Hello,
I am looking to get a second MBA. I completed my MBA from one of the top 10 B schools in India. However, I was fresh out of Undergrad then and had no professional experience prior to my MBA. I worked for 5 years post my MBA, and now feel a second MBA will broaden my international exposure and help me build networks and expertise in industries I want to build my career in, in the long term.
I'm looking to get an opinion of my profile so I can assess my chances at admissions at top schools. I'm aiming for Harvard (reach school), but I'm also looking at Columbia, Wharton, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, INSEAD
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Education: MBA, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (Amongst Top 10 B schools in India) (CG: 3.6; Top 10% of class); Electronics and Communications Engineer, NSIT Delhi (Amongst Top 10 Tech schools in India) (CG : 8.8; Top 5% of Class)
GMAT: 730 (Q51/V37)
Experience:
Corporate Development (M&A and Strategic Investments) at Snapdeal.com - India's leading e-commerce startup (1 year)
- Worked on various acquisition deals across the e-commerce ecosystem with a cumulative investment of $500M+
- Identified potential targets, conducted financial analysis and valuations
- Prepared business cases and presentations for the Board of Directors detailing deal benefits and synergies
- Assisted legal teams in preparing documents including LOI/term sheets and definitive agreements
- Partnered with functional teams for execution of all transactional processes such as due diligence and integration
Management Consultant, Strategy and Operations - Deloitte Consulting US (4 years)
- Worked with Fortune 500 businesses across United States, Mexico, Europe and the Middle East in the areas of Due Diligence, Market Entry and Growth Strategy, Business Model and Supply Chain Transformation
- Worked across various industries including financial services, telecom, oil & gas, FMCG, healthcare and logistics
- Specialization in M&A, Market Entry & Growth Strategy, Supply Chain Strategy and Business Model Transformation
Extra-curricular
- Core Team Member, Deloitte's Campus Recruitment Team
- Core Team Member, Deloitte's Impact Day Organizing committee, chief CSR initiative of Deloitte
- Core Team Member, Deloitte S&O Fundamentals across S.E Asia - Coordinated training and induction for ~150 new hires each year
- Coordinator, Konsult - the Consulting Club of IIMK
- Senior Coordinator, Moksha - Annual Inter College Cultural Symposium, NSIT, Delhi
- Vice Head Girl, Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj, Delhi
- Interests : Travelling, Reading, Squash, Boxing
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Second MBAs are a tough sell! In my experience, many schools are simply not going to be open to it. That said, you can make a strong case for your need for this experience, and hope for the best.
One thing I would suggest: assess your need for this degree and location carefully, and think about what formats might best meet your needs. I have had luck with applicants who already had local MBAs, but who applied for one-year full-time programs, such as Kellogg's Accelerated MBA or Columbia's J-Term. You might want to schedule a trip to the US to visit some of these schools, talk to some admissions people, and see if an accelerated full-time program would meet your needs -- you get the brand, the international exposure and the relationship-building, but without repeating core courses you've already had.
Good luck!
Margaret Strother
One thing I would suggest: assess your need for this degree and location carefully, and think about what formats might best meet your needs. I have had luck with applicants who already had local MBAs, but who applied for one-year full-time programs, such as Kellogg's Accelerated MBA or Columbia's J-Term. You might want to schedule a trip to the US to visit some of these schools, talk to some admissions people, and see if an accelerated full-time program would meet your needs -- you get the brand, the international exposure and the relationship-building, but without repeating core courses you've already had.
Good luck!
Margaret Strother
