Hello,

I will be very grateful if someone can evaluate my profile for INSEAD/Wharton/HBS

Background:
North African
Age 29
GMAT 700 (I wont be able to retake before R2/R3)

Education:
Master’s degree in general engineering from a top 10 university in Europe (degree complete abroad)
Good GPA, ranked top 5%

Work Experience:

5+ years of which 2 as a team lead, managing engineers of different specializations, all of the work experience outside my country of origin

Extra curriculum :

10+ years of volunteering at international organizations, managed people from different backgrounds, different nationalities

Post MBA Goal - strategy consulting

Thank you very much

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Hello! Would really appreciate a honest review of my profile for INSEAD, Kellog 1-yr, LBS, Oxford, Yale (MAM)

Female 31 - Indian, Media Sector (Marketing + Branding)

Undergrad: BBA from NMIMS 2.8/4 GPA
Graduation: MBA from Symbiosis 3.01/4 where I lead the digital cell in the 2nd year
GMAT: Scored 690 with about 3 months of prep

W/E: 7+ years of work-ex. Not going to dive into too much detail
Job 1 (TV Broadcast) : Top 4 broadcast network working for the #1 regional channel. Rose from Management Trainee to Marketing Manager. Launched over 35 shows/properties, managed projects that helped the channel diversify into LIVE theatre and apps as secondary buisnesses for which I managed cross-function team projects. Led the channel's women empowerment itiative and grew it significantly. Won multiple national and International awards for the work done at this channel.

Job 2 (OTT) Moved to a top 6 OTT platform in India and designed marketing comms for sports, fiction shows and non-fiction properties.


EC:
Travel enthusiast
Enjoy running in my free time and have completed 2 half-marathons
Trained dancer
A foodie who enjoys exploring different cusines


Motivations for MBA:
Short-term pivot into a strategy consulting role working with global companies with an aim to learn how to deal with international issues in a short span of time.
Long-term: Lead a multinational brand and have real, possitive impact.

Why another MBA: my previous one was specialised in the Indian media and communications industry. With my sights set on a global role outside the media sector, an MBA that gives me an international understanding and exposure feels the most apt.

Would INSEAD/Kellog/Yale (MAM) be realistic? Looking at 1-yr top colleges that will give me international exposure vs any specific geography.

Any thoughts would be helpful!

Hello guys & gals, relatively new member of the GMAT Club here. Was hoping for a quick and honest review of my profile please;

Male 28 - Resident of Ireland w/ dual citizenship (Irish & Libyan)

Undergrad: Actuarial Science from a top Irish University. Elected as PR officer for 2 clubs & many other involvements (I did everything but study!)
GPA: 2.6/4.2 (Second Class Honours) a combination of family illness and lack of maturity on my end led to this abysmal grade.
Other certs: CFA Charterholder (passed all 3 exams in a row)
GMAT: Scored 710 with about 4/5 weeks of prep. Retaking next month after another 3 mths of prep - hoping to hit 740/750

W/E: Not going to dive into too much detail
Job 1 (Canada) Supply Chain Business Ops Analyst (1.5 yrs) at a mid-sized Canadian retailer - basically built new models and dashboards integrated with a new ERP system the company adopted - involved in many projects across all of the company's departments.
Job 2 (Canada) Senior Financial Analysts (1.5yrs) with the same company (internal promotion) worked closely with banks, auditors, & the company owners (PE firm) less involvement in broad projects vs the previous position but definitely more technical
Job 3 (Ireland) (Current) Equity Performance & Risk Specialist at a global well know Asset manager - super quantitative job - built models and dashboards for all kinds of analytics for the company's equity funds, market updates, regulatory calls, etc - promoted to senior specialist after 1.5years. Currently 6montns with my new title.

EC:
Volunteer English teacher in Libya - in person whenever I visit but mostly over zoom
I play the Saxophone
Formerly competitive Muay Thai but pivoted to powerlifting
Volunteer assistant to Libyan patients sent to Ireland for treatment - paperwork, translation, etc

Motivations for MBA:
Short-term pivot into front office AM roles (ideally Equity Research) or IB/PE in the middle east given their similarities to Libya (see next goal)
Long-term: As Libya continues to recover my dream is to launch a retail investment firm that would allow Libyans to participate in the global markets - I lack the management experience and the network to do this and hoping an MBA would contribute to fixing that.

