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As a teenager, I wanted to become a cricketer, but I dropped it after pursuing it for a year and a half. My academics took a major hit in the process but I’ve been focused on turning around my career since then (2013). I have an MBA from IMT-G (one of the top 15 schools in India) and want to pursue a second MBA for global exposure & pivot to strategy consulting.
– I’ll have 5 yrs of work experience at matriculation – My undergrad is from a no-name school; YoY GPA: 5.67, 6.15, 7.10, 7.61 (scale of 10) – I have two ‘F’ grades in undergrad (Semester 2 & 4) – First MBA GPA: 6.5 / 10
Target School: Chicago Booth
Considering: Kellogg SOM, Berkeley Haas, Yale, Duke Fuqua, NYU Stern, Cornell Johnson
See More Profiles For: Chicago Booth
Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Gujarat Technological University
Undergrad Major: Computer Science
GPA: 7.36/10
GMAT: 760
Age: 28, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Other Degree/Certification: PGDM (Marketing)
School Name: IMT - Ghaziabad
Extracurriculars: Volunteer - Mitram Foundation - Work on Suicide Prevention (Working since last 6 months till date), Volunteer - MentorToGo - Work as a mentor to students pursuing Undergrad and who wish to make a career in the field that I am working in (Working since last 1.5 years till date).
Title: Branch Sales Manager
Industry: Banking & Finance
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 1 mos
Title: Wealth Manager
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 3 mos
– Promoted to the team handling profile after 1 year at ICICI Bank – largest private sector bank in India (Will have 2 years of team management experience at matriculation) – Underwent admission process for 3 yrs (admission cycles 2014, ’15, ’16) before getting into IMT-G for first MBA; also wrote GMAT thrice (710, 730, 760)
Over the long term, I want to become a global leader in the CPG industry and hence, want to gain global exposure (since most of my education and work has been in India). Since global business leaders work on solving complex business problems, I intend to prepare myself for the job by working in strategy consulting immediately post-MBA.
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HI, it’s Rachel from Gatehouse here. The good news is you seems to have very strong work experience, career progression and leadership experiences and you will want to bring these to life as much as possible along with your community service involvement. You also have a good GMAT score which is great. One challenge is your undergrad GPA and making sure that these programs know you are able to do the work and graduate / succeed after graduation and you will need to address this, especially for a program like Booth. The GMAT shows you have the aptitude but your undergraduate grades will raise questions.
There are a few things I think you want to make sure the Admissions Committee knows. First …
There are a few things I think you want to make sure the Admissions Committee knows. First is why you need a second MBA? We know this but they may not and so you will want to explain the skills and experiences that you need specifically (beyond the ones you gained in your first MBA) in order to advance your career. The second thing is why CPG? I am sure it’s not random but it does seem that way based on your post 😉 you will want to explain why it’s your passion and how it came to be that way (eg what exposure have you had, how did you know it’s what you want to do). Along those lines I would think through what the best path is to get there. Consulting is a great route to pretty much any job, however I would be wondering why you aren’t looking to get a brand management role at a CPG firm after graduation and work your way up from there. There is no one right path but that one is tried and true. It may help if you clarify your long term goal (being a ‘global business leader’ and ‘solving complex business problems’ is very vague and not specific at all to CPG).
Last point is just you have a very competitive school list! This is fine but it’s important to know. Assuming you are ok with this I would still review your list in light of what you are trying to achieve from an MBA – what job (consulting / CPG / Other) are you hoping to land post -graduation? what skills, classes etc do you need to get there? – and whether the schools on this list are best positioned to achieve this. Some of them seem like a really good fit but other seem sort of … random. I hope this is helpful and wish you lots of luck in the process.
Hi, it’s Jennifer Jackson from Stratus Admissions. Your work experience and GMAT are strong and impressive. That lower GPA plus some failing grades in undergrad are certainly not helpful, but you have had some schooling since then and can explain why that happened in an optional essay. I do like seeing that the GPA improved as you went through undergrad — be sure to point that out as well. What’s most concerning is that you already have an MBA. Sometimes schools are open to this but often they are not as they see it as just trying to “upgrade” your degree. You’ve already done the coursework that students will go through. Everyone needs to show Why MBA/Why Now/Why X or Y school, but you more so because you have that MBA already. You’ll need to make a strong case that to make the moves you want to make in your career, you need to gain skills that you don’t currently have. Perhaps your program didn’t teach enough of the leadership and soft skills you need. I think it’ll be critical to go into detail on why you need the second MBA if you want to have a chance at top schools. I do like seeing you have a fairly broad school list as that will raise your chances. Wishing you lots of luck with applications!
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