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Please Evaluate: GMAT 750, CGPA 9.81/10, WE: 25 months in IT

by parrymathur » Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:57 pm
Hi, Experts!

Can you please help me out with a profile evaluation?

Present Location: New Delhi, India
Age: 24

GMAT: 750 (Q 50, V 41, AWA 6)
CGPA: 9.81/10 (3.92/4)
Undergrad University: BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan. Campus Location: Dubai, UAE
Undergrad Major: B.E. (Hons.) Computer Science

Work Experience: 25 months (presently) in the IT department at an Indian telecommunications company that started operations in 2010.

Designation: Senior Executive

Function:
Managing IT Business/Operations Support Systems. Routine dealing with outsourced business partner and sub contracted clients to manage the processes of maintenance of business applications. Specialize in subscriber provisioning.
  • Routine facilitation of SIM provisioning. Have managed the provisioning of nearly 20 million SIMs since launch.
    Supported business activities during critical launch-phase when IT applications were not completely ready.
    Routinely support circle IT heads with installation and issue-resolution with IT applications.
    Manage vendors and business partners to ensure timely resolution of operational issues.
    Promoted in early 2011 from Executive to Senior Executive.
International Experience:
  • 2 months internship in UAE at a web-development firm during 2nd year of undergrad.
    5.5 months internship in UAE at a GIS software specialist during undergrad final semester. Created an internal-discussion forums website for the company. Learned valuable GIS application development skills.
Extra Curricular Activities:
  • Member of computer club at high-school. Participated in various computer competition held at schools in Delhi.
    High School prefect in grade 12.
    Prepared the first ever college yearbook at undergrad college in a team of two. Sold copies of the book to 80% of our graduating batch and earned a substantial profit.
    Foreign Language: French. Ability:(Reading: 4/5, Writing: 3.5/5, Speaking 3/5, Listening 2/5).
Short Term Career Goal: Strategy and marketing consulting for entrepreneurs.

Long Term Career Goal: Progressing to create my own start up that deals with software services for easing mass-education OR a company that helps evaluate and improve the brand value of new ventures.

Personal Characteristics, Interests and Aspirations:
  • Tech products marketing, especially of software services.
    Interested in software service start up operations and learning entrepreneurial skills.
    Creative with an attention to detail. Consider exceptional and clear design to be very important to a product's appeal.
    Knowledge Sponge. Love to extract information from blogs such as Ars Technica, Lifehacker, Wired and Engadget. Passionate about learning.
    Enjoy creative and critical writing . My Blog: parrymathur [dot] wordpress [dot] com
    Enjoy running and swimming.
    Love foreign languages and cultures. Learned the Arabic alphabet by myself during first month of undergrad college. Can recognize basic Arabic text. Aim for full proficiency in French. Next stops: German, then possibly Arabic.
I'm targeting the fall 2012 season. Can you please evaluate my chances for:
  • INSEAD
    MIT Sloan
    ISB
    UCLA Anderson
    UC Berkeley
    Kellogg
Thanks!

Paritosh
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by apphelp » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:42 am
parrymathur wrote:Hi, Experts!

Can you please help me out with a profile evaluation?

Present Location: New Delhi, India
Age: 24

GMAT: 750 (Q 50, V 41, AWA 6)
CGPA: 9.81/10 (3.92/4)
Undergrad University: BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan. Campus Location: Dubai, UAE
Undergrad Major: B.E. (Hons.) Computer Science

Work Experience: 25 months (presently) in the IT department at an Indian telecommunications company that started operations in 2010.

