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Narenn

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29 May 2019, 03:15

Calling all 2020 Intake MBA Applicants

Creating a thread for all those who are planning to apply this year. Introduce yourself to fellow applicants; Tell us about your educational background, career achievements, motivations for doing an MBA, and ofcourse which schools you are planning to apply.

This thread will show us a snapshot of various applicant profiles, diversity in the application pool, accomplishments of applicants, and reasons for pursuing MBA.

Once you post here, we will notify you about any events - chats, webinars, student interviews, etc. - about your schools happening on GMAT Club.

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Nationality / Age
GMAT/GRE Score / GPA / Work experience
Educational Background
Post MBA goals
Schools you are applying to
(Optional) Professional, educational or personal milestones you have achieved
(Optional) Anything else?
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LeoN88

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Joined: 08 Dec 2013

Last visit: 19 Oct 2025

Posts: 681

Location: India

Concentration: Nonprofit, Sustainability

Schools: ISB '23

GMAT 1: 630 Q47 V30 Verified score

WE:Operations (Non-Profit and Government)

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Schools: ISB '23

GMAT 1: 630 Q47 V30 Verified score

Posts: 681

Updated on: 29 May 2019, 08:23

Originally posted by LeoN88 on 29 May 2019, 04:47.
Last edited by LeoN88 on 29 May 2019, 08:23, edited 1 time in total.

Thank you Narenn for the initiative, here's a snapshot of my profile:

1. I'm 30 years old, male, Indian.
2. I've secured 630 in GMAT, planing to retake it in the next few months.
3. I graduated from a private engineering college in 2011, (CGPA- 7.32). Studied Electronics & Communication Engineering.
4. Post MBA I'd like to join a development consulting firms.
5. I'm targeting mostly Indian Business Schools programs (full time one year MBA).
6. Professional Experience- Worked as a software developer for two years, then joined a social sector fellowship program as an educator. After completing the two years fellowship, I joined a not-for-profit firm. It has been three years since then.

I wish all the 2020-intake MBA applicants a great time ahead ~ "Future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams".

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Radheya

Joined: 14 Jan 2017

Last visit: 09 May 2025

Posts: 100

Location: India

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Posts: 100

Updated on: 02 Jun 2019, 21:11

Originally posted by Radheya on 29 May 2019, 05:38.
Last edited by Narenn on 02 Jun 2019, 21:11, edited 4 times in total.

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That's a great initiative for all 2020 applicants Narenn. Let me be the first (I guess not) one to share some of my details

Hello Dear members of the GMATClub / Influencers/ Leaders/ Aspiring Entrepreneurs/ Many more management related nouns (with or without adjectives/preposition phrases),
My name is Aalekh and I am from India. I am a 25 year old male.

Academics:

GMAT - Yet to write
CGPA's(Out of 10) 6.64
Enrolled myself in International School of Entrepreneurial Leadership (iSOEL) : Duration 6 months. 3 cohorts of 21 days.

Work Experience :

3 years as a Product and Project Manager in IT firms that deal in fantasy sports solutions (think Dream 11, DraftKings, FanDuel) and mobile application developments. Have worked in 3 companies to date.
3 years in my startup that I co-founded when I was 19. This was during graduation so it won't count in total work ex.

Reasons for pursuing MBA I want to switch into the consumer products industry with a general management perspective. Though I initially started out as a project manager, I later realized that I have some inclination towards building great products. I am the kind of person who would't want to keep any stone unturned until an amazing product with an amazing brand appearance is out in the market. I also have long term plans in the F&B sector in India, which is yet to be explored. I would like to share more details on this later on.

Schools that I am targeting - Darden (Why? Case Studies!), Ross(Why? MAP. Go Blue!), and ISB(Why? Feels close to home) in R1. I have other reasons as well. I am still figuring out my other schools, but I have written McCombs, Marshall, Fuqua, and Tepper as my other choices. I'll be writing my GMAT very soon.

Anything else? - I am active President and Manager of Royal Vikings Football Club (R.V.F.C) registered in District Football Association, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Life is unpredictable and I have learned from a legend on GMATClub that "The best test taker or in general the best in any field is the one who embraces the uncertainty".
Let's see where we all end up, doing great things and making this world a better place. All the best! [Edited Post]

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Narenn

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29 May 2019, 06:22

Great opening! Thanks for posting your profiles guys. Look forward to see more such amazing profiles.

My only suggestion would be to keep the intro short. Try to follow the template shown in the first post.

