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17 Jan 2025, 01:56
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Hey Folks,
I'm going to be as thorough as possible with information since I am confused whether if I should apply to Top MBA programs or Top MiMs for the best ROI and break into higher paying roles. More about me:
Background:
23M Indian graduated B.Tech CS in 2023 from a Tier 3 college (8.82 CGPA) and took an unconventional path for my career. Pivoted over to Sales from my freelancing experience and joined an Australian Startup (remote work) that has worked with some of the biggest names in the entrepreneurial industry. I have been working with them for 2 years and have been continuously investing in myself with sales and leadership training programs on which I've spent over $15,000+ so far. I grew my role in the startup and now am 2IC (2nd In Charge) of the Sales Head as well as work in Operations as well, we (together with the co-founders) just decided to call my position as Director Of Sales & Operations. The company is growing and we are currently at $150,000-200,000/mo in revenue. I am also working on my own SMMA parallel to this.
Career Highlight: As a sales rep, I've generated over $15M+ in pipeline value and closed over $4M+ so far.
I understand that this may not be the typical high end corporate experience that people from high ranking colleges in India get but would like to know from everyone's knowledge here what the best next steps would look like for me.
Goal:
My goals are:
I am attracted towards consulting roles since I enjoy presentations & communicating with clients (sales experience) and as well as the high pay it offers. I am high agency and grind for hours working already so that aspect does not scare me. I have also developed a good accent over the years that helps me blend right in with the native english speaking crowd.
Financial Background:
I come form a middle class Indian family that does not have any savings. I intend to use student loans to cover my entire education so ROI is VERY important to me.
Progress so far:
I have looked into both MBA and MiM programs.
Given the current situation for Indians with H1B, seems like USA (would love to move here but don't see any safe options) is completely out of the picture. Apart from that, I also doubt whether someone with my background even has a shot at M7 given my background, work experience and no. of years working.
MBA
MBA at INSEAD and LBS are what attract me next but again would like to pick everyone's brain to see if my profile would even have a shot at getting into these schools.
Although I have 2 years of work experience after graduation, If I account for my freelance sales work (part-time and some full time work I did during COVID) that I did at AIESEC (non profit) and a Forbes 30 under 30 founder's company, I would have a cumulative of over 4 years of experience so I am not sure if those extra years of experience would count to my profile when applying for MBA.
Something else to keep in mind would be since even if I apply to MBAs this year, I would matriculate next year by when I would have completed an additional year by Feb 2026 working with my current company, so would that help bump up my work experience to 3 years + 2 years of freelance work?
And would that further improve my shot at getting into a top MBA program?
MiM
I looked into MiM as well and INSEAD MiM and LBS MiM programs seem like the best bet so far. I feel my profile would make me a good candidate to apply to these programs but still not a 100% sure since there aren't a lot of people talking about MiM as much as MBA and given its fairly new introduction.
GMAT
I am currently preparing to take the GMAT and am confident I can score 650+ from my mock test experiences.
Extra Curriculars:
I have participated and won many events during my college experience from State level Idea Pitching competitions, debate competitions, National level Hackathons and interned as a UI/UX Designer at Renault, as well as being an active volunteer in IEEE, Rotary Club and JCI. I was also the head of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Development Cell (EIDC) of my college.
I'm going to be as thorough as possible with information since I am confused whether if I should apply to Top MBA programs or Top MiMs for the best ROI and break into higher paying roles. More about me:
Background:
23M Indian graduated B.Tech CS in 2023 from a Tier 3 college (8.82 CGPA) and took an unconventional path for my career. Pivoted over to Sales from my freelancing experience and joined an Australian Startup (remote work) that has worked with some of the biggest names in the entrepreneurial industry. I have been working with them for 2 years and have been continuously investing in myself with sales and leadership training programs on which I've spent over $15,000+ so far. I grew my role in the startup and now am 2IC (2nd In Charge) of the Sales Head as well as work in Operations as well, we (together with the co-founders) just decided to call my position as Director Of Sales & Operations. The company is growing and we are currently at $150,000-200,000/mo in revenue. I am also working on my own SMMA parallel to this.