Designation: Senior Executive

Function:
Managing IT Business/Operations Support Systems. Routine dealing with outsourced business partner and sub contracted clients to manage the processes of maintenance of business applications. Specialize in subscriber provisioning.
  • Routine facilitation of SIM provisioning. Have managed the provisioning of nearly 20 million SIMs since launch.
    Supported business activities during critical launch-phase when IT applications were not completely ready.
    Routinely support circle IT heads with installation and issue-resolution with IT applications.
    Manage vendors and business partners to ensure timely resolution of operational issues.
    Promoted in early 2011 from Executive to Senior Executive.
International Experience:
  • 2 months internship in UAE at a web-development firm during 2nd year of undergrad.
    5.5 months internship in UAE at a GIS software specialist during undergrad final semester. Created an internal-discussion forums website for the company. Learned valuable GIS application development skills.
Extra Curricular Activities:
  • Member of computer club at high-school. Participated in various computer competition held at schools in Delhi.
    High School prefect in grade 12.
    Prepared the first ever college yearbook at undergrad college in a team of two. Sold copies of the book to 80% of our graduating batch and earned a substantial profit.
    Foreign Language: French. Ability:(Reading: 4/5, Writing: 3.5/5, Speaking 3/5, Listening 2/5).
Short Term Career Goal: Strategy and marketing consulting for entrepreneurs.

Long Term Career Goal: Progressing to create my own start up that deals with software services for easing mass-education OR a company that helps evaluate and improve the brand value of new ventures.

Personal Characteristics, Interests and Aspirations:
  • Tech products marketing, especially of software services.
    Interested in software service start up operations and learning entrepreneurial skills.
    Creative with an attention to detail. Consider exceptional and clear design to be very important to a product's appeal.
    Knowledge Sponge. Love to extract information from blogs such as Ars Technica, Lifehacker, Wired and Engadget. Passionate about learning.
    Enjoy creative and critical writing . My Blog: parrymathur [dot] wordpress [dot] com
    Enjoy running and swimming.
    Love foreign languages and cultures. Learned the Arabic alphabet by myself during first month of undergrad college. Can recognize basic Arabic text. Aim for full proficiency in French. Next stops: German, then possibly Arabic.
I'm targeting the fall 2012 season. Can you please evaluate my chances for:
  • INSEAD
    MIT Sloan
    ISB
    UCLA Anderson
    UC Berkeley
    Kellogg
Thanks!

Paritosh

Hi Paritosh,

Except for ISB your list has all aspirational schools ( tough to achieve). You profile has different string elements such as GMAT, undergrad GPA, BITS brand name and international exposure.

But less than 3 yrs of exp by the time you join a B school will put you on backfoot.

If you are open to targeting top schools this year and can wait for a year if you dont get through take your chances. I have a feeling that you might crack one or two. But if you, for any reason, want to enter a B school for sure in 2012, then keep a couple of safe schools.

Focus on highlighting the operations aspect of work ex and make it sound less technical and IT oriented.

Hope that helps.

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by parrymathur » Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:05 am
Thanks for the evaluation, Apphelp team. It was indeed very helpful. I just want to request some clarifications.

I had researched a bit and had read that MIT Sloan weighs your academic record slightly above your work experience. Would it be sensible to apply with such a profile there for 2012?

Also, you state that apart from ISB, the other schools are tough to achieve. Why is that so? I believed (and even the FT rankings say so) that ISB ranks in the big league only.

Finally, on your suggestion of safe schools, can someone suggest a reasonable bunch where I can aim?

Your help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks!

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by MBAPrepAdvantage » Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:39 am
My opinion is different from the other poster. I feel certain schools favor younger candidates and that the original posters academics are so outstanding that he should be targeting the top 7 including HBS and Stanford, with obviously a safety school like an ISB or within the U.S. UCLA Anderson or a Cornell Johnson should be considered.

BITS Pilani is excellent as are your grades and scores. Given your strategy/marketing/consulting/entrepreneurship goals, you should consider adding HBS, Stanford, Wharton, Chicago, and/or Columbia to your schools to consider targeting.

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by parrymathur » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:18 am
Thanks for the evaluation, Michael. Can you tell me one more thing? Since I don't have a long list of extra curriculars, would it be worth taking a shot for the 2012 season? Also, as the apphelp team mentioned, how favourably are reapplicants looked at by the schools that you have mentioned? I've seen on INSEAD's website that they discourage reapplicants. Are reapplicants, then, considered last in a line? I ask this because if I wish to consider some schools for next season as well, then I should know where I shouldn't apply now.

