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**harika2021** · Jun 29, 2021

Could you please evaluate my profile ?

31 years old female.
Almost 9 years of work experience. Currently working as a Senior tech developer at Deloitte.
10th - 92%
12th - 94%
Bachelors - 71%
GMAT target score - 700
Been promoted thrice.
Have been giving trainings at my organisations that I work for since past 7 years.
Have been involved in organisational growth by getting involving in activities such as taking interviews / trainings etc.
Been informally tutoring young students from my very young age.
Currently playing a lead role at Deloitte.
Worked for Dubai Telecom. And then for multiple US clients. Though I never got a chance to travel for work.
Target schools - US B schools
Could you please help me with what my best options are.

**brittanymaschal** · Jun 29, 2021

ninjarobot99 wrote:30 Year old, Indian Male

GMAT - 730

Education:
PhD in Engineering (US) GPA 3.85/4
Bachelors in Engineering (India) GPA 7/10

Work Experience:
Cumulative 3 years at Oil & Gas supermajor in Research & Development (3 years)
Three patents out of research
Involved in product development. Primarily responsible for leading developers but also very hands-on.

Awards: National (US) and international research presentation awards
Leadership: Clubs and professional chapters in school – lead to multiple awards for the chapters (undergrad and grad), discipline committees at work.

Target Schools: Stanford, MIT, HBS, Wharton

Career goals?

**FortunaAdmissionsEB** · Jun 29, 2021

Which schools you choose will depend a bit on what your career goals are and where you want to be based post-MBA. Once you’ve got your general location sorted out, think about whether you want a big city school or one that’s a bit more campus based and collegial. Then look through the employment reports to see which schools are recruiting into your target employers. You have some great bits and pieces in your profile including the NGO volunteering and the national youth conference leadership. If you can secure a strong GMAT that obviously helps but perhaps look at trying to broaden out your professional track from sales or gain some cross-industry experience. Bu

Pragati1 wrote:Hi, profile background :-
10th (high school):- 95%
12th (high school):-90%
Undergraduate in Engineering :- CGPA approximately 3.5-4 GPA
Work Exp: 3 years as Sales Manager – Institutional Sales.
Extra curricular:- Participated in International Marketing Conference, Organised a national level youth conference, presented and published paper on youth empowerment, organised innovation conference in college, participated in other cultural events and won a few accolades.
Volunteered at an ngo .: Was a part of University level NGO VSM – Vivekananda Swadhyay Mandal for 3 years,
Did internship for a Month in Pledge a Smile Foundation

Extra Courses: Did a 1 month course on Brand Management from online platforms
GMAT Target Score: 750
MBA in Entrepreneurship

Please give suggestions on how to enhance my Profile and also, can you suggest some colleges in which I can apply?

**Nikhil** · Jun 29, 2021

I have switched moderation off. Your questions will directly go into the chats.

**brittanymaschal** · Jun 29, 2021

harikajanjanam wrote:Could you please evaluate my profile ?

31 years old female.
Almost 9 years of work experience. Currently working as a Senior tech developer at Deloitte.
10th - 92%
12th - 94%
Bachelors - 71%
GMAT target score - 700
Been promoted thrice.
Have been giving trainings at my organisations that I work for since past 7 years.
Have been involved in organisational growth by getting involving in activities such as taking interviews / trainings etc.
Been informally tutoring young students from my very young age.
Currently playing a lead role at Deloitte.
Worked for Dubai Telecom. And then for multiple US clients. Though I never got a chance to travel for work.
Target schools - US B schools
Could you please help me with what my best options are.

Love to see some tutoring as an EC and engagement at Deloitte via training; this is great! As you approach 10 year of work experience, it helps to mix up FT programs with 1 year (European) or the CBS JTerm / Sloan Fellows option as they are more flex with applicants with a lot of work exp. US schools are also really trending up with GMAT score, so I might aim for 750+ and even if you land in 720-40 range, it can help.

**ninjarobot99** · Jun 29, 2021

30 Year old, Indian Male

GMAT - 730

Education:
PhD in Engineering (US) GPA 3.85/4
Bachelors in Engineering (India) GPA 7/10

Work Experience:
Cumulative 3 years at Oil & Gas supermajor in Research & Development (3 years)
Three patents out of research
Involved in product development. Primarily responsible for leading developers but also very hands-on.

Career Goals: Product Leadership - digital and/or energy (combine technical understanding with business acumen so that innovative products can succeed against "incrementalist" products)

Awards: National (US) and international research presentation awards
Leadership: Clubs and professional chapters in school – lead to multiple awards for the chapters (undergrad and grad), discipline committees at work.

