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tnt007tarun
Joined: 21 Apr 2013
Last visit: 17 Apr 2020
Posts: 29
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Given Kudos: 14
Location: Canada
Schools: Kellogg '22 (D) Tuck '22 (WL) Johnson '22 (A$) Duke '22 (WL) Instead Sept 20 Intake (D) Ivey '21 (A$) Rotman '22 (I) Ross '22 (A)
GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
GRE 1: Q800 V660
GPA: 2.5
Schools: Kellogg '22 (D) Tuck '22 (WL) Johnson '22 (A$) Duke '22 (WL) Instead Sept 20 Intake (D) Ivey '21 (A$) Rotman '22 (I) Ross '22 (A)
GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
GRE 1: Q800 V660
Posts: 29
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04 Jun 2019, 09:35
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I would really appreciate it if you could share your thoughts on my profile and MBA goals. Any and all feedback is welcome.
TLDR: 32M, Indian 750GMAT, 8 years international WE, 2.5 years nonprofit leadership (concurrent), MBA for Consulting
Background
Work experience:
Extra curriculars:
Undergrad school/major:
Top Indian tech school, Chemical Engineering, GPA - 2.5/4.0
Other education/coursework:
Grad school (T100, USA), Environmental Engineering, GPA 3.9/4.0 (w/ academic scholarship)
Race/nationality: Indian
Sex: M
Stats
GMAT Score: 750... Q48 V44
Undergrad GPA: 2.5/4.0
Grad GPA (US): 3.9/4.0
Why MBA
I want to change careers to management consulting. I realize I have quite a lot going against me in this case especially if I want to get into MBB (i.e., age is above median, low undergrad GPA), so please feel free to comment on this as well.
Target schools (I am also looking at W/E MBAs because of the opportunity cost). I live in Toronto.
Rotman (Canada), Ivey (Canada), Kellogg (I know it’s a stretch), Dartmouth, Duke, Darden, Michigan
My absolute stretch school for a 1 year program would be INSEAD
TLDR: 32M, Indian 750GMAT, 8 years international WE, 2.5 years nonprofit leadership (concurrent), MBA for Consulting
Background
Work experience:
- 4 years - Director B2B Sales (US & Canada) for pvt. technology services company (HQ India, I'm in Toronto) (2015 - 2019)
In my current role, I have contributed to business decisions at the top level since the past 2 years, introduced new processes into sales, empowered an account team and achieved amazing results (account selling). Introduced data analytics culture into the company. Extensive travel, meetings, and negotiations with Director-level personnel at Fortune 500 companies. - 2 years - Environmental consultant based out of Atlanta GA (USA) (2013 - 2015), consulted for almost all top oil & gas companies in US
- 3 years - Manufacturing and Project Engineering in a Pvt Ltd company (India) (2008 - 2011)
Extra curriculars:
- 2.5 years - Co-president of an environmental/sustainability nonprofit in the US - concurrent with my US work experience (2012 - 2015) - won an award from the Mayor of the city for my contributions
- 1 year - Other nonprofit work (only online) with a women empowerment startup (2014)
- 2 years - Founded and ran two clubs during my undergrad (2009-2011)
Undergrad school/major:
Top Indian tech school, Chemical Engineering, GPA - 2.5/4.0
Other education/coursework:
Grad school (T100, USA), Environmental Engineering, GPA 3.9/4.0 (w/ academic scholarship)
Race/nationality: Indian
Sex: M
Stats
GMAT Score: 750... Q48 V44
Undergrad GPA: 2.5/4.0
Grad GPA (US): 3.9/4.0
Why MBA
I want to change careers to management consulting. I realize I have quite a lot going against me in this case especially if I want to get into MBB (i.e., age is above median, low undergrad GPA), so please feel free to comment on this as well.
Target schools (I am also looking at W/E MBAs because of the opportunity cost). I live in Toronto.
Rotman (Canada), Ivey (Canada), Kellogg (I know it’s a stretch), Dartmouth, Duke, Darden, Michigan
My absolute stretch school for a 1 year program would be INSEAD
05 Jun 2019, 04:21
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A few thoughts on your profile tnt007tarun:
Hope this helps some.
Cheers,
- The work profile looks quite intriguing and the transitions you've already made can make for a pretty good story arc. Especially the most recent role will have to be put into perspective despite the leg in the environment space. While I hear you on the consulting part, the rationale for that and the story behind that will have to be fleshed out well too.
- The ECs look powerful but dated (?). Recency effect is pretty important overall so may be limited mileage there.
- Not able to get a relative sense of the undergrad GPA - fair to say it was below to about average? The grad GPA and GMAT will help your case to quite an extent though.
- MBA after 30 can be pretty tricky. You are likely to be quite a big outlier for many in your current target set. It would be prudent to focus on the one-year MBA programs and also evaluate the Fellows programs. The latter are likely to be a much better fit overall.
- MBB would indeed be pretty tough given the factors that you are already aware of - mainly the age/experience range though. Best to have a solid fallback plan in place.
Hope this helps some.
Cheers,
05 Jun 2019, 05:12
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tnt007tarun
Hi Tarun,
If you are considering the executive MBAs (I didn't quite get what you mean by W/E, but this is what I assume), then your task would be a lot more easier, as they would be more accepting of your profile (high age/ work experience). AT programs like Kellogg, you could try for their one year MBA- they do have some pre-enrollment criteria though- you should have completed courses in stats, marketing, econ and operations prior to enrollment.
I do agree with you that a move to strategy consulting will be difficult. MBBs mostly take MBAs at the associate level so that's where you would end up starting if they were to recruit you at all. While consulting may seem more like a swanky career at this time, I would encourage you to explore career options that are more allied with the current skill set you have built.
Lastly, if you'd like to apply to INSEAD, you should go ahead and apply. Also, apply to IMD if you don't mind being in Europe. IMD picks students who have already moved into leadership roles and you seem to fit that bill.
