What Are My Chances - Profile Evaluation Tool! WAMC

What Are My Chances - Evaluate Your Profile!

Use this tool to estimate/evaluate your chances of admission into one of the Top 25 MBA programs
The accuracy of this tool depends on the accuracy of your entries/answers - please see below for explanations of some of them
Make sure to expand the Advanced Options to get the best accuracy







Inputs & Choices Overview:


Background: based on your own judgement, how do you think your background will be perceived by the admissions committee? There are differentiators that make one's profile more or less diverse. For example an Indian male engineer is likely highly over-represented whereas a New Zealand Engineer is likely under-represented and a Military Applicant with Special Forces designation is likely under-represented or Unique in their background. Examples:

• Heavily over-represented: Indian IT Males
• Somewhat over-represented: Indian non IT applicants and SE Asian Applicants
• Average Representation: US and EU Applicants
• Under-represented: South America, Oceania, or African applicants, US Military Applicants
• Unique: you know who you are e.g. Syrian refugees, Tibetans, Spec Ops Operators, Athletes, Performers, and other people with unique background, history, or work experience.

Undergrad Prestige in Your Country: - are there regular applicants to the MBA programs of your choice from your Undergraduate institution?


Age: This is age at the time of matriculation


Work Experience: This is your work experience at the time of matriculation


Reapplicant: If you are a reapplicant with a significant change in your application such as a difference of GMAT score that's 40 points or more AND additional changes such as using help with admissions or meaningful promotion in this application season, please select NO


How does it work?
There is a short and a long version of the tool. You could technically fill out just the GMAT/Background information. In that case, the tool assumes AVERAGE values for all other answers. To get the most precise answers/estimates, please answer every question. We have been working for a few years on a project that has been a brain-child of souvik101990 and I am glad we are finally at the stage that we can release and share it. Please give it a try and share what you think - appreciate any comments/feedback.


What do you think about this tool?
How can we improve?
What is done well?


Does it work for PT, EMBA, Weekend MBA?
Not yet. This tool only works for FT MBA Admissions.


Is this tool Perfect?
Ha. No. It is based on historical data but it is not perfect for every case. This is likely a case that explains the 80% of data and then has 20% outliers.
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You are absolutely correct. It’s time for an update. It is a decent chunk of work collecting user data and making observations. Annoyingly enough, App Market is changing so it’s always the argument of let’s wait till things stabilize and then it’s never a good time to make the update.

We may do a fast one and bypass a lot of the calibration we did last time.

Thank you for pointing it out. I needed it 😇👍

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I wish there was a similar tool for Top 25 BSchools Masters in Finance & Master in Management, would've been ideal for me.

Hi Everyone,

I recently applied to 5 Universities in EU - HEC, IESE, LBS, Judge and Said and was rejected without interview for all 5.

I have been working in the recruitment/Ops team of a leading Asset Management Firm since the last 4 years and have a total work exp. of 5 years. Prior to that I did my engineering in India.
My GRE is a 329. 170/170 on Quant.

Can someone take a look my applications and tell me what probably went wrong?

Thank you in advance!

Hi. You may want to check out the profile review forum and see if you can get their feedback there. Thx.





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Hi Bunuel,

I am planning to apply to my target B schools in R2 (Full time programs) this year. My profile is as follows:

Gender: Female
Age: 26 years
Location: India
Target schools: Booth, Berkeley, Wharton, NYU Stern, Ross, Marshal, UCLA, Stanford, Kellog, Cornel, LBS, INSEAD, HEC
POst MBA Target domain: Consulting

Work experience: ~5 years
I have worked as a credit analyst with a private bank and subsequently Citibank (1 promotion) in India for about 4 years. I then joined consulting firm Dun and Bradstreet as a strategy consultant in Doha, Qatar where I worked for 9 months. I will be moving to Prague to join Citibank as a Senior Aredit Analyst in mid January.

