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09 Jun 2016, 12:46
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Hi,
First of all thanks in advance for your help in evaluating my profile.
Below is a quick overview of my profile.
Indian Female with 3 years of work experience.
GMAT: 760 (Q: 50 V: 45 AWR: 5 IR: 4)
College: BITS PILANI
GPA: 7.3/10
WORK EXPERIENCE
Business Analytics Associate Consultant, ZS Associates (2015-Present)
Responsibilities
● Finding the most powerful and feasible analytical solution for client’s
problem and implementing it in applications such as MS Excel,SAS or ZS
proprietary software
● Extracting business insights from quantitative analysis
● Communicating business insights and project needs to the client.
● Leading and enabling team members to achieve project goals.
● Facilitating sessions on project approach, job roles and responsibilities for
newly hired associates
Business Analytics Associate, ZS Associates(2013-2015)
Pune,Maharashtra
Responsibilities
● Spearheaded a wide portfolio of projects such as Sales force sizing,
Restructuring, Multichannel
customer prioritization, Marketing Planning and
Execution (MPE), Callplanning,
Loss of exclusivity planning,Long Range
Planning,Tableau/Excel based reporting solutions etc
● Local expert on US Healthcare Systems’ Affiliations, which deals with
understanding the influence and control of one healthcare institution over
another
Intern, Adormi Technologies Pvt Ltd (Electronics Education Start-up) (2011)
● Social Media Marketing and Email Marketing
● Blog Writing using SEO
● Client Handling and Sales
● Creation of content for product marketing
● Conducting electronic workshops for students
Accomplishments
● Individual: Did marketing of their internship program.75% of the sales of
the company in those 2 months was through the internship program.
● Team: The likes on the facebook page of the company doubled in 1 month.
Intern, AYYATI (Green Technology Start-up) (2011)
Responsibilities
● Writing articles
● Conducting Interviews
Intern, Windals Precision Pvt Ltd (2010)
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Accomplishments
● Studied the market and its growth for various tractor components.
● Made a program in excel to keep record of the inventory.
● Studied the various quality control practices at the company.
VOLUNTEER EXERIENCE (current)
Teaching English to kids in an NGO
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE (College)
Teacher, Abhigyan
Responsibilities:
● Taught kids basic English and Mathematics.
International Coastal CleanUp
Accomplishments:
Team: Cleaned the 5 km long stretch of Majorda beach.
EC in college:
● Editor, EWB (Engineers Without Borders) newsletter for BITS Goa
chapter.
● Editor, CEL (Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership ) newsletter for BITS
Goa chapter.
● Interviewer and writer for the Department of Journalism and Media Affairs
in college.
Also, I have international experience of short duration through my job in US (3 weeks) and Tokyo (1 month).
The following are the schools I am planning to target.
1.Wharton
2. Duke
3. Darden
4. Kellogg
5. Kenan Flagler
I am planning to work in healthcare consulting after my MBA. How does my profile fits for these schools.
First of all thanks in advance for your help in evaluating my profile.
Below is a quick overview of my profile.Indian Female with 3 years of work experience.
GMAT: 760 (Q: 50 V: 45 AWR: 5 IR: 4)
College: BITS PILANI
GPA: 7.3/10
WORK EXPERIENCE
Business Analytics Associate Consultant, ZS Associates (2015-Present)
Responsibilities
● Finding the most powerful and feasible analytical solution for client’s
problem and implementing it in applications such as MS Excel,SAS or ZS
proprietary software
● Extracting business insights from quantitative analysis
● Communicating business insights and project needs to the client.
● Leading and enabling team members to achieve project goals.
● Facilitating sessions on project approach, job roles and responsibilities for
newly hired associates
Business Analytics Associate, ZS Associates(2013-2015)
Pune,Maharashtra
Responsibilities
● Spearheaded a wide portfolio of projects such as Sales force sizing,
Restructuring, Multichannel
customer prioritization, Marketing Planning and
Execution (MPE), Callplanning,
Loss of exclusivity planning,Long Range
Planning,Tableau/Excel based reporting solutions etc
● Local expert on US Healthcare Systems’ Affiliations, which deals with
understanding the influence and control of one healthcare institution over
another
Intern, Adormi Technologies Pvt Ltd (Electronics Education Start-up) (2011)
● Social Media Marketing and Email Marketing
● Blog Writing using SEO
● Client Handling and Sales
● Creation of content for product marketing
● Conducting electronic workshops for students
Accomplishments
● Individual: Did marketing of their internship program.75% of the sales of
the company in those 2 months was through the internship program.
● Team: The likes on the facebook page of the company doubled in 1 month.
Intern, AYYATI (Green Technology Start-up) (2011)
Responsibilities
● Writing articles
● Conducting Interviews
Intern, Windals Precision Pvt Ltd (2010)
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Accomplishments
● Studied the market and its growth for various tractor components.
● Made a program in excel to keep record of the inventory.
● Studied the various quality control practices at the company.
VOLUNTEER EXERIENCE (current)
Teaching English to kids in an NGO
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE (College)
Teacher, Abhigyan
Responsibilities:
● Taught kids basic English and Mathematics.
