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do i got a shot at hbs 2+2?? WITHMY CURRENT PROFILE. [#permalink] New post   08 Dec 2012, 08:02
GMAT-770
college aggregate-70 %
extracurriculars-
1)Street Cause, Chief Executive Officer and General Secretary (2012 and
currently):
Street Cause, a Government registered organization established in 2009, is among the
prominent NGOs in India with a turnover of 1.1 million rupees per annum and a strong student
network of over 1000 students.it was awarded the best student run ngo in my State
2)College Ambassador for IIT kharagpur entrepreneurship cell
3)street cause Vice president for my college division
4)Chairman of Warm hearts Organisation(an NGO with a student base of 100 students)
5)Student representative of National service scheme(NSS) for my college,110 students work for me
6)vice chairman of Society of automotive Engineers(SAE) for my college
7)brown belt-1 in Goju-ryu karate do style.
8)national 3rd in karate in national tournament in 9th grade
Entered 2nd round in karate international tournament in 7th grade
9)MUN(model united nations) cbit delegate for somalia
10)The Organizer for 'business plan' SAE convention in my city,first one ever in my state
11)student organizer in my college technical fests for robotics
12)publicity organizer for SAE

letters of recomendation-
from a scientist who taught me in college,he got his phd in russia and he;s pretty damn famous
2nd LOR from the chairman of Street cause



and i shall be the president for the 'Literary club' in my college,and possibly the student activities president as well(in other words i will govern the work of all the other presidents of various collegiate clubs),Placement coordinator in the semester,i still got a whole semester for HBS 2+2.
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Re: do i got a shot at hbs 2+2?? WITHMY CURRENT PROFILE. [#permalink] New post   08 Dec 2012, 13:28
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GMAT-770
college aggregate-70 %
extracurriculars-
1)Street Cause, Chief Executive Officer and General Secretary (2012 and
currently):
Street Cause, a Government registered organization established in 2009, is among the
prominent NGOs in India with a turnover of 1.1 million rupees per annum and a strong student
network of over 1000 students.it was awarded the best student run ngo in my State
2)College Ambassador for IIT kharagpur entrepreneurship cell
3)street cause Vice president for my college division
4)Chairman of Warm hearts Organisation(an NGO with a student base of 100 students)
5)Student representative of National service scheme(NSS) for my college,110 students work for me
6)vice chairman of Society of automotive Engineers(SAE) for my college
7)brown belt-1 in Goju-ryu karate do style.
8)national 3rd in karate in national tournament in 9th grade
Entered 2nd round in karate international tournament in 7th grade
9)MUN(model united nations) cbit delegate for somalia
10)The Organizer for 'business plan' SAE convention in my city,first one ever in my state
11)student organizer in my college technical fests for robotics
12)publicity organizer for SAE

letters of recomendation-
from a scientist who taught me in college,he got his phd in russia and he;s pretty damn famous
2nd LOR from the chairman of Street cause

and i shall be the president for the 'Literary club' in my college,and possibly the student activities president as well(in other words i will govern the work of all the other presidents of various collegiate clubs),Placement coordinator in the semester,i still got a whole semester for HBS 2+2.



HBS, understandably, looks for outstanding academic performance for its 2+2 program. 770 - cool ; 70% at IIT-kgp : Not that great.

You will need to probably explain a bit why your college grades are not consistent with rest of your achievements. Work hard and try to increase your gpa in the coming semesters. Your rest of the profile is solid and if your gpa was a bit higher , I would have said you have a pretty good chance. As of now, its a stretch. (perspective: the program is insanely competitive and almost a stretch for everyone who applies :) )

You may also research on Yale's silver scholars program.

Good luck with your application.
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Re: do i got a shot at hbs 2+2?? WITHMY CURRENT PROFILE. [#permalink] New post   08 Dec 2012, 21:01
thanks alot man :)! But the course ive taken is harrowing! The university topper has an aggregate of 80 percent,I'm studying mechatronics and the course is unique in my state as in mine is the only college in my state having the course!
Plus i was considering a certification of profiency in english,which is considered as the hardest of its kind by the university of cambridge,will it help boost my profile by any magnitude?
And thank you so much for apprising me of the silver scholar yale program :)

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Re: do i got a shot at hbs 2+2?? WITHMY CURRENT PROFILE. [#permalink] New post   08 Dec 2012, 21:47
Let us step back a bit. Your gpa looks okay relatively. But, are you in IIT-kgp? If you can let us know your college, it will be easier to evaluate.

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Re: do i got a shot at hbs 2+2?? WITHMY CURRENT PROFILE. [#permalink] New post   08 Dec 2012, 22:14
Dude HBS as a goal is OK. Do consider other colleges/ else wait for 3 years and apply to Top 10. Mechatronics or Not 70% at IIT KGP is nothing to be frowned at. With the same effort one can get 80% at other top colleges with lenient grading .
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Re: do i got a shot at hbs 2+2?? WITHMY CURRENT PROFILE. [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2012, 04:13
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Have you taken the GMAT or are you expecting a 770 score?
Because one of your other post says your GMAT is 760.
In any case scoring 760-770 on the GMAT might be harder than you think.
Also, your goals and your story deserves a far more significant place than your involvements in community activities and your undergrad courses.
Can you tie them together? If you can, you are good to go.
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Re: do i got a shot at hbs 2+2?? WITHMY CURRENT PROFILE. [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2012, 08:57
We had a 100% success rate this year with our 2+2 clients. Based on what you presented, your credentials will place you in the group that would be considered a serious candidate. However, we have found that those candidates who apply to 2+2 tend to be a very accomplished and focused group of young people, all of who work very hard, set high standards and goals for themselves and invest heavily in their application process. So, this means that you would have to continue your momentum of achievement and submit a compelling application, essays and recommendations as well as perform extremely well on your interview. I cannot emphasize enough how important these factors are in distinguishing yourself from this unique peer group of applicants.

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Re: do i got a shot at hbs 2+2?? WITHMY CURRENT PROFILE. [#permalink] New post   10 Dec 2012, 00:26
Hmm, the laundry list you give seems nice, but in the end it is about picking 2 great examples you can support in your essays. You won't have the space to talk about 10 accomplishments. Having said that, if you are part of your entrepreneurship community on campus, that's great. But if you do not have a startup or seriously improved the organization, you might just want to put it on your resume but not make it the lead-topic of an essay. Selling yourself as the entrepreneurship guy in HBS 2+2 will be tough, considering that there are a bunch of people your age that founded million dollar businesses and will apply to HBS as well. The same holds true for selling yourself as mother Theresa- there are so many students doing great work in NGOs. Thus, my advice is to show the committee that you are a well rounded guy (at least you seem like one). I know plenty of high achievers, but many are either great at school, great at work or socially active. If you can communicate that you will bring fun, passion and diversity to campus, you have a good shot :-D
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