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22 Jul 2016, 01:40
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Dear Team,
Following is my profile:
Work Experience (Total Work ex: 37 months)-
1. Currently working as a Senior Consultant with EY
2. 31 months with Vodafone (selected as a Management Trainee for their leadership program " Discover Graduate" from campus)
2.a. Won 2 national level award while at Vodafone
Education Background-
B.Tech in Computer Science (GPA: 8.77/10), MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai - one of India's top 10 MBA programs (GPA: 2.96/4)
Co/Extra Curriculars-
1. Selected as a member of the student council body (leadership body created from among the students) of my college during my MBA
2. Finalist of a national level B-Plan competition by an Indian Paints major
3. Winner of multiple national level scholarships
4. Among the top decile of an international olympiad
5. Have a professional degree in Fine Arts
6. Have been involved with an NGO. My work there includes mentoring underprivileged kids to ensure they get a job. Originally worked there for 1 month on an internship. However, have been involved with the kids voluntarily ever since
7. Have strong interests in music. Have been a part of my college bands in my colleges.
GMAT : 750(Q:50,V:40, IR:7, AWA: 5.5)
Application: 2017-2019 batch
Intended Schools: Chicago Booth, Kellogg, Columbia, Wharton, MIT Sloan
Reason for doing a second MBA: to make a career switch into the top 3 strategy consulting firms viz. BCG,Mckinsey, Bain
It would be nice if you can please suggest me whether my profile stacks up favorably for the schools am targeting?
Thank you in advance.
Following is my profile:
Work Experience (Total Work ex: 37 months)-
1. Currently working as a Senior Consultant with EY
2. 31 months with Vodafone (selected as a Management Trainee for their leadership program " Discover Graduate" from campus)
2.a. Won 2 national level award while at Vodafone
Education Background-
B.Tech in Computer Science (GPA: 8.77/10), MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai - one of India's top 10 MBA programs (GPA: 2.96/4)
Co/Extra Curriculars-
1. Selected as a member of the student council body (leadership body created from among the students) of my college during my MBA
2. Finalist of a national level B-Plan competition by an Indian Paints major
3. Winner of multiple national level scholarships
4. Among the top decile of an international olympiad
5. Have a professional degree in Fine Arts
6. Have been involved with an NGO. My work there includes mentoring underprivileged kids to ensure they get a job. Originally worked there for 1 month on an internship. However, have been involved with the kids voluntarily ever since
7. Have strong interests in music. Have been a part of my college bands in my colleges.
GMAT : 750(Q:50,V:40, IR:7, AWA: 5.5)
Application: 2017-2019 batch
Intended Schools: Chicago Booth, Kellogg, Columbia, Wharton, MIT Sloan
Reason for doing a second MBA: to make a career switch into the top 3 strategy consulting firms viz. BCG,Mckinsey, Bain
It would be nice if you can please suggest me whether my profile stacks up favorably for the schools am targeting?
Thank you in advance.
25 Jul 2016, 03:04
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banerjee06
Hey dude,
Overall you have an excellent profile with a few weaknesses.
Off the bat your GMAT is amazing! Your work experience seems to be very strong (although I would love to hear more detail from you about it). Especially the Leadership Trainee program and then the jump to senior consultant.
The main weaknesses I see are:
1. you already have an MBA
2. Your applicant pool is touch
3. You are a non-IIT grad.
But before we get deeper into that, let's think about your goals. I mean if I were on the Adcom and you present your goal to move into MBB, the first question I would ask: Is why don't you just go direct without the second MBA? I mean you are doing well, in a similar firm, you have a great GMAT, you already have an MBA! It might seem to me that you have no real need of an MBA but that you have some expectation that the MBA will for sure be the "Silver bullet" you need to get into MBB consulting. But it may not work out that way.
Basically, I want to understand what your real NEED for an MBA is. I mean, why not save yourself 200,000$ and just try and land a job?
