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Profile Evaluation | 710 | School suggestions and evaluation [#permalink] New post   19 Dec 2013, 19:13
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-Working as an Analyst(IT) for Accenture , 17 months till date.
Working with a leading bank in world as an analyst from Accenture
-Worked under a Chartered Accountant for 3 months , started at the end of my final year of Under Grad. Couldn't continue as i was relocated cause of my Analyst job. . Planning to resume with the CA further and leave the IT industry.

Taking a French language exam in march.

2. GMAT 710 (Q 50|V 37), AWA 5.0

3. College : MAIT , GGSIP univeristy , Delhi in Mechanical and automation Engineering, 72%

4. college Extra curricular
- Was part of the university and College Football(soccer) team through out the term.
- Organised and coordinated a few technical and various sports competition .
- Have played guitar as a solo performer and with the band Oth Level.
- - Gave tutions on Mathematics for class 10th to 12th students(secondary to senior secondry)
- Provided help and guided students in their senior secondary computer projects
- Helped and took part in starting the 'Siksha Jyoti' at the College aimed at helping the not so privileged kids in studies and other skill sets. It was aimed at the labor working at the nearby construction site. Was successful for 3 months
- Organised camps for teaching football(Soccer) to under privileges kids. Did this for two years in a local park near my house.

Post College -

- Currently the Vice captain of Accenture Football Team, Pune
- Joined sporty beans(voluntarily/no money) to teach young kids about sports and related ethics and values.

6. Want to apply to Stanford , Yale , Kellog ,Ross , SLoan , Wharton , Cornell.

7. want to apply for fall 2015 , R1 - 2014/2014-15

8. My main post MBA goal _ Entrepreneurial . (basically in sync with my incomplete co curricular activities)


Will really appreciate any and every input at this point. and for the point " Planning to resume with the CA further and leave the IT industry.
Planning to do CFA level 1 by this fall ( if that will help ) "
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Re: Profile Evaluation | 710 | School suggestions and evaluation [#permalink] New post   19 Dec 2013, 19:14
Thanks in Advance!
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Re: Profile Evaluation | 710 | School suggestions and evaluation [#permalink] New post   23 Dec 2013, 09:22
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Hi there,

Thanks for your post.

Overall I would say, based on the info here, that your strengths are:

-working for reputable company like Accenture
-710 GMAT
-sounds like solid academics
-variety of extracurriculars, including continuing now at Accenture
-some volunteering experience
-yes CFA is a small plus if you complete

Potential weaknesses or challenges:
-Fewer than average years of work experience, but since you plan to work another year before even applying that will be mostly rectified
-currently goals could be further developed (i.e. be sure to dig deeper when putting your essays together/prepping for your interviews)
-still somewhat from a large applicant pool—Indian IT applicants; be sure to showcase skills such as leadership, teamwork, communication skills, working with others, etc to show more dimension to your profile
-small potential questions could be raised about changing positions twice within a couple of years if you plan to change again soon…. Doesn’t mean that can’t be overcome with a good explanation, but be prepared

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-essays/recommendations/interviews

It’s good that you are thinking ahead, so be sure to start prepping for your essays in spring/summer of 2014, just taking some time to brainstorm occasionally when you get a chance for a few months, and save plenty of time to complete multiple drafts and edit and proofread etc. Let us know what other q’s you have, and good luck!
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Re: Profile Evaluation | 710 | School suggestions and evaluation [#permalink] New post   25 Dec 2013, 21:59
Hey Thanks a lot!

So I get your point about switching twice in 2 years.

Just one more thing , so suppose if I choose to work under a stockbroker or somewhere in a finance firm now and apply in late 2014 for fall 2015 gathering say 10 months of WE there before applying.. Will that make exclude me from the IT pool?


Also, will you be able to name a couple of schools which lie really into safe category(very likely to get an admit from) on my current profile.
Its not too much to ask for! :P


P.S - Really helpful analysis.

Thanks,
Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year in advance! :)
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Re: Profile Evaluation | 710 | School suggestions and evaluation [#permalink] New post   31 Dec 2013, 19:31
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Thanks for the seasons greetings and happy new year to you too! ;)

Yes to a certain degree, that experience would help differentiate you from the IT group. Overall I think you have a solid profile; I think you'd have a fairly good shot at programs outside the top 10-15, including Ross. The rest on your orig list will not be easy, but not impossible either. Stanford is particularly challenging though, given it's smaller class size, selectivity, and average GMAT, just keep that in mind. Otherwise, for more on choosing schools, check out our free download at: https://info.mbamission.com/Selecting-Yo ... ram-E-Book

Happy New year!
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