ADROCKS wrote:
Hi
Admissionado team,
I am ADROCKS. I am looking forward to strengthen my application to be competitive for the top 10 B schools in US for fall 2016 entry.
Work Experience
As of now: 10 months
By the time I plan to start school: 3 years
Company: Biocon Ltd. (a top Biotechnology-based company in INDIA)
Industry: Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical
Department: Research and Development
Work description: I develop experiments to prove the efficacy of pipeline drugs using mammalian cells and animal models. It involves extensive laboratory work (80-90%) and the rest 10% goes in making reports and presentations for corporate perusal. I do understand that there is a lot of emphasis on leadership potential on B school applications. But given my experience and looking ahead I do not see managing people or projects directly for at least the next six years! (well at least thats the way it happens in the research and development here in India). It would be great if you could assess and enlighten me on how I could address this issue and make myself competitive on this front.
Education
Masters in Pharmacology with a GPA of approx. 3.5-3.6 on an US 4.0 scale (73% in INDIAN system) from a good university in India
Bachelors in Pharmacology with a GPA of approx. 3.5-3.6 on an US 4.0 scale (72% in INDIAN system) from a good university in India
Extracurricular
I was always active in Sports and have considerable distinctions in the sport of cricket
I have also won 3 essay writing competitions during school and colleges on a large forum
GMAT
660-700 on Standard Diagnostic test plan to give it by the end of this year December 2014, though definitely trying to get a score of 720+.
Please let me know your opinion on my profile and help me start my B school journey.
many thanks
ADROCKS
Hey Adrocks,
Well it's totally all right that you won't have managerial experience before you apply. After you all, you can apply in order to GEt this experience, which is the most natural thing in the world, but still as much as possible you need to work towards the business and leadership sides of things. In your work AND out. I mean if you can't get leadership at work, then make sure you are getting it in your volunteer work, or sports and activities, or entrepreneurial projects, or whatever.
In addition, obviously, the most important thing from here on in is your relative success in your job - so if you are a guy not just doing research, but helping the film file patents, write publications, and whatever else happens int he biotech world that is very impressive, it will help you a lot.
So just keep on doing as well as you can,