You have quite a good profile. My only concern is that you currently have only 2 years of experience, however by the time you apply you should have ~3 years which is in my opinion the bare minimum. As long as you manage to join a NGO and collect some good experiences, I'm sure you will do just fine.
Your Target schools are great and quite realistic, but I would suggest including a stretch as well. Do you have a preference for a suburban location?
Anyways, best of luck!
-Luis
jp92 wrote:
Hello,
I need your help to know about my profile, and what should I do to make it better. What schools should I aim for. I'm applying only in 2017 so I have 1 year time.
Post MBA I want to work in Technology/Consulting or Finance. I realise that's not a clear answer. But I'm working on it. Its a surprisingly hard question.
Maybe in the future start my own company, though I'm not really sure. I'm still figuring out.
GMAT - 710
Quant - 49
Verbal - 37
IR - 5
AWA - 4
Background.
Nationality-Indian
Brought up in UAE till the age of 13
10th - 85 %
12th - 85 %
Degree - B tech(Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
(Not a top Engineering college)
GPA - 7.37/10
Age: 24 Years
Work experience: 2years
Test Engineering Analyst at Accenture in Bangalore.
1. Working in the Financial Services Domain for a Insurance Client in the US.
2. Led a 3 member team in a regression testing project.
3. Analyse client requirements.
4. Plan and design Test cases.
5. Execution of test xases.
Currently doing a Business Analytics certification with Edupristine and hoping to make a transition towards a Business Analyst role in 3-4 months maybe in a different company.
No Extracurricular
1. Martial Arts Enthusiast(Karate Black Belt, Tournament champion in Abu Dhabi when I was 13, Practised Muay thai and kung Fu)
2. Have done 4 months volunteering after graduation for a NGO which addresses issues such as Mental health and stress/suicides etc in schools and colleges. I was able to participate in outreach programs for that initiative. Also got a chance to observe counselling sessions between qualified doctors and patients.
3. Planning to join another NGO and do some mentoring work for underprivileged children aged 13-15.
Schools i am targetting
1. Dartmouth Tuck
2. Duke
3. Cornell
4. Kenan Flagler
5. Kelley(Indiana University)
6. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign MBA
7. Rotman
8. INSEAD
9. Oxford
Thanks in advance for the response. I really appreciate it