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I have worked in management consulting for 6+ years and received promotions and high tiering each consecutive year. I also serve as an Adjunct Professor at my alum mater at a prominent business school. I am actively involved in my community serving as a Mentor for numerous underrepresented students and on the board for a non-profit that supports minority first-gen students.

I also serve on the alumni council for my alum mater where we promote for inclusivity for students of color. I am a first-generation college student.

I'm graduated a couple months ago in B. Tech, Computer Science and Business Systems from a mid-range college in India with a final GPA of 8.98/10 (or 3.59/4.00). I graduated in the top 10% of my class.

I currently work as a software engineer with 6 months of full-time experience at a major US-based Telecommunications company. I also have an internship experience of 10 months at the same org.

I am very passionate about technology and have spent countless hours in preparing myself for a tech career as well as take up several volunteering and leadership roles to build tech communities for students, impacting over 6000+ students in my college life. I am extremely passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in tech as well. I had the privilege of being selected by orgs such as Google and GitHub who supported me in my extracurriculars/leadership roles. I have led clubs, communities and events spanning 1000s of students.

Besides that, I was the recipient of 2 of the prestigious scholarships awarded by Google. One was a 2-year Software Engineering fellowship sponsored by Google for the top female engineering students in India. The other was an award for demonstrating passion and leadership in the field of Computer Science.

I'm excited about building and leading the vision for tech products, so I would like to consider an MBA in 3-6 years. I would like to know about where I stand in terms of chances, and what I should do to build my profile, particularly at my new job. My goal is to accelerate my career to a product manager level. Any and all feedback is welcome! Thanks!

Throughout my career, I have navigated diverse industries, including finance, lending, healthcare, and non-profits, which has shaped me into a versatile professional. Through these blends of experiences, I have had the opportunity to contribute to organizations by improving operational efficiency & creating systems in a variety of forms that make things easier for both employees and clients.

After completing my MBA, I aspire to leverage my skills in entrepreneurship to assist small businesses and nonprofits in scaling their operations and potentially using my background in psychology to help businesses improve their marketing strategies. I am particularly interested in utilizing the career services offered by business schools to explore various avenues to help me solidfy my path forward.

1) I will have 4 years of work experience at matriculation.
2) Short-term goal - Product Management.
3) Long-term goal - Entrepreneurship.
4) I Have strong essays covering my professional and personal life, my promotions, my transition from business to product, with international teams, and international recognition through college clubs etc.
5) Extracurricular activities, BAJA SAE international team, Team Helios Racing, sports club head at my company and volunteer at an NGO.
6) Strong LORs from CBO and VP-GM of Product.
7) GMAT focus edition score 655.
8) GPA 8.96 out of 10 (first class with distinction).