Hi,
I am Gunjan Sharma, from Delhi, India. I've decided to apply for my MBA for fall 2014.
Age: 27
Academics:
10th: 53%
12th: 59%
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & English Literature :65%
Master of Arts in History: 49%
Master of Arts in Museology: 63%
Professional Experience:
Total 3 years of work experience includes (Intern ship/ Volunteer ship) working for Different Museums, Arts and Culture organizations, curating and organizing exhibits etc. I have worked as a Programme Coordinator, Documentation & Research Associate, Translator etc.
Extra-curricular activities:
Participated in and organized many cultural fests and workshops during undergraduate course.
Actively Participated in several National/International conferences, seminars and workshops.
Volunteered as an Associate for Central Institute on Mental Retardation, Thiruvananthapuram-Kerala, India.
Worked with specially-abled children at a Workshop on "Museum Education" in Delhi, India.
Won certificate of appreciation for exemplary performance in college drama and Dance Competitions.
Life Member of Museum Association of India.
I would be grateful to you if you could evaluate my profile. I want to do my MBA in HR.
Thanks & Regards
Gunjan Sharma
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Re: Profile Evaluation
Hi Gunjan,
Thanks for your post, it sounds like you have a less-typical MBA applicant background with all of your experiences in the arts and culture world.
The first thing that jumps to mind, as it may to an admissions committee, is WHY?? Why do you want the MBA? It sounds like quite a switch from your past, which is fine, but requires some explaining.
Additionally, you will need to demonstrate that you can handle the academic rigor of the program and in particular the quantitative aspects, somewhere on your application. Nothing in your background that you've included thus far shows any quant ability or experience. And I am less familiar with the Indian academic scales etc but perhaps your academics are not particularly strong from what you've included? The committee may also wonder why you have pursued so many masters degrees.
A very strong GMAT score would help your profile greatly, as it could balance your non-quant background and academics if you really nailed it, hitting 720+ would be great or at least 700 for a shot, with a respectable quant score. So I would recommend spending a lot of time and effort preparing for the GMAT and making sure you do well on that, along with solidifying what your goals are and why you want an MBA-- if you can't answer that question convincingly, the admissions reps won't be able to accept you no matter what your profile shows.
Hope that helps!
Jennifer Kedrowski
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Thanks for your post, it sounds like you have a less-typical MBA applicant background with all of your experiences in the arts and culture world.
The first thing that jumps to mind, as it may to an admissions committee, is WHY?? Why do you want the MBA? It sounds like quite a switch from your past, which is fine, but requires some explaining.
Additionally, you will need to demonstrate that you can handle the academic rigor of the program and in particular the quantitative aspects, somewhere on your application. Nothing in your background that you've included thus far shows any quant ability or experience. And I am less familiar with the Indian academic scales etc but perhaps your academics are not particularly strong from what you've included? The committee may also wonder why you have pursued so many masters degrees.
A very strong GMAT score would help your profile greatly, as it could balance your non-quant background and academics if you really nailed it, hitting 720+ would be great or at least 700 for a shot, with a respectable quant score. So I would recommend spending a lot of time and effort preparing for the GMAT and making sure you do well on that, along with solidifying what your goals are and why you want an MBA-- if you can't answer that question convincingly, the admissions reps won't be able to accept you no matter what your profile shows.
Hope that helps!
Jennifer Kedrowski
MBA Admissions Consultant
http://www.mbamission.com
jen@mbamission.com
Visit the mbaMission Blog: http://www.mbamission.com/blog
Follow mbaMission on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbaMission
Like mbaMission on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mbaMission
Register for a free 30 minute consult with an MBA Admissions Consultant: http://www.mbamission.com/consult.php
Read the mbaMission Insider's Guides (16 individual school titles): http://www.mbamission.com/guides.php?category=insiders
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