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Hello all, here is my profile!!

Name: Abhishek Dasgupta, M, 25

GMAT score: 710

Why MBA- After working in a corporate setup for about 4 years, I feel that I need to up the ante in my professional path. I have always wanted to graduate as a Marketing Manager from a top B-school.
Since my father had a transferrable job, I have grown up at several places, getting the opportunity to interact with people of not only different economic backgrounds, but also different cultural backgrounds.
Because of my upbringing, I developed a love for traveling and I seek a career path wherein I will be able to exploit this passion. The answer that I got was a Marketing Job.
I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur and I feel that doing my MBA from a top B-school will help me to get a solid basis in order to chase my potential.

__I request GMAT club mentors to kindly evaluate my profile! I'm really nervous! Thanks in advance!!

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Hi ChyronGmat,

To add to what App Help has told you, I am not very clear on the career paths you have suggested: entrepreneurship as well as a role in marketing. Both are different and you will need to be clear what you are chasing or you will confuse the adcom. Just an additional note-- to become an entrepreneur, you don't have to wait to go to business school. if you have an idea, you can get started now. The loans most people take for business school can themselves become a deterrent for becoming an entrepreneur immediately after MBA. research/introspect your goals further.
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Hi wizbiz007

Firstly congratulations on your stellar GMAT score. You do have a great profile. Since you're already into Consulting and have good exposure to the strategic aspects of business, you would definitely need to make a strong case for the adcom detailing why you want to do an MBA. Please bear in mind that while ISB is a viable option for you, Consulting companies do not usually hire candidates with 5 plus years of experience from the ISB campus. Therefore, if placement is your only goal, then you may be better suited for the IIM A/B/Cs.

However, with your profile and a well-articulated application we will definitely see a good chance that you can make it through your desired colleges.


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CGPA-8.34/10
Work ex- almost 9 years

Currently working with a Energy Consulting Firm (6 months) -advisory in Public policy in energy sector, client profitability and assistance towards electricity regulatory issues

8.4 years experience in corporate strategy at CESC, a major power utility based out of Kolkata in the Regulatory domain focusing on profitability as well as balancing between public policy interests. While competition plays a key role in pricing model for any commodity in the world, electricity being an essential commodity in a developing economy like India, worked closely with Government and regulatory bodies to provide a sustainable yet profitable long term techno commercial solutions for consumer tariff and other operational parameters.
Extra-curricular activities include adventure sports, represented company and department in various football tournaments, part of company initiatives in CSR activities, Founder member at College Tech fest and Finance Head at College fests

Reason for MBA- necessity of having MBA in a consulting team for winning bids, prospects towards a career in larger consulting firms

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Please evaluate my profile as mentioned below :
10th :icse 91.5%
12th :cbse 93.5%
B.tech: NIT DURGAPUR
Electronics and communication engineering,
Cgpa :8.38/10
GMAT score : not yet taken
Work ex : I got recruited as a Graduate Engineer Trainee in Idea cellular Limited. Currently working as an assistant manager in Networks dept, I will be completing 3 years in July, 2019.
In my stint,my major responsibility has been to design transmission network , prepare budget, get its approval and drive the project to its completion. It involved working with teams both inside and outside the organization. I've also taken initiative for preparing new reports to monitor better network performance.
I was awarded the excellence award and project completion award for my role in the network upgrade work.

During my graduation, I did summer internship from IIT Bombay :it involved development of a prototype for cervical cancer screening device. I got the opportunity to design the product as well as to talk to different manufacturers in the market for its manufacturing which gave me huge exposure and the interest in product development.
I have also done another internship with BARC,which was more of a technical project involving development of source code for a robot.
During my college and in school, I was actively involved in extra curricular activities which included organizing college fest and held responsible position in the science club of our college.
I've recently completed an online training in data science from Udemy out of interest.
Please evaluate my profile. I'm planning to appear for Sept 2019 intake of ISB.

