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Consider the following points on your profile evaluation Rachit: Your work experience with decent brands is good. While you have made contributions, it is not clear if you've had career acceleration much. You should also look to showcase your leadership skills and think of what transferable skills you bring to the table. The ECs arc looks reasonable. You'll need to do more in articulating (or generating) impact on that front though; think of going beyond active-passive participation level. For reasons mentioned here , we do not speculate on school selection. That said, given the modest academics, push really hard on the GMAT front to make a strong case. Preference 2 of yours is going to be a pretty tough proposition - brand management roles are rarely offered to international MBA grads. Preference 1 is of course possible but highly competitive. So think more on your post-MBA pitch. Hope this helps some. Cheers,

Background and nationality I’m Peruvian, 30. Undergrad Information Bachelors Degree in Communications from a top University here. > time, so you can guess its a challenge for me). Do you guys think my resume is strong enough? Or is the quant score just too low? A few more perspectives for you to consider CCLZA: The work profile is definitely the star of your candidature. The international exposure is right up the alley when it comes to what schools such as HEC desire. Make sure to leverage that well and showcase your skills, beyond the digital too. While you have mentioned head, it is not clear if you formally lead a team though? It is not uncommon for that to happen in the digital marketing area. So make sure you articulate this better. The transition you are trying to make is not very linear though. Despite your relevant experience, do bear in mind that marketing (beyond digital), is still a very local game. This means that despite the HEC brand, marketing roles are pretty tough to break into for international MBA grads. So make sure you've done your research well and know where you are headed. I wouldn't really consider GMAT as a deal breaker. Higher of course is always better. The non-work arc matters too; read here why. This could be a blind spot for you. Finally, always good to diversify and hedge your bets; meaning, don't just have one school in your consideration set. Hope this helps some. Cheers,

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Hey there everyone!
My name is Rachit. This is my first post on the GMAT club and am very excited to have found this evalutaion thread.
I will be extremely glad if somebody can review my profile.

My profile is as follows:

Age : 26
Sex : Male
Nationality : Indian
Education : Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical, Aggregate : 65.08
GMAT : Scheduled on Aug 11th

Work Ex: 5 years

2017 to present : Larsen & Toubro, Defence
Domain : Heavy Engineering & Manufacturing
Customer : Ministry of Defence, India
Tech Partner : Hanwha Tech, S.Korea

Key responsibilities :
1. Quality Planning & Monitoring
2. People Management and Manpower handling
3. Coordinate among different functions for production execution
4. Handling customer and technology partner visits
5. Handling Audits
6. Active member of Editorial team of Quarterly In-House Magazine

-Developed sketch-based inspection formats thereby reducing average inspection time and by 20%
-Implemented reuse of geometrical coordinates for speedy marking of large body structures
thereby saving 8 man-hour/man/shift

2013 to 2017 : TAL Manufacturing Solutions, Ltd.,
Domain : Composite Manufacturing & Aerospace
Customer : Boeing(US), Rolls-Royce (UK & Singapore) , Pratt & Whitney (US), Ruag (Germany)

Key responsibilities :
1. Handling Customer requests
2. Planning and execution of various first article activities
3. Contract review
4. Training people
5. Change Management
6. Root Cause and Corrective Action
7. Conducting internal audits
9. PFMEA expert
10 . Active member in various committees : Safety committee, SAP Trainers' team and Composite Repair group

- Was awarded as the employee of the month twice for before time execution of first article inspections for Boeing.
- Was selected for training on Supplier Self Release, AS: 13001 at Singapore
- Introduced paperless inspection-documentation system thereby reducing monthly stationary costs by 5000 INR approx

Extra-Curricular :
- Organized various cultural events during college
- Represented college at various national level events like Robocon
- Currently learning Bachata
- Working on a novel on my high-school life
- Donate blood at yearly intervals

Post-MBA goals :
Preference 1. To move into strategic consulting while banking on my skill-set, to help organizations perform better and make better decisions
Preference 2 : To move into International Brand Management to help organizations establish their presence in either new markets or strengthen their current positions

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Hey there everyone!
My name is Rachit. This is my first post on the GMAT club and am very excited to have found this evalutaion thread.
I will be extremely glad if somebody can review my profile.

