Why an Mba

1. Describe your decision to pursue an MBA degree, highlighting the following (750) words:

a. Your motivation for pursuing an MBA degree at this point in your career;

b. Your reason for choosing to apply to Boston University and the specific program that you have chosen, i.e. MS•MBA, Health Sector Management,or Public and Nonprofit Management, or International MBA;

c. Your plan to leverage your professional and academic experiences to achieve your post-MBA career goals

When I look back at my career so far, I see a definite progression towards my goals. Throughout my life my father’s business formed the backdrop. I keenly observed my father develop his small-scale business, of manufacturing specialized rock for building and construction purposes, into a large sustainable unit with over 250 employees. This gave me early glimpses into leadership and strategy and sowed the seeds of entrepreneurship in me.

To hone my analytical skills and give me a strong technical base, I pursued my undergraduate studies in Engineering. Alongside my studies, in February 2007 I began working as a Sales Supervisor with Hindustan Petroleum (HP) to gain proficiency in business skills and strengthen my fundamentals. My duties included selecting, training and assigning work to support staff; overseeing work procedures; maintaining Quality Assurance documents; coordinating sales strategies; and monitoring the sales budget among other things. Post my engineering, I wanted the experience of working with a reputed multinational, and accepted a position with Wipro as Technical Consultant. Having worked with Wipro for over a year now, I have got tremendous exposure to the vast market potential the world over. The experience has been very inspiring and has renewed my resolve to build my own business.

I realise that my experience so far, although it has given me a great overview into the business arena, is by itself not enough to propel me forwards. An academically-challenging MBA,...