personal statement for college in London for pre masters in business

Abhik Gupta

Ever since high school I have always taken leadership roles, and always proactively volunteered

to take managerial and organizational responsibilities. Thus, through various academic, extra-

curricular and community related activities, I have been subconsciously honing my

management abilities. By learning how to lead teams effectively and motivating each team-

member to perform to the best of their capabilities, I have sharpened my leadership skills. By

organizing events in college and completing all tasks within strict timelines, I have developed

my organizational abilities. I am now keen to pursue a formal degree in the field of Innovation

Management and Entrepreneurship to further sharpen my existing skill set and prepare myself

for the much more challenging managerial and entrepreneurial roles that I aspire to take on in

my future career.

Pursuing the Bachelor of Commerce, Honours degree at the University of Delhi, I have taken

several academic courses in fields of management, business studies, accounting and finance,

economics and marketing strategies. My undergraduate studies have thus given me a concrete

base for research and study in Management and other managerial courses. Apart from

academics, I have also utilized my college years to participate in extra-curricular activities that

have allowed me to lead teams and manage varied responsibilities and entrepreneurial

activities. As a senior member of the debating team of our college, I have led my team to win

debating contests at the inter-varsity level. I also helped to manage the organisation of the

Guru-Shishya Debate held at our university. My leadership skills have also helped me at the

sports field, wherein as the Vice-Captain of the Cricket team of the university, I have often

devised strategies, team-tactics and sporting plans allowing us to outsmart the competition and

win coveted sporting trophies.

I have also grabbed every opportunity to engage myself in meaningful academic projects,

learning opportunities at international universities, and industry internships to gain a pragmatic

and more holistic perspective of the field of business management. By pursuing a summer

school at London School of Economics, I interacted with business students from all parts of

world and worked collaboratively with them to complete academic assignments and projects.

This stint gave my managerial learning a much needed international perspective.

In 2015, I pursued a summer internship with a telecommunications company where I assisted

the managerial team in formulating new advertising plans to help grow the flagship brand and

make innovative changes in the marketing strategy for the brand. The subsequent summer I

worked with another reputed business organization where I worked with clients and team

managers to find novel solutions for their business problems. The most rewarding of my

internships was during the summer of 2017 where I worked alongside the senior execution and

business development team of a real-estate development company. I was involved in assessing

the financial viability of a new real-estate development project, and in doing so was able to

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learn several practical facets of the world of business management. All these internships, albeit

in different industries, helped me to appreciate the management styles of my superiors and

managers under whose guidance I was able to contribute to the firms. I was also able to

uncover my own entrepreneurial abilities and passion for devising and developing innovative

business strategies.

In order to gain advanced skills in the domain of management and entrepreneurship, I am

applying to the Masters in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship program at Imperial

College London. I feel that learning under the guidance of your reputed faculty will augment

my abilities to build an illustrious career in the field of management and innovation by helping

me learn about the latest developments in the world of global business opportunities, novel

styles of marketing, and efficient styles of leadership. I will then be able to make the best use of

my passion for business to add value to whichever international business enterprises that I

work with by helping them make better marketing decisions, drive innovative changes and

build new business divisions.

The highly reputed graduate program at Imperial College London provides myriads of

opportunities for me to channelize my entrepreneurial and analytical skills in a greatly

encouraging and stimulant environment. Along with technical knowledge of business principles,

accounting rules, and marketing strategies, associating with campus organizations and research

centres will also provide me with the perfect platform to learn the fundamentals of all the

diverse fields in business.

Moreover, Imperial is world-renowned for preparing and producing leaders. At multiple

instances in high school and college, and in my community in India, I have taken up the

responsibility that comes with being a leader. I plan to actively participate in presentations

made by guest speakers, leadership workshops, and the other fantastic programs conducted by

Imperial. Also the global nature of the MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

program at Imperial will bring me in contact with people from different parts of the world, thus

allowing me a chance to understand different viewpoints and ideas.

I would be very proud to be a part of the student community of the Imperial Business School

that has earned itself a distinct reckoning amongst the best in the world. My propensity

towards challenging real-world business problems will enable me to channelize my energy

towards pursuing my goals. My application is a crucial step towards shaping my career and I am

confident that should my candidature be considered favorably, I shall live up to the high

standards of your institution as a worthy student.