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Damion123

Joined: 08 Dec 2016

Last visit: 30 Oct 2020

Posts: 55

Schools: INSEAD Jan '20 (D) CBS '22 (D) Booth '22 (D) Duke '22 (A) Darden '22 (WL) Ross '22 (A) Johnson '22 (I)

GMAT 1: 610 Q46 V28 Verified score

GMAT 2: 750 Q50 V40 Verified score

GPA: 3.4

Products:

Schools: INSEAD Jan '20 (D) CBS '22 (D) Booth '22 (D) Duke '22 (A) Darden '22 (WL) Ross '22 (A) Johnson '22 (I)

GMAT 2: 750 Q50 V40 Verified score

Posts: 55

30 May 2019, 11:37

Nationality / Age : Indian Male. Age 30
GMAT/GRE Score / GPA / Work experience: GMAT 750, GPA 3.4 in MBA and 8.1 in B.Tech
Educational Background B.Tech Mech and MBA in Oil & Gas Mgmt
Post MBA goals Energy Consulting
Schools you are applying to Booth, CBS, Ross, Duke, Darden, McCombs, UCLA

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swean

Joined: 14 Mar 2017

Last visit: 28 Oct 2020

Posts: 14

Updated on: 02 Jun 2019, 21:02

Originally posted by swean on 30 May 2019, 20:56.
Last edited by Narenn on 02 Jun 2019, 21:02, edited 1 time in total.

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Hi All,

Nationality / Age Indian/Female/28

GMAT/GRE Score / GPA / Work experience: GMAT - yet to write; CGPA - 7.8

WE - 4.8 years

1 year as Associate Systems Engineer in an IT firm.
Post that have pursued a social sector fellowship program for 2 years and have been associated with different organizations in different roles for 2 years.

Educational Background BTech Computer Science - Biju Patnaik University, Odisha

Post MBA goals Continue my journey in the Social sector

Schools you are applying to Mostly all good one-year mba programs in India

Thanks!

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omsworlds

Joined: 05 Jun 2018

Last visit: 29 Dec 2021

Posts: 24

Location: India

Concentration: Operations, Strategy

Schools: Olin '22 (A) Mays '22 (A$) Krannert '22 (A$) Jindal '22 (A$) Rutgers '22 (A$) Broad (A$) Melbourne W.P. Carey '23 (A)

GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V35 Verified score

GPA: 4

WE:Supply Chain Management (Manufacturing)

Schools: Olin '22 (A) Mays '22 (A$) Krannert '22 (A$) Jindal '22 (A$) Rutgers '22 (A$) Broad (A$) Melbourne W.P. Carey '23 (A)

GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V35 Verified score

Posts: 24

Updated on: 02 Jun 2019, 21:19

Originally posted by omsworlds on 02 Jun 2019, 10:46.
Last edited by Narenn on 02 Jun 2019, 21:19, edited 1 time in total.

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Sharing my details

My name is Om Prakash and I am from Hyderabad, India.

Nationality / Age: 32, Indian, male
GMAT/GRE Score / GPA: GMAT 700; Toefl 102; B.Tech from VIT University, Vellore. CGPA 8.8 (Out of 10)
Work Experience: Total 9 years.

1 year as Asst. system engineer in TCS (IT firm) that deal in IT consulting.
8 years in project management field as Senior Engineer in BHEL ( Govt PSU). Still working here.

Reasons for pursuing MBA: I want to switch into consulting or analytics field. In the same operations/ supply chain/ manufacturing sector or in other industries.
Schools that I am targeting: Mid range/ranked colleges, such as: Kelley, Scheller, Tepper, WP Carey, Olin, Broad, Mays, Rotman, Foster, Smeal, IIMA and ISB in R1 or R2.

All the best!
Om Prakash.

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hershey1910

Joined: 29 Apr 2019

Last visit: 11 Sep 2020

Posts: 2

03 Jun 2019, 06:55

Hi guys!
Nationality / Age - Indian / 25
GMAT/GRE Score / GPA / Work experience - Yet to take/ 8.5 / 2 and a half year as a tax advisor relating to Indian direct tax and regulatory services
Educational Background - Chartered accountant, Bcom (finance)

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SentioErgoSum

Current Student

Joined: 16 Apr 2019

Last visit: 16 May 2022

Posts: 1

Location: India

Schools: (A)

GMAT 1: 690 Q50 V32 Verified score

GPA: 2.7

Schools: (A)

GMAT 1: 690 Q50 V32 Verified score

Posts: 1

03 Jun 2019, 06:56

Greetings,

1. 24 year old Indian.
2. GMAT-yet to take
GPA-7.98
Work experience-3 years
3. B.Tech in Computer Science and Technology from Govt. Model Engineering College, Kochi
4. Enter into information technology and analytics field management
5. Sloan MIT, Columbia, Kellog, Chicago Booth, Michigan Ross
6. Worked as Software Engineer for 2 years. Currently running family business of wholesale distribution of ITC Limited, servicing 3 towns in South Kerala.

