dogbert wrote:
Thanks for your response...
I do realise that my two years may be looked at unfavorably at Kellogg's and Darden....
Here is a quick roundup of my profile:
1. Undergrad: Mechanical Engineering from Univ. of Bombay (First class with Honors)
2. MS: Mechanical engineering (GPA: 4.0)
3. GMAT: 720
4. Working full-time at a top manufacturing firm in the US (will have more than 2 years work ex)
5. Community involvement (serving on the planning committee of an event)
6. Started a webdesigning company while I was doing my undergrad in India just because of my passion for design. It did quite well and I got a few projects (I quit it when I came to the US)
7. Worked on a research project while doing my MS
8. Know 5 languages, member of ASME
9. Work experience has given my two projects which display my leadership quality
10. Took up an economics class at a local college and received an A
11. Plans: Return to India to start a manufacturing company after working about two years in the US post-MBA. I have specific plans. Moreover, my family business is related to mechanical engineering. I do not plan to 'expand and diversify' the family business but rather, simply use the resources/infrastructure/network/contacts to build my own company
12. I am looking for training in general management and operations/manufacturing from an MBA
13. I believe I am ready as my current work experience has provided me the necessary ideas for my future
14. I think the uncommon aspects of my profile (though India, male, non-IT) are: Dedication to mechanical engineering; the flow of my academic and professional years are very much aligned to my future goals; born and brought up in India but studied and worked in the US
Will I be differentiated from the Indian pool?
15. Based on my profile, I am considering:
Kellogg's (MMM),
MIT,
Michigan (TMI),
Cornell,
Yale,
UCLA,
Carnegie Mellon
Some quick questions for you:
1. Does my profile find favor with the schools I mentioned?
2. Should I consider lower ranked schools?
3. Should I add/subtract any schools from the list above?
I would really really appreciate your inputs.
Both of you have been very helpful in my quest! Can't thank you enough!
dogbert,
You are wise to begin thinking about how you might differentiate yourself from other "Male/Indian/ITs." You have identified some good differentiators. I recommend you take the process further by focusing on the specific details of your personal life--defining moments, developmental factors, etc. That is, one way to differentiate yourself is to personalize your application--to focus on your life, not just your education, profession, and "demographic profile."
1. I think your profile would find more "favor" at MIT, CMU, Kellogg MMM, and Michigan's TMI than at the other schools you listed.
2. Your list is a pretty balanced one. If you did want to spread the risk a bit you could maybe add Indiana, Purdue, and/or UNC.
3. I don't think you need to delete any schools from your list.
Good luck,
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