Profile Evaluation for MBA Universities
For top MBA colleges abroad (USA, Canada, UK) and in India
By India’s Most Trusted MBA Admissions Team
MBA Crystal Ball made me fall in love with the application process
– Apoorva (Kellogg)
Like thousands of successful MBA admits before her, Apoorva’s journey with MBA Crystal Ball started with a free profile evaluation.
Quick Overview
- What this is: A free, expert profile evaluation for MBA applicants
- Who it’s for: Applicants with 2+ years of work experience & GMAT or GRE scores
- What to do: Follow the template below and email us
That’s it. No fees. No strings attached.
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MBA Crystal Ball has offered over over 15,000 free MBA profile evaluations. Our discussion threads are among the most popular on many leading MBA forums.
Instead of telling you what you already know (e.g. whether your GMAT is low or high), we’d like to provide inputs that aren’t very obvious to you. For that, we’ll ask you for more structured data across a range of dimensions.
We also request you to be practical about what you can and cannot get from a free profile evaluation forum.
Keep in mind that we haven’t tested your essay writing or interviewing skills (like we do in our more comprehensive and personalised MBA MAP) and that can make all the difference between success and failure.
Let’s set up the expectations upfront so you can extract the best out of this opportunity.
Guidelines for our Free Profile Evaluation
– Do keep in mind that this profile evaluation is only helpful if you are applying this year, have 2+ years of work experience and a confirmed GMAT or GRE score.
If you are planning to apply after 1-2 years, consider our MBA profile builder service.
– Don’t just share your profile and assume that we’ll know what questions you have in your mind. Be specific in listing them down.
– Do share all the details we’ve asked for in the template below, so we can appreciate the rationale behind your queries.
– Don’t ask speculative questions like ‘What are my chances of getting an admit/scholarship?‘ or ‘Which business schools should I apply to?‘
We will not be able to answer them. Curious to know why? Read this.
Here’s a little secret that most MBA consultants won’t tell you. The only way to find out whether you have a chance or not is (drumroll music)…by applying!
– Do be patient (and courteous) to our team after you’ve posted. We will get to it when we have some free time from our main commitments.
– Don’t assume that everyone who posts will get a response. With the volume of requests that our (very) small team gets, we may NOT be able to respond to every single request, specially the vague and open-ended ones or queries that can be easily googled. Which brings us to our last and most crucial point…
– Do your homework before posting to improve your changes of getting a response. Check out our MBA videos and MBA blog where we’ve spent thousands of hours answering basic and advanced questions.
Fair enough? Let’s move to the modalities now.
MBA Crystal Ball – Free Profile Evaluation Process
Step 1: You share your basic profile details over email by following the template shared below. Don’t forget to ask us specific questions that we can answer.
Step 2: One of our expert admission counsellors will review your profile and your specific questions.
Step 3: We will respond to your queries over email. If you have further follow-up queries, we’d be happy to carry on the discussion over email.
Use the following format in your email
To: mcb@mbacrystalball.com
Subject: Profile Evaluation Request
Email Body:
Copy the following template in your email body and add your answers for each section.
Phone Number: [Enter country code + Number]
LinkedIn Profile: [Share link here]
How you discovered us: [e.g. referral, YouTube, our blog, LinkedIn, Reddit, mention other site name]
Have you read Beyond The MBA Hype: [Yes/No]
Have you taken the Mini MBA: [Yes/No]
Qualifications: [e.g. B.Tech in CS from IIT, MS from Penn State – USA]
Work Experience (Duration, Role, Company, Industry)
[e.g. 4 years experience, currently Team Lead in Microsoft (USA), Technology industry]
Test Scores with breakup [Actual/Expected, Taken/Planned Date] – GMAT / GRE / TOEFL / IELTS *
[e.g. GMAT 705 (Q-87 V-86 DI-82) Actual Test date: Oct 2024 | TOEFL 100 Estimated]
Interested in: Program / Type (Full-time / Part-time / Online)
[e.g. Full-time MBA and MS / MiM programs]
Post-MBA goals: [e.g. management consulting, entrepreneurship, product management]
Target schools: [e.g. Harvard, LBS, INSEAD, ISB…]
Geography / Class Start Year preference:
[e.g. USA / Canada / UK for classes starting in Sept 2023 or later]
What makes your profile unique?
[Share some reasons why universities (and our consulting team) will find your profile interesting vis-à-vis other applicants.]
List down your questions for MBA Crystal Ball:
[Don’t leave this blank]
Attach a recent Resume
Our Email ID
Heads-up: Keep an eye on your spam folder to ensure you don’t miss our reply.
Need a little inspiration before you start the brutally competitive application process? You’ll find plenty in the links below:
– MBA admissions success stories
– MBA scholarship success stories
– Low GMAT success stories
– Low GPA success stories