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Hi Arpita,

That's a decent profile. For your application t stand above the rest, you'll have to show 1. initiative and leadership; 2. good achievements and their impact on the organization; 3. a sense of purpose regarding your future career. i.e. logical career goals.

your GMAT score is the missing piece of puzzle. Aim for a 700+ score
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Hi prags1989

Opting for second MBA is quite common these days and you can definitely apply to ISB with your current profile. Your past academics are a little weak, therefore you should definitely aim for a 720 + GMAT Score and of course, the higher the better.

Secondly, while most students do go to ISB for a career change and you can definitely achieve it, you would still need to justify it in your application. You need to detail why you need a second MBA, as writing that you want to shift to marketing may not be the answer that adcom is looking for. We urge you to dive deeper into your own profile and find the inspiration and stories for your second MBA that can be tied up to your goals.

Feel free to reach out for a detailed discussion.


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Profile Evaluation for second MBA

Hi,

I am 29 Year old female, currently working in JP Morgan

Education,
Engineering in Information Technology
CGPA - 6.7

MBA from Nirma University in Operations Management
Score - 2.3/4.2

I finished my MBA in 2016, After 3 years of work in JP Morgan as operations analyst, I want to transform my job profile and want to pursue my career in Marketing.

GMAT - Will write this July

Extra Curricular -
Girls cricket team captain in MBA , won gold medal
Carrom , Silver Medal twice


Can someone help me to understand my chance of getting into ISB ?



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Name: Swetali Mahapatra, 28, Female
Academic Background:-
Standard X: 82.3% - Board CBSE
Standard XII: 83.2 % - Board State Board - Odisha
GMAT score: Will write in Aug

Undergraduate University: Biju Patnaik University, Odisha, BPUT
CGPA: 7.83

Work Experience: 1 year - Associate Systems Engineer, CGi, Bangalore
2 years - Teach for India fellow
1 years - Program Associate - Math, SEED Edu. Corp. (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad - (Education sector startup)
1.5 years - Head – Primary Math Program, SEED Edu. Corp. (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad - (Education sector startup)
6 months - Program Head, Maverick Edutech Private Ltd., Hyderabad - (Education sector startup)

Extra Curricular activities-
School:
- Represented school and won awards in various inter school competitions including in music and debate

College:
- Volunteered at MASS (Manav Adhikar Seva Samiti) for creating awareness on water reservation and other water
related issues.
- Recognized by The Oracle Certification Program as an Oracle Certified SQL Expert
- Represented the college in inter-college spring fest in the year 2009, 2010 and 2011.
- Actively participated in blood donation camps
- Organizing committee member of college Spring Fest and Tech Fest.
- Research on The Impact of Thermal Power Plants on Water Resources - Collaboration with Water Initiatives, Odisha

Work:(have worked in the non profit sector for 4 years - Teach for India(2 years) , start ups(2 years))
- Maar Nahi Pyaar – Initiative on the Awareness of Corporal Punishment
- Be the Change Project(BTCP) – Parental Investment
- Selected as a part of the competitive Good to Great team during the Teach for India Fellowship.
- Member of the School and government relations committee, Teach for India
- Created a library in the classroom to encourage reading, thereby improve reading levels

Major Point - I have shifted my field of work from IT to not for profits and have been working in the NGo Sector for 4 years now.

__I request GMAT club mentors to kindly evaluate my profile! I'm really nervous! Thanks in advance!!
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Name: Swetali Mahapatra, 28, Female
Academic Background:-
Standard X: 82.3% - Board CBSE
Standard XII: 83.2 % - Board State Board - Odisha
GMAT score: Will write in Aug

Undergraduate University: Biju Patnaik University, Odisha, BPUT
CGPA: 7.83

Work Experience: 1 year - Associate Systems Engineer, CGi, Bangalore
2 years - Teach for India fellow
1 years - Program Associate - Math, SEED Edu. Corp. (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad - (Education sector startup)
1.5 years - Head – Primary Math Program, SEED Edu. Corp. (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad - (Education sector startup)
6 months - Program Head, Maverick Edutech Private Ltd., Hyderabad - (Education sector startup)

Extra Curricular activities-
School:
- Represented school and won awards in various inter school competitions including in music and debate

