MBA Profile Evaluation

[JasmeetB521]

Hi,
I will be applying for my MBA for Fall 2017.I would greatly appreciate if you could please comment on my profile and give me some insights.
Age-26, Indian Male
GMAT:720 [Verbal-38, Quant-50 ,IR-7, AWA-5.5]
GRE-320
Academics: Bachelor of Technology-Mechanical Engineering - CGPA- 9.69/10
Awards: Tata Motors Golden Jubliee Scholarship for excellence in undergrads

Work Ex:[Aug 2012- present]
Working with Tata Motors in New product launch-Buses. Implemented the new department at 4 locations [Dharwad(Marcopolo and tata motors),Pune,Goa].
Some highlights:
1.New product testing,validation.
2. Implementation of processes before launch.
3. Reduction of quality issues.
4. Benchmarking products
5.Meeting customers to capture customer needs.
Single point for Forward Model Quality-New launches for 4 Tata locations.
Frequent traveler as a result of my job.
Promoted last year to Manager.

Extra Curricular:
Trekker
Photography
Part of teach english program at local school
Part of IVHQ for volunteering at Nepal and Bali(teaching students along with volunteers from other countries)
Started COGNIZANCE(knowledge sharing platform) events at my office[plant level].
Lead for CSR activities-2012-2013. Presently part of CSR activities group.

Career Goals:
Intent to work in a consulting firm for new product launches,thus leveraging on my present knowledge.

Shortlisted universities:
ISB, NTU, NUS, SMU, AGSM, MCGill, ESSEC ,Melbourne Business School

My questions are:
How realistic are my target schools?
Can i expect scholarship from any of them. If not then which colleges should i apply to(i am banking upon scholarships for MBA abroad)?
Should i retake GMAT since i was constantly scoring 750+ in my mocks[no repetition].?
What areas do i need to work upon to increase my candidacy?

Thanking you in advance
Jasmeet

[mbaMissionKate]

Hi there!

Strengths I see in your profile: excellent GPA (impressive!), promotion & 4 years with Tata is great to show progression, exposure to different locations + travel is a nice plus, your goals seem clear and relate well to your past experience, strong involvement in extracurriculars

Only weakness is really just that you're applying from a very competitive demographic so standing out, especially for scholarship purposes can be tough.

I do think your list of school is reasonable given all the strengths I mention above. If you want to increase your chance of scholarship, and perhaps even open your list to a few more competitive schools too, I would give the GMAT another shot if you are up for it! If you were consistently practicing above 750, then it's worth a shot since they will always accept your highest score. And a high GMAT can really help with scholarship.

Good luck!
Kate

Hi,
I will be applying for my MBA for Fall 2017.I would greatly appreciate if you could please comment on my profile and give me some insights.
Age-26, Indian Male
GMAT:720 [Verbal-38, Quant-50 ,IR-7, AWA-5.5]
GRE-320
Academics: Bachelor of Technology-Mechanical Engineering - CGPA- 9.69/10
Awards: Tata Motors Golden Jubliee Scholarship for excellence in undergrads

Work Ex:[Aug 2012- present]
Working with Tata Motors in New product launch-Buses. Implemented the new department at 4 locations [Dharwad(Marcopolo and tata motors),Pune,Goa].
Some highlights:
1.New product testing,validation.
2. Implementation of processes before launch.
3. Reduction of quality issues.
4. Benchmarking products
5.Meeting customers to capture customer needs.
Single point for Forward Model Quality-New launches for 4 Tata locations.
Frequent traveler as a result of my job.
Promoted last year to Manager.

Extra Curricular:
Trekker
Photography
Part of teach english program at local school
Part of IVHQ for volunteering at Nepal and Bali(teaching students along with volunteers from other countries)
Started COGNIZANCE(knowledge sharing platform) events at my office[plant level].
Lead for CSR activities-2012-2013. Presently part of CSR activities group.

Career Goals:
Intent to work in a consulting firm for new product launches,thus leveraging on my present knowledge.

Shortlisted universities:
ISB, NTU, NUS, SMU, AGSM, MCGill, ESSEC ,Melbourne Business School

My questions are:
How realistic are my target schools?
Can i expect scholarship from any of them. If not then which colleges should i apply to(i am banking upon scholarships for MBA abroad)?
Should i retake GMAT since i was constantly scoring 750+ in my mocks[no repetition].?
What areas do i need to work upon to increase my candidacy?

Thanking you in advance
Jasmeet

[JasmeetB521]

Hi,
Thanks for the profile analysis.
As suggested i will be retaking the GMAT to better my scores.

Thankyou.

[mbaMissionKate]

Good luck, keep us posted on how it goes!
Kate