International Coastal CleanUp
Accomplishments:
Team: Cleaned the 5 km long stretch of Majorda beach.
EC in college:
● Editor, EWB (Engineers Without Borders) newsletter for BITS Goa
chapter.
● Editor, CEL (Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership ) newsletter for BITS
Goa chapter.
● Interviewer and writer for the Department of Journalism and Media Affairs
in college.
Also, I have international experience of short duration through my job in US (3 weeks) and Tokyo (1 month).
The following are the schools I am planning to target.
1.Wharton
2. Duke
3. Darden
4. Kellogg
5. Kenan Flagler
I am planning to work in healthcare consulting after my MBA. How does my profile fits for these schools.
09 Jun 2016, 16:56
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Basanti,
You have definitely identified the top programs for your healthcare goals, and your experience at ZS will certainly support those goals. Given your GPA and relative lack of leadership, UNC and Darden will be your best target schools. Beyond leadership, as an Indian applicant you will also want to bring some additional depth or differentiation to the table to separate you from other Indian applicants. Your healthcare focus is one differentiator, but I recommend deep-diving for more. I'd be glad to provide more feedback: [email protected].
--Paul Bodine, Great Applications for Business School, www.admitify.com/outcomes
You have definitely identified the top programs for your healthcare goals, and your experience at ZS will certainly support those goals. Given your GPA and relative lack of leadership, UNC and Darden will be your best target schools. Beyond leadership, as an Indian applicant you will also want to bring some additional depth or differentiation to the table to separate you from other Indian applicants. Your healthcare focus is one differentiator, but I recommend deep-diving for more. I'd be glad to provide more feedback: [email protected].
--Paul Bodine, Great Applications for Business School, www.admitify.com/outcomes
Basanti
09 Jun 2016, 19:30
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Hi Basanti,
Thanks for writing in. I read your profile with interest. While your GPA is certainly not as high as one might like, your GMAT scores are exemplary. Particularly for more quant-heavy schools, like Wharton, that will make a difference, so you must maximize that. As you begin to craft your application “brand”, it’s important to take some time to reflect (sincerely, for your own edification), on why your grades during undergrad don’t reflect your true intellectual capabilities (which, clearly, are significant, given those GMAT scores).
In my experience coaching hundreds of MBA applicants, I’ve found that honesty and a forthright deep-dive into yourself can do a world of good when approaching the AdCom. Were you less than inspired by your studies? Was there a mitigating circumstance in your family or personal life that kept you from doing your best at college? All these are factors to consider, and, perhaps, mention in the appropriate place and at the correct time (it depends, and a skillful consultant can help you discern the what, when, where and how). AdCom evaluators are not ogres, they are human beings who know that there is no one among us has passed through life without missteps. So rather than ignore or deny your mistakes, you should conduct some introspection, and seek to draw out the ways in which you have grown since that time. If there are better grades in more challenging coursework, you’ll want to emphasize those victories as well.
While there are some additional techniques I suggest for candidates in your particular circumstance, I will just mention here that you should try to have recommenders illustrate your strong analytic, problem-solving skills during your professional tenure (certainly the data analysis should be highlighted in particular). Write about the impact you’ve had at work, and share any long-term projects that demonstrate your ability to persevere on an objective in the face of hardship. And of course, highlight your volunteer and charitable efforts – hopefully those have been deep, high-impact, and consistent over the past several years.
Best of luck, and let me know if you’d like to speak further!
Wishing you much success,
Vanessa Gil
Arbitrage Admissions Consulting
Thanks for writing in. I read your profile with interest. While your GPA is certainly not as high as one might like, your GMAT scores are exemplary. Particularly for more quant-heavy schools, like Wharton, that will make a difference, so you must maximize that. As you begin to craft your application “brand”, it’s important to take some time to reflect (sincerely, for your own edification), on why your grades during undergrad don’t reflect your true intellectual capabilities (which, clearly, are significant, given those GMAT scores).
In my experience coaching hundreds of MBA applicants, I’ve found that honesty and a forthright deep-dive into yourself can do a world of good when approaching the AdCom. Were you less than inspired by your studies? Was there a mitigating circumstance in your family or personal life that kept you from doing your best at college? All these are factors to consider, and, perhaps, mention in the appropriate place and at the correct time (it depends, and a skillful consultant can help you discern the what, when, where and how). AdCom evaluators are not ogres, they are human beings who know that there is no one among us has passed through life without missteps. So rather than ignore or deny your mistakes, you should conduct some introspection, and seek to draw out the ways in which you have grown since that time. If there are better grades in more challenging coursework, you’ll want to emphasize those victories as well.
While there are some additional techniques I suggest for candidates in your particular circumstance, I will just mention here that you should try to have recommenders illustrate your strong analytic, problem-solving skills during your professional tenure (certainly the data analysis should be highlighted in particular). Write about the impact you’ve had at work, and share any long-term projects that demonstrate your ability to persevere on an objective in the face of hardship. And of course, highlight your volunteer and charitable efforts – hopefully those have been deep, high-impact, and consistent over the past several years.
Best of luck, and let me know if you’d like to speak further!
Wishing you much success,
Vanessa Gil
Arbitrage Admissions Consulting
