Manager
Joined: 16 Dec 2012
Posts: 52
Given Kudos: 27
Location: India
Concentration: Marketing, Entrepreneurship
GMAT 1: 660 Q51 V28
GMAT 2: 740 Q49 V41
GPA: 3.55
WE:Engineering (Entertainment and Sports)
Profile evaluation - chance of admissions
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25 Aug 2014, 09:21
I'm gearing up apply in r1 and I'd appreciate your time to evaluate and predict my chances at one of my target schools.
Personal
Age: 26 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian
Born and grew up in India.
Academic
Undergrad: BITS
Degree: M.Sc (Information Systems) - four year course equivalent to B.E
CGPA: 7.5
GMAT: 740 (97 %ile); Q49 (89 %ile), V41 (91 %ile), AWA 6.0 ( 3rd attempt, scored 660 in both the prior attempts)
Professional
Worked in a start up for 2 years.
Working as a software engineer(2 years) & analyst in a gaming company for the last four years;
Extracurricular
Undergrad – Active volunteer
Active member of Pro.bono team, volunteer in an education related NGO.
Goals
Post MBA, I want to stay in Asia or return to Asia at the earliest.But I'm absolutely okay with staying outside for shorter durations. I want to work either as a marketing consultant or a Product marketing manager in a media related tech companies such as Sony, Google etc.
Schools
I'm looking at schools that have good brand reputation around the globe and can open doors in Asia as well. I dont have any plans to settle down outside Asia.
Round 1
Insead
Kellogg
ISB
Round 2
Wharton
NYU
Chicago
I really appreciate your feedback about the school selection and my chances at the above mentioned schools.
Any other feedback at all would be equally appreciated.