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Preference 2 : To move into International Brand Management to help organizations establish their presence in either new markets or strengthen their current positions
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Consider the following points on your profile evaluation Rachit:

Your work experience with decent brands is good. While you have made contributions, it is not clear if you've had career acceleration much. You should also look to showcase your leadership skills and think of what transferable skills you bring to the table.
The ECs arc looks reasonable. You'll need to do more in articulating (or generating) impact on that front though; think of going beyond active-passive participation level.
For reasons mentioned here, we do not speculate on school selection. That said, given the modest academics, push really hard on the GMAT front to make a strong case.
Preference 2 of yours is going to be a pretty tough proposition - brand management roles are rarely offered to international MBA grads. Preference 1 is of course possible but highly competitive. So think more on your post-MBA pitch.

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,

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Hi Guys,

Below are my details. Please advise.. thanks in advance!

Background and nationality - Indian
Undergrad Information - IIT Madras B.Tech.
GMAT: 710 (Q49 V37 IR7)
Work experience and leadership - 4 years work experience at Vodafone India Limited
Community and others - Worked in multiple NGOs, was felicitated as top 3 volunteers in VSO International Awards, London
Post MBA goals - Management Consulting, Customer Experience Strategy

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Hello rohitakadisco28

4 years work ex in what role? What has been your career progress? Key achievements? Surely this matters more than just years and company You can read here to see what makes a complete profile.
Your college brand may help, but what field did you do B Tech in? What is your GPA? That will be used in combination with your GMAT score to assess your academic strength.
Extracurricular seem like they have potential, but what sort of capacity were you involved in? What is the contribution/impact you have had in these activities?
Out of the two career goals mentioned (which look disconnected from each other) which one ties well with your past experience or transferable skills? Are you making a career shift or is it a more organic growth? Since I do not know your existing role, it is tough to say whether your goals look a fit for the school or not. You could read here on career goals after an MBA.
My friend, for a more meaningful insight around you profile one must understand your profile in detail- on both a quantitative and qualitative scale.
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Background and nationality
I’m Peruvian, 30.

Undergrad Information
Bachelors Degree in Communications from a top University here.
GPA 4.0 (15.9/20 originally).

GMAT: 710 (V41/Q45)

Work experience and leadership
7 years of experience in Marketing/Digital Marketing. I’ve been head of the digital marketing area of a brand in a top beauty corporation (present in 15 Latin american countries) since I was 27. My work has led me to assignments in Mexico, the US and Chile but I’m based in Peru (the corporate headquarters are here).

Community and others
Not much. I did some pro bono work consulting for an education NGO a couple of years ago.

Post MBA goals
To start working in France or Switzerland in marketig (fashion or beauty industries would be nice but are not my only target).

Anything else?
I’m worried about my quant score. 45 is 55 percentile and I dont know if I should retake the exam: This was my third attempt (I scored 36 on quant the last time, so you can guess its a challenge for me).
Do you guys think my resume is strong enough? Or is the quant score just too low?

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Hi CCLZA,

thank you for sharing your profile.

Overall, you have a strong profile: good career progression, already leadership experience, international exposure and motivation...

Your career goals in Fashion/Beauty in Paris or Switzerland make HEC Paris a very good choice.

Regarding your main concern, i.e. your Quant score, as you may know HEC Paris encourages to have balanced scores with at least 60% in both Quant and Verbal. Notice that it is not a requirement, but a strong recommendation.

Your overall score (i.e. 710) is 20 points above the school's average. For someone like you from an under-represented demography, this will definitely give you an advantage, and could potentially make the AdCom be less strict on your Quant score.