(I am playing devil's advocate here, as these are the questions you will have to answer to get accepted)
Otherwise, as far as schools go, your list may be a bit tough because of the weaknesses, but you may also reasonably decide that it is only worth it for you to go to an MBA if you get into a Top 10. But otherwise, if you expand the list to Top 15 or maybe even 20, you will have more surety of getting accepted. But I do think you have a shot at top 10 even. You just need to make convincing arguments!
Best,
JF
25 Jul 2016, 03:22
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Hi Jon,
Thanks for doing my profile evaluation.
Following are a few clarifications:
1. The leadership program is basically a Management Trainee program which is an accelerated program for young MBA graduates for Vodafone
2. The switch to EY was because I wanted to get into the consulting space. I had done exceedingly well with Vodafone, I'd finished a stint of mine with Vodafone, I felt the time was right to make a switch to an industry I have always wanted to venture into.
3. MBB is difficult with my profile. The kind of consulting that EY does is very different from what MBB typically does. However having said that following are the few reasons why am considering 2nd MBA:
3.1. Joining a top strategy firm such as MBB
3.2. I did my first MBA right after my engineering which gave me little time/scope to understand what are the skills I needed and which is the sector I wanted to make my career in. Currently I am much more sure of the skills I need to develop and how my work experience along with the pedagogy these schools offer will be able to help me in gaining those.
3.3. The opportunities in my current organization is very very India specific. I am not being exposed to global prospects which can broaden my horizon considerably. While India is the hotbed for a lot of action currently, it is moot to decipher such performance issues without considering the global perspective. That horizon is heavily missing as the scope is very limited. Even when I discuss this issue with my friends in MBB in India they are limited to projects and opportunities which are extensively India specific.
3.4. So far my development/ growth as a leader has been very incidental and topical. I would do good to go through a program which helps me develop a distinctive leadership style and more importantly understanding the global context which my decisions may affect.
As far as the weaknesses are concerned any pointers as to how to address them, I am working on the 2nd MBA story (some pointers have been mentioned above). I couldn't understand my application pool is touch??
Yeah non IIT grad here, any pointers that could help me address this concern given my current profile.
Finally, a top 10 for me is a must. Not really willing to look beyond that. Hence I realize the emphasis on communicating my story effectively.
Thanks again for doing this.
Thanks for doing my profile evaluation.
Following are a few clarifications:
1. The leadership program is basically a Management Trainee program which is an accelerated program for young MBA graduates for Vodafone
2. The switch to EY was because I wanted to get into the consulting space. I had done exceedingly well with Vodafone, I'd finished a stint of mine with Vodafone, I felt the time was right to make a switch to an industry I have always wanted to venture into.
3. MBB is difficult with my profile. The kind of consulting that EY does is very different from what MBB typically does. However having said that following are the few reasons why am considering 2nd MBA:
3.1. Joining a top strategy firm such as MBB
3.2. I did my first MBA right after my engineering which gave me little time/scope to understand what are the skills I needed and which is the sector I wanted to make my career in. Currently I am much more sure of the skills I need to develop and how my work experience along with the pedagogy these schools offer will be able to help me in gaining those.
3.3. The opportunities in my current organization is very very India specific. I am not being exposed to global prospects which can broaden my horizon considerably. While India is the hotbed for a lot of action currently, it is moot to decipher such performance issues without considering the global perspective. That horizon is heavily missing as the scope is very limited. Even when I discuss this issue with my friends in MBB in India they are limited to projects and opportunities which are extensively India specific.
3.4. So far my development/ growth as a leader has been very incidental and topical. I would do good to go through a program which helps me develop a distinctive leadership style and more importantly understanding the global context which my decisions may affect.
As far as the weaknesses are concerned any pointers as to how to address them, I am working on the 2nd MBA story (some pointers have been mentioned above). I couldn't understand my application pool is touch??
Yeah non IIT grad here, any pointers that could help me address this concern given my current profile.
Finally, a top 10 for me is a must. Not really willing to look beyond that. Hence I realize the emphasis on communicating my story effectively.
Thanks again for doing this.
