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Profile Eval : GMAT:700 , GPA 3.4 , Sales Background

by injotb123 » Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:54 am
Hello

Please evaluate my profile:
Indian
Xth Grade: District Topper: 90%
XIIth Grade: 84%
Graduation: Dual Degree in Engineering from Rank 1 Indian Engineering Institute
GMAT : 700

Working with a Big semiconductor firm since graduation in India. Application Engineer Role for 1 Year .Promotion: Field Application Engineer Role for 5 months. Promotion: Technical Sales Consultant for four biggest states in India, taking care of all the revenue from this region for the company. By the time I join MBA , I would 4 years experienced with two promotions in this span.
As part of the job , I have dedicated a lot of time working on Energy and Oil projects. From pre-sales to execution. I work with all the teams in parallel right form pre-sales to post-sales to reach my revenues. I have also raised 1 new partner for my company over the last 1 year to help increase our revenues.

I also run a successful non-profit with 35 members in total. It was started in December 2012 and we have executed 2 successful projects till now dealing with 'sustainable solutions' forum and Women Empowerment in Indian cities. We are working on couple of more projects right now. Our team is based out of India and NewYork.

Besides this , I have been part of one of the best leadership programs for a month. I also have world renowned Sales certifications.

I have been a speaker on sustainability at institutes , Govt. Institutes and have published articles as well. I have also given a talk to my Alum Mater recently.

On extra curricular : I am into fitness training and outdoor adventures

Kindly evaluate the profile. My target schools are : Kellogg , MIT Sloan , Johnson (Cornell) , INSEAD , Harvard and Tuck.

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by Jon Fuller » Mon Oct 14, 2013 12:45 pm
injotb123 -

Thanks for contacting Clear Admit for an evaluation of your profile.

One of the biggest challenges that candidates from overrepresented populations (notably Indians and Chinese) have to confront is their ability to differentiate themselves from the pack. There are some differentiating factors within your work experience, since it sounds like you've had good progression during your four years, and you have a good mix of successful leadership and team experiences. I also like the non-profit work since the brief description you provided makes it sound substantive and that you actually have some accomplishments and completed projects to point towards.

The significant problem that you're going to have with the schools that you mentioned is your academic component, notably your GMAT. Your current GMAT score is below the overall average for all of the programs you mentioned, and if you were able to compare yourself to other Indians, you'd see that it's probably at least 30 - 40 points below average for that population. It is a positive and slightly differentiating factor that you completed a dual degree from a top school, but many other applicants will be able to make comparable claims. The grades that you pointed to for Xth and X11th grades aren't really valued in the MBA admissions process.

One important thing that you didn't mention in your message - what are your goals? Goals can also be a differentiating factor. You stated a number of activities that revolve around sustainability, and if that falls into your short/long term goals, that could help you to separate yourself from other candidates with similar backgrounds/profiles. While interest in sustainability-related careers is on the rise, my observations have been that the growth has predominantly come from US candidates, not from non-US international candidates.

All that said, unfortunately, it's going to be very challenging for you to get a solid look from any of the programs you listed just because of your GMAT. These programs have the luxury of getting applications from many, many people who have similar backgrounds to yours and yet have much stronger academic profiles. The obvious (albeit rather difficult) solution is to retake the GMAT and hope for at least a 730/740 to be most competitive. The other thing you can do is to make sure you have a very clear and coherent strategy to positively differentiate every other aspect of your application - your goals, experiences, recommendations, etc. Those things together will go a long way to giving yourself the best possible chance with a top school.

Best wishes to you with your applications, and please feel free to contact me through Clear Admit's website if you'd like to discuss your candidacy further.

Regards,
Jon

Jon Fuller
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