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Demographics
Nationality - Indian
Gender - Male
Age - 26/27 (by admission time)
Education
Xth - 9.4 CGPA
XIIth - 90%
Undergraduation (Engineering) - 75%
GMAT
Focus - 715
Work Experience
Total - Currently having 4 years but might apply next year since startup is at a good stage so 4-5 at time of applying
36 months - Backend office of MBB, where I built a team from scratch and worked with global stakeholders - the team’s mandate (inorganic growth for the firm in tech) had firmwide effects (Outstanding rating in case delivery in last review)
7 months - Founder’s office of a venture building services startup - worked with Pre-seed to Series A clients to build their MVPs (Mostly a sales role)
9-18 months (Depending on when I quit) - Founders office of a fintech startup (20 people | Series A) where I work as an extension of the CEO and manage clients/ day to day operations
Also did a 5 month intern in Investment Banking backend office of JPMC during my college
Extracurriculars
Member of Placement Committee in College Clubs.
Built a community of 30 startup founders who are in stealth mode
In MBB stint: Took part in internal Hackathon
International Experience
None
Post-MBA Goals
Aiming to pursue opportunities in Consulting or VCs
Plan to start my own venture in Fintech/ Healthtech Space
Target Schools
Booth
Kellogg (1 year)
Sloan
Stanford GSB
Colombia
Wharton
Would love to know the chances this vs next year and any suggestions if I don't apply this year to improve my profile
Nationality - Indian
Gender - Male
Age - 26/27 (by admission time)
Education
Xth - 9.4 CGPA
XIIth - 90%
Undergraduation (Engineering) - 75%
GMAT
Focus - 715
Work Experience
Total - Currently having 4 years but might apply next year since startup is at a good stage so 4-5 at time of applying
36 months - Backend office of MBB, where I built a team from scratch and worked with global stakeholders - the team’s mandate (inorganic growth for the firm in tech) had firmwide effects (Outstanding rating in case delivery in last review)
7 months - Founder’s office of a venture building services startup - worked with Pre-seed to Series A clients to build their MVPs (Mostly a sales role)
9-18 months (Depending on when I quit) - Founders office of a fintech startup (20 people | Series A) where I work as an extension of the CEO and manage clients/ day to day operations
Also did a 5 month intern in Investment Banking backend office of JPMC during my college
Extracurriculars
Member of Placement Committee in College Clubs.
Built a community of 30 startup founders who are in stealth mode
In MBB stint: Took part in internal Hackathon
International Experience
None
Post-MBA Goals
Aiming to pursue opportunities in Consulting or VCs
Plan to start my own venture in Fintech/ Healthtech Space
Target Schools
Booth
Kellogg (1 year)
Sloan
Stanford GSB
Colombia
Wharton
Would love to know the chances this vs next year and any suggestions if I don't apply this year to improve my profile
27 Mar 2024, 02:37
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27 Mar 2024, 22:29
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Hello trying11, and thanks for your post.
We are happy to evaluate your profile. The application process is truly holistic, and committees will look at your stats (GPA and GMAT), work experience, and extracurriculars.
Your GPA is strong, so that is a good start. Your GMAT Focus is also strong, and compared to others in your demographic, it should be a bit above average, which is good too. You may still want to illustrate to the schools that you have the academic ability to succeed in the classroom. You could showcase your quant ability in your resume, and your recommenders could do the same in their recommendations.
It is hard to gauge your work experience without knowing your specific accomplishments and impact you have made there. But you seem to have shown leadership experience at MBB, and of course in your work at startups. Ideally this will be supported by strong recommendation letters as well, so choose your recommenders carefully. It will also be important to explain why you actually need an MBA and what skills you will gain. Be sure your story makes sense, and is realistic and specific.
Regarding extracurriculars, make sure to really emphasize your leadership roles you have taken on. Building the community of startups founders sounds impressive; that is one aspect of your profile on which you can elaborate.
You really have a very solid profile, and you do have a chance at some of these schools. You have a good list so far. However, they are extremely competitive, especially given your demographics, and each school simply does not have the room to admit all the world's qualified applicants. For that reason, I suggest apply to others. Be sure to include reach, target and safer choices. Hopefully they will see that you have a compelling story and are someone who will add value to the classroom and community.
Good luck!
We are happy to evaluate your profile. The application process is truly holistic, and committees will look at your stats (GPA and GMAT), work experience, and extracurriculars.
Your GPA is strong, so that is a good start. Your GMAT Focus is also strong, and compared to others in your demographic, it should be a bit above average, which is good too. You may still want to illustrate to the schools that you have the academic ability to succeed in the classroom. You could showcase your quant ability in your resume, and your recommenders could do the same in their recommendations.
It is hard to gauge your work experience without knowing your specific accomplishments and impact you have made there. But you seem to have shown leadership experience at MBB, and of course in your work at startups. Ideally this will be supported by strong recommendation letters as well, so choose your recommenders carefully. It will also be important to explain why you actually need an MBA and what skills you will gain. Be sure your story makes sense, and is realistic and specific.
Regarding extracurriculars, make sure to really emphasize your leadership roles you have taken on. Building the community of startups founders sounds impressive; that is one aspect of your profile on which you can elaborate.
You really have a very solid profile, and you do have a chance at some of these schools. You have a good list so far. However, they are extremely competitive, especially given your demographics, and each school simply does not have the room to admit all the world's qualified applicants. For that reason, I suggest apply to others. Be sure to include reach, target and safer choices. Hopefully they will see that you have a compelling story and are someone who will add value to the classroom and community.
Good luck!