College:
- Volunteered at MASS (Manav Adhikar Seva Samiti) for creating awareness on water reservation and other water
related issues.
- Recognized by The Oracle Certification Program as an Oracle Certified SQL Expert
- Represented the college in inter-college spring fest in the year 2009, 2010 and 2011.
- Actively participated in blood donation camps
- Organizing committee member of college Spring Fest and Tech Fest.
- Research on The Impact of Thermal Power Plants on Water Resources - Collaboration with Water Initiatives, Odisha

Work:(have worked in the non profit sector for 4 years - Teach for India(2 years) , start ups(2 years))
- Maar Nahi Pyaar – Initiative on the Awareness of Corporal Punishment
- Be the Change Project(BTCP) – Parental Investment
- Selected as a part of the competitive Good to Great team during the Teach for India Fellowship.
- Member of the School and government relations committee, Teach for India
- Created a library in the classroom to encourage reading, thereby improve reading levels

Major Point - I have shifted my field of work from IT to not for profits and have been working in the NGo Sector for 4 years now.

I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur and I feel that doing my MBA from a top B-school will help me to get a solid basis in order to chase my potential.

__I request GMAT club mentors to kindly evaluate my profile! I'm really nervous! Thanks in advance!!
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Hi Swetali,

I see that you have lifted the last two lines from another poster. Firstly, there is no need to be nervous (unless you lift someone else's essays while writing the application :-D ). Thousands of applicants successfully go through the application cycle every year.

Secondly, I am not sure whether you actually want to become an entrepreneur or that line got lifted by mistake. However, when you write entrepreneurship as a career goal, you have to tread very carefully. With no past experience in entrepreneurship or running internal projects like an intrapreneur, just saying that you wish to be an entrepreneur may not be enough to convince the adcom that you really have the skills or aptitude to become one.

Your work experience in the social sector stands differentiated. Over the past four years, we have increasingly helped clients from the social development sector- this also implies that b-schools look at these candidates favorably. most of them didn't start at an NGO but made a switch with 1-3 years of working in a corporate. So, I'd not be concerned about the change in industry. Infact, I would leverage it to show two different set of skills and experience of two different industries.

You are yet to take your GMAT so that will complete an important part in the puzzle. Aim for a 700+ although due to the diversity you bring, you could also make it with a score lesser than that.
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Thank you App Help and Namita ma'am for evaluating my profile!!
I will try to bridge the gaps in my profile as adviced by you!

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Profile Evaluation for second MBA

Hi,

I am 29 Year old female, currently working in JP Morgan

Education,
Engineering in Information Technology
CGPA - 6.7

MBA from Nirma University in Operations Management
Score - 2.3/4.2

I finished my MBA in 2016, After 3 years of work in JP Morgan as operations analyst, I want to transform my job profile and want to pursue my career in Marketing.

GMAT - Will write this July

Extra Curricular -
Girls cricket team captain in MBA , won gold medal
Carrom , Silver Medal twice


Can someone help me to understand my chance of getting into ISB ?



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Hello prags1989,

Thanks for writing in.

Schools are gradually opening up to the possibility of a second MBA. Hence, the fact that you are going for a second MBA should not be a red flag per se if you are able to show motivation for the same.

Your low CGPA is a bit of a concern; to compensate for the same, we suggest that you aim for a score upwards of 720; the higher the score, the better it will be.

Coming to your career goals; while applicants often pursue an MBA as they want to switch their profiles, a switch will definitely require you to provide the Admissions Committee with plenty of answers. Hence, if you do choose to shift your profile, you will need to present convincing reasons for the same and tie up your background with the proposed career goals in a seamless manner.

We would like to offer you a detailed profile evaluation for free. Should you feel the need for the same, please feel free to reach out to us.

