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GMAT score:- 730

Work Ex:- 4 Years in the Energy Sector as a Design Engineer. (Just received a promotion and have been constantly rated with best evaluation score among my peers for my leadership, team work and technical capabilities)

Education:- Mechanical Engineer from one of the IITs (CGPA-6.8 out of 10)

Extra Curricular:- Few leadership post in student bodies in college, CSR activities of my employee & Volunteer at an NGO. Started & Led a group, during engineering, aimed at counseling students (from my home town) who are looking at a better opportunity in terms of higher education, with students from premier engineering colleges as mentors. The group worked for 2 years helping many students achieve admission in NITs and BITS Pilani.

I am actively looking for an MBA from a premier school in the US. This past application season I applied to 11 colleges (3 Ding w/o interview, 3 Dings with interview, 4 waitlist, 1 admit with full schol). I have denied the admission offer I received. Right now I am working towards increasing my GMAT score.
I would really appreciate any insight for any other improvements, that I should take up prior to the coming application season. I have been advised to take up leadership opportunities and I am looking towards that as well and your inputs for same will prove helpful.

Thanks a tonne!!
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GMAT score:- 730

Work Ex:- 4 Years in the Energy Sector as a Design Engineer. (Just received a promotion and have been constantly rated with best evaluation score among my peers for my leadership, team work and technical capabilities)

Education:- Mechanical Engineer from one of the IITs (CGPA-6.8 out of 10)

Extra Curricular:- Few leadership post in student bodies in college, CSR activities of my employee & Volunteer at an NGO. Started & Led a group, during engineering, aimed at counseling students (from my home town) who are looking at a better opportunity in terms of higher education, with students from premier engineering colleges as mentors. The group worked for 2 years helping many students achieve admission in NITs and BITS Pilani.

I am actively looking for an MBA from a premier school in the US. This past application season I applied to 11 colleges (3 Ding w/o interview, 3 Dings with interview, 4 waitlist, 1 admit with full schol). I have denied the admission offer I received. Right now I am working towards increasing my GMAT score.
I would really appreciate any insight for any other improvements, that I should take up prior to the coming application season. I have been advised to take up leadership opportunities and I am looking towards that as well and your inputs for same will prove helpful.

Thanks a tonne!!
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Rajesh,

Thank you for your profile overview. What schools did you apply to and what is your target list for this year? Also what company do you work for? As an Indian male engineer, you come from a very competitive set of applicants as you know, and while IIT is good, since the 6.8 doesn't put you in the top of the class, this has an impact as well. Extra-curricular leadership is important, although so is your professional achievements.

I would be happy to talk with you in more detail about your profile to get a better understanding of your background. Then I can help you better position yourself. Also since you applied to so many schools, it would be good to do a "ding report" to get a sense of what may have gone wrong with the applications. Send me an email if you want to discuss further: [email protected]

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GMAT score:- 730

Work Ex:- 4 Years in the Energy Sector as a Design Engineer. (Just received a promotion and have been constantly rated with best evaluation score among my peers for my leadership, team work and technical capabilities)

Education:- Mechanical Engineer from one of the IITs (CGPA-6.8 out of 10)

Extra Curricular:- Few leadership post in student bodies in college, CSR activities of my employee & Volunteer at an NGO. Started & Led a group, during engineering, aimed at counseling students (from my home town) who are looking at a better opportunity in terms of higher education, with students from premier engineering colleges as mentors. The group worked for 2 years helping many students achieve admission in NITs and BITS Pilani.

I am actively looking for an MBA from a premier school in the US. This past application season I applied to 11 colleges (3 Ding w/o interview, 3 Dings with interview, 4 waitlist, 1 admit with full schol). I have denied the admission offer I received. Right now I am working towards increasing my GMAT score.
I would really appreciate any insight for any other improvements, that I should take up prior to the coming application season. I have been advised to take up leadership opportunities and I am looking towards that as well and your inputs for same will prove helpful.

Thanks a tonne!!

Rajesh,

Thank you for your profile overview. What schools did you apply to and what is your target list for this year? Also what company do you work for? As an Indian male engineer, you come from a very competitive set of applicants as you know, and while IIT is good, since the 6.8 doesn't put you in the top of the class, this has an impact as well. Extra-curricular leadership is important, although so is your professional achievements.

I would be happy to talk with you in more detail about your profile to get a better understanding of your background. Then I can help you better position yourself. Also since you applied to so many schools, it would be good to do a "ding report" to get a sense of what may have gone wrong with the applications. Send me an email if you want to discuss further: [email protected]

Best,
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Hey Scott!!

Thanks for the prompt reply!!

I'll share my profile in detail via your personal mail.

Cheers!!
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Hi Rajesh,

On the surface, with the information you have provided, it looks like you have a competitive profile. We have had a lot of clients with profiles similar to yours ( 4-5 years of work-ex, good undergrad pedigree, good GMAT score) make it to B-schools this application season.

If I were to examine your profile in a little detail -

1. Academic potential - While the 6.8 might not look too impressive, you have a GMAT score to mitigate the effect ( though it is a no-brainer that a 750+ would compensate much better :)) Overall, you'd fall in the very good, but not great, category on academic potential, with your current scores.

2. Leadership potential - What strikes me is that while your leadership record in college is quite substantial, it seems to have tapered down in the years after. CSR and volunteering experience are pretty much par for the course for most Indian applicants, so it doesn't have the stand-out appeal ( unless you have held a leadership role in your volunteering experience).

3. Work-ex - Looks good. You come from a rather niche sector ( relatively speaking), and since you mention that you were consistently rated very well, I assume you have very good stories to detail in your essays.

Overall, since your profile does look impressive..it leaves me with the question - Did you get your application strategy right? Did you apply to a mix of safe, reach and stretch schools ( or did you make a conscious choice to apply only to the best)? Were the post-MBA goals you stated in alignment with your experience and what the B-school can offer?

If you'd like some help with analyzing your dings AND building your profile/plugging in the gaps before the next season, please drop me a personal message at [email protected]. I'd be happy to discuss your way ahead with you.
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Hello Rajesh,

You have got good advice but I would like to add one more thing. When you are applying to top schools, it is advisable that you network well with current students, representatives and alumni. A campus visit does great but if that is not possible, at least try and reach out to some people online. Try and find out how you fit into their community and culture, what specific opportunities and resources can the school offer you with respect to your goals, where you can add value, and be specific in bringing these points out in your essays - all information that is not available merely on the website. This shows you have made the sincere effort to understand the school and its offerings, have made a well thought out decision to apply, are a great fit for the program, and will both gain from and contribute to it. Wish you good luck with your applications this time!