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06 Jun 2014, 09:25
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hi, i am aiming at said business school and cornell. I would be grateful if you could let me know if I have a strong enough profile for these schools. i plan to complete my mba to come back to india and take my business to the next level.
Age: 24
Nationality: Indian
Sex: Female
gmat (first attempt) : 700
verbal 40
quant 47
ir 7
essay 5
Graduation:
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) Knitwear Design Department from National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi (JULY 2008 - MAY 2012)
Semester: Sgpa:
I 9.55
II 8.42
III 9.28
IV 8.65
V 8.84
VI 9.74
VII 8.14
VIII 5.00 (faculties did not support the idea of a startup while still studying and hence took it out on grades)
CGPA: 8.56
AWARDS:
Gold medal and cash prize of 11000 INR for best academic performance for batch of 2008-2012 Knitwear Design Department.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Few internships during college (textile mills and fashion houses).
Launched a brand for bags in january 2012 (starting of eighth semester in college) with 2 classmates.
Started with an investment of 1.5 lakhs rupees with a total investment of 8 lakhs till date.
Current turnover : Approx 4 lakhs- 5 lakhs rupees per month.
Position in company: Founder and Director with 33% equity share.
ROLE: Learnt all aspects like handling time bound production, packaging, finance, marketing, Human resource management, dealing with buyers, product presentation, team work ,etc.
EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY: 1 office assistant, 2 people for quality control, production outsourced to 2 companies working exclusively for us one with 9 tailors and one with 15 tailors, 1 person for marketing, 1 chartered accountant.
EXTRA CURRICULARS:
Photography (all photoshoots of bags in the company done by me)
styling and modelling for photoshoots for 2 brands.
walked the ramp for World of Wearable Art through FDCI.
Age: 24
Nationality: Indian
Sex: Female
gmat (first attempt) : 700
verbal 40
quant 47
ir 7
essay 5
Graduation:
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) Knitwear Design Department from National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi (JULY 2008 - MAY 2012)
Semester: Sgpa:
I 9.55
II 8.42
III 9.28
IV 8.65
V 8.84
VI 9.74
VII 8.14
VIII 5.00 (faculties did not support the idea of a startup while still studying and hence took it out on grades)
CGPA: 8.56
AWARDS:
Gold medal and cash prize of 11000 INR for best academic performance for batch of 2008-2012 Knitwear Design Department.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Few internships during college (textile mills and fashion houses).
Launched a brand for bags in january 2012 (starting of eighth semester in college) with 2 classmates.
Started with an investment of 1.5 lakhs rupees with a total investment of 8 lakhs till date.
Current turnover : Approx 4 lakhs- 5 lakhs rupees per month.
Position in company: Founder and Director with 33% equity share.
ROLE: Learnt all aspects like handling time bound production, packaging, finance, marketing, Human resource management, dealing with buyers, product presentation, team work ,etc.
EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY: 1 office assistant, 2 people for quality control, production outsourced to 2 companies working exclusively for us one with 9 tailors and one with 15 tailors, 1 person for marketing, 1 chartered accountant.
EXTRA CURRICULARS:
Photography (all photoshoots of bags in the company done by me)
styling and modelling for photoshoots for 2 brands.
walked the ramp for World of Wearable Art through FDCI.
09 Jun 2014, 14:15
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Hello,
Congratulations on getting your business up and running!
I consider you to be a viable applicant to Cornell Johnson and Said – I believe they’d be reasonable reaches, with emphasis on “reasonable” – i.e., more challenging than on-par level, but not super high reaches either.
That said, there are some potential pitfalls. The main one is what you will do with the business during your MBA studies – these programs want you to be 100% involved in school and don’t expect students to be running a business “on the side” – giving that impression will hurt your application. So develop a plan for the business during your studies, something that might let you be involved peripherally or on a very part-time strategic level but not running business day to day.
Also, discuss last semester grades in an optional essay – just a brief, straightforward statement about why this occurred.
Finally, be specific about your goals and aims for your company – don’t rely on generic phrases like “take it to the next level.”
You have some challenges, but also some impressive experiences and distinguishing factors. Good luck!
Congratulations on getting your business up and running!
I consider you to be a viable applicant to Cornell Johnson and Said – I believe they’d be reasonable reaches, with emphasis on “reasonable” – i.e., more challenging than on-par level, but not super high reaches either.
That said, there are some potential pitfalls. The main one is what you will do with the business during your MBA studies – these programs want you to be 100% involved in school and don’t expect students to be running a business “on the side” – giving that impression will hurt your application. So develop a plan for the business during your studies, something that might let you be involved peripherally or on a very part-time strategic level but not running business day to day.
Also, discuss last semester grades in an optional essay – just a brief, straightforward statement about why this occurred.
Finally, be specific about your goals and aims for your company – don’t rely on generic phrases like “take it to the next level.”
You have some challenges, but also some impressive experiences and distinguishing factors. Good luck!
