Candidate:

Mr. Tech Program Manager

About Me:

Data Scientist, analytics consultant, Program Manager. 5 yrs work ex in an analytics startup, delivering solutions to Fortune 100 clients from US / Europe. Currently working for a leading tech company (FAANG branded) as Operations Program Manager. Have an international experience of 3.5 years working in Singapore. Collaborate across US, EMEA, APAC.

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

Considering: INSEAD, Kellogg SOM, Chicago Booth, Wharton, Berkeley Haas

See More Profiles For: Harvard

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Mumbai

Undergrad Major: Engineering

GPA: 3.2 (converted)

GMAT: 760

Age: 29, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Football - Represented company at inter-corporate events, Photography - Started photography club at company, Community service - Head of Student chapter for social cause in college. Continue supporting NGOs aimed at education of underprivileged children

Work History:

Title: Program Manager

Industry: Technology

Company: Fortune 100 Top 10

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 5 mos

Title: Analytics Associate

Industry: Consulting

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 5 yrs

Big Life Wins:

Led business continuity planning, collaborating with 10 teams across Product, Engineering and Operations in US, Ireland and Singapore to enable work from home operations of 3000 vendor workforce during COVID pandemic. Helped category buyers of a leading US retailer make informed decisions based on customer preference, led to annual savings of $500M.

Post MBA Goal:

Short term: Join as a Product Manager in tech company. Long term: Start my own venture to tackle misinformation on tech platforms.

Odds:

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 10%

Hi Mr. Tech Program Manager, Julie-Anne Heafey here with mbaMission. Congrats on your many achievements – you’ve got a great GMAT at 760, a strong implied 80% GPA pre-conversion, a top tech employer and international work experience across multiple geographies. All that is good. I’d like to understand how your goals relate to your current role (have you seen things that triggered an aha moment for you), but they also make sense to me. If perhaps there is a weakness, it might be in community leadership…I see participation here more recently vs. leadership (unless starting the photography club is a big deal) so perhaps your leadership is more from college, if I’m reading this correctly (?). While I see a lot to …

Hi Mr. Tech Program Manager, Julie-Anne Heafey here with mbaMission. Congrats on your many achievements – you’ve got a great GMAT at 760, a strong implied 80% GPA pre-conversion, a top tech employer and international work experience across multiple geographies. All that is good. I’d like to understand how your goals relate to your current role (have you seen things that triggered an aha moment for you), but they also make sense to me. If perhaps there is a weakness, it might be in community leadership…I see participation here more recently vs. leadership (unless starting the photography club is a big deal) so perhaps your leadership is more from college, if I’m reading this correctly (?). While I see a lot to love in your profile, Harvard is just an incredibly tough target school that attracts many super-qualified candidates with similar stats and accomplishments, so I can’t rate your chances as highly as I’d like to, but instead aligned around the typical HBS admit rate. I encourage you to take a shot, but also apply to those other names on your list to improve your chances…then your chances for success overall shoot up much higher! I am crossing fingers for you, best of luck!

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