This being said, I would recommend you that on your application you stress your academic skills and accomplishments, especially in quant.

I hope this helps.

For a more detailed discussion, feel free to PM me or reach out to me directly at [email protected].

Good luck!
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[quote="CCLZA"]Background and nationality
I’m Peruvian, 30.

Undergrad Information
Bachelors Degree in Communications from a top University here.

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time, so you can guess its a challenge for me).
Do you guys think my resume is strong enough? Or is the quant score just too low?

A few more perspectives for you to consider CCLZA:

The work profile is definitely the star of your candidature. The international exposure is right up the alley when it comes to what schools such as HEC desire. Make sure to leverage that well and showcase your skills, beyond the digital too. While you have mentioned head, it is not clear if you formally lead a team though? It is not uncommon for that to happen in the digital marketing area. So make sure you articulate this better.
The transition you are trying to make is not very linear though. Despite your relevant experience, do bear in mind that marketing (beyond digital), is still a very local game. This means that despite the HEC brand, marketing roles are pretty tough to break into for international MBA grads. So make sure you've done your research well and know where you are headed.
I wouldn't really consider GMAT as a deal breaker. Higher of course is always better.
The non-work arc matters too; read here why. This could be a blind spot for you.
Finally, always good to diversify and hedge your bets; meaning, don't just have one school in your consideration set.

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,

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Hey!

I've scored 640. Also product manager. Brazilian, 27 yo. Bachelor in Communications. I'm was accepted to January 16 intake (rolling July application).

Probably an expert opinion is better than mine, but I would say you're on-track.

Good luck! Maybe we'll meet in Jouy-en-Josas by next year.

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CCLZA It’s a close call, but I think you should go for it, given there might not be much potential to increase your quant without a lot of effort. They recommend 60 percentile, but you are pretty close.https://www.mba.hec.edu/Admissions/Requirements

So, I would recommend you complete MBA Math, to allay any potential concerns. Also make sure to include any other proof of numeracy: math/stats grades in college, any math-related work experience, etc.

There is clearly a very good fit between your background and what the school offers. Peruvians are underrepresented and that will sway things in your favor as long as they are confident in your ability to keep up (and you put forth a great application, of course.)

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Hi

I would appreciate your evaluation of my profile
Male, 24
GMAT - 710,
Indian
I am working as a practicing chartered accountant for over 2.5 years
I have started my own Firm and have merged to reach more than one state
Completed all qualification exams of Chartered Accountants (Secured all india 47th rank in CA finals)
Pursuing CFA level 2
Completed Bachelors of Commerce in Accountancy
12th CBSE 92.8%
10th CBSE 87.4 %
Completed Diploma course in system audits
Extra-Curricular - Worked with the office of Member of Parliament of India who is a member of various committees set up by government of India.
Part of Public relation committee of CIRC of ICAI
Held Position of Treasurer of Students committee of CIRC of ICAI

learning Guitar for the last 6 months , learning French.
Languages Know: Hindi, English, Learning French

I have extensive Leadership experience as team lead for engagements, more than two years..I have carried out work from Presenting the reports to the execution of work.I have carried out projects as freelancer for a few companies of US and Singapore

As i am pursuing CFA and gaining more knowledge of finance field like Financial modelling and Valuation i would like to work in investment banking.
I am considering the following colleges
Chicago Booth
Stanford
Insead
Hec Paris
Harvard
MIT Sloan
NYU Stern
ISB

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Hello YashJain3011

These schools will look at you profile on the following factors. You may read more on these here.