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by apphelp » Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:01 am
parrymathur wrote:Thanks for the evaluation, Apphelp team. It was indeed very helpful. I just want to request some clarifications.

I had researched a bit and had read that MIT Sloan weighs your academic record slightly above your work experience. Would it be sensible to apply with such a profile there for 2012?

Also, you state that apart from ISB, the other schools are tough to achieve. Why is that so? I believed (and even the FT rankings say so) that ISB ranks in the big league only.

Finally, on your suggestion of safe schools, can someone suggest a reasonable bunch where I can aim?

Your help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks!

Paritosh
Paritosh,

ISB may be higher on FT rankings than some other schools but most on the rankings consider some factor such as salaries adjusted for PPP and visiting/ resident faculty ratio which might not be the most important factors while choosing B schools.

You can consider the following as safer options:

Kelley Indiana

Emory

UNC Kenan Flager



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by npunhani » Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:24 pm
parrymathur wrote:Thanks for the evaluation, Michael. Can you tell me one more thing? Since I don't have a long list of extra curriculars, would it be worth taking a shot for the 2012 season? Also, as the apphelp team mentioned, how favourably are reapplicants looked at by the schools that you have mentioned? I've seen on INSEAD's website that they discourage reapplicants. Are reapplicants, then, considered last in a line? I ask this because if I wish to consider some schools for next season as well, then I should know where I shouldn't apply now.

Thanks!

Paritosh
Hi Paritosh

I am surprised to hear that INSEAD discourages re-applicants. Can you point me to the source of your information?

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by ThinkAdmit » Thu Sep 01, 2011 1:18 pm
Hi Paritosh,

Here are the high point in your profile that puts you in competitive range for some top 10 schools:

Academics: Excellent. 750 GMAT coupled with 9.81 from BITS Pilani, Dubai campus. Beat that.
Work-ex: Well, not too awesome. There are hints that puts your picture as a technical person who loves technology. Make sure apart from being an individual contributor, you refer to instances of leadership skills, team skills and other leadership capabilities as well. This will portray a well rounded personality balancing technical and leadership abilities.

Moreover, your goals are inline with your passion. Your passion is displayed in your other activities, your hobbies and your blog. I see that you have chosen schools accordingly too.

The only parameter not-so-strong is the number of years of work-ex, but as Michael has correctly put, many schools prefer younger applicants. Instead of getting carried away by this fact, you have to be cautious that despite your age, you have to prove in your application that you have displayed leadership qualities across your experience, personal and professional. This does not necessarily mean being in a leadership position, but showing qualities of leader in your day to day job.

Having said that, schools in reach are INSEAD (focus on international cultural sensitivity and diversity), ISB, Berkeley, Anderson. MIT and Kellogg are competitive. You should also try Booth, Stanford in reach.
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by parrymathur » Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:55 pm
npunhani wrote: Hi Paritosh

I am surprised to hear that INSEAD discourages re-applicants. Can you point me to the source of your information?

Thanks
-Nakul
Hi, Nakul

Here's a link to the page on INSEAD's website that mentions this: https://mba.insead.edu/admissions/admission_policies.cfm

Which schools are you targeting?

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by npunhani » Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:30 am
I am planning to apply to INSEAD with 2 yrs of experience. My preferences are similar to yours.
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by MBAPrepAdvantage » Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:56 pm
Other U.S. schools do not discourage reapplicants. BusinessWeek used to publish acceptance rates for reapplicants. You can compare this to the acceptance rate across the board to see how these reappliants have fared.

But, at a high level, I would suggest applying to competitive schools now (you can forgo INSEAD if you wish). With each passing year the bar will be set higher for your professional experience and community service so you still might be relatively weak on community service even if you wait a year and build on this area. With your undergraduate institution, grades, and GMAT score I would recommend giving it a go now.

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