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Please evaluate my profile as mentioned below :
10th :icse 91.5%
12th :cbse 93.5%
B.tech: NIT DURGAPUR
Electronics and communication engineering,
Cgpa :8.38/10
GMAT score : not yet taken
Work ex : I got recruited as a Graduate Engineer Trainee in Idea cellular Limited. Currently working as an assistant manager in Networks dept, I will be completing 3 years in July, 2019.
In my stint,my major responsibility has been to design transmission network , prepare budget, get its approval and drive the project to its completion. It involved working with teams both inside and outside the organization. I've also taken initiative for preparing new reports to monitor better network performance.
I was awarded the excellence award and project completion award for my role in the network upgrade work.

During my graduation, I did summer internship from IIT Bombay :it involved development of a prototype for cervical cancer screening device. I got the opportunity to design the product as well as to talk to different manufacturers in the market for its manufacturing which gave me huge exposure and the interest in product development.
I have also done another internship with BARC,which was more of a technical project involving development of source code for a robot.
During my college and in school, I was actively involved in extra curricular activities which included organizing college fest and held responsible position in the science club of our college.
I've recently completed an online training in data science from Udemy out of interest.
Please evaluate my profile. I'm planning to appear for Sept 2019 intake of ISB.

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Hello Arpita27,

Thanks for writing in.

You have a strong overall profile and a GMAT score upwards of 710, coupled with a set of career goals that flow logically from your existing experience will definitely accord you a strong chance of cracking ISB. Of course, how well you portray your achievements through your essays will be very important and the following video will help in this regard:


We would like to extend you a free profile evaluation session; should you feel the need to avail of the same, please feel free to reach out.

All the best!
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Name: Swetali Mahapatra, 28, Female
Academic Background:-
Standard X: 82.3% - Board CBSE
Standard XII: 83.2 % - Board State Board - Odisha
GMAT score: Will write in Aug

Undergraduate University: Biju Patnaik University, Odisha, BPUT
CGPA: 7.83

Work Experience: 1 year - Associate Systems Engineer, CGi, Bangalore
2 years - Teach for India fellow
1 years - Program Associate - Math, SEED Edu. Corp. (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad - (Education sector startup)
1.5 years - Head – Primary Math Program, SEED Edu. Corp. (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad - (Education sector startup)
6 months - Program Head, Maverick Edutech Private Ltd., Hyderabad - (Education sector startup)

Extra Curricular activities-
School:
- Represented school and won awards in various inter school competitions including in music and debate

College:
- Volunteered at MASS (Manav Adhikar Seva Samiti) for creating awareness on water reservation and other water
related issues.
- Recognized by The Oracle Certification Program as an Oracle Certified SQL Expert
- Represented the college in inter-college spring fest in the year 2009, 2010 and 2011.
- Actively participated in blood donation camps
- Organizing committee member of college Spring Fest and Tech Fest.
- Research on The Impact of Thermal Power Plants on Water Resources - Collaboration with Water Initiatives, Odisha

Work:(have worked in the non profit sector for 4 years - Teach for India(2 years) , start ups(2 years))
- Maar Nahi Pyaar – Initiative on the Awareness of Corporal Punishment
- Be the Change Project(BTCP) – Parental Investment
- Selected as a part of the competitive Good to Great team during the Teach for India Fellowship.
- Member of the School and government relations committee, Teach for India
- Created a library in the classroom to encourage reading, thereby improve reading levels

Major Point - I have shifted my field of work from IT to not for profits and have been working in the NGo Sector for 4 years now.

I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur and I feel that doing my MBA from a top B-school will help me to get a solid basis in order to chase my potential.

__I request GMAT club mentors to kindly evaluate my profile! I'm really nervous! Thanks in advance!!


Hi Swetali,

I see that you have lifted the last two lines from another poster. Firstly, there is no need to be nervous (unless you lift someone else's essays while writing the application :-D ). Thousands of applicants successfully go through the application cycle every year.

Secondly, I am not sure whether you actually want to become an entrepreneur or that line got lifted by mistake. However, when you write entrepreneurship as a career goal, you have to tread very carefully. With no past experience in entrepreneurship or running internal projects like an intrapreneur, just saying that you wish to be an entrepreneur may not be enough to convince the adcom that you really have the skills or aptitude to become one.

