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Hi

Appreciate your help !
Could you evaluate my profile for the Fall 2022/ Jan 2023 intake ?

Nationality :Indian
Gender : Female
Age : 23
GMAT : 730 (V41,Q49)
Undergraduate details : I have completed Btech. in Computer Science and Engineering in 2019 from a top 20 institute in India
GPA of 9.27/10 I was ranked 3rd in a class of 100
Extra curriculars at college:
1) Led the dramatics club at my college , performed award winning street-plays during this time
2) Organized a nation-wide event as a part of my college fest
3) I was involved in sports in college
4) I was also a part of the social justice club at college which basically focused on reducing inequalities among our community

Work Experience : 27 months at Fidelity Investments . I had one promotion till now. I work with United States counterparts. I was the only one responsible for an entire segment of my project from India. I am also involved in many cost cutting projects at this company.

Extracurriculars apart from work :
1) Apart from Work , I have started a small business from scratch for one of the poor family in India.
2) I also volunteered at an organization where we coached underprivileged youth for job interviews
3) I was also selected as one of the top 100 Youth Delegates at a global youth organization. As a Youth Delegate , I also helped organize and was a speaker at the 3 day Youth SDG summit during the United Nations Global goals week.
4) I am currently a Youth Delegate mentor at this organization mentoring 2-3 delegates of the current cohort of delegates.
5) I am also in the process of starting my own non-profit youth organization .We currently have 5 members on board.

My post MBA goals :
Short term goal : To gain enough knowledge and work as a product / project manager at A Tech Company
Long term goal : Start my own sustainable business focusing on social impact / Consulting startups focusing on social impact

I am looking at schools which accept a slightly lower work experience.
Schools which I was looking at :
1) Michigan Ross
2) UCLA
3) UC Berkeley
4) HEC Paris
5) Chicago Booth
6) Columbia Business School (I think this is too much of a stretch)
7) NUS
8) Northwestern kellog (I think this is too much of a stretch too)


Can you please evaluate my profile ?
Also I am not sure If I stand a chance at the schools I mentioned. I am not able to gauge my candidacy with respect to these schools. It would be very helpful if you could mention good schools in which I might

thomasdelange wrote:I would love to sign up for more details. Thanks.

Hello,
Please reach out to us at team.mba@theredpen.in with your requirements and we shall be happy to help evaluate your profile.

Best,
Team MBA at The Red Pen

Please evaluate my profile.
Demographics – 36 Indian Male
Work experience – 14 years
GMAT:760(Q50, V44)

EDUCATION
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pusa - 10th (2001), 88.8%
DAV JVM Shyamali, Ranchi- 12th (2003), 66.8%
BIT Sindri - B.Sc. Engineering - Metallurgical Engineering (2003-2007), 70.22%(Distinction)

WORK EXPERIENCE
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited- Jan 2010 – Present
Career Launcher – Sep 2009-Dec 2009
Patni Computers Systems Limited – June 2007- March 2009

Technologies
• Steelmaking
• Continuous Casting of Liquid Steel
• Secondary Metallurgy (Ladle Heating Furnace, IR-UT, Argon Rinsing)
• Quality Maintenance

Job Functions
• Production logistics planning and implementation
• Workforce management
• Overseeing individual casting machine operations
• Arcing, Blowing and Rinsing of liquid steel
• Catering to CCM requirements of temperature and maintaining the grade standards.

Achievements in Job
• Implemented Ferro-Alloy optimization in secondary refining process which resulted in huge savings per ton of liquid steel.
• Reduced Aluminium consumption per ton of liquid steel in secondary refining processes, which resulted in huge savings for company and also reduced casting problems arising due to excessive alumina deposition.
• Introduced the idea for automated ferro alloy dispenser car in ladle furnace, eliminating the crude manual method.
• Introduced the concept of gauge supplementation for argon purging systems in IR-UT and Ladle Furnace, which resulted in savings in terms of Argon gas used for the secondary refining processes.
• Implemented an online lance changing system which saves time between Argon and Oxygen lance changes.
• Handling the role of Shift Co-Ordinator of SMS and planning day to day production related activities of SMS
• Was a part of the teams which won the award for Dream Team in Patni Computer Systems Ltd. in 2008 and 2009.
Trainings/courses undertaken
• Attended a 2 day CSI National Conference EPIC 2020.
• Attended a 3 day Refresher course on “Ladle metallurgy and Refractories” at IIT- Powai.
• Attended a 2 day “Technology Awareness Programme” on “Steel Making Technology” organized by RDCIS-SAIL, Ranchi.
• 3 weeks Industrial training undertaken at Ushamartin Tatisilwai, Wire & ropes limited, Ranchi under the guidance of Mr. Amit Aggarwal, Head of the Quality Assurance Department and Mr. Abhay Kumar Sinha, Deputy Manager of the HRD at Ushamartin, Tatisilwai (Ranchi). The training consisted of the study of failures in the products (wire and wire-ropes).
• One month training on “Mineral processing” at National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, under the guidance of Mr. K.K. Bhattacharya, Head, Mineral processing division.
• One-day industrial tour undertaken at Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Bokaro
• One-day industrial tour undertaken at Bharat Refractories Limited (BRL), Bhandaridah, Bokaro (Jharkhand).

Other Academic and Extra-curricular activities

• Stood 1st at my school and was 4th in Patna zone of Kendriya Vidyalaya 10th board examination held in 2001.
• Completed engineering course with distinction.
• Participated in 6th National Children Science Congress.
• Participated in Regional Level Badminton Championship-1999, organized by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Patna Region.
• Participated in XII Youth Parliament competition organized by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of India.
• Held the post of Attorney General in Gandhi Rachnatamak Samiti, a club in my college, B.I.T. Sindri. Organized and hosted the flagship cultural program of the club, KISLAY-2004, 2005 and 2006 successfully, on behalf of the club. Also hosted quiz shows and Hard-Talks in these programs. Conducted Harness-2004 and 2005, a mock test series for students appearing for CAT and other MBA examinations, successfully on behalf of my club.
• Was a member of athletics team at my school, D.A.V. Shyamali, Ranchi. Also held the post of office holder of the Department for Students’ Welfare.
• Participated in MODEX-2006, organized by my college, B.I.T. Sindri and received a certificate of appreciation for my innovative model in the field of energy conservation. Also, presented a technical paper on ICICI at Technical Paper Presentation, organized by my college and received a certificate for my performance.
• Was elected leader of RAMAN House for two consecutive years at my school, Kendriya Vidyalaya, RAU, Pusa.
• Fluent in Hindi, English and Telugu.

My target schools are: -
1. ISB PGP
2. IIM (A, B, C) 1YEAR FULL TIME MBA
3. INSEAD
4. NUS
5. SAID OXFORD
6. HEC
7. TEPPER
8. JUDGE

Hello,
Please reach out to us at team.mba@theredpen.in with your requirements and we shall be happy to help evaluate your profile.

Best,
Team MBA at The Red Pen