please evaluate my profile and suggest b schools i should apply to
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17 Dec 2014, 14:04
Hi
Please evaluate my profile. I am looking at jan 2015 for applications.
Me:
- 25 yr old Indian female
- Did my schooling in Gujarat/Delhi(moved around a lot basically) - ~12 Years, Grades : 90% Xth, 81% XIIth
- Engineering from Karunya University, Tamil Nadu with a GPA of 8.6/10
- GMAT - 690 (Q49, V35, AWA 5,IR 5)
-toefl - 112
extra curricular
-Have been part of editorial team in school,college and current organization.The college editorial team experience was different though.I was part of a 5 member team that was responsible not just for journalistic work but also raise funds for running the college magazine.
-Played basketball in school (at school level),was into debating and painting in school and college
-Was the general secretary of the body that organized department level activities in my college.
-Have been part of organizing committee for fests during my college days.
-Have been actively involved with NGOs during college days(National Social Service scheme,Community health service).Am part of the CSR team in my organization.Am Working with a govt funded orphanage...basically help raise funds for them,Am working with a self help group(its a group of destitute women who make diyas and cards to make some money for their family)...I have helped them sell their stuff and right now am creating a website for them to to help them increase their product outreach.
Work:
- Will complete 2 years at an american financial organization that sells insurance and retirement solutions.I have worked in the IT sector of this firm.But have some knowledge about insurance since I need to understand the business requirement inorder to be able to write code(I am an application developer).
- Joined this company fresh out of college.Have worked on enhancement tasks on 14 different applications that support the business.
-Volunteered to work on an initiative internal to the organization. The initiative involved creating a tool that could be used by the middle management and upper management to forecast the resource needs of their respective teams or business units.Was appreciated for it.
-Identified the need for a tool that would help serve our business partners better and created the tool.Was again appreciated for it.
-Undergoing a certification course in “Fundamentals of Insurance”.
-Total work ex by Feb 2015 - ~24 months
Post-MBA:
- Near term: Work for a tech firm but in a managerial position. I am also open to getting into operations/marketing field.
- Long term: Transition to entrepreneurship. Start perhaps a tech firm of my own...not sure it will be a tech firm ,can be something else too.
Why an MBA:
- Network building
- Moving from a technical team into a leadership/managerial position is hard. While this is not impossible, progression is generally very slow at the organization with a preference given to lateral/post-MBA hires
- Build on the subjects/topic not covered at engineering college. Primarily finance, accounting, OB & marketing.
Targeting:
Was thinking of applying to the following schools:
Austin
Indiana University
Arizona state university
Boston univ
Univ of rorchester
WHU(germany)
I am not sure which school should I apply to.I am open to schools in US and europe. Please suggest schools that fit my profile and future goals best.
Thanks
bello