Sep 24: Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with ARINGO

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Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with ARINGO MBA admission consultants   
 Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 9:30 AM PST | 10:00 PM IST | 12:30 PM EST

What’s in it for you- Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with Jenifer Turtschnow, CEO ARINGO.

Come with your details prepared and ARINGO will share insights! 
 Pre-MBA Role/Industry, YOE, Exam Score, C/GPA, ECs 
 Post-MBA Role/ Industry & School List.

Join the chat here:  Link

https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=85481

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Hello Everyone!

We are going to start this chat session soon. Stay tuned and get your profiles ready

Thank you ARINGO for Joining

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Welcome Everyone! To the live chat

ARINGO · Answer

Hi everyone!

My name is Shimri Winters, I lead the strategy team here at ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting. A proud alumnus of London Business School, I spent 8 years on their MBA admissions interviewing committee.

I hold an undergrad degree in computer science and scored 660 on the GMAT (we love low GMAT scores at ARINGO )
For a lot of MBA Admissions information check us out on http://www.ARINGO.com

I’m thrilled to be here. Feel free to ask me anything!

For a detailed profile review, kindly send your CV, GMAT score, school wish list, and relevant info to: shimriw@ARINGO.com. Looking forward to connecting!

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Please post your MBA admission related questions to get them answered.

Profile ...........Hello!
Female/27years old
Planning to take GMAT in October
Education:
Bachelors of Technology in JNTU(india)
Post graduation- joined Amazon.com as a customer service associate (while pursuing for masters)
Worked for Amazon.com for 2 years and promotoed to team leader in a year (one of the youngest in my batch). Lead a team of 40 and learnt great leadership and management there.
 
I came to pursue Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering in University of Bridgeport
Graduated in 2020 and working for Harvard stem cell institute and Boston children’s Hospital in Research ever since.
 
I guess working here made me realize as much as I love science, I like to be in leadership and organization roles and also I am finding a huge gap in leadership and employees in non profit organization. I want to pursue MBA and improve my skillset and change my career path into more of leadership roles preferably in health care non profit organizations.
 
I have no target schools as of yet. I am based in Boston so first preference is Harvard and BU. However I am not sure how to connect the dots between past and current experience. Thanks in advance

balaji1601 · Answer

hi, i’m from india, 26 Y old. my profile is, 4 Years experience in startup food industry. i have bachelors in biotech (7.2/10 GPA) and masters in food science (8.6/10 GPA). planning to take GMAT. not much volunteering experience. could you please give me some tips to build my profile. and which country i shouldlook apart from US and UK. TIA

ARINGO · Answer

Thanks for sharing! You have a strong profile: Amazon leadership early on (WOW managing 40 people!!!! very unique at such a young age! story number 1 for MBA essays

) + your master’s + research at Harvard. Your career goals seem to be aligned to your past and to the why MBA... The key is connecting Amazon → science → MBA goals. You can frame it as leadership foundation + healthcare expertise = now ready to lead in healthcare/nonprofits. I understand Boston is your preference. Harvard is always a stretch but luckily there are other options there (MIT, BU, BC, Babson...) Of course there are other strong MBA programs with a strong healthcare track like Yale SOM, Duke Fuqua, Wharton and Kellogg If you are aiming for 2027? then easy! nail the GMAT/GRE and talk to me in 6 months But if you are aiming for 2026, you will need to work in parallel both on the GMAT/GRE and on the apps (= talk to me ASAP) If you are aiming for 2026, feel free to send me your CV and any other relevant information at Shimriw@ARINGO.com, and we can take it from there. GOOD LUCK! Thanks for sharing! Your academic background + work experience sound solid! plus startup in the food industry sounds super interesting! (especially if you can take it towards meatless meat, non-dairy milk etc.) I hope you have some leadership or impact stories from work (like launching a product, leading a project, or driving growth)? and trying to build even a small volunteering or extracurricular activity to strengthen your profile. This plus a strong GMAT and a fantastic application (Talk to me about that

