shriavi wrote:
Hi,
I am currently studying in Mechanical Engineering Department at one of the older IITs (Indian Institute of Technology), India (Among Top 3 Engineering Institutes of India) and will be graduating in 2015 with Dual Degree (B.Tech.-M.Tech. Integrated 5 years).
I will be joining American Express as a Risk Analyst after my graduation in India.
My Past Records :
1. 10th : 89.8%
2. 12th : 81.6%
3. B.Tech. : 8.6/10, M.Tech. : 9.33/10
4. Did my summer internship at University of British Columbia, Canada.
Although I am from Mechanical Stream , I have done some courses related to Finance/Economics online.
Achievements :
1. Academic Excellence Award by IIT Kanpur for being in top 7% for 2013-2014.
2. Cleared IIT-JEE (Entrance Exam for IITs) with All India Rank - 900 among 0.5 million students.
3. Rank-1 in some School level and District Level exams conducted during the school before joining college. Although I don't think these matters much.
4. I might be able to publish 1 or 2 research paper at the end of my master's thesis.
Extra Curricular :
I have been involved in some activities and held some positions of responsibility during my graduation, however they are not very impressive. I also used to teach in NGO running in my college but there is no certificate etc.
I am 21 right now and looking to go for an MBA after 4-5 years. I want to join consulting firms after MBA.
I want to know whether my current profile good enough to get into the Tier-1 B-Schools in US ?
If yes then how should I proceed and build my profile ? What things are missing from my profile and what should i focus on to further strengthen my profile ?
Is American Express good enough ? Should I join some NGO too ??
Please guide me.
Thanks
Hy there Shriavi,
Sooo first of all it's way way too early for me to try and evaluate your profile. You have at least 3+ years of work ahead of you plus a GMAT, etc. and this will weigh on your profile.
So what can you do over the next years?
1. Do well at work - if you are always in the top 5% at work, then you know things are going in the right direction
2. Aim for LEADERSHIP everywhere you possibly can - at your temple, in politics, volunteering, at work, in sports, always always always
3. Be entrepreneurial - I mean as an attitude - START movement.. , FOUND companies, PUBLISH papers, don't be passive, but DO!
4. Join at least one NGO aiming for somewhere where you can stay a long while, and progress to a leadership position. Big name NGOs are better
That should be a good start for you.
And if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Best,
JF