1. Academic potential- Your CA background shows good potential, but your GMAT is close to average fro some schools (ISB/HEC/INSEAD) and much below the average score of other schools Will not really help you stand out. Indians are generally expected to score higher. Irrespective of that you will need a spike in the factors mentioned below.
2. Work Ex- While you work ex looks slightly on the lower side for most of these schools. Might be ok for ISB, but for INSEAD, HEC might be considered low. However, not a deal breaker, what is more important if the content and quality of your work ex. Entrepreneurship helps, showcase what have been your key achievements, how much have you grown the business. I'm sure you will have enough fodder for the essays.
3. Diversity- Though your profile is different from an average Indian applicant, your extracurricular activities will further help here. These look interesting, but just as in work ex, bring out your contribution and impact in these activities.
4. Career Goals- This looks a bit iffy. Since you are an entrepreneur and doing well, what would happen to your company once you go for an MBA and then for a job after that. You might need to build a clearer narrative here.
I feel you may have a good chance at ISB with this profile. For INSEAD/HEC you may wish to wait one more year and also showcase a bit of international outlook as well. US B schools feel slightly challenging (especially Stanford, Booth etc) with this GMAT.
However, this is mostly speculation based on the limited info one can share and read on a forum. A detailed discussion may lead to a better advice.

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Hey all!

I am planning to apply in the upcoming deadline (September 15) and wanted someone to review my profile.

I am a 27-year old male from India. Scored 660 (Q49, V31) in my last GMAT. I scored 70% during my graduation. I graduated in Computer Science Engineering after which I joined the Teach For India Fellowship in April 2015. I completed my Fellowship in April 2017 and have been working as a Recruiter for Teach For India since then. (Total Work-ex = 37 months).

I am planning to give the GMAT once again in the first week of September and hope to score >=720.

Xth - 93.4%
XIIth - 85.8%
Graduation - 70% (Engineering)

Work-ex: Teach For India (an NGO). Taught full-time in a government school for 2 years. Currently working as a Recruiter at TFI. Total work-ex (at present): 38 months

Interests:
Know how to play the piano. Learnt it for 7 years. Have given exams via the the Trinity College of Music, London. Also started learning the guitar.
Know basic Spanish.
Developed multiple apps for the Windows platform during my graduation, which were up on the Microsoft store for over 3 years.

Is my profile strong enough to be accepted for the Jan '19 intake?

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Thank you all for your valuable input. I took in consideration your recommendations and finished my application today!

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Hi rossy369,

thank you for sharing your profile.

You're doing the right thing by retaking GMAT. And yes, aim at +720.

There are some aspects of your profile that we will need clarification on:

(1) Besides going from Fellowship to Recruitment, is there any way you can show career progression? What are your main accomplishments?

(2) Do you have any international exposure?

(3) What are your career goals?

With this info, it will be easier to assess your chances.

Thank you
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Hello rossy369

While the info around your profile is limited and warrants more qualitative detail for a profile evaluation (you can read more on what is required in a profile here and here.
However, I see two additional concerns here-
a) You are basically looking to prepare, retake the GMAT and submit your application in the next 1 month. Not sure if that is going to be possible, unless you have already finished majority of the work on your written application already.
b) Make sure submitting so late (15 Sep) for Jan 19 intake is a good idea. It is one of the last rounds and chances of admission are slightly lower as you reach the last rounds. You might want to consider that.
Coming back to your profile, while you have some interesting bits out there, your career progression, achievements at work and extracurricular and more importantly Career Goals would matter the most in the application.

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lease review my profile, I'll be applying to schools starting in 2019:

I am 24 years old, Indian female. I am targeting schools in Europe and Canada mostly.

X- 94.4%
XII- 94.8%
B.E in Chemical Engineering- 9.01/10 CGPA from M.S Ramaiah Institute of Technology
GMAT - 660 (not too pleased with the score, might go for a re-take)

Work-Ex- 36 months with a leading multi-national insurance firm. I work in the loss prevention and risk management domain for various commercial and energy enterprises. My job involves a fair bit of travelling and client consulting in various parts of the world, I perform property audits to improve the quality of risk and at the same time assist the company in deciding if we should be writing this business or not.

I like what I am doing right now and I believe than an MBA will widen my opportunities and give me an outlook that can make a bigger impact in the market.

