Indian Engineer Reapplicant Accepted into Chicago Harris MSCAPP with a $30,000 Scholarship
Tiru has been a successful engineer in India for the past 14 years, both in the public and private sectors. He’s worked for Airbus and has been a deputy director in foreign trade for the Indian government. When he decided he wanted to further his skills and career, he took the plunge and applied to grad schools on his own. Admittedly, due to his work and hectic schedule, he didn’t put a lot of thought into the application process, assuming he would get accepted based solely on his high GPA and test scores.
After getting waitlisted by Harvard Kennedy and rejected by Princeton after his first time applying on his own, Tiru knew he would need to reevaluate his efforts before beginning the application process all over again. He began researching how to write better essays and discovered The Art of Applying® website thanks to a Google search. Impressed by our tips and advice, he began considering reaching out to The Art of Applying® team to help him with the application process.
After discussing this investment in his future with his wife, he decided to schedule his Breakthrough Call to see if it would be a good fit. He was a bit nervous about the possibility that it would be a “hard sell” type of call, but said, “It was not like that. It was a very, very frank discussion.” Thankfully, it was a match for everyone! And as Tiru so succinctly put it, working with us “was the perfect thing to do at that point in time.”
Tiru’s favorite thing about working with The Art of Applying® was the process. His consultant “was there with me. She actually spent time to understand where I come from. … This process of understanding the client and knowing them before advising, that is not easily replicable elsewhere.”
Now, Tiru and his wife are excited for their big move to Chicago so that he can attend University of Chicago Harris MS in Computational Analysis and Public Policy with his $30,000 scholarship. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for Tiru!
Start Date: April 2018 | End Date: May 2019
Applicant Information
- Reapplicant
- Indian career civil servant
- Worked in private and public sector for the last 14 years; 6 years private sector engineering
- Deputy director in foreign trade for Indian government
- GPA: 3.9
- Masters GPA: 4.33
- GRE: 164V, 169Q
Acceptances
- University of Chicago Harris MSCAPP
Scholarships & Fellowships
- Chicago Harris: $30,000
Notable Quotes
Tiru came to us at The Art of Applying® as a reapplicant determined to gain admission the second time around:
“I had applied last year to Harvard Kennedy and to Princeton. … Given my job and schedule that I have, I really could not focus much on the application process. … At Harvard Kennedy I got waitlisted and Princeton I got rejected. … That’s when I started thinking these schools needed much more than I’m actually thinking about the application process.”
Why working with us at The Art of Applying® was a worthwhile investment:
“It has been a fantastic journey for me because I discovered a lot of things that I probably would not have thought had I gotten in last year.”
Tiru encourages applicants to give themselves as much support as possible:
“Last year the results were very painful. … When you’re alone, you’re alone. … They’re really not there to help you out or guide you.”
“They [The Art of Applying® team] have worked with hundreds of candidates and they know exactly what the policy schools or any MBA school is looking for.”
Tiru appreciated having the support and guidance of The Art of Applying® team:
“You have somebody who is a friend who is there to always listen to you and say, ‘I think you should probably introspect and think about this a little bit more.’”
Tiru reflects on why he chose The Art of Applying®:
“It was the perfect thing to do at that point in time.”
At first, Tiru was hesitant about booking the Breakthrough Call, but he’s glad he did:
“My only fear was it should not be a hard sell kind of call where the person is trying to grab the client and say, ‘This is the place to come running.’ It was not like that. It was a very, very frank discussion.”
Tiru reflects on his favorite parts of working with The Art of Applying® team:
“The process. … [My consultant] was there with me. She actually spent time to understand where I come from. … This process of understanding the client and knowing them before advising, that is not easily replicable elsewhere.”
Tiru encourages others to take the first step with working with us at The Art of Applying®:
“Just take the Breakthrough Call. … You can get all your doubts removed in that call.”
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