) can get you into any top school. Outside the US and UK, consider programs in Europe (like France, Spain, or the Netherlands) or Asia (like Singapore) — they’re often shorter, more affordable, and strong in food/agri-business too. You can see on our website the rankings of the various EU and Asian programs: https://aringo.com/top-mba-program-rankings/ And of course, feel free to reach out once u have a GMAT score and ready to apply (I am always on shimriw@ARINGO.com) GOOD LUCK!

balaji1601 · Answer

thanks shimri. for SOP. among following narratives which one can make good impact in my application. 1)Wanna start my own buisness. 2) Career transitioning into Consulting (Honestly) 3)Grow to leadership role in my existing career track. which volunteering would be more beneficial?. currently i do volunteering in local environmental conservation activities.

nisideleniti · Answer

Hello Shimri,
How do you do!
I am 29 Male India
GMAT - October
Under grad - JNTU Hyderabad 
Post which 27 months work experience in public sector- focussed on rural credit and agricultural finance
Post grad - Masters of Management Studies (Finance) top 15 school in India
Post which 25 months work experience with FMCG giant handling end to end supply chain finance, good leadership experience leading multiple initiatives across manufacturing plant and little international exposure 
Extensive involvement with CSR initiatives (mentoring school kids) and volunteering with NGOs
Short term goal - venture into Sustainability Consulting with focus on finance
My question is as follows
What schools should be ideal to target, what GMAT score to aim and is it the right time to think about MBA or should wait to get more experience

ARINGO · Answer

All three goals can work! but usually consulting or entrepreneurship are more popular .” If consulting is truly your goal, that’s a classic and well-accepted MBA path.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

We have last 10 minutes left in this chat, ask your questions now.

ARINGO · Answer

Hi,
Thanks for sharing! Your profile seems strong!!! I really like the combination of both public sector + corporate finance experience! (of course you also have your supply chain initiatives). Also your international exposure can really differentiate you! and I love the fact you can talk about your volunteering.

With your background and sustainability/finance focus, consider all top 15 U.S. programs (it can be any, but for exmaple: Yale SOM, Cornell Johnson, NYU Stern, Michigan Ross,...) I would also look at UK/European options like LBS, Oxford or HEC Paris....

GMAT: aim for the sky. (well 655++ in the GMAT FE) and beyond to really be competitive at top programs, but exact target can depend on schools you shortlist.
Timing? You’re already at a solid point and with a good GMAT and kick ass application, no need to wait (So 2026, or 2027, but not later...)

Hope this helps! always happy to chat and perhaps even work together on some stellar apply, once you get cracking with the GMAT and know where and when you want to apply to... I am always on shimriw@ARINGO.com and you can see a lot of info on our site: http://www.ARINGO.com

nisideleniti · Answer

Thanks a lot Shimri
I’ll connect with you via email to discuss it further

Sajjad1994 · Answer

All Right! We are closing this chat session. Thank you ARINGO for your time and inputs. We greatly appreciate it.

Vasavan · Answer

Hi, I would like a profile evaluation for ISB R2 admission cycle
12th - 92%
GMAT FE - 715
Work-Ex - Software engineer at 4 years at Bosch, 1 promotion, 1 global project
Extra-Curricular - Nothing significant, Some competitions in college
1 research paper publication

I would also like to know which global schools I stand a good chance of converting

ARINGO · Answer

solid profile, can apply to all top global shcools so it is more a matter of preference if you want to study in India, EU, Asia or US... if you want assistance with your app - I am always on shimriw@ARINGO.com good luck!

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Hi Shimri, please answer this question if you can extend for a few minutes.

ARINGO · Answer

Thank you so much for hosting me! There were some interesting profiles in the chat. Don’t forget to check us out at ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting: http://www.ARINGO.com. For profile reviews, feel free to send me your CV, GMAT score, school wish list, and any other relevant information at Shimriw@ARINGO.com.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Thank you everyone for joining us, This chat is officially over Complete chat is available here: sep-24-live-profile-evaluation-chat-session-with-aringo-449990.html

manideep1234 · Answer

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