atulsunilanand
Hi, can you please have a look at my profile?
Education: Mechanical Engg. from BITS Pilani (top 5 university in India) (with a really low GPA)
GMAT: About to give in 2 weeks, but worst case scenario is 710
Work experience:
- (Current) 3 years as a Company Commander in Central Reserve Police Force, the world's largest paramilitary force, leading a team of 135 in India's fight against militants and insurgents
- 6 months as a Business Analyst at Fractal Analytics
- 1 year (with a promotion) in an NGO in Jharkhand, India working on tribal development
Essays:
I write well and have a lot of good stories and experiences to share.
Drawbacks of my profile:
- A bad undergrad GPA which might close doors to the top programs I am targeting.
- Lack of economics/business knowledge and experience.
- Indian defense background might not be liked by some colleges.
- Don't know anyone with a similar profile, so I am just taking a shot in the dark by applying at pretty much all the top global programs
Due to various reasons, I absolutely want to join an MBA program in the next academic year and cannot risk not getting admitted anywhere. Hence, I am planning to apply to around 10+ colleges. A lot, I know, but I want to reduce my chance of failure to zero.
I'll be applying to:
Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth in the US,
LBS, Cambridge, Oxford in UK,
INSEAD and HEC in France,
ISB in India,
NUS and NTU in Singapore,
and others like IMD, IE, IESE etc. if needed.
I want to ask if I am too ambitious and should include some "safe" schools. Maybe I am stretching myself too thin by applying to a stupid number of colleges.
Thank you for your post. See below for thoughts in bold
Education: Mechanical Engg. from BITS Pilani (top 5 university in India) (with a really low GPA)
How low??GMAT: About to give in 2 weeks, but worst case scenario is 710
This will be important so please follow up once you take itWork experience:
- (Current) 3 years as a Company Commander in Central Reserve Police Force, the world's largest paramilitary force, leading a team of 135 in India's fight against militants and insurgents
Great experience. I recently talked with someone else in management within the police in India. Great leadership stories.- 6 months as a Business Analyst at Fractal Analytics
- 1 year (with a promotion) in an NGO in Jharkhand, India working on tribal development
Essays:
I write well and have a lot of good stories and experiences to share.
Drawbacks of my profile:
- A bad undergrad GPA which might close doors to the top programs I am targeting.
- Lack of economics/business knowledge and experience.
- Indian defense background might not be liked by some colleges.
- Don't know anyone with a similar profile, so I am just taking a shot in the dark by applying at pretty much all the top global programs
Due to various reasons, I absolutely want to join an MBA program in the next academic year and cannot risk not getting admitted anywhere. Hence, I am planning to apply to around 10+ colleges. A lot, I know, but I want to reduce my chance of failure to zero.
I'll be applying to:
Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth in the US,
These feel like stretches based on your profileLBS, Cambridge, Oxford in UK,
Maybe Cambridge and Oxford, though would need to know CGPA and GMATINSEAD and HEC in France,
INSEAD feels like a reach but depends on statsISB in India,
SaferNUS and NTU in Singapore,
Saferand others like IMD, IE, IESE etc. if needed.
I would look at some of theseI want to ask if I am too ambitious and should include some "safe" schools. Maybe I am stretching myself too thin by applying to a stupid number of colleges.[/quote]
If you are reaching high then it is good to apply to a number of schools. That said I would really need to see the stats first