Candidate:

Ms. Impact Consultant

About Me:

I have a undergrad and masters in history
I have worked with very senior stakeholders
Worked with government of India
Managed national projects, worked for G 20 summit
Recently switched to mckinsey as a project coordinator for client capability network ( 3rd party contract)

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

Considering: London Business School, HEC Paris, Georgetown McDonough, Stanford GSB, Chicago Booth, NYU Stern

See More Profiles For: Harvard

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: St Stephens College (considered to be one of the most selective and prestigious school in India for undergrad for liberal arts) | University of Delhi

Undergrad Major: History

GPA: 7.41/10

GRE: 304 ( diagnostic test from ets)

Age: 26, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: MA History

School Name: St Stephen's college

Extracurriculars: Photography society | Poetry society | History society in college

Work History:

Title: Assistant manager

Industry: Nonprofit / B-Corp

Company: Major NGO/NPO

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 1 mos

Big Life Wins:

From a state in india with one of the lowest per capital income
Gender discrimination growing up. Parents mocked for having 4 daughters and no son
Scored highest marks in humanities in my state in high school exams
Joined one of the best colleges in the country
Worked with government of India
Got in McKinsey

Post MBA Goal:

I wish to continue working in impact consulting and make use of skills I acquire during my mba to work for creating an impact.

Odds:

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Admissions Gateway Odds Assessment: 40%

Your work profile seems impressive both in terms of working with the Govt. (Niti Aayog or some CM’s office?) and at McKinsey. While I don’t the specifics of your experience a tenure of 2 years and 3-4 months on applying is borderline. You could apply in R2 or wait and apply in R1 with more experience.

Stephens is great. The GPA is fine but the GRE score 304 needs to be pushed up to about 325-330 to have a good chance at the M7. Some of the other schools (HEC, LBS, Georgetown) you mention may be possible at a lower score.

I have no information on your extra curriculars during college and during work but they need to be above average as well.

All in all , …

Your work profile seems impressive both in terms of working with the Govt. (Niti Aayog or some CM’s office?) and at McKinsey. While I don’t the specifics of your experience a tenure of 2 years and 3-4 months on applying is borderline. You could apply in R2 or wait and apply in R1 with more experience.

Stephens is great. The GPA is fine but the GRE score 304 needs to be pushed up to about 325-330 to have a good chance at the M7. Some of the other schools (HEC, LBS, Georgetown) you mention may be possible at a lower score.

I have no information on your extra curriculars during college and during work but they need to be above average as well.

All in all , I would maybe wait a year, improve my GRE, gain an extra year of experience and improve my extra curriculars before applying to the top schools.

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