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Narenn

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Joined: 21 Feb 2012

Last visit: 11 Sep 2026

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Affiliations: GMAT Club

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03 Jun 2019, 07:00

hershey1910

Where are you planning to apply?

Still not decided?

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ahmedgjr

Current Student

Joined: 29 Oct 2016

Last visit: 10 Apr 2022

Posts: 8

Location: Pakistan

Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship

Schools: INSEAD Aug 22 intake (A)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38 Verified score

GPA: 3.61

WE:Operations (Energy)

Schools: INSEAD Aug 22 intake (A)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38 Verified score

Posts: 8

03 Jun 2019, 07:03

Hi Everyone

Ahmed from Karachi Pakistan
29yrs old.
710 in GMAT
Working for Schlumberger for the past 7 something years. Have international exposure as well.
Currently managing a $24 million business in Pakistan with 100 direct and indirect reports.
After MBA I'd like to work for some tech company and eventually bring back ideas home. Still working on the last bit....

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Archit3110

Major Poster

Joined: 18 Aug 2017

Last visit: 12 Sep 2026

Posts: 8,816

Status:You learn more from failure than from success.

Location: India

Concentration: Sustainability, Marketing

GMAT Focus 1: 545 Q79 V79 DI73 Verified score

GMAT Focus 2: 645 Q83 V82 DI81 Verified score

GPA: 4

WE:Marketing (Energy)

GMAT Focus 2: 645 Q83 V82 DI81 Verified score

Posts: 8,816

Updated on: 03 Jun 2019, 07:13

Originally posted by Archit3110 on 03 Jun 2019, 07:11.
Last edited by Archit3110 on 03 Jun 2019, 07:13, edited 1 time in total.

Narenn ; below is my profile
Nationality / Age ; Indian / 30 years
GMAT/GRE Score / GPA / Work experience ; I have been preparing for GMAT for a while now and would be giving exam by June end or at max by early July
GPA ; 74% ; first class; petroleum engineering ; work ex 7 years with a Germany MNC mainly into techno commercial roles managing business for over $1million
key account manager and business development role..
Post MBA goals ; continue to work in the energy sector into strategy /planning role/ energy trading

Schools you are applying to ; plan to apply to good top 50 b school either North American or European

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LadyGaladriel

Joined: 14 Aug 2017

Last visit: 03 Nov 2020

Posts: 49

Location: India

Concentration: Finance, General Management

Schools: Instead Sept 20 Intake (A$) CBS '22 (D) LBS '22 (A) Kellogg '22 (D) Booth '22 (D) Tuck '22 (A) Cambridge "21 (II)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V40 Verified score

GMAT 2: 710 Q49 V40 Verified score

GPA: 2.7

WE:Law (Other)

Schools: Instead Sept 20 Intake (A$) CBS '22 (D) LBS '22 (A) Kellogg '22 (D) Booth '22 (D) Tuck '22 (A) Cambridge "21 (II)

GMAT 2: 710 Q49 V40 Verified score

Posts: 49

03 Jun 2019, 07:11

Hi everyone!

Nationality / Age - Indian, 27, F
GMAT - 710 (V40/Q49/ IR5/ AWA6)
Work Experience - 2 years PQE in a tier 1 law firm and currently in India's #1 law firm from the last 2 years. Recently promoted to Senior Associate.
Educational Background - Graduated from one of the top 10 national law schools.
Post MBA goals - To shift into consulting (M&A strategy and management), and eventually transition into a senior leadership position (business expansion) in a leading company.
Schools you are applying to - INSEAD, LBS, Oxford, Cambridge, NUS, HKUST, HEC and IESE.
Professional, educational or personal milestones you have achieved - 2 significant community service projects post graduation, CLAT tutor and guidance counselor for a year during college.

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deushyant

Joined: 07 Jan 2014

Last visit: 09 May 2021

Posts: 13

Location: India

Schools: Tuck '22 (D) NTU '21 (A) Tepper '22 (S)

Posts: 13

03 Jun 2019, 07:13

Hey Guys, Me at a glance:
Indian, 27, male
GMAT: 740, 4 years Work ex in IT, GPA 6.9

Post MBA: would like to work in any of the renowned Strategic Consulting firms.
Colleges I am aiming for: Tuck, Columbia Business School, Sloan
Professional milestones: Worked with a Bulge Bracket Investment bank and got an award from their APAC regional tech head. 2 promotions in 3 years. Cleared a rigorous internal switch process(5% acceptance rate) for movement IT technical -> Consulting role.

That's all folks!