Target Schools: Stanford, MIT, HBS, Wharton

**Nikhil** · Jun 29, 2021

ninjarobot99, Please respond to the above question from brittanymaschal about your career goals

**brittanymaschal** · Jun 29, 2021

Nikhil wrote:ninjarobot99, Please respond to the above question from brittanymaschal about your career goals

I see them now!

**Nikhil** · Jun 29, 2021

**Tanmay1357** · Updated on: Jun 29, 2021

8 years work ex in chemicals manufacturing as maintenance manager profile in a large govt organisation (managing teams for execution, procurement etc). Adept at working at high stake tasks/projects under constraints.

Sorry app crashed

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**brittanymaschal** · Jun 29, 2021

ninjarobot99 wrote:30 Year old, Indian Male

GMAT - 730

Education:
PhD in Engineering (US) GPA 3.85/4
Bachelors in Engineering (India) GPA 7/10

Work Experience:
Cumulative 3 years at Oil & Gas supermajor in Research & Development (3 years)
Three patents out of research
Involved in product development. Primarily responsible for leading developers but also very hands-on.

Career Goals: Product Leadership - digital and/or energy (combine technical understanding with business acumen so that innovative products can succeed against "incrementalist" products)

Awards: National (US) and international research presentation awards
Leadership: Clubs and professional chapters in school – lead to multiple awards for the chapters (undergrad and grad), discipline committees at work.

Target Schools: Stanford, MIT, HBS, Wharton

Applying with a terminal degree can be a bit tricky, and will require a very clear build out of WHY you need an MBA at this juncture. You have to navigate that they will be asking themselves this when they read your app, so this needs to be hashed out ahead of time. I would connect with programs individually and discuss your goals and see if they can connect you with folks who have done something similar. If not, it can be a sign they don’t take many with that path. Do some close research and work on the why!

**harika2021** · Jun 29, 2021

Thank you very much for your reply. Could you also please suggest me if it is a bad idea for me with 9 years of work experience to opt for a 2 year MBA program ? Are my chances less for a 2 year MBA than a 1 year MBA ?

**FortunaAdmissionsEB** · Jun 29, 2021

That’s fine - what would you like to ask?

Tanmay1357 wrote:Sorry app crashed

Tanmay1357 wrote:8 years work ex in chemicals manufacturing as maintenance manager profile in a large govt organisation (managing teams for execution, procurement etc). Adept at working at high stake tasks/projects under constraints.

**brittanymaschal** · Jun 29, 2021

harikajanjanam wrote:Thank you very much for your reply. Could you also please suggest me if it is a bad idea for me with 9 years of work experience to opt for a 2 year MBA program ? Are my chances less for a 2 year MBA than a 1 year MBA ?

I do see that as you get in the 7-8+ years range the FT can be a bit of a harder sell as the avg #of years is much lower at many schools

**Tanmay1357** · Jun 29, 2021

Recommended target schools and programs with employment assistance. Three years teaching experience as well for engineering undergrds. So. Total 11 years work ex. Gmat 700+ (to be taken).

**SD22A** · Jun 29, 2021

what is the difference between a stern and non stern mba?

**FortunaAdmissionsEB** · Jun 29, 2021

Manufacturing and government experience is a great combo with a lot of value add to the business school classroom. With 8 years you are getting to the higher end of the pool for the FT MBA. Most schools offer career assistance although a lot of the initiative needs to come from you

You might want to look at some of the European schools (which have a higher average experience level) unless you are specifically targeting the US or elsewhere?

Tanmay1357 wrote:8 years work ex in chemicals manufacturing as maintenance manager profile in a large govt organisation (managing teams for execution, procurement etc). Adept at working at high stake tasks/projects under constraints.

**brittanymaschal** · Jun 29, 2021

SD22A wrote:what is the difference between a stern and non stern mba?

hi! can you clarify -- like what is the difference btw the Stern MBA and other similar MBA programs?

**Nikhil** · Updated on: Jun 29, 2021

brittanymaschal wrote: hi! can you clarify -- like what is the difference btw the Stern MBA and other similar MBA programs?

I guess the user is asking about STEM MBA but that’s my guess

FYI, 10 more minutes for this chat session

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**SD22A** · Jun 29, 2021

brittanymaschal wrote: hi! can you clarify -- like what is the difference btw the Stern MBA and other similar MBA programs?

MY bad , i was asking about STEM Degree

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