Your work experience in the social sector stands differentiated. Over the past four years, we have increasingly helped clients from the social development sector- this also implies that b-schools look at these candidates favorably. most of them didn't start at an NGO but made a switch with 1-3 years of working in a corporate. So, I'd not be concerned about the change in industry. Infact, I would leverage it to show two different set of skills and experience of two different industries.

You are yet to take your GMAT so that will complete an important part in the puzzle. Aim for a 700+ although due to the diversity you bring, you could also make it with a score lesser than that.
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Thank you Namita for evaluating my profile, it means a lot!
No I do not want to be an entrepreneur(the got lifted by mistake and I edited it ASAP). I took help from another post to get a good format of writing my query so that it becomes easier for the reviewers to review it. Thanks :)
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Hello all, here is my profile!!

Name: Abhishek Dasgupta, M, 25

Academic Background:-
Board: CBSE
Standard X: 90%
Standard XII: 70%
GMAT score: 710

Undergraduate University: MAKAUT (Previously known as WBUT)
CGPA: 7.7

Work Experience: 4 years in TCS as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer. I have also worked as a software developer for 6 months.
Domain: 2.5 years in Retail; 1.5 years in Telecom.

Extra Curricular activities-
School:
- was a regular participant at the chess tournaments.
- was the member of school handball team.
- was a member of school music team as a percussionist.
- participant in Debates and Extempores.

College:
- participated and won several debate contests.
- was a member of the organising. committee of annual fest for the first two years.
- was a participant in the music team.
- was a participant and winner of chess tournaments.

Work:
- Member of TCS maitree and actively participate in CSR activities including teaching at a local orphanage.
- Participated in Debates and chess tournaments

Apart from these, I am a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy practitioner. I took this up as an initiative to try to understand my 5 year old nephew, who suffers from speech problems, better. (Don't know if I should add this)

Why MBA- After working in a corporate setup for about 4 years, I feel that I need to up the ante in my professional path. I have always wanted to graduate as a Marketing Manager from a top B-school.
Since my father had a transferrable job, I have grown up at several places, getting the opportunity to interact with people of not only different economic backgrounds, but also different cultural backgrounds.
Because of my upbringing, I developed a love for traveling and I seek a career path wherein I will be able to exploit this passion. The answer that I got was a Marketing Job.
I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur and I feel that doing my MBA from a top B-school will help me to get a solid basis in order to chase my potential.

__I request GMAT club mentors to kindly evaluate my profile! I'm really nervous! Thanks in advance!!

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Hello ChyronGmat,

Hope this finds you well.

There is definitely a lot working for you in terms of your extra-curricular activities and your experience with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The GMAT score, though, not stellar, is around the ISB average; coupled with a set of stellar essays, the GMAT score, will stand you a good chance at making it to ISB.

We are a bit apprehensive about your proposed career goals as they do not add up and we recommend that you think a bit more about this before proceeding; a switch to marketing will raise a lot of tough questions and you will need to be prepared for the same.

The following video will help with the essays; please do watch the same:


Should you feel the need for a detailed profile evaluation, please reach out to us.

All the best!
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Dear Experts,

Please review my profile and advise accordingly:

Profile : I'm 37 years old,

Nationality : Indian

Education :
10th - 69%
12th - 71%
Graduation - 71% ( Bachelor of Computer Applications - Osmania University)

Work experience : Overall 15 Years with 12+ Years in Program/Project Management currently working as Senior Project Manager for Wells Fargo
few excerpts from my work experience:

• Headed solution strategy, transformation road map aligning with client business and IT objectives during the pre-sales stage of new RFPs
• Chaired Transition&Transformation solution workshops based on RFPs and provided overall solution strategy

• Received HP Bronze Rock Star Award from Senior Vice President for successful completion of Insurance transition project for the bank
• Managed hiring, staffing, maintaining and career development of a diverse and effective workforce
• Awarded hp leading the way award for successful completion of transition project for a major US Bank
• Received IT ALL Stars award by CIO-Verizon Business for outstanding contribution in setting PMP study group

Extracurricular:
Represented School, College, Office Chess Championships

Having an MBA degree from a reputed college has been my goal since my childhood.
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Thanks for writing in.

