Request for Profile Evaluation

[mba_target_2014]

Indian female
Age: 27
GMAT: 700 (Q48,V38)
Graduation: B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering (83% equivalent to 3.3 GPA I think)
Post Graduation: Masters of Business Economics, University of Delhi - Gold medalist, batch topper

Work Experience: 45 months till now in Credit Risk Analytics, Retail Analytics and IT

Responsibilities
- Delivery of projects in Portfolio Analytics, Scorecard & Modeling in credit risk management domain
- Application of insight analysis techniques to deliver high quality, relevant project work to

clients
- Conceptualising construction of analytical approach with support and contributing effectively to

projects with ideas and execution


Extracurriculars:
- Coordinated the release of the monthly e-magazine focusing on sectoral analysis during post

graduation
- Represented my college in the corporate in a team of 8 as placement team member
- Conducted workshops on Women Empowerment at a local NGO
- Have won several essay writing competitions, debates and declamations at school, college and

national level

Why MBA?
I aspire to become a leader who can lead the design and development of robust analytical solutions

to optimise costs, minimize risks and drive growth strategies of businesses. After pursuing an MBA

program, I plan to work with businesses in India advising them on how data can enable them to

quantify risks and take return-maximizing decisions.

Target Schools- Stanford/Kellogg/Haas/Tuck/Booth/MIT-Sloan MIT/Tepper/ Ross/ UCLA-

Anderson/Stern/Cornell - Johnson

Thanks!

[Heidi Granner]

mba_target_2014,

Thanks for your post.

Your academics, work experience, and extracurricular activities will make for a competitive candidacy at leading MBA programs. Particularly because you will come from a highly competitive profile (Indian engineers), the key will be for you to build an application strategy that helps showcase your unique attributes and stand out in the applicant pool.

I suggest applying to a mix of "reach" (1 in 4 or 1 in 5 chance of acceptance), "target" (1 in 3), and "safety" (1 in 2) schools. Based on the information you have provided and assuming high quality application materials, I would group the schools you mention as follows:
-Reach: Stanford, Kellogg, Haas, Tuck, Booth, Sloan, Stern, Anderson
-Target: Tepper, Johnson, Ross
-Safety: none from this list. Schools to consider include Indiana University, Georgetown, Texas A&M.

Hope this helps!

Best,
Heidi