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MBA at Wharton?? Updated on: 24 Aug 2018, 11:43
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Thanks for sharing your profile. Really nice personal, academic, and professional story. If you can capture this sentiment in your essays and throughout your application you are on your way. Now you are applying to some of the best schools in the world so even those with great stories often still do not gain admission. I would start by targeting closer to the 730 mark for these schools who have some of the top GMAT scores in the world. A 710 should be good enough for Rotman but probably won't cut it for Wharton or HBS. So I would aim for a 730 to maximize your chances. Good Luck!
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Hi Ms. Nighat,

Greetings.

You have a very moving and powerful story. Your passion and motivation will definitely help you get into one of the best universities in the world.

Rotman should be on par. HBS and Wharton - while I would encourage you to apply, I would caution you about expecting too much. These are still GMAT heavy schools. But there are several other excellent schools that you can consider applying for - Columbia, for instance.

Wish you the best. Feel free to reach out to us throught he profile evaluation link below if you wish to schedule a chat.

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Nighat Bano
I would like to know if I would be a competitive cnKindly analyze my MBA odds for HBS, Wharton & Rotman MBA

Nighat Bano (30, F)
(I am a self-made person & consider myself as agent of change for Women Empowerment & Community Service)

Background:
Born & brought up in a very remote & isolated area (Hunza Valley) in Northern Pakistan. I place where I have hardly seen any electricity during my school days; I used to study with the help of candle light, kerosene lit lantern or by reflecting the moon light to my books using a mirror. While I was studying & topped every class, other girls of my age in my neighbor had hardly got till 6-7 class & left their studies then, even my 2 sisters could hardly reach class 5. Meaning I am one of the very people in my area to get into an Engineering University. Always topped my class as well as the topper of whole school/college throughout, got "Student of the Year Award" starting from nursery till passing the college.

Education:
Mechatronics Engineering with 81%/100% (Grade A+ as per Pakistan Education system), from University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, one of the top Engineering Universities in Pakistan.

GMAT: Not taken yet, targeting 710.

Work Experience: Total 7 years so far

Started With: Schlumberger, Field Engineer (Around 2 Years)
Among the very few females from whole Pakistan who had been hired by Schlumberger as Field Engineer, worked on oil & gas rigs in & outside Pakistan. I was the only female on oil & gas rigs in Pakistan working with hundreds of male in remote areas in a male dominant society plus a male dominant profession so faced several challenges, however I continued.
Later switched & work as Marketing coordinator with another company for 1 year

Current Job: Weatherford, Operations Coordinator (4 years by now)
Job role & responsibilities started with operations management & some administrative tasks, currently involved in sales & financial analysis (Income Statement review, revenue recognition, approving costs & expenses, invoicing etc).

Co-curricular:
Very active throughout academic period & currently too.

Community Service:
- When I was in Grade 6 (at the age of 11), I started free tutoring services at home for people in my community who couldn’t afford to go to tuition centers & academies. Juniors as well as my own classmates used to come to me for tuition; the schedule was from 3pm-7pm every day. I ran this free tuition center for some 7 years, till the time I had to move out of home for my graduation (Engineering) from a very far away city (Lahore).
- Involvement in other community work as part of Pakistan Girls Guides Association.
- Currently associated as a volunteer with a Community Based Organization working in organic farming of apples in my hometown. Helped them introduce their products to retailers & wholesalers in markets in big cities like Islamabad & Lahore. We are still working on exploring some more markets.

Academic Achievements:
Topped throughout from Grade 1 till passing out from college.
Recipient of merit scholarships throughout my academic years till graduation
(Proud of never taking any penny from my parents to Finance my studies, rather I used to give some amount to my parents during Engineering as I was giving tuition classes --- not free this time)
Represented my school in several competitions.
Represented my university in “Battle of Minds”, an inter university competition in Pakistan.

Work Achievements:
Along with several others; won as part of team “Salesfroce Anticipate the win Award” for winning multi-million dollar contract with largest National Oil Company in Pakistan.

