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05 Nov 2018, 22:38
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Hi,
I am hoping you can evaluate my profile.
GMAT Score: 680 V37 Q46 IR 4
IELTS band 8
Nationality: Indian
Education: Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, GPA 3.2 not from top tier university.
Extracurricular activities- was part of the basketball team in college. Was a member of IEEE and the robotics community. Also a member of the organizing committee for college annual fest.
Professional Experience
Working at Tavant Technologies an IT development and consulting company as Technical Lead since 2011. Started my career as a Mobile developer developing apps for iOS and Android in Bangalore. Currently, I work on backend application development and architecture at Experian which is one of our clients in Costa Mesa, USA. I have been in the USA for past 2 years. I work in a team which understands different use cases for Experian business units around the world and advice on system architecture.
I have won various hackathons over the years. I had won a hackthon coducted by Trelleborg in Bangalore in which 70 teams had participated from all over India. My team had built a IoT solution using which people could control lights with their phones. I also won a hackathon where we made a brain controlled robot. We used EEG headset through which we were able to control a small RC car. My team was selected in the finals of Techcrunch Bangalore hackathon where we developed a service which connected application testers with app developers.
Outside of work I also co founded a startup which built an app to connect people at events. The app had over a 1000 downloads but had to later shut down because of low engagement.
Hobbies:
I like to play guitar and cover acoustic percussive guitar songs. I am also an avid skier.
MBA Objective:
Continue my journey in the tech industry and become a product manager. Long term goal is to start something of my own.
Schools:
USC, UCLA, Berkley - fully employed MBA
Rotman, Schulich, York University - full time MBA
Insead, Oxford ,HEC Paris - full time MBA
I am hoping you can evaluate my profile.
GMAT Score: 680 V37 Q46 IR 4
IELTS band 8
Nationality: Indian
Education: Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, GPA 3.2 not from top tier university.
Extracurricular activities- was part of the basketball team in college. Was a member of IEEE and the robotics community. Also a member of the organizing committee for college annual fest.
Professional Experience
Working at Tavant Technologies an IT development and consulting company as Technical Lead since 2011. Started my career as a Mobile developer developing apps for iOS and Android in Bangalore. Currently, I work on backend application development and architecture at Experian which is one of our clients in Costa Mesa, USA. I have been in the USA for past 2 years. I work in a team which understands different use cases for Experian business units around the world and advice on system architecture.
I have won various hackathons over the years. I had won a hackthon coducted by Trelleborg in Bangalore in which 70 teams had participated from all over India. My team had built a IoT solution using which people could control lights with their phones. I also won a hackathon where we made a brain controlled robot. We used EEG headset through which we were able to control a small RC car. My team was selected in the finals of Techcrunch Bangalore hackathon where we developed a service which connected application testers with app developers.
Outside of work I also co founded a startup which built an app to connect people at events. The app had over a 1000 downloads but had to later shut down because of low engagement.
Hobbies:
I like to play guitar and cover acoustic percussive guitar songs. I am also an avid skier.
MBA Objective:
Continue my journey in the tech industry and become a product manager. Long term goal is to start something of my own.
Schools:
USC, UCLA, Berkley - fully employed MBA
Rotman, Schulich, York University - full time MBA
Insead, Oxford ,HEC Paris - full time MBA
07 Nov 2018, 16:41
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It would be awesome if you could get your GMAT up to 700. The good news is that you've got US experience & it sounds like you've made real impact in the companies where you've worked. The bad news is that, as you probably know, you're coming from the toughest demographic out there when it comes to b-school apps & it's one that tends to have very high GMAT scores. That means that you ideally want to try to exceed school's average scores (since typically the average score for your demographic is higher than a school's overall average). That said, even if you are unable to bring your score up, I think you're still on track with your schools. Haas & UCLA will be a bit more of a reach if you are below 700 but not completely out of reach.
A lot will depend on your post-MBA goals as well. Product manager is the most common goal for your demographic (followed by consulting), which is not to say it's a "bad" goal but it will be critical to make your story as strong & as unique as possible. That means being specific about what type of product you'd want to work on & why in the short term. For the long-term, if you do plan to start a company, you'll need to be ready to explain what your company will do. What unmet need will you fill or what problem will you solve? Why is this your passion? (they want to not only see the business case that demonstrates demand for your idea but also the reasons why THIS is what you want to devote your life and career too. You can make a business case for all sorts of things, so why is THIS where you want to focus?) And you'll also need to be ready to explain how you'll compete with potentially large, well-funded/resourced competitors who may also be going after this same idea. It would be worth considering possibly taking a different track with your LT goal & targeting VP of Product Management in a larger firm for example. Entrepreneurship is a tough post-MBA goal for the reasons I mentioned here. If you are a VP at an established firm, however, you can still pursue an innovative idea, only you'll be armed with the resources that a start up doesn't necessarily always have. Either way, your whole argument for why you need the MBA ultimately rests on your career goals, so it will be really important to make sure those are as strong & as specific as possible.
A huge part of what we do is help clients clarify there goals and articulate their unique value proposition, so if you're feeing stuck with any of this definitely reach out to us & we'd be happy to set up a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants. If you email Claudia at [email protected] she can set you up!
A lot will depend on your post-MBA goals as well. Product manager is the most common goal for your demographic (followed by consulting), which is not to say it's a "bad" goal but it will be critical to make your story as strong & as unique as possible. That means being specific about what type of product you'd want to work on & why in the short term. For the long-term, if you do plan to start a company, you'll need to be ready to explain what your company will do. What unmet need will you fill or what problem will you solve? Why is this your passion? (they want to not only see the business case that demonstrates demand for your idea but also the reasons why THIS is what you want to devote your life and career too. You can make a business case for all sorts of things, so why is THIS where you want to focus?) And you'll also need to be ready to explain how you'll compete with potentially large, well-funded/resourced competitors who may also be going after this same idea. It would be worth considering possibly taking a different track with your LT goal & targeting VP of Product Management in a larger firm for example. Entrepreneurship is a tough post-MBA goal for the reasons I mentioned here. If you are a VP at an established firm, however, you can still pursue an innovative idea, only you'll be armed with the resources that a start up doesn't necessarily always have. Either way, your whole argument for why you need the MBA ultimately rests on your career goals, so it will be really important to make sure those are as strong & as specific as possible.
A huge part of what we do is help clients clarify there goals and articulate their unique value proposition, so if you're feeing stuck with any of this definitely reach out to us & we'd be happy to set up a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants. If you email Claudia at [email protected] she can set you up!
