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07 Jul 2015, 03:25
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Hi,
Please help me by evaluating my profile. (Age 23, Female, Indian)
1) GMAT Score: 720 (Q48, V41)
2) Work Experience: 2 years full-time running my own start-up (by May 2016). 3 years part-time (while pursuing undergraduation) running the same start-up. 3 months IT internship in Europe.
3) Undergraduate Studies: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from top private engineering university in India. GPA: 8.4/10
4) Extracurriculars: Member of Student Council representing 5000 students of the college. Won national and international awards including b-plan contests on the same idea as my start-up. Conceptualized an idea of competition which is conducted pan-India and 10k students participate in it.
Post MBA goals: Portfolio Manager/ Investment Manager at a top fund or Tech
I am planning to apply to B-schools for 2016-2018 program. Please let me know which schools will be suitable.
Please help me by evaluating my profile. (Age 23, Female, Indian)
1) GMAT Score: 720 (Q48, V41)
2) Work Experience: 2 years full-time running my own start-up (by May 2016). 3 years part-time (while pursuing undergraduation) running the same start-up. 3 months IT internship in Europe.
3) Undergraduate Studies: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from top private engineering university in India. GPA: 8.4/10
4) Extracurriculars: Member of Student Council representing 5000 students of the college. Won national and international awards including b-plan contests on the same idea as my start-up. Conceptualized an idea of competition which is conducted pan-India and 10k students participate in it.
Post MBA goals: Portfolio Manager/ Investment Manager at a top fund or Tech
I am planning to apply to B-schools for 2016-2018 program. Please let me know which schools will be suitable.
09 Jul 2015, 20:32
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Hi rolo432,
When MBA Prep School evaluates profiles for MBA candidates, we do our best to assess how competitive an MBA candidate may be. The question is should the applicant target the:
· Most competitive MBA programs with acceptance rates of 15% or below
· Competitive MBA Programs with acceptance rates of 15% - 30%
· Less Competitive MBA Programs with acceptance rates of 30% - 50%.
Please refer to a post in this forum for a bit more on our views about selectivity and targeting the right programs for your profile: is-your-profile-competitive-for-a-top-school-read-this-173783.html
Based on what you’ve told us we recommend that you target the Competitive MBA Programs with acceptance rates of 15% - 30%. GMAT Club publishes acceptance rates here: all-2014-mba-rankings-99812.html
We never want to discourage any applicants from reaching higher, of course. However, we think it's helpful for candidates to think about the acceptance rates of the schools they are applying to so they can target realistic schools. I have some guidance that I hope you will find useful.
Academic Profile
Your GMAT score is right at the average for many competitive MBA programs; please click on the link above to see those schools. However, you will struggle to overcome the fact that your academic area of expertise is over-represented in the applicant pool. You can work to overcome that setback by pursuing continuing education that showcases your soft skills rather than your technological savvy.
Career Progress
Five years of experience, three part-time and two full-time, should give you a lot of the content about successes achieved and failures overcome that you’ll need when applying to MBA programs. However, there is a pretty substantial divide between what you currently do and what you list as your career goals. MBA programs want to admit students with realistic, achievable career goals. You want what you’re doing now to be preparing you experientially while also helping you build a professional network. You’ll also want to apply to MBA programs with a very clear sense of how you’ll move from point A to point B and C in terms of your career goals.
Leadership Portfolio
Because you’re younger than the majority of MBA students (who are, on average, 27-28 years old), you’ll have to show that you have the personal strengths, professional experience, and, perhaps most importantly, the leadership skills, to proactively and effectively contribute to a top MBA community. You had some leadership experience as an undergrad, but you’ll want to follow-through with more recent leadership, both inside and outside of the workplace. You run your own company; mentoring and directing colleagues might be one manifestation of your leadership to really develop. Another might be a completely unrelated outside interest. If you develop your Leadership Portfolio, you’ll make yourself vastly more competitive.
Best of luck!
The MBA Prep School Team
When MBA Prep School evaluates profiles for MBA candidates, we do our best to assess how competitive an MBA candidate may be. The question is should the applicant target the:
· Most competitive MBA programs with acceptance rates of 15% or below
· Competitive MBA Programs with acceptance rates of 15% - 30%
· Less Competitive MBA Programs with acceptance rates of 30% - 50%.
Please refer to a post in this forum for a bit more on our views about selectivity and targeting the right programs for your profile: is-your-profile-competitive-for-a-top-school-read-this-173783.html
Based on what you’ve told us we recommend that you target the Competitive MBA Programs with acceptance rates of 15% - 30%. GMAT Club publishes acceptance rates here: all-2014-mba-rankings-99812.html
We never want to discourage any applicants from reaching higher, of course. However, we think it's helpful for candidates to think about the acceptance rates of the schools they are applying to so they can target realistic schools. I have some guidance that I hope you will find useful.
Academic Profile
Your GMAT score is right at the average for many competitive MBA programs; please click on the link above to see those schools. However, you will struggle to overcome the fact that your academic area of expertise is over-represented in the applicant pool. You can work to overcome that setback by pursuing continuing education that showcases your soft skills rather than your technological savvy.
Career Progress
Five years of experience, three part-time and two full-time, should give you a lot of the content about successes achieved and failures overcome that you’ll need when applying to MBA programs. However, there is a pretty substantial divide between what you currently do and what you list as your career goals. MBA programs want to admit students with realistic, achievable career goals. You want what you’re doing now to be preparing you experientially while also helping you build a professional network. You’ll also want to apply to MBA programs with a very clear sense of how you’ll move from point A to point B and C in terms of your career goals.
Leadership Portfolio
Because you’re younger than the majority of MBA students (who are, on average, 27-28 years old), you’ll have to show that you have the personal strengths, professional experience, and, perhaps most importantly, the leadership skills, to proactively and effectively contribute to a top MBA community. You had some leadership experience as an undergrad, but you’ll want to follow-through with more recent leadership, both inside and outside of the workplace. You run your own company; mentoring and directing colleagues might be one manifestation of your leadership to really develop. Another might be a completely unrelated outside interest. If you develop your Leadership Portfolio, you’ll make yourself vastly more competitive.
Best of luck!
The MBA Prep School Team