Career Highlight: As a sales rep, I've generated over $15M+ in pipeline value and closed over $4M+ so far.
I understand that this may not be the typical high end corporate experience that people from high ranking colleges in India get but would like to know from everyone's knowledge here what the best next steps would look like for me.
Goal:
My goals are:
- Move to an english speaking country or to europe (not a huge fan of learning a new language but ready to do what I gotta do)
- Great work life balance
- Earn BIG
I am attracted towards consulting roles since I enjoy presentations & communicating with clients (sales experience) and as well as the high pay it offers. I am high agency and grind for hours working already so that aspect does not scare me. I have also developed a good accent over the years that helps me blend right in with the native english speaking crowd.
Financial Background:
I come form a middle class Indian family that does not have any savings. I intend to use student loans to cover my entire education so ROI is VERY important to me.
Progress so far:
I have looked into both MBA and MiM programs.
Given the current situation for Indians with H1B, seems like USA (would love to move here but don't see any safe options) is completely out of the picture. Apart from that, I also doubt whether someone with my background even has a shot at M7 given my background, work experience and no. of years working.
MBA
MBA at INSEAD and LBS are what attract me next but again would like to pick everyone's brain to see if my profile would even have a shot at getting into these schools.
Although I have 2 years of work experience after graduation, If I account for my freelance sales work (part-time and some full time work I did during COVID) that I did at AIESEC (non profit) and a Forbes 30 under 30 founder's company, I would have a cumulative of over 4 years of experience so I am not sure if those extra years of experience would count to my profile when applying for MBA.
Something else to keep in mind would be since even if I apply to MBAs this year, I would matriculate next year by when I would have completed an additional year by Feb 2026 working with my current company, so would that help bump up my work experience to 3 years + 2 years of freelance work?
And would that further improve my shot at getting into a top MBA program?
MiM
I looked into MiM as well and INSEAD MiM and LBS MiM programs seem like the best bet so far. I feel my profile would make me a good candidate to apply to these programs but still not a 100% sure since there aren't a lot of people talking about MiM as much as MBA and given its fairly new introduction.
GMAT
I am currently preparing to take the GMAT and am confident I can score 650+ from my mock test experiences.
Extra Curriculars:
I have participated and won many events during my college experience from State level Idea Pitching competitions, debate competitions, National level Hackathons and interned as a UI/UX Designer at Renault, as well as being an active volunteer in IEEE, Rotary Club and JCI. I was also the head of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Development Cell (EIDC) of my college.
17 Jan 2025, 05:03
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My two-pence thoughts:
- MiM is a waste of time, energy and money; plan for MBA, but after two more years
- for an Indian male, 650 in GFE will not suffice; aim for higher: at least 685+
- the clock for work experience begins only post completion of FT undergrad; so don't add all those peripheral stints
- if you want ROI and also Earn BIG, then temper your expectations to more reasonable, Indian friendly schools
- assess critically which of your skills are portable to international markets i.e. do recruiters hire international MBAs for sales jobs? (you did not mention your post-MBA goal)
- there may be thousands of other applicants with similar / better ECAs; figure out how will you differentiate yourself
- MiM is a waste of time, energy and money; plan for MBA, but after two more years
- for an Indian male, 650 in GFE will not suffice; aim for higher: at least 685+
- the clock for work experience begins only post completion of FT undergrad; so don't add all those peripheral stints
- if you want ROI and also Earn BIG, then temper your expectations to more reasonable, Indian friendly schools
- assess critically which of your skills are portable to international markets i.e. do recruiters hire international MBAs for sales jobs? (you did not mention your post-MBA goal)
- there may be thousands of other applicants with similar / better ECAs; figure out how will you differentiate yourself
Archit3110
17 Jan 2025, 07:08
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I guess once you have gmat score in hand then it would be easy to comprehend schools & course you can apply to...
