Hi. I am looking to apply either Fall 2013 for 2014 matriculation or Fall 2014 for 2015 matriculation.

Background
Asian Female / 22 (Will be 23 by Fall 2013 / 24 by Fall 2014)

GMAT
750 (Q49, V44), 98th percentile

Education
Graduated in three years from top 20 private university ('11)
GPA: 3.56 GPA
Double Major: Mathematical Economic Analysis and German Studies

Extracurricular
In college: Copy editor for the university newspaper, tutor for the German Studies Department, women's singles player for intramural tennis.
Post college: Volunteer with non-profit that helps financially disadvantaged high school students get into / prepare for college and land internships and jobs. Mentor and recruiter at work.

Work Experience
Two years at a top implementation management consulting firm (Accenture/Deloitte). Finance projects at Fortune 500 Energy clients (no strategy work). Recently promoted. High performance with excellent recommendations from executives.

Certifications
None

Questions

The main reason I'm interested in applying in Fall 2013 is because I have the best shot at getting a scholarship from my firm that would fully cover my MBA.

1. I want to sign up for a pro bono project for a non-profit (through my firm). However, in this situation I would have to delay applying until Fall 2014. Do you recommend doing this (i.e. would this heavily bolster my application)?

2. I'm a little below the average age of applicants. Does that put me at a disadvantage? It's another reason why I'm considering applying in Fall 2014.

3. Do I need more work experience? Again, if I apply in Fall 2014, I will have three years of work experience.

4. What schools do I have a shot at?

5. What should my application strategy be?

Many thanks.

I appreciate the advice. So do the two minority statuses cancel out (Asian and female) or do I have a net advantage/disadvantage? This year is better for the scholarships because I'm very likely to meet the program requirements, whereas next year it will be much more difficult to fulfill the stipulations. I would however like to work another year before applying (just personally). If I were to gain acceptance but not attain the scholarship, would it be easy to defer my matriculation for one year? Many thanks.

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Hi,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for providing an oppurtunity to me of presenting my profile for evaluation to your goodself.
I am looking at following Business Schools to apply for Fall 2013 -
Nanyang MBA (Singapore)
Melbourne Business School (Australia)
AGSM (Australia)
CUHK (China)

My Profile in brief -
a) 10th Class - 80.6 % (from Delhi Public School, one of the most coveted schools in India)
b) 12th Class - 68.8 % (from Apeejay School, again one of the most coveted schools in India)
c) Undergraduate - Engineering in Computer Sciences - 68.8% (First Class) from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (One of the top 10 colleges in India)
d) Work Exp - Total 7 Years 2 Months (Techno-Management role) in IT by the time Fall 2013 batch starts at all of schools listed above.
Have been leading 3 online 24*7 Account Opening Applictions in RBS Group worldwide with usage in more than 20+
countries.
Have contributed significantly to recovery of RBS Group during worldwide technical glitch (famous one) in RBS Systems in
2012 July.
e) Sad Part - GMAT 640
f) Extra Curricular Activities - Very active right from childhood - 1) Role Playing Competition award at High School, 2) Parker Writing
Contest,3) Captain of Under-19 Cricket team at High School, 4) Member of Volleyball Team, 5) Paper
Presentation Award at National Level Academic event 'TECHNIeeK'.
g) Community Initiative - Again, pro-active from childhood, 1) Indian Human Rights Protection Award during my High School - Senior
Secondry education,2) Part of 'Community Social Responsibility' Initiative at my current employer - Royal
Bank of Scotland,3) A Fire Marshal of RBS covering vicinity of premises.
h) Extra Certifications - 1) L0 Certification - Credit Cards Domain from Cognizant Technology Solutions ( globally renowned IT
Company),2) L1 Certifications - Banking and Financial Domain from same employer,3) Workshop on
Presentation Skills 'Train The Trainer' by prestigious Dale Carneige Group.
Some of the highlights -
a) Great adapatability - I have studied in 8 prestigious schools till my Senior Secondry Education (12th Class) across various
gepgraphical locations in India (owing to frequent location change in my father's govt job).Same applies to my
professional journey as well - first employer being Cognizant Technology Solutions (Typical IT Service
provider),then CGI (Canadian Organisation), and then RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) - One of the biggie banks on
the planet.
b) Exposure to various domains during my professional stint - IT Services, Supply-Chain Management, Banking and Financial Domains,
Manufacturing.
c) Internship - Began from 2nd year onwards till end of my engineering during each summer break.
1) 2nd Year engineering - IBM Corporation, India - As a technical engineer, developed softwares on multiple languages.
2) 3rd Year engineering - Selected by Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India for short research study on CPU
Clustering effects.
3) Final year engineering - Did my corporate internship at TISCO (renowned Tata Steel Corporations),India,I developed
software that was implemented into Manufacturing line of Tata Steels and won me appreciations for the same.
d) Academic - 1) Scholar Batch for academic excellence in my Senior Secondry School,2) Book of Merit Award by a Central Govt
Organisation for academic excellence at High School.
e) Professional Awards - 1) RBS Group's Global Ovation Award for continued excellence in managing the delivery over years.In fact, my
team bought this laurel to my business division which didn;t get this award in last 5 years.
2) Silver Excellence Award (RBS India Level) - For excelling in delivering solutions to business.
I will keep away from writing usual awards which are on team level like 'Thank You' , I Appreciate,etc.

I would appreciate if I can have a profile evaluation done for my candidature for above mentioned schools, also I would welcome your
expert opinion on consideration of any other better schools (If I can !! depending upon above profile) !!

Thanks in advance,
rishukvt