Would INSEAD/LBS be a realistic shot? Not particularly interested in US programs.
I'm quite happy with my international experiences but leadership-wise I can only point to a handful of examples here or there (I've never managed a team or had direct reports but did lead parts of projects etc).

Any thoughts would be helpful!

Hey
GMAT is ok. Not stellar, but can get you in.
Age is on the higher side.
Not clear are the following points:
1. how long has your overall work ex been; I am guessing 7 years
2. How was your performance in Bachelor's?
3. What kind of volunteering with International Orgs, and how long of that has been in different roles?
4. How would you tie your passion with "strategy consulting", and with what industry?
5. Tier levels & brand values of your college and grad schools?

Depending on the answers to these questions, Wharton and HBS may be reach for you (or over-reach). INSEAD may consider you a little more seriously, but there are too many questions you have left blank.
If you are asking these questions for someone else, deeper research may be needed.
Instead, if you are asking this for yourself, keeping vital data of your profile secretive for a free profile-evaluation may actually be ending up in dis-service to yourself, wasting valuable time.

Good Luck

Excellent profile, demographically, professionally and with ECs. Your main challenge is in showcasing your academic caliber, and with the right stories that is doable.
INSEAD might be a reach, though you may have a better chance with LBS (still on the ambitious side).
Strongly suggest you to prepare for a retake of the GMAT, even if you can only do it post deadlines.

For 1-to-1 discussion and answers to specific questions, please ping me on my LinkedIn

Hello,

I will be very grateful if someone can evaluate my profile for INSEAD/Wharton/HBS

Background:
North African
Age 29
GMAT 700 (I wont be able to retake before R2/R3)

Education:
Master’s degree in general engineering from a top 10 university in Europe (degree complete abroad)
Good GPA, ranked top 5%

Work Experience:

5+ years of which 2 as a team lead, managing engineers of different specializations, all of the work experience outside my country of origin

Extra curriculum :

10+ years of volunteering at international organizations, managed people from different backgrounds, different nationalities

Post MBA Goal - strategy consulting

Thank you very much

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MBAandBeyond

Thanks, Neha, for your thorough reply, I'm aiming for 750 +/- 10 pts on my GMAT hopefully that along with proof of my extenuating circumstances is enough to address my GPA.

Another quick follow-up question - regarding ECAs is there an expiry on how long ago I participated? I was a volunteer first aider with the Civil Defense (kinda like the Red Cross) and even got multiple certifications between 2009 and 2013. Haven't participated since and my certificates are long expired. Should something like that be included or now?

Many thanks

Hello! Would really appreciate a honest review of my profile for INSEAD, Kellog 1-yr, LBS, Oxford, Yale (MAM)

Female 31 - Indian, Media Sector (Marketing + Branding)

Undergrad: BBA from NMIMS 2.8/4 GPA
Graduation: MBA from Symbiosis 3.01/4 where I lead the digital cell in the 2nd year
GMAT: Scored 690 with about 3 months of prep

W/E: 7+ years of work-ex. Not going to dive into too much detail
Job 1 (TV Broadcast) : Top 4 broadcast network working for the #1 regional channel. Rose from Management Trainee to Marketing Manager. Launched over 35 shows/properties, managed projects that helped the channel diversify into LIVE theatre and apps as secondary buisnesses for which I managed cross-function team projects. Led the channel's women empowerment itiative and grew it significantly. Won multiple national and International awards for the work done at this channel.

Job 2 (OTT) Moved to a top 6 OTT platform in India and designed marketing comms for sports, fiction shows and non-fiction properties.


EC:
Travel enthusiast
Enjoy running in my free time and have completed 2 half-marathons
Trained dancer
A foodie who enjoys exploring different cusines


Motivations for MBA:
Short-term pivot into a strategy consulting role working with global companies with an aim to learn how to deal with international issues in a short span of time.
Long-term: Lead a multinational brand and have real, possitive impact.

Why another MBA: my previous one was specialised in the Indian media and communications industry. With my sights set on a global role outside the media sector, an MBA that gives me an international understanding and exposure feels the most apt.

Would INSEAD/Kellog/Yale (MAM) be realistic? Looking at 1-yr top colleges that will give me international exposure vs any specific geography.

Any thoughts would be helpful!