Post-MBA Goals:
Want to involve more in community service & really want to do something for my area in the field of Sustainable Energy.
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Nighat Bano
I would like to know if I would be a competitive cnKindly analyze my MBA odds for HBS, Wharton & Rotman MBA

Nighat Bano (30, F)
(I am a self-made person & consider myself as agent of change for Women Empowerment & Community Service)

Background:
Born & brought up in a very remote & isolated area (Hunza Valley) in Northern Pakistan. I place where I have hardly seen any electricity during my school days; I used to study with the help of candle light, kerosene lit lantern or by reflecting the moon light to my books using a mirror. While I was studying & topped every class, other girls of my age in my neighbor had hardly got till 6-7 class & left their studies then, even my 2 sisters could hardly reach class 5. Meaning I am one of the very people in my area to get into an Engineering University. Always topped my class as well as the topper of whole school/college throughout, got "Student of the Year Award" starting from nursery till passing the college.

Education:
Mechatronics Engineering with 81%/100% (Grade A+ as per Pakistan Education system), from University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, one of the top Engineering Universities in Pakistan.

GMAT: Not taken yet, targeting 710.

Work Experience: Total 7 years so far

Started With: Schlumberger, Field Engineer (Around 2 Years)
Among the very few females from whole Pakistan who had been hired by Schlumberger as Field Engineer, worked on oil & gas rigs in & outside Pakistan. I was the only female on oil & gas rigs in Pakistan working with hundreds of male in remote areas in a male dominant society plus a male dominant profession so faced several challenges, however I continued.
Later switched & work as Marketing coordinator with another company for 1 year

Current Job: Weatherford, Operations Coordinator (4 years by now)
Job role & responsibilities started with operations management & some administrative tasks, currently involved in sales & financial analysis (Income Statement review, revenue recognition, approving costs & expenses, invoicing etc).

Co-curricular:
Very active throughout academic period & currently too.

Community Service:
- When I was in Grade 6 (at the age of 11), I started free tutoring services at home for people in my community who couldn’t afford to go to tuition centers & academies. Juniors as well as my own classmates used to come to me for tuition; the schedule was from 3pm-7pm every day. I ran this free tuition center for some 7 years, till the time I had to move out of home for my graduation (Engineering) from a very far away city (Lahore).
- Involvement in other community work as part of Pakistan Girls Guides Association.
- Currently associated as a volunteer with a Community Based Organization working in organic farming of apples in my hometown. Helped them introduce their products to retailers & wholesalers in markets in big cities like Islamabad & Lahore. We are still working on exploring some more markets.

Academic Achievements:
Topped throughout from Grade 1 till passing out from college.
Recipient of merit scholarships throughout my academic years till graduation
(Proud of never taking any penny from my parents to Finance my studies, rather I used to give some amount to my parents during Engineering as I was giving tuition classes --- not free this time)
Represented my school in several competitions.
Represented my university in “Battle of Minds”, an inter university competition in Pakistan.

Work Achievements:
Along with several others; won as part of team “Salesfroce Anticipate the win Award” for winning multi-million dollar contract with largest National Oil Company in Pakistan.

Post-MBA Goals:
Want to involve more in community service & really want to do something for my area in the field of Sustainable Energy.
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Your profile definitely stands out, and so does your story. That alone will increase your chances of admission, but please make sure to present your background and your life story in a manner that will really make the adcom understand how far you have come, the obstacles you have overcome and so on. That is vital, as not everyone with a great story is able to tell it well enough in the essays. (Should you think that is an issue for you, that’s what admissions consultants like ARINGO are for!)

710 is an okay target for you, but higher would be preferable if possible as you really are going for the top schools. So make sure you prepare in a way that will at least get you that 710, as admission with that would be possible, but higher is better of course.

The only other advice I would give you would be to try to be a bit more precise about your post-MBA goals if possible, as they are pretty general as it is. Anything more concrete that appeals to the adcoms would also be a push in the right direction for you.