Extra Curricular- I have been training in classical dance since I was seven, I have even taken it up professionally while I was in college performing with various troupes in events such as BRICS summit, Kyoto to Kashi etc. Additionally, I was the dance team head in college.

I was a part of a youth group which consisted of individuals from various colleges across the city, we organised events to raise awareness towards social issues.

I am passionate about public speaking and actively associated with the Toastmasters Club at my work place, currently the Associate President of the Club.

Lastly, I like writing - I have an online blog that I started earlier this year as well as Newsletter that I am editor of at my work place. Other active interests include yoga, fitness and literature.

Awards - Employee of the Quarter, Triple Crown Award (Toastmasters Org.), Best Final Project (College, IIChe)

Papers - 2 published papers while I was completing my undergrad.

My major concern with respect to the application is my GMAT score (My target score was 700-730 while prepping). I want to attempt it again and hopefully cross the 700 mark.

What would be my prospects like if I apply with my current score?
Is there anything that would strengthen my application further especially with respect to scholarship options?

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Schools: Stern '21 NTU '20 EDHEC Sept 2019 Intake Erasmus '20 Rotman '21 ISB '20 HEC Sept 2018 Intake Insead Sept19 Intake

GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34 Verified score

GRE 1: Q157 V156 Verified score

GPA: 4

Schools: Stern '21 NTU '20 EDHEC Sept 2019 Intake Erasmus '20 Rotman '21 ISB '20 HEC Sept 2018 Intake Insead Sept19 Intake

GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34 Verified score

GRE 1: Q157 V156 Verified score

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lease review my profile, I'll be applying to schools starting in 2019:

I am 24 years old, Indian female. I am targeting schools in Europe and Canada mostly.

X- 94.4%
XII- 94.8%
B.E in Chemical Engineering- 9.01/10 CGPA from a top state university
GMAT - 660 (not too pleased with the score, might go for a re-take)

Work-Ex- 36 months with a leading multi-national insurance firm. I work in the loss prevention and risk management domain for various commercial and energy enterprises. My job involves a fair bit of travelling and client consulting in various parts of the world, I perform property audits to improve the quality of risk and at the same time assist the company in deciding if we should be writing this business or not.

I like what I am doing right now and I believe than an MBA will widen my opportunities and give me an outlook that can make a bigger impact in the market.

Extra Curricular- I have been training in classical dance since I was seven, I have even taken it up professionally while I was in college performing with various troupes in events such as BRICS summit, Kyoto to Kashi etc. Additionally, I was the dance team head in college.

I was a part of a youth group which consisted of individuals from various colleges across the city, we organised events to raise awareness towards social issues.

I am passionate about public speaking and actively associated with the Toastmasters Club at my work place, currently the Associate President of the Club.

Lastly, I like writing - I have an online blog that I started earlier this year as well as Newsletter that I am editor of at my work place. Other active interests include yoga, fitness and literature.

Awards - Employee of the Quarter, Triple Crown Award (Toastmasters Org.), Best Final Project (College, IIChe)

Papers - 2 published papers while I was completing my undergrad.

My major concern with respect to the application is my GMAT score (My target score was 700-730 while prepping). I want to attempt it again and hopefully cross the 700 mark.

What would be my prospects like if I apply with my current score?
Is there anything that would strengthen my application further especially with respect to scholarship options?

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Schools: Stern '21 NTU '20 EDHEC Sept 2019 Intake Erasmus '20 Rotman '21 ISB '20 HEC Sept 2018 Intake Insead Sept19 Intake

GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34 Verified score

GRE 1: Q157 V156 Verified score

GPA: 4

Schools: Stern '21 NTU '20 EDHEC Sept 2019 Intake Erasmus '20 Rotman '21 ISB '20 HEC Sept 2018 Intake Insead Sept19 Intake

GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34 Verified score

GRE 1: Q157 V156 Verified score

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10 Sep 2018, 02:48

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lease review my profile, I'll be applying to schools starting in 2019:

I am 24 years old, Indian female.

