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29 Aug 2006, 06:37
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Hi Paul,
Please evaluate my chances for a full time MBA at LBS.
- Indian female, 31 years, settled in UK, working mother(full time) of 2 small children.
- IT Consultant with about 8 years experience in the industry as a developer/ technical team lead, good client list.
- Looking for a change from my 9 - 6 job, decided on a venture to promote Indian hand made goods. Mother-in-law runs a successful small scale industry employing over 80 women, a name well known in local market. Would like to take on this responsibility and give it a global presence. Already done some market research for our products, talked to some potential buyers, developed online presence for the venture. Aim is to start off with hand embroidery and slowly diversify into various other hand made artefacts and finally, create a brand for hand made goods.
- Charity work: Worked for a school for handicapped children during summer terms at the university. Actively work on organizing funds for the education of children in need.
- Leadership: Successfully managed teams in IT projects. Implementing the procedures for the current venture of handwork. Organised arts/ literary events in University. Successfully manage family with career. I have two small children and a responsible full time job which I balance very well.
- Activities: Sports - represented my state in all India level for Carroms ( a popular game in India and few other countries.. unfortunaltely not AS popular as football/basketball
) Arts - Active participation in various music and dance festivals. Have performed solo for an audience of 500+. Last year was a judge for a UK Talent Contest for Music and Dance for a very popular Indian TV channel.
- Did undergraduation in Electrical Engineering from an average university, passed with a distinction which is the top 5% of the university. Am not sure how to calculate my GPA. GMAT - 690.
Please can you tell me what are my realistic chances of getting into LBS? What are the factors I need to be concentrating on. What are the strengths/weaknesses in my profile? If you think LBS is a long shot, then what other schools can you recommend for me considering that I cannot relocate from London.
Does it help/ harm to mention the following:
1) url of my website in the essays which explains more about the aims of my venture.
2) That my inspiration is my mother-in-law who was named the woman entrepreneur of the year 2005.
3) Husband is a graduate of Chicago - GSB. Though easier for me to get in there with strong alumini recomendations, prefer LBS for its strong focus for entrepreneurial ventures.
References - My experience has been in IT. But my aim is something else. So whose references would best fit my profile.
Thank you very much for your help.
Regards, Remgeo
Please evaluate my chances for a full time MBA at LBS.
- Indian female, 31 years, settled in UK, working mother(full time) of 2 small children.
- IT Consultant with about 8 years experience in the industry as a developer/ technical team lead, good client list.
- Looking for a change from my 9 - 6 job, decided on a venture to promote Indian hand made goods. Mother-in-law runs a successful small scale industry employing over 80 women, a name well known in local market. Would like to take on this responsibility and give it a global presence. Already done some market research for our products, talked to some potential buyers, developed online presence for the venture. Aim is to start off with hand embroidery and slowly diversify into various other hand made artefacts and finally, create a brand for hand made goods.
- Charity work: Worked for a school for handicapped children during summer terms at the university. Actively work on organizing funds for the education of children in need.
- Leadership: Successfully managed teams in IT projects. Implementing the procedures for the current venture of handwork. Organised arts/ literary events in University. Successfully manage family with career. I have two small children and a responsible full time job which I balance very well.
- Activities: Sports - represented my state in all India level for Carroms ( a popular game in India and few other countries.. unfortunaltely not AS popular as football/basketball
) Arts - Active participation in various music and dance festivals. Have performed solo for an audience of 500+. Last year was a judge for a UK Talent Contest for Music and Dance for a very popular Indian TV channel.
- Did undergraduation in Electrical Engineering from an average university, passed with a distinction which is the top 5% of the university. Am not sure how to calculate my GPA. GMAT - 690.
Please can you tell me what are my realistic chances of getting into LBS? What are the factors I need to be concentrating on. What are the strengths/weaknesses in my profile? If you think LBS is a long shot, then what other schools can you recommend for me considering that I cannot relocate from London.
Does it help/ harm to mention the following:
1) url of my website in the essays which explains more about the aims of my venture.
2) That my inspiration is my mother-in-law who was named the woman entrepreneur of the year 2005.
3) Husband is a graduate of Chicago - GSB. Though easier for me to get in there with strong alumini recomendations, prefer LBS for its strong focus for entrepreneurial ventures.
References - My experience has been in IT. But my aim is something else. So whose references would best fit my profile.
Thank you very much for your help.
Regards, Remgeo
31 Aug 2006, 16:35
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remgeo
remgeo,
I think you look very competitive for LBS. Your numbers, including age, are right in their wheelhouse, and though your career track is not unusual (moderate weakness) you have a number of "uniqueness factors" (strengths) that will help you stand out. They are, in no particular order:
--female
--mother of two (mention somewhere but not a full essay topic)
--post-MBA goal (distinctive and also social impact-y; make sure you make it credible and real to them by (yes) including the URL and talking about it in pragmatic, business terms: what are its problems as a business? Show you can talk about it analytically and dispassionately like a business person.
--Your arts involvements/leadership is interesting (probably a good essay on just this part of your profile).
No major red flags I can see except challenge of showing you are a leader, not just a techie. Yes, you can mention your mother, but don't devote a whole essay to her. Your IT references are fine, just get them to talk about your leadership, initiative, etc. rather than your technical brilliance.
Good luck!
01 Sep 2006, 00:06
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Paul,
Thank you so much. I used to login every two hours to see if you have replied. You have given me some valuable points a real boost to get started .. Thank you so much..
You have said that my age is right for the program. But I thought I am in the upper age limit for the full time, and a big hurdle is to convince them why I need to go on the program full time. Though my very personal reason why I want to do it full time is that I want time with my children as well, do you think that is something that can go against me? I may have to give professional reasons why I want full time, isnt it.
Regards, Remgeo
Thank you so much. I used to login every two hours to see if you have replied. You have given me some valuable points a real boost to get started .. Thank you so much..
You have said that my age is right for the program. But I thought I am in the upper age limit for the full time, and a big hurdle is to convince them why I need to go on the program full time. Though my very personal reason why I want to do it full time is that I want time with my children as well, do you think that is something that can go against me? I may have to give professional reasons why I want full time, isnt it.
Regards, Remgeo
