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Management consultant with 3 years of experience in a big 4 in NYC. Projects ranging from digital transformations, go-to-market strategies, investor readiness for start ups, COVID vaccine planning and strategy with US government. Currently working as a management consultant in Govt. of India on development projects.
Target School: StanfordĀ GSB
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Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Vellore Institute of Technology
Undergrad Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.7
GMAT: 720
Age: 27, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Other Degree/Certification: Masters in Industrial Engineering - 3.4
School Name: Purdue University
Extracurriculars: Working with agro startups to help create value chains for farmers and scale businesses, Working as a pro-bono consultant in rural India for nonprofit schools aimed at developing educational accessibility in India, Led initiatives around water conservation with a Magsaysay Award winner in India
Title: Senior Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment: 3 yrs
Title: Senior Associate
Industry: Government / Military
Company: Consulting elected lawmakers with policy decisions and developmental goals
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 4 mos
1) Promoted twice in 4 years based on performance and approval from partners 2) Developing process for optimized COVID vaccine delivery in USA 3) Assessment and future planning for the power sector for one of India’s biggest states 4) Running a successful business (adhesive packaging facility) while pursuing my Masters – Revenue up by 120%
1. Public Sector consulting with a strong focus on policy and administration 2. Entrepreneurship (maybe) 3. Venture Capital – Work on identifying sustainable opportunities leveraging my technology and mathematical background with the understanding of governments and their mechanisms
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So it will strike many in admissions as odd that you went from being a Big Four consultant to an internship role in the Indian government. That is not exactly the path the gatekeepers at HBS would be looking for in an ideal MBA candidate. That said, it does make you much more interesting than the typical Indian male engineer which, of course, you are with both an undergraduate degree and a master’s (from Purdue) in engineering. Given your goals, I would seriously consider a public policy degree at Harvard, Berkeley, Georgetown, Duke or Michigan before an MBA at HBS. Your extras, by the way, are terrific and prove to me that you are a person who really cares about others and wants to give …
So it will strike many in admissions as odd that you went from being a Big Four consultant to an internship role in the Indian government. That is not exactly the path the gatekeepers at HBS would be looking for in an ideal MBA candidate. That said, it does make you much more interesting than the typical Indian male engineer which, of course, you are with both an undergraduate degree and a master’s (from Purdue) in engineering. Given your goals, I would seriously consider a public policy degree at Harvard, Berkeley, Georgetown, Duke or Michigan before an MBA at HBS. Your extras, by the way, are terrific and prove to me that you are a person who really cares about others and wants to give back to the world. But you are still in a highly over-represented pool of candidates and there will be others like you who have more prestigious credentials or as Sandy so often puts it, gold, versus your silver background. If you do want the MBA, another very good option for you where the odds are slighly more in your favor would be Yale SOM or Georgetown McDonough.
Work history not impressive enough for Harvard, especially trying to frame an internship with a lawmaker as legit, high-level policy experience. Goals are also deeply incompatible with an MBA (should go to Princeton or Kennedy school for desired results). The good GMAT score will give a legit shot at Wharton, Chicago or Yale if he can re-work his goals.
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