X- 94.4%
XII- 94.8%
B.E in Chemical Engineering- 9.01/10 CGPA from a top state university
GMAT - 660 (Q47 V34 IR6) (not too pleased with the score, might go for a re-take)

Work-Ex- 36 months with a leading multi-national insurance firm. I work in the loss prevention and risk management domain for various commercial and energy enterprises (oil & gas and mining). My job involves a fair bit of travelling and client consulting in various parts of the world, I perform property audits to improve the quality of risk and at the same time assist the company in deciding if we should be writing this business or not.

I like what I am doing right now and I believe than an MBA will widen my opportunities and give me an outlook that can make a bigger impact in the market.

Extra Curricular- I have been training in classical dance since I was seven, I have even taken it up professionally while I was in college performing with various troupes in events such as BRICS summit, Kyoto to Kashi etc. Additionally, I was the dance team head in college.

I was a part of a youth group which consisted of individuals from various colleges across the city, we organised events to raise awareness towards social issues.

I am passionate about public speaking and actively associated with the Toastmasters Club at my work place, currently the Associate President of the Club.

Lastly, I like writing - I have an online blog that I started earlier this year as well as Newsletter that I am editor of at my work place. Other active interests include yoga, fitness and literature.

Awards - Employee of the Quarter, Triple Crown Award (Toastmasters Org.), Best Final Project (College, IIChe)

Papers - 2 published papers while I was completing my undergrad.

My major concern with respect to the application is my GMAT score (My target score was 700-730 while prepping). I want to attempt it again and hopefully cross the 700 mark.

What would be my prospects like if I apply with my current score?
Is there anything that would strengthen my application further especially with respect to scholarship options?

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10 Sep 2018, 04:53

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athena18

What would be my prospects like if I apply with my current score?
Is there anything that would strengthen my application further especially with respect to scholarship options?

A few thoughts on your profile athena18:

The nature of your work sounds pretty interesting and not very common for an engineer. However, it'll help to have a lot more granularity and clarity in your post-MBA plans. Read here.
The ECs arc looks pretty solid overall and should help. HEC values diversity and continued efforts on this front will definitely be valuable. If you are planning to apply next year, see how you can ramp this up - especially on some of things you've done in the past.
For reasons mentioned here, we do not speculate on school selection. That being said, I'd say that the GMAT may not be a complete deal breaker. A story here to take some inspiration from. A higher score will certainly help a lot though.
Finally, cast your net wider. Applying to only one program is never a very prudent strategy.

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,

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Concentration: General Management, Marketing

Schools: HEC Sept19 intake (D) ESADE '21 (A)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V39 Verified score

GPA: 3.45

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Schools: HEC Sept19 intake (D) ESADE '21 (A)

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Background and nationality: Indian, Female (24)
Undergrad Information: Engineering; 6.9/10
GMAT: 710
Work experience and leadership:
3 years as Digital Marketing Analyst at a reputed SaaS company - the quality of work was good; involved in hiring, strategizing and decision making.
4 months as an Inbound Marketing Lead at a fast-growing SaaS startup - responsibility is huge and the impact is just showing up.

Community and others: Founder and President of a registered NGO since the 2nd year of college. Conducted impactful programs, raised good amounts of funds; Awards: 3 for my NGO and 1 Best Student award by a council (state); Held leadership roles during college; Freelance writing.
Got 2 recommenders: 1 (a senior marketing manager who I did not directly report to) from my previous company and the other an IAS officer who we've worked with for my NGO's programs.

Post-MBA goals: Work in Consulting in strategy/marketing. Long-term: entrepreneurship in zero-waste management/engineering.

Anything else? Target schools were IESE, ESADE and HEC. Considering I go for a good consultant and I apply for the Oct -15 round (worst case the Nov-15 round), how good are my chances for HEC Paris's Sep 2019 intake? Any other input are also welcome! TIA.