Profile Evaluation Request

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Name: Sarthak Dave, 19, Male 
Indian, pursuing a bachelor's in Economics Honors from the University of Delhi (tier-2 college)

GMAT Aim: 750+ (Minimum bar 720)

Key Achievements
1. Interned at a Private Equity Firm this summer
2. Serve as the President of the Consulting Club of the college 
3. Serve as the Vice President of the Entrepreneurship Club of the college 
4. 5 Not-for-profit Impact Consulting Experience 
5. 6+ Research Publications of my own 
6. National-level Competition wins (Consulting focussed Case Competitions)

Career Focus: Consulting & Private Equity-Venture Capital in the US

Target Programs: Deferred MBA's at the M7 (will be applying this April)

Questions
1. Is my profile competitive enough for deferred MBA admits? 
2. How can I improve my profile over the next 6-9 months?
3. Which schools can I realistically target and which are a little outside my scope considering I don't have a strong "brand" on my resume yet?

jeffreyadcom · Answer

This is too early even with the future 750+ GMAT. 
There has to be a semblance of a full time work experience for ADCOMs to get a sense of how you'd fit with the rest of the class. 
Why are you in a hurry?

Archit3110 · Answer

Prepare well for GMAT and also getsome work ex 24 months atleast and then apply if want to do Mba

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mbaMissionKate · Answer

Hi Sarthak14Dave , This is Kate from mbaMission. I understand you're looking at deferred MBA programs in which case you can apply when you are still completing your Bachelor's. The deferred programs at the M7 schools are highly selective though, so it's good you're thinking ahead about how you could improve your profile. Academics is definitely high on the list, so aim to keep your GPA high and a very strong GMAT showing. For most applicants from India, 720 is pretty tough for deferred M7 programs, I'd really like you to be at 740 at least or ideally 750. Your Key Achievements are great. A nice mix of leadership, impact, and research. You shouldn't need to add anything, just keep up some of that involvement and try to show even more impact within those activities. The PE internship is great too. Do you have a return offer? Most successful deferred admits have a full-time role lined up when they apply, so they can use the application to speak to how they'll take the 2-4 years before starting their MBA to progress their career (and take some chances too). In terms of schools, Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton are the most selective. You could pick one of those as a reach, but then I'd focus your efforts more on schools like Booth, Columbia, Kellogg, MIT, Yale, Darden. For sure check out our free guide to deferred programs: https://shop.mbamission.com/products/th ... ions-guide Hope that helps! Kate

Sarthak14Dave · Answer

Thank you, means a lot.

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