Intern
Joined: 24 Jan 2015
Posts: 2
Given Kudos: 4
Location: Singapore
Concentration: Finance, General Management
GPA: 3
WE:Pharmaceuticals (Consumer Products)
Profile evaluation request
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28 Jun 2015, 21:09
I'd like to ask for help evaluating my profile and also for advice on which schools to apply given my career aspirations after MBA. Please see details on my profile below:
Citizenship: INDIA
Age: 30 by the time of admission
Amount of work experience: 72 months by the time of matriculation
Companies: Worked in Bristol Myers Squibb for ~6months in Pharmaceutical Research. Since then working in Procter & Gamble in India/Australia and now Singapore for 5+years (Got promoted 2 years ago - next promotion will be in another year or two).
GMAT: 720 in the 1st try (Q49/V38, AWA 5, IR 5)
TOEFL: waiting for results, hope to be high enough
Previous education: Post-graduate in Pharmacology & Toxicology from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (1st ranked pharmacy college in India), graduated in 2009
GPA: 9.06 on 10.0 scale
Extracurriculars:
In the editor board of one of the pharmaceutical published journal. Started and edited my college and Procter & Gamble Singapore site newsletter
Recommendations: both coming from my current and previous manager
The most interesting schools for me are:
INSEAD
Wharton
Kellogg MMM
IMD
ISB
Post-MBA Goals:
Business consulting.
I'd like to apply to 3 (maximum 4) schools in R1. I am yet to decide which school to apply depending on my profile. I need some help to zero in some schools which are sure shot and some where I could stretch to get in with good essays.
Thank you for your help!