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I am a self-motivated individual who is keen on estimating what the future beholds and make decisions accordingly. I believe in improving myself, becoming sharper and faster, on an everyday basis. I am an engineering consultant who has worked in EPC in oil and gas for 8 years. I engineer and design refinery equipment.
Target School: Chicago Booth
Considering: Kellogg SOM, Berkeley Haas, Tuck, Darden
See More Profiles For: Chicago Booth
Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Amity University
Undergrad Major: Mechanical and Automation Engineering
GPA: 3.75
GMAT: 730
Age: 30, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Extracurriculars: Toastmasters Club, Reading books
Title: Assistant Manager
Industry: Power / Energy
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment: 1 yr
Title: Senior Engineer
Length of Employment: 7 yrs
I have executed some of the most complex equipment in oil and gas refinery within record time, and added value by pre-thinking and resolving issues that might occur at a later stage. My equipment will play the central part in delivering fuel complying with the new BS-VI standard emission norms introduced by the Indian Government.
I want to make a shift to management consulting and work for MBB. 10 years down the line, I want to shift to the industry side, hopefully transitioning to c-suite.
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Hi there! It’s Stephanie Horn, Master Consultant with the MBA Exchange and recent Poets and Quants “Top 10 Admissions Consultants”. I joined McKinsey after graduating from Kellogg, and my cohort included many engineers who had similar goals to yours. On the positive side of your profile, you have strong grades and test scores and solid work experience. Toastmasters is a great organization for teaching presentation skills and taking a leadership role in your chapter will add to your profile. On the negative side, you will be part of a very competitive cohort where the lack of a name brand undergraduate degree can hurt. You will need to stand out from the crowd with outstanding essays and letters of recommendation that demonstrate your strong leadership, ability …
Hi there! It’s Stephanie Horn, Master Consultant with the MBA Exchange and recent Poets and Quants “Top 10 Admissions Consultants”. I joined McKinsey after graduating from Kellogg, and my cohort included many engineers who had similar goals to yours. On the positive side of your profile, you have strong grades and test scores and solid work experience. Toastmasters is a great organization for teaching presentation skills and taking a leadership role in your chapter will add to your profile. On the negative side, you will be part of a very competitive cohort where the lack of a name brand undergraduate degree can hurt. You will need to stand out from the crowd with outstanding essays and letters of recommendation that demonstrate your strong leadership, ability to build cohesive teams, and ability to focus on the big picture while managing multiple priorities.
Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission. I really admire how you strive for continuous self-improvement. It sounds like you’ve indeed made a significant impact in the oil & gas industry through your projects. To more fully assess this aspect of your profile though, I’d have to learn more about your leadership impact within the roles you’ve held as well as the progression you’ve made in terms of title/responsibility and compensation. Also, how confident are you that you’ll get very strong recommendations that speak to your strong performance (especially relative to your peers), potential, and growth?
As you’re most likely aware, competition is extremely tough for Indian applicants. Your stats are middle of the road for this demographic – to improve your chances at …
As you’re most likely aware, competition is extremely tough for Indian applicants. Your stats are middle of the road for this demographic – to improve your chances at top schools, I do recommend taking GMAT again and raising it as far above the averages of your target programs as possible. Also, I see that you’re involved in Toastmasters, which is good – are you involved in a leadership capacity? If not, make every effort to elevate your participation before you apply, as this can help set you apart as well. In addition to strong GMAT scores, I’ve seen through my client work that Indian applicants who are most successful have experience outside of India as well – do you have international experience (such as client engagements) that you can highlight? If so, this would help – and if not, see if there happens to be an opportunity to secure such experience before you apply.
Finally, I should point out that at 8 years of work experience, you are on the older side for full-time MBA applicants (who on average have 4-6 years of work experience, which could make things a bit difficult as well. So, in addition to addressing the areas I mentioned, make it clear in your applications why NOW is the right time for an MBA and what exactly motivates your goals in consulting. Hope that helps!
Hi thereāthis is Donna Bauman, Senior MBA Admissions Counselor at Stratus Admissionsāand Iām happy to provide you with some advice about your profile. I like that you have what I call ādoerā experienceāin that you have designed refinery equipment and unlike some peers who will have only crunched out reports and recommendationsāyouāve had to build things. This adds immensely to classroom discussions and will be valuable when you move to the consulting side. I would not limit yourself to MBBāand so I encourage you to look at some other consulting firms where you can leverage your industry knowledge at the start. When visiting with Booth Admissions staff during a summer industry conference (AIGACāAssociation for International Graduate Admissions Consultants), I remember Booth adcom saying that a …
Hi thereāthis is Donna Bauman, Senior MBA Admissions Counselor at Stratus Admissionsāand Iām happy to provide you with some advice about your profile. I like that you have what I call ādoerā experienceāin that you have designed refinery equipment and unlike some peers who will have only crunched out reports and recommendationsāyouāve had to build things. This adds immensely to classroom discussions and will be valuable when you move to the consulting side. I would not limit yourself to MBBāand so I encourage you to look at some other consulting firms where you can leverage your industry knowledge at the start. When visiting with Booth Admissions staff during a summer industry conference (AIGACāAssociation for International Graduate Admissions Consultants), I remember Booth adcom saying that a Booth student is ābug-eyed with intellectual curiosityā and wants to learn about everything and engage in spirited debate. Booth wants to know what makes you tick and that you have the self-discipline to know and follow your path. There is only one required course in the program, so you need to understand what Booth resources you want to leverage and have a clear path in mind. I like that you open saying you are āself-motivatedā as that quality will be helpful at Booth. To these points, Iād need to talk to you further to probe how this bug-eyed passion to know and debate will come through in your application. In terms of other schools on your list, the culture at Kellogg is different however you can certainly reach your end goal at either school. I find it very helpful to have spent my summers the past several years visiting all the top MBA programs to observe the culture first hand and especially to help my international clients get a sense of where they would best fit if they cannot make the visit in person. Iād be happy to talk to you further and help you mine your background so that you present the most compelling stories about yourself in the application process to stand out as you are a strong candidateābut you also face stiff completion!
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