showcases your cultural adaptability and broadened perspective which definitely works in your favour.
Furthermore, your voluntary participation in community service groups and NGOs for social causes, are yet again impressive value additions. These endeavors showcase your ability to impact others and to empathize with other people, a trait held in high regard by every b-school.
As for your GMAT score, you need to be targeting at least a minimum of 690 to target Michigan Ross and you will need to accomplish this by the month of February to be able to target Round-3 of the admissions process which would thus ensure a higher chance of acceptance.
Moving on to your work experience, since an MBA is a manager's degree and requires significant work experience, your 5 years of work experience would put you at par with other applicants. In order to stand out from the crowd, you most certainly should focus on showcasing your leadership roles and major projects of your work and how these experiences helped to develop and further groom your skills and knowledge.
Coming to the school that you are targeting, Michigan falls under the upper competitive category and based on your profile you would have a 60% chance of getting accepted. That said, when applying abroad, in order to hedge your bets wisely, it is always better to target 6-7 schools in the dream, competitive, and safe category. Some of the schools in the respective mix of categories are listed below.
Dream Category - NYU, Berkeley, LBS, and Duke
Competitive Category - Texas, Fordham, McCombs, and USC Marshall
On this note, while you have a competitive profile, to increase your chances of getting admitted to these schools you would need to ensure that you have a very strong application (consisting of - Essays, LORs, and Resume) that highlights your strengths and overshadows your weaknesses in order to differentiate your profile. You need to showcase your journey, what makes you different from your peers, and how you are a great value addition to the school.
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12 Jan 2021, 11:19
Talking about your academics, they're good and your GMAT score is boosting your overall academics, so this part is sorted. 