Hey BK94

I can see that you have a good profile. Your international exposure and GMAT score add more numbers to your profile, which the schools abroad really love. In fact, the CFA adds browny points to your profile by showcasing good financial consistency.

Now, after thoroughly analysing your profile, I have compiled a list of important points for you to consider and need to work upon:

I can see that your GPA is a bit low, so you need to have a good pitch as to why exactly it is low in the optional essays of the schools.
There’s some lack of brand names in the experience part as you will be competing with lots of people from Deloitte, KPMG etc, so to tackle that you need to make sure to quantify your profile by putting numbers in it.

You have a good set of extracurriculars and social experience and you can also highlight the number of people you have helped through volunteering. So basically, your extracurriculars and volunteer work make you stand out from the rest.

Now coming to the school part, INSEAD is something you can definitely look at although it will be a dream school for you because of its acceptance rate.

But I will recommend that you look at other schools as well, like:

1. HEC
2. ESSEC
3. ESCP

You can also prefer some schools from Germany like:

1. Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
2. WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management
3. Mannheim Business School

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Hello! Would really appreciate a honest review of my profile for INSEAD, Kellog 1-yr, LBS, Oxford, Yale (MAM)

Female 31 - Indian, Media Sector (Marketing + Branding)

Undergrad: BBA from NMIMS 2.8/4 GPA
Graduation: MBA from Symbiosis 3.01/4 where I lead the digital cell in the 2nd year
GMAT: Scored 690 with about 3 months of prep

W/E: 7+ years of work-ex. Not going to dive into too much detail
Job 1 (TV Broadcast) : Top 4 broadcast network working for the #1 regional channel. Rose from Management Trainee to Marketing Manager. Launched over 35 shows/properties, managed projects that helped the channel diversify into LIVE theatre and apps as secondary buisnesses for which I managed cross-function team projects. Led the channel's women empowerment itiative and grew it significantly. Won multiple national and International awards for the work done at this channel.

Job 2 (OTT) Moved to a top 6 OTT platform in India and designed marketing comms for sports, fiction shows and non-fiction properties.


EC:
Travel enthusiast
Enjoy running in my free time and have completed 2 half-marathons
Trained dancer
A foodie who enjoys exploring different cusines


Motivations for MBA:
Short-term pivot into a strategy consulting role working with global companies with an aim to learn how to deal with international issues in a short span of time.
Long-term: Lead a multinational brand and have real, possitive impact.

Why another MBA: my previous one was specialised in the Indian media and communications industry. With my sights set on a global role outside the media sector, an MBA that gives me an international understanding and exposure feels the most apt.

Would INSEAD/Kellog/Yale (MAM) be realistic? Looking at 1-yr top colleges that will give me international exposure vs any specific geography.

Any thoughts would be helpful!

Hi All,

I have been aiming at joining Insead for quite some time. Took GMAT & scored 710 (Q49V38) in the first attempt and 700 in the second.

Now though I have always aimed at 740+ score, I want to connect with someone who can quickly evaluate my profile (on DM or Call) so that I can understand whether I have to necessarily reattempt GMAT for a higher score or I can apply to Insead with the same score (710).

Don't want to land in a situation where I spend a lot of time preparing for the reattempt only to find out later that I should have spent the time on application with the 710 score.

Looking for some help here.

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Hello,

I will be very grateful if someone can evaluate my profile for INSEAD/Wharton/HBS

Background:
North African
Age 29
GMAT 700 (I wont be able to retake before R2/R3)

Education:
Master’s degree in general engineering from a top 10 university in Europe (degree complete abroad)
Good GPA, ranked top 5%

Work Experience:

5+ years of which 2 as a team lead, managing engineers of different specializations, all of the work experience outside my country of origin

Extra curriculum :

10+ years of volunteering at international organizations, managed people from different backgrounds, different nationalities

Post MBA Goal - strategy consulting

Thank you very much

Posted from my mobile device

Hello! Would appreciate some feedback on my profile. I am interested in ISB, INSEAD, NUS and NTU for the full time MBA (or PGP) programs and am targeting the 2023 Intakes. (R2)
I would also be grateful for any suggestions on other B-schools that would suit my profile and aspirations. Thanks in advance!

Background:
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Language: English, Hindi

GMAT Score: 710 (V38, Q49, IR5, AWA6)