Education: Qualified ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants)
B.B.A majoring in Finance and Accounting
Undergrad GPA: 3.04 (on scale of 4)

Extra curriculars:
During Undergraution: Business Fest organisation and funds procurement , Volunteering for Model United Nations, Social work volunteering
Post Undergraduation:
While working at Axis Bank, led a award winning CSR project centered around financial literacy in the unbanked population of India
Cultivated and scaled a running community from 20 to 500 members.
Have worked for an NGO that works very actively for animal shelter and treatment


GMAT score: 740 (Q50 V41 IR3 AWA5)

Can you please let me know what schools I can target and what schools would be ambitious? Please feel free to recommend other schools not in the list

Hi. Everything looks great on your profile.
I would check the tool and see what are the average and above average chances.
It is interesting you picked Marshall - I would rather suggest UNC and Tepper on the lower spectrum. You can add Fuqua and esp Darden to target/safety. Darden is in a few ways a peer school to Ross/Haas/Stern/Fuqua and MBB's recruit on campus at Darden just like at UNC and you have a great chance of scoring a scholarship at both of those places. A lot will be decided by your essays, LOR's and potentially interview.

Otherwise, very comprehensive list and competitive profile. I don't know if you will pull it off applying to so many schools in R2 - it takes about 1 month to do 2-3 apps. Possibly 4-5 but getting 13-15 is hard/impossible. Your recommender will not be your friend afterwards

So you'd better start working on those apps!
Good luck!



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Thanks a lot for your insight!

Can you also advice if it is recommended to apply to INSEAD in R3 August intake for international applicants? Do I stand a good chance with my profile?

R3 traditionally is a vulnerable round. Vulnerable for applicants I mean. INSEAD has 4 rounds so it is not as horrible as the 4th one but you are applying after they have had two rounds of admitted people, and most likely be quite competitive… doing some research in the decision tracker for INSEAD last year, round two and three were somewhat similar so perhaps, not much worse off. As to your chances overall, you need to demonstrate that you can pull off a consulting job without having a summer internship and have really strong interview skills.

Ultimately, even if I tell you, yes or no, it’s not for sure 😇

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Hello,

Can someone help me evaluate my profile, I am looking for 1 year MBA programs which can provide really good ROI.
If anyone can suggest any other schools with good ROI, Still now decided to apply in these bschools :

ISB
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
Singapore Management University (MBA)
Singapore Management University (Master of IT in Business)

My Profile:

GMAT: 750 QA 51 VA 40 IR 5 AWA 6,
Test Date: Nov,2022

Career Goals:

To work in as project management for the complete Software Testing Lifecycle. Currently I am working as an Individual contributor in performance testing.

Preferred Work Location after MBA: India, Singapore

Academics:

1. Xth: 8.1 (2005)
2. XIIth: 7.7 (2007)
3. B.TECH: 7.1 (2011) Tier 2 Colledge India
4. M.TECH: 9.6 (2022) Tier 2 Colledge India

Total Work Ex: 10 Years 5 Months in Performance Testing.
Currently working as an Individual contributor in EPAM Systems as Senior Performance Engineer .

Cognizant Technology Solutions: 3.5 years
Accenture: 1 Year
Tech Mahindra: 7 Months
Gap of 5 Months due to health issues
Vodafone: 9 Months (International Work Ex- Germany)
Capgemini: 3.6 years
EPAM: 7 months

Thanks in advance

Hey, Let me tell you honestly, you have a perfect profile for getting admitted to B- Schools abroad, you can sure shot get a great and prestigious school because of your past academic track, work experience, GMAT Scores and of course, your extracurricular activities.

Let us start by talking about your work experience, I must say I am impressed by your experience not only because of its time duration but also because of how relevant it is to the course you wish to apply for. You are also going to get global exposure because of your job, which again is a plus point and is going to make your profile look different and help you stand out from the crowd.

Now, let’s come to your GMAT score, which is 740, good enough to get you into top universities! So you need not worry about it. Plus, your GPA is great to go, I don’t think it will create any roadblocks in your application process.

