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Indian, male, 25 years.

10th - 90.92%
12th - 88.5% -- top 1% of State (among the top 0.01% performers in engineering entrance)
Graduation (Engineering) - 8.4 CGPA -- University of Mumbai -- top 10% of the batch.

Work Exp - 03 years (as of June 2020) in Financial Consulting - no promotions but substantial increase in the scope of work + experience in catering to C-Suite requirements. Have been handling and managing the projects as an individual contributor.
7-month work experience in the Middle East + Supported foreign institutions from India.
Individual projects -
Helped an NGO to set up its operations and initial funding requirements.
Currently helping a few MSMEs in reorganizing, rebranding, product placement, and product pricing.

Yet to take GMAT. Averaging at 670 in Kaplan mock tests.

Target BSchools - Cambridge, Rotman, Oxford, ISB, Marshall, McCombs

Feel free to recommend any schools as I'm in a process of zeroing down my options. Also, feel free to provide your insights on what can be my expected GMAT Score basis Kaplan Mocks.

MG4MBACrystalBall · Answer

gmat1102 , a few thoughts on your profile evaluation: 
 
  The academic arc looks decent, though not stellar. The pedigree is ok and the GPA looks healthy. Do try and overreach on that GMAT prep. Not an expert on the test itself but in general, one can easily add 20-30 points to a given school's average to get a sense of the Indian GMAT average.  
  The professional profile sounds quite interesting. However, the brand of your employer is important to understand. Most consulting firms tend to have a 2 year promotion cycle - that's not the case at your firm/are you slower than norm? The   international experience   will certainly help especially for European programs.  
  The volunteer efforts are very promising. Make sure to bring out the impact quotient well for getting the right mileage from these.  
  For reasons mentioned  here , we don't speculate on school selection or chances. That being said, with a strong score, and a strong employer brand, there could be a case for overreaching on those schools.

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,

gmat1102 · Answer

So a couple of additional points that would enhance the current assessment:
a. My engineering college is one of the oldest in India and has a strong alumni presence within and outside India. It has been a Bschool feeder for almost all the top ranking B-schools in India. So will the reputation of the college matter during selection?
b. So I currently work with one of the Big4's and prior to it, I was working with one of the premier rating agencies in its consulting practice. So in my opinion, both the organizations that I've worked for have global presence and outreach. So that establishes the brand value. 
c. I have a post-graduate certification in finance from a premier B-school in India and a few instances wherein my leadership abilities can be portrayed. 
d. I was also entitled to a state-level scholarship which is awarded to the top 1% performers in the Standard 12 examination.

MG4MBACrystalBall · Answer

gmat1102 ,

Yes, feeder school pedigree definitely helps a lot.

Big 4 will help, and the ratings bit to some extent. Also depends on which division you are a part of (txn advisory?). The biggest point here would be the international experience so make sure to leverage that really well.

Certifications (assuming not a full-time program) don't really matter much and don't count for ECs per se or showcase leadership - not sure if that's what you wanted to convey there. School level stuff is also not of much weight. Just making sure you have the right perspective here is all.

gmat1102 · Answer

Thanks  MG4MBACrystalBall . One last question I'm planning to apply to Judge Business School for Masters in Finance. Can you please let me know whether the course is worth applying to?

MG4MBACrystalBall · Answer

gmat1102 , in general, with the exception of LBS MiF, others tend to be targeted towards younger/less experienced candidates. So, tread with caution on that one.

gmat1102 · Answer

MG4MBACrystalBall  thanks a lot for such a rational view.

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