While we have mentored a number of successful senior applicants, making it to ISB with such high years of experience is not very very simple. You will need to showcase a strong motivation for the MBA through a set of well-written essays. The leadership experience will definitely add a lot of value to your case as will the awards. While you have not mentioned what wish to do after the MBA, the career goals should definitely be in sync with your existing experience.

With regard to your GMAT score, you must aim for a score upwards of 720; the higher the better.

We would love to have a detailed chat with you regarding your case. Should you fell the need for a free profile evaluation, do reach out to us.

All the best!
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Class X- 86%
Class XII- 84%
Engineer- Electrical (Jadavpur University)
CGPA-8.34/10
Work ex- almost 9 years

Currently working with a Energy Consulting Firm (6 months) -advisory in Public policy in energy sector, client profitability and assistance towards electricity regulatory issues

8.4 years experience in corporate strategy at CESC, a major power utility based out of Kolkata in the Regulatory domain focusing on profitability as well as balancing between public policy interests. While competition plays a key role in pricing model for any commodity in the world, electricity being an essential commodity in a developing economy like India, worked closely with Government and regulatory bodies to provide a sustainable yet profitable long term techno commercial solutions for consumer tariff and other operational parameters.
Extra-curricular activities include adventure sports, represented company and department in various football tournaments, part of company initiatives in CSR activities, Founder member at College Tech fest and Finance Head at College fests

Reason for MBA- necessity of having MBA in a consulting team for winning bids, prospects towards a career in larger consulting firms

Kindly evaluate- targeting ISB/ IIM A/B/C
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Hello wizbiz007,

First things first - you have a sound academic background and a very fine GMAT score! This will certainly add a lot of value to your case and give you a very good chance at all the schools you are targetting; of course, the GMAT is only one component of the applications process (albeit an important one); you will need to put forth a strong overall application complete with a set of well-written essays (which portray a logical set of career goals). The extra-curricular activities sound good as well and you should be sure to weave the same in your essays in a way that your candidature appears to be a well-rounded one.

Should you feel the need for a detailed discussion, please feel free to reach out to us.

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Please evaluate my profile as mentioned below :
10th :icse 91.5%
12th :cbse 93.5%
B.tech: NIT DURGAPUR
Electronics and communication engineering,
Cgpa :8.38/10
GMAT score : not yet taken
Work ex : I got recruited as a Graduate Engineer Trainee in Idea cellular Limited. Currently working as an assistant manager in Networks dept, I will be completing 3 years in July, 2019.
In my stint,my major responsibility has been to design transmission network , prepare budget, get its approval and drive the project to its completion. It involved working with teams both inside and outside the organization. I've also taken initiative for preparing new reports to monitor better network performance.
I was awarded the excellence award and project completion award for my role in the network upgrade work.

During my graduation, I did summer internship from IIT Bombay :it involved development of a prototype for cervical cancer screening device. I got the opportunity to design the product as well as to talk to different manufacturers in the market for its manufacturing which gave me huge exposure and the interest in product development.
I have also done another internship with BARC,which was more of a technical project involving development of source code for a robot.
During my college and in school, I was actively involved in extra curricular activities which included organizing college fest and held responsible position in the science club of our college.
I've recently completed an online training in data science from Udemy out of interest.
Please evaluate my profile. I'm planning to appear for Sept 2019 intake of ISB.

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Hello Arpita27,

Thanks for writing in.

You definitely have a strong overall profile complete with a fine academic background and experience of working with teams. The extra-curricular activities, though not stellar, will definitely add value to your case.

With regard to the GMAT, you must aim for a score upwards of 710; the higher your score, the better your chances will be.