Here I am listing some TOP UNIVERSITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR MBA that you should definitely apply to -

Stanford University,
Harvard University
Penn (WHARTON)
HEC PARIS
INSEAD
Columbia Business School
IESE Business School, Spain
Esade Business School
UCLA
Oxford University.

I would suggest you to definitely apply for some percentage of scholarships as you might be able to grab it and it will help you to pay hefty tuition fees for a program like MBA.

I hope this was helpful.

Hi Folks,

I am planning to apply to my target B schools in R2 (in a couple weeks). My profile is as follows:

Gender: Male
Age: 32 years
Location: Canada
Target schools: Wharton, Kellog, Yale, Duke, Tuck
Post MBA Target: Consulting (MBB)
GMAT score: 750 (Q48 V44)
Work experience: ~8 years

Licensed professional engineer, working in the engineering consulting sector with ~8 years of WE. 3+ years WE as a Project Manager running end to end projects including proposals, budgeting, client coordination, execution, invoicing and reporting.

Education:

1. Xth: 98%
2. XIIth: 88%
3. Bachelor of Civil Engineering: 3.2/4 (2013, India)
4. Master of Engineering: 89.8% (2016, Canada)

Certification:

Professional Engineer (P.Eng., 2019)

Extra curriculars:
During Undergrad: University Fest organisation and funds procurement (Discipline Team Head), Volunteering for organizing the annual blood donation camp, elected Class Representative for consecutive 3 years and member of the Student Union
During Postgrad: University Ambassador, introduced a program for international students to provide career counselling under Enactus
Currently: Member of social committee and responsible for organizing annual gala

Please provide your insights on target schools and any other suggestions! Also, I'm Indian origin and have been living in Canada for the last 8 years. Having acquired Canadian citizenship (and passport) will I still be considered in the more competitive Indian pool?

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Hey Varthika,

Thanks for posting,

Your profile looks good on the surface. 710 is a good score and your GPA looks impressive. Any valid certification, and extra courses will help you stand out on the academic front.

3 years of work experience will help you qualify for the schools you are targeting. However, to properly draw out your profile, you must demonstrate how you significantly impacted the company's operations and explicitly include occasions in which you took the initiative and guided your team through a challenging situation. I urge you to emphasize your roles & responsibilities, noteworthy initiatives, skills, and instances in which you displayed leadership and professional excellence.

Coming to the ECs, they play a major role in your application and can prove to play a major role in your admission process. Since you have mentioned Beta Gamma Sigma, Enactus and AMP (Business Honor societies and network of business leaders), you might have created a well defined network with other business leaders, try highlighting your major learnings from it.

Your post-MBA goals of Strategic investment and Entrepreneurship seem quite generic. You must be precise when describing your short- and long-term goals in order to match them with the schools you are aiming for. Try aligning your goals with the schools you are targeting and also be prepared with answers on how an MBA will help you achieve it. Consider reading an article on how to frame practical post MBA goals essay, you will get some insights!

Overall your profile seems good and stands a chance at top B-schools. It all depends on how you connect the dots and create a compelling story around it. Hence, if you’d like, we are happy to get on a call with you to discuss your profile in length and further chances to the schools. Feel free to schedule a call with us at your convenience.

Cheers!
Neha Hadke
Strategy Manager
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Email: neha@mbaandbeyond.com



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Hi Varthika hope this finds you well

My 2 cents

1. Your professional background is only very briefly touched upon in your summary. Business schools do not just look at academic performance, GMAT, undergraduate pedigree, and employer brand to assess your potential. Your professional trajectory is the most important aspect that B-schools will evaluate you on, so make sure you present it excellently in your essay and resume. In what ways have you shown an upward trend in the last 3 years? What new knowledge and increasing responsibilities have you acquired? Recall several experiences where you took initiative to resolve conflict within teams, motivated employees and subordinates to move projects forward, and had a $$ impact on the business through cost savings or revenue increases. Your ECs are a plus.

