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Profile Evaluation for College Seniors

by mriiidula » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:00 am
Hello,

I'm a college senior, and targeting the following programs:
HBS 2+2, IESE Young Talent Program, Yale Silver Scholar Program.

Personal Details: 21/Female/Residing in Malaysia, Indian Nationality.
Undergrad: University of Nottingham, Malaysia (with a year abroad in UK).
Course: BEng Electronic and Computer Engineering, 3 year course.
GPA: We don't have one, second year average is 76% which is in the top 10%.

Extracurriculars: PLENTY. Sports, Volunteering, Fundraising, Society Clubs.
Languages: English/Tamil/Hindi/German/French (the last two very basic).

Internships:
4 weeks at Deloitte (IT Consulting) in Malaysia.
12 weeks at PSI Metals GmbH (Process Consulting) in Germany.

Problems:
First and second year modules were compulsory, and there are some modules which I did not do well in. How can I explain this? Lack of interest in subject? Lack of effort?
I'm giving my GMAT exam in one month's time, however, not too confident of getting 700+.

Please let me know if I stand a decent chance at getting into the programs I've listed above. Thank you!
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by afbg2003 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:00 am
I have a similar query.

I am a Engineering student (final year) from India.
Age - 20 years.
Please evaluate my profile for HBS 2+2, LBS MiM, IESE 2+2 and other MiM programs.

A brief on my profile:
- Founder of ngoFuel.org - recd and won several awards from NEN, BootCamp, NASSCOM, TiE etc
- Working with a social start-up What's up Bharat? where leading a vertical in wh has 2 Million INR investment - whole project has initial 15 mils investment
- Ex-Director at LetsGraduate - online finding platform for needy students - won Oxford B-Plan Competition
- Kairos Global Fellow 2011
- Selected among 2 Indians to represent India in World Foresight Forum, the Hague
- Featured in various medias incl HT MINT - full page article
- Core Committe Manager of ACM Chapter (College)
- College fest coordinator certificates
- Recomm for ED of NSEF, Director IBM, VP of a VC firm, etc
- Boards - 90+
- CGPA - 8.71/10.0
- Worked in several LIVE projects

My previous GMAT score was 610. Could not study properly. Giving in again.
Targeting 700+, is this good enough?

Also, are there any good MBA programs where I might have a shot with no formal work-ex.

Thank you.
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by Bryant@VeritasPrep » Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:29 pm
One of the most important things about applying to a program like Yale Silver Scholar or HBS 2+2, is to have a maturity of vision for what you see yourself doing. With the state of the global economy, there is a tendency for young, smart students to "hide out " for a couple of extra years in such a program in order to give the economy a chance to rebound. It has been rather widely demonstrated that students who graduate in a down economy have to wrestle the effects of this for their entire career, so for good reason, it makes sense to stay buried in the books. This, however is an easy reason to give the adcoms for dismissal from the application process. They are looking for students who have that extra edge--those who have truly risen to the top of their game early and posess the kind of leadership potential and achievement record that could be on par with their full time MBA applicants. At this level, a killer GMAT score really helps, because it says "I can hang with the older students academically," where older applicants can rely on their career acheivements to do some of the talking in this area. Anything below a 700 is going to be below the average for accepted students in these highly selective programs. Having said that, just like the FT MBA programs, the early programs do not arbitrarily cut off applicants for having one questionable area in their package. you must dig deep into your undergrad experience and extract the stories of leadership, innovation and teamwork that will make you comparable with not only other MBA candidates, but with the top-level applicants to these early admission programs. What have you learned beyond the classroom, as a student leader, that you can use to add value to your b-school classmates? What kinds of experiences place you in a category of top 5% against your peers? What have you done that is unique, exceptional, or impressive? These are the kinds of things you need to explore in order to grab the attention of the adcoms at these schools. you ask about which schools are ok with younger applicants, and you clearly have targeted some of the best--HBS, Yale, Stanford, all seem to not only "tolerate" younger applicants, but actually prefer them. It's going to be a tougher sell at other b-schools, but remember, if you can create a compelling story around why you need the MBA now, and how you offer something valuable to the class now, you could get in anywhere. It's all in the story, but you story must be exceptional. There is a reason b-schools generally require experience--it's from this collective experience, that projects are completed and problems are solved. If you in any way are seen as a drag on your classmates instead of wind in their sails, you will not get a serious look for these programs. Let us know if you need help pulling your story together in a compelling way.
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