The essays will be particularly crucial in your case; be sure to link your short-term goals with your long-term aspirations besides ensuring that the overall goals flow logically from your overall professional experience. The following video will help with you frame your essays:


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Hi wizbiz007

Firstly congratulations on your stellar GMAT score. You do have a great profile. Since you're already into Consulting and have good exposure to the strategic aspects of business, you would definitely need to make a strong case for the adcom detailing why you want to do an MBA. Please bear in mind that while ISB is a viable option for you, Consulting companies do not usually hire candidates with 5 plus years of experience from the ISB campus. Therefore, if placement is your only goal, then you may be better suited for the IIM A/B/Cs.
However, with your profile and a well-articulated application we will definitely see a good chance that you can make it through your desired colleges.


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Currently working with a Energy Consulting Firm (6 months) -advisory in Public policy in energy sector, client profitability and assistance towards electricity regulatory issues

8.4 years experience in corporate strategy at CESC, a major power utility based out of Kolkata in the Regulatory domain focusing on profitability as well as balancing between public policy interests. While competition plays a key role in pricing model for any commodity in the world, electricity being an essential commodity in a developing economy like India, worked closely with Government and regulatory bodies to provide a sustainable yet profitable long term techno commercial solutions for consumer tariff and other operational parameters.
Extra-curricular activities include adventure sports, represented company and department in various football tournaments, part of company initiatives in CSR activities, Founder member at College Tech fest and Finance Head at College fests

Reason for MBA- necessity of having MBA in a consulting team for winning bids, prospects towards a career in larger consulting firms

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Dear Apphelp in the highlighted part did you mean IIM A/B/C 2 year flagship course?
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Hello all, here is my profile!!

Name: Abhishek Dasgupta, M, 25

Academic Background:-
Board: CBSE
Standard X: 90%
Standard XII: 70%
GMAT score: 710

Undergraduate University: MAKAUT (Previously known as WBUT)
CGPA: 7.7

Work Experience: 4 years in TCS as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer. I have also worked as a software developer for 6 months.
Domain: 2.5 years in Retail; 1.5 years in Telecom.

Extra Curricular activities-
School:
- was a regular participant at the chess tournaments.
- was the member of school handball team.
- was a member of school music team as a percussionist.
- participant in Debates and Extempores.

College:
- participated and won several debate contests.
- was a member of the organising. committee of annual fest for the first two years.
- was a participant in the music team.
- was a participant and winner of chess tournaments.

Work:
- Member of TCS maitree and actively participate in CSR activities including teaching at a local orphanage.
- Participated in Debates and chess tournaments

Apart from these, I am a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy practitioner. I took this up as an initiative to try to understand my 5 year old nephew, who suffers from speech problems, better. (Don't know if I should add this)

Why MBA- After working in a corporate setup for about 4 years, I feel that I need to up the ante in my professional path. I have always wanted to graduate as a Marketing Manager from a top B-school.
Since my father had a transferrable job, I have grown up at several places, getting the opportunity to interact with people of not only different economic backgrounds, but also different cultural backgrounds.
Because of my upbringing, I developed a love for traveling and I seek a career path wherein I will be able to exploit this passion. The answer that I got was a Marketing Job.
I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur and I feel that doing my MBA from a top B-school will help me to get a solid basis in order to chase my potential.

__I request GMAT club mentors to kindly evaluate my profile! I'm really nervous! Thanks in advance!!

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Hope this finds you well.

There is definitely a lot working for you in terms of your extra-curricular activities and your experience with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The GMAT score, though, not stellar, is around the ISB average; coupled with a set of stellar essays, the GMAT score, will stand you a good chance at making it to ISB.

We are a bit apprehensive about your proposed career goals as they do not add up and we recommend that you think a bit more about this before proceeding; a switch to marketing will raise a lot of tough questions and you will need to be prepared for the same.

The following video will help with the essays; please do watch the same:

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Please review my profile!
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Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/isb-pgp-in ... erellivmlt

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Hi,

My name is Aditya. Kindly evaluate my profile. I will be looking to apply for the first rounds of ISB and a few other B-Schools.

I have yet to appear for the GMAT, and am planning to give it mid-August. Targeting a score of atleast 730+.

