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Hi, thanks for reading my profile. I have 5 years of work experience in designing, manufacturing, and commissioning several landmark trains in India and Europe. Currently, I am working as a manager in the sales and strategy function in the field of engineering services. Outside work I am passionate about sports (football).
Target School: Cambridge Judge
Considering: London Business School, Said Business School
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Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Kakatiya University
Undergrad Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 4
GMAT: 690
Age: 28, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian
Other Degree/Certification: Master of Engineering
School Name: BITS-Pilani
Extracurriculars: Football and Badminton Player(University level medalist) | Adventure Motorbiking
Title: Deputy Manager
Industry: Engineering
Company: Fortune 100 Top 10
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 1 mos
Title: Design Quality Assurance
Industry: Manufacturing
Length of Employment: 4 yrs, 1 mos
– Contributed to a turnover of 625 million USD in RRTS and A-K Metro projects. – Developed a comprehensive go to Market Strategy leading to a 70 million USD sales pipeline. – Promoted 3 times in the span of 3 years and identified as having high potential.
Long term goal: Business leader/entrepreneur in the area of mass mobility/public transportation in developing countries such as India. Short term goal: Work in the mobility practice of consulting firms (MBB).
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You have an interesting profile! Mobility is a growing market and area of interest for MBA students, especially as it relates to tech and smart motorways, railways, connected transportation etc. Your goals are in line with your background although MBB firms will be very tough to crack. I don’t know how many times you’ve done GMAT but I really would advise a retake to try and nudge your score over 700; you’re up against a tough pool demographically as you know, and a pool that tends to present with top scores. Cambridge Judge tends to be tough on academics – they have that 800 year reputation of academic excellence to defend after all! – so your GPA is great, but to make those top consulting …
You have an interesting profile! Mobility is a growing market and area of interest for MBA students, especially as it relates to tech and smart motorways, railways, connected transportation etc. Your goals are in line with your background although MBB firms will be very tough to crack. I don’t know how many times you’ve done GMAT but I really would advise a retake to try and nudge your score over 700; you’re up against a tough pool demographically as you know, and a pool that tends to present with top scores. Cambridge Judge tends to be tough on academics – they have that 800 year reputation of academic excellence to defend after all! – so your GPA is great, but to make those top consulting firms sit up and take notice of you they will want high test scores too. Your extracurriculars look strong and manufacturing experience in any form is always a high and relatively unusual value-add in an MBA classroom. Of the three schools you’ve listed I’d say Said is your best shot. Do you have any interest/experience in sustainability as it relates to mobility? Might be something to explore. Good luck and please click the free consultation link below to discuss further!
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Despite your younger-than-average-age (28) and lower-than-average GMAT (690), I’d say you have a shot at Cambridge Judge *IF* you change your short term goal. Simply put, MBB will not accept an non-IIT alum Indian candidate with a 690 GMAT score. If your score was on the low-side for top MBA programs (ex. 710) and you were a US underrepresented minority, it *might* be possible, but you are coming from the single most overrepresented minority in graduate admissions (Indian male). The good news is that 1) Oxbridge has lower scores than M7 US scores and will therefore be more forgiving of yours 2) you come from a relatively rarified industry in the MBA admissions process and one for which EVERY top school wants representation (rail), …
Despite your younger-than-average-age (28) and lower-than-average GMAT (690), I’d say you have a shot at Cambridge Judge *IF* you change your short term goal. Simply put, MBB will not accept an non-IIT alum Indian candidate with a 690 GMAT score. If your score was on the low-side for top MBA programs (ex. 710) and you were a US underrepresented minority, it *might* be possible, but you are coming from the single most overrepresented minority in graduate admissions (Indian male). The good news is that 1) Oxbridge has lower scores than M7 US scores and will therefore be more forgiving of yours 2) you come from a relatively rarified industry in the MBA admissions process and one for which EVERY top school wants representation (rail), and 3) you are imminently employable in heavy industry in ways that many people who WANT to work in heavy industry are not (think: leadership development programs at Shell, BOC, Dow Chemical, etc.). What you write about in your essays as your career goal doesn’t have to be what you actually recruit for ONCE YOU ARE IN – the career goals in your essays just have to resonate with the admissions committee enough to admit you. In general, schools get A LOT of candidates espousing interest in MBB. Adcoms know what kinds of credentials land those jobs, and you don’t have them, but you do have the credentials that get OTHER jobs with other stakeholder recruiters that the Adcoms want to keep hungry and fed with their alums. Companies like Honeywell, Kimberly Clark, Danaher, etc. come to MBA programs and pay top dollar for the talent, but they are undersubscribed in terms of interest. AdComs want to have alums blanketing the earth in every industry, not just tech, consulting and finance. They especially want representation in heavy industry/manufacturing since MAKING STUFF better/faster/cheaper/more sustainable is never going to go out of style (even if it is out of fashion with the current crop of MBA students). Your edge is your underrepresented professional demographic – lean into it for your long-term and short-term goals. Look at Judge’s employment stats and through the alum pool on linkedin. Any recent alums working in rail or rail supply chain? Logistics companies? Reach out to them to find out where Judge’s alum base is now so that you can write about SPECIFIC COMPANIES and SPECIFIC ROLES in your application essays (e.g., Director of XZY at CSX). Ordinarily I’d say that an Indian Male with a 690 GMAT wouldn’t have a shot at M7 schools because of the GMAT, but your rail story (especially considering the historical significance of rail in India) is so unique that I think you might have a shot with a flawlessly executed application. Your age is within the sweet spot for US admissions, though a bit young for Oxbridge. If you don’t get in this year, you are still actually young and relatively less-tenured for the UK schools you are targeting. You can try to edge your GMAT up a little bit and apply next year. You’ll be much “shinier” with a score starting with a “7.” Best of luck to you!
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