Your motivation behind goals in Strategic Investment and Entrepreneurship must be rooted in your past experiences and not appear isolated.

2. Improving your GMAT score can further boost your chances of getting into the top 10 B-schools.

If interested in studying outside of the US, you may also look at some top European/UK programs and leverage your strong diversity quotient (such as growing up at the intersection of multiple cultures).

Best wishes

Hey Varthika,

Your 3.7 GPA allows you to seek top colleges worldwide. Rutgers Business School is a good brand and boosts your profile.

You have 3 years of experience, but we don't know for what profiles. Quantify it. Financial advisers may discuss cost-saving actions with customers. These quantifications will boost your profile. If you have a leadership position, indicate how many individuals you've guided. You may also list international clients.


Bloomberg and BlackRock are both good brands that boost your profile. You may also pitch by mentioning you're aiming to attend financial courses, like CFA level 1. This shows financial tendency. If you want to do strategic investing and entrepreneurship after your MBA, then you can take up related courses, which will benefit your profile.

Your GMAT score appears excellent, however, I suggest going for round 3, not round 2, since round 2s are already here. Your application will take 15-20 days, or else you'll hurry it.

You can target round 3 with a bulletproof application.

If you need more help, we'd be happy to setup a call and give more pointers on how to improve your profile and the right schools you should target.
You can setup a call via this link:
https://bit.ly/3DSH5km

Hey jeonacivil

Your CGPA seems good. You have strong professional experience and great master's, undergrad, and school grades. If you're from a Tier 1 school, wonderful; else, employment experience will do the needful.

Your 8 years of work experience is substantial, therefore you should highlight your leadership responsibilities on your CV. Your Canadian Master's degree boosts your international exposure, and you must also quantify and mention the cost savings, performance, efficiency, and TAT improvements in the job section.

Your school list seems nice. Wharton and Kellogg have low admission rates.

I will recommend you to look at a good chunk of other schools as well, like:
1. NYU Stern
2. Cornell
3. UCLA
4. USC Marshall

If you haven't begun the application, round 2 will be in a hurry. Every school requires 15 to 20 days, so you may strive for round 3s with your strong profile.

If you need more help, we'd be happy to setup a call and give more pointers on how to improve your profile and the right schools you should target.
You can setup a call via this link:
https://bit.ly/3DSH5km

Hi Kriti,
This is Ale - I am an INSEAD Alum and Associate Partner at MBB firm in UK. I am the founder of MB Career Consultants, and offer MBA admissions coaching services to applicants.

You have a great GMAT score (well done!) and a good profile overall. You do have a slightly lower GPA, but I'm hoping you have a reasonable explanation for that (which will be good to articulate in your optional essay).

To address your target schools, it would be helpful to know where you envision yourself living and working. If in Europe/Middle East - then European schools (LBS, INSEAD) are best. If you wish to live and work in US - then US schools are best.

In terms of INSEAD, you can apply in R3, but I would recommend to wait for R1 Jan 2024 intake - it's better to do INSEAD with option of an internship in my opinion.

If you want a free review of your CV, feel free to get in touch:
mazzarini.careerconsultants@gmail.com

Best,
Ale

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Hey Amogh, your profile is pretty amazing.

I would like to mention one more thing here, you scored 760 in your GMAT which is pretty impressive.
You have very decent work experience. One thing is pretty impressive that you have launched offline operations in not 1 or 2, 8 countries that’s a big number. But after reading much I learned that you managed more than 100 city-level events, really really impressive. Great work with your work experience.

As your concern is you need help to decide your short-term goal. So, I would really suggest you to have correct suggestions from the top experts. Book a call with our experts and let them help you decide your short-term goal.

hello team , good tool but i would like to know is there tool for mim (master in management ) and master programme
also .
i would like to suggest add more school in other countries as well such as b-schools in Canada ,Australia ,france ,german

Thanks so much for the feedback and recommendations. This tool is for MBA only but I am hopeful we can soon (in 3-6 months) expand it. 😇

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