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Location: United States (MA)
Concentration: General Management, Entrepreneurship
GPA: 3.7
WE:Manufacturing and Production (Health Care)
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06 Jun 2011, 17:03
I am interested in the MIT LGO program and will apply for the 2012 session. I read your posts in this forum and really appreciate all the insights provided by you. I have a brief description of my profile below, if you can please give me some advice. Does my profile fall in the line of the students who are usually accepted in this program or do I have a chance in a top 10 program.
Age: 29 yrs, male
Nationality: Indian, US Green Card
Education: MS in Electrical Engineering, GPA 3.9/4.0
GMAT:710 ( Q-47, V-41, Essay- 5.5)
Work Exp: 5-6 years
Background: I have Bachelors degree in Electronics and Communication from India with a GPA of approx 3.4/4.0. I did my Masters in Electrical Engineering ( avg school not ranked, GPA 3.9/4.0). I worked for a year at an Intel plant during my Masters and then joined a startup. I worked at the startup (about 10-15 people) for about 3 years in the semiconductor industry. At this company the first year and a half i was supporting the operation/manufacturing group and then when things went bad for the company I was the only person left supporting the company manufacturing equipments and running the location (including managing time for part timers working at the company) I was at. I had the opportunity to understand the different aspects of the business such as cost cutting, improving efficiency etc.. I think this really helped me grow as an Engineer.
Due to some personal events in my life, I decided to move from the semiconductor industry to the medical industry. I wanted to do something that would make a difference in the medical industry. I worked for 3M ( medical division) for a year in the Sustaining Engineering group and then joined Philips (medical industry) as a manufacturing engineering working with the operations group. I have been at Philips for about 6 months and had the opportunity to lead some small projects and currently semi- leading a big project. I have always handled overseas manufacturing groups, responsible for improving operations. I am really interested to grow in the Operations field and have the experience of working in a small company environment as well as a big company.
I have been involved with lot of different extra curricular activities as well throughout my career. I have organized 3 day camps during summer for over 70 kids between 12-17. The main role of the camp is to educate american- indian kids on india and its vast culture. Help kids relate to the country their parents are from. I have also started a fund at a hospital, currently funded from personal resources. I am trying to organize some charity events this year to raise money. I have also been involved with organizing sports activities in my college and was an active participant ( part of the college soccer team).
I am planning on applying to Tuck, Sloan- LGO, Kellogg(stretch) and McCombs. Would you suggest other schools to apply to?
Thanks for the help!!!