Work Ex. - 24 months as of now

Product Manager for an internal Telecom Analytics Platform developed in house at Jio. Developed several spatial analytics features, managing cross-functional (design, Dev, QA, release) and interacting with network and business teams, gathering requirements and managing the end-to-end process, from ideation to delivery to training. Also possess experience of interacting with CXOs and Leadership teams at Jio.

Achievements (Work)

Fast-track promotion to Deputy Manager
Top Rating for two consecutive years, awarded to the top 5%ile of employees in the department.
Tangible achievements include developing solutions to plan the deployment of heterogeneous network solutions, resulting in a total CapEx saving of X INR.
Applied for 3 patents in the field of spatial analytics in the telecom domain.

B.Tech - IIT Gandhinagar - 7.95/10

Was a co-founder and director of a startup, a content marketplace, incubated on campus. Handled multiple responsibilities, as part of the founding team, including product, operations, editorial and writer onboarding.

Headed content writing internships for college students pan-india, mentoring around 100 students over three editions.

XII - 79.1% (top 1%ile of Maharashtra Board)
X - CGPA 10/10

Extra-curriculars include being part of the Football Team at IIT Gandhinagar for four years, a black belt in Martial Arts.

Co-curriculars include clearing the Regional Mathematics Olympiad (RMO) from Maharashtra State.

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Short Term Goals -
Consulting Roles in Strategy Or Technology. I'm attracted to the grind and exposure offered by a top consulting role, the connections built and soft-skills gained.

Long term goals -
Leverage my consulting and past product management experience to build agile high-performance guerrilla product teams within large organizations or early stage funded startups looking to disrupt.

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Hello Team,

I am Dr Pulak Mishra. I have a master degree in dental science. my education qualifications:

1. 10th - 89.8%
2. 12th - 82%
3. BDS
4. MDS
5. 7 papers published
6. thesis work under review for publication
7. 6 years of work ex, 1 year of management of my own clinic, currently working with india's largest dental chain and world no.5 as a clinic head and specialist consultant.
8. gmat - on august 8th. mocks - average of 650.

My intent for pursuing MBA is that after practicing dentistry for all these years I have realised that my heart feels for the business aspect of any organisation. Client and customer handling are the part and parcel of my craft and as a dentist I have to be very good at it. I am more inclined towards programs related to international business management and financial aspects. I do not want to opt for hospital management as it does not satisfy my urge for working on a global scale.
kindly advise what should I do to make my profile apt for applying to ISB or IIM's.
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I am Dr Pulak Mishra. I have a master degree in dental science. my education qualifications:

1. 10th - 89.8%
2. 12th - 82%
3. BDS
4. MDS
5. 7 papers published
6. thesis work under review for publication
7. 6 years of work ex, 1 year of management of my own clinic, currently working with india's largest dental chain and world no.5 as a clinic head and specialist consultant.
8. gmat - on august 8th. mocks - average of 650.

My intent for pursuing MBA is that after practicing dentistry for all these years I have realised that my heart feels for the business aspect of any organisation. Client and customer handling are the part and parcel of my craft and as a dentist I have to be very good at it. I am more inclined towards programs related to international business management and financial aspects. I do not want to opt for hospital management as it does not satisfy my urge for working on a global scale.
kindly advise what should I do to make my profile apt for applying to ISB or IIM's.
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Hello Pulak,

We have helped many doctors gain admit into ISB, however none of them were as qualified as you (MDS). I write this because the MD makes you well qualified as a doctor, however in the application, you will also need to demonstrate some business chops. You have written that you are the clinic head, so it would be important to draw from this experience of managing the clinic as a business (and not just treating patients).
Going back to my experience of helping doctors with their applications, I believe it would be impractical for you to not leverage your experience so far in the healthcare industry, and instead talk about something entirely new. Within the healthcare industry, you could be working in a very diverse role/ function compared to what you have been doing until now. That doesn't have to be hospital management maybe, you could be working with a health care MNC, that gives you a chance to work in international teams. I don't have enough info about you to say anything definitive, however, I'll reiterate, your goals should be a logical mix of your work experience and the skills you have gained.

feel free to schedule a consultation with us by reaching out to me on the email address below.
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