Candidate:

Mr. Indian Govt.

About Me:

I have 3 years of experience at an Indian IT consulting firm and 7 years of experience in the Government of India.

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Gautam Buddh Technical University

Undergrad Major: Information Technology

GPA: 4 0

GMAT: 710

Age: 31, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Animal care

Work History:

Title: ASO

Industry: Government / Military

Company: COVID Management

Length of Employment: 9 yrs, 6 mos

Big Life Wins:

COVID-19 management in India.

Post MBA Goal:

Consulting/ Entrepreneurship.

Odds:

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The Experts Rate The Odds At: 15%

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 15%

With a 710 GMAT, you are 20 points below the class average at Harvard Business School. You’re also 31 and would therefore be 32 at matriculation. That’s on the high side for HBS. Yes, you have a distinguished career in IT consulting and government service. But your age and GMAT score (particularly for an Indian male with an IT background) will make an invite to Harvard difficult. Your task to increase your odds will be to use your essay to explain the critical role you have played in helping the government manage the pandemic in your home country. If you can show leadership in that role and managing through difficult circumstances, you may be able to overcome the two red flags in your profile. But …

With a 710 GMAT, you are 20 points below the class average at Harvard Business School. You’re also 31 and would therefore be 32 at matriculation. That’s on the high side for HBS. Yes, you have a distinguished career in IT consulting and government service. But your age and GMAT score (particularly for an Indian male with an IT background) will make an invite to Harvard difficult. Your task to increase your odds will be to use your essay to explain the critical role you have played in helping the government manage the pandemic in your home country. If you can show leadership in that role and managing through difficult circumstances, you may be able to overcome the two red flags in your profile. But generally you can only ask admissions to blink once, not twice, and you are asking for two blinks on this application and you are in the most over-represented pool of applicants, though you made the detour into the government. Your extras aren’t helping you, either.

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