Wish to get going with MBA as soon as I can and wish to see you all there

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aviral101032

Joined: 07 Jan 2019

Last visit: 08 Sep 2020

Posts: 8

Location: India

Schools: IE '22 (A) ESADE '22 (I)

GPA: 3.34

Schools: IE '22 (A) ESADE '22 (I)

Posts: 8

03 Jun 2019, 07:25

Hello everyone,
Nationality / Age: Indian / 28
GMAT: Planning to take in July end. CGPA: 7.5
Work experience: 4 years 10 months working with Accenture Technology.
Educational Background: Completed my 10th and 12th from ICSE board securing 85 % and 93.25 % respectively. Done my engineering in Electronics and Communications.
Schools you are applying to: NUS, NTU, Stern, INSEAD, Cornell.
Professional, educational or personal milestones you have achieved:

I have been Student Secretary at my university handling a team of event managers, coordinators.
I have three international research papers two of them in Marketing and one in Business innovation.
I have won Apex award at Accenture for team player.

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Sanjeetgujrall

Joined: 04 Sep 2016

Last visit: 26 Apr 2024

Posts: 50

Location: Germany

GPA: 3

Posts: 50

03 Jun 2019, 07:34

Nationality / Age: Indian / 26
GMAT Score - Yet to take / GPA - 7.5/
Work experience: Total 4 years. Worked 3 years as an IT consultant in Dubai. Now working as a BA in Frankfurt
Educational Background: Computer Science Engineering from BITS Pilani
Post MBA goals - Consulting
Schools you are applying: HEC, INSEAD, M7, HKUST, NUS

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samsing19

Joined: 20 Apr 2019

Last visit: 29 Apr 2021

Posts: 9

Location: India

Schools: IIML-IPMX '22 (A)

Posts: 9

Updated on: 03 Jun 2019, 22:08

Originally posted by samsing19 on 03 Jun 2019, 07:47.
Last edited by Narenn on 03 Jun 2019, 22:08, edited 2 times in total.

Nationality / Age / Gender - Indian/30/Male
GMAT - Yet to take (Planned for July)
Undergraduate - BS Mechanical Engineering; GPA - 3.65; Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
Graduate - MBA Finance; GPA - 3.98; University of Michigan, Dearborn, USA
Work Experience 7+ year working in automotive industry in USA; 1+ year as a co-founder of startup in India
Interested in pursuing MBA with interest in Strategy and Operation
Post MBA Goals - Management Consulting
Schools applying to - IIM A/B/C, ISB, NUS, NTU

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pranay89joshi

Current Student

Joined: 25 Mar 2014

Last visit: 15 Sep 2019

Posts: 5

Location: India

Concentration: Marketing, Strategy

Schools: IIM IIMA ISB '21 IIMB NYU Tech MBA "21 S.P.Jain Institute (A)

GMAT 1: 590 Q45 V27 Verified score

GMAT 2: 670 Q49 V33 Verified score

GMAT 3: 650 Q48 V32 Verified score

GPA: 3.87

WE:Marketing (Internet and New Media)

Schools: IIM IIMA ISB '21 IIMB NYU Tech MBA "21 S.P.Jain Institute (A)

GMAT 3: 650 Q48 V32 Verified score

Posts: 5

03 Jun 2019, 07:53

Nationality / Age: Indian, 29yrs
GMAT/GRE Score / GPA / Work experience: 670 (retake in July), WE 7yrs 2months
Educational Background: B.Tech(Electrical Engg)
Post MBA goals: Product Management/Marketing roles
Schools you are applying to: ISB, IIM A/B/C, SPJIMR, HEC, IE, HKUST

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Akinrodola

Joined: 21 Jan 2019

Last visit: 03 Apr 2020

Posts: 1

Location: Nigeria

Schools: Olin '22 (WA)

GRE 1: Q159 V152 Verified score

GPA: 3.3

Schools: Olin '22 (WA)

GRE 1: Q159 V152 Verified score

Posts: 1

03 Jun 2019, 08:28

Hi guys

Nationality / Age: Nigerian/ 32
GMAT/GRE Score / GPA / Work experience: planning to take the GMAT next month/ 4.15 of 5/ 7years work experience in veterinary sales, currently with Olam
Educational Background: DVM; veterinary medicine
Post MBA goals; there is a public health need in my country that requires an MBA to solve it.
Schools you are applying to: Darden, Kelley, booth, Stanford, Vanderbilt.
Anything else: I am passionate about effecting positive changes wherever I find myself.

Thank you

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Eeleko

Joined: 21 Dec 2017

Last visit: 15 Jul 2019

Posts: 1

03 Jun 2019, 08:35

Hi guys,
Canadian / 30years
GMAT/GRE Score - yet to write / Work experience - 4.5years in Supply Chain
Educational Background - Economics and Finance
Post MBA goals - Supply Chain Consulting
Schools you are applying to - HEC Montreal

Good luck to everyone on the GMAT and getting your business school of choice!

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