Candidate assessment for top 5 US MBA school
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28 May 2009, 18:34
Target schools: Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Wharton, Babson.
Do I have a shot?
Profile:
Raised on 4 continents: Childhood in Africa and England. School years in India. Grad school and career in USA.Speak 3 languages.
Grad school: Drexel University, GPA 3.83, M.S. Biomedical Engineering
Undergrad: Manipal Institute of Technology, B.E. Biomedical Engineering , GPA 4.0
Published multilple journal articles in leading journals
GMAT: Unknown (expecting 700+ score based on current practice test scores)
Career: 3 years. R&D Research Associate at MIT-Harvard based biotech startup doing cancer drug development for first 2 years after school. Since this year, working as a management consultant for life sciences
Hobbies: Sculling, landscape photography, traveling, movies, music, board games, strategy PC games, poetry, sketching.
Sports: soccer, running, swimming
Proficient in: Chromatic harmonica
Extra-curriculars in school: Various college association roles including writer for college newpaper, won multiple awards and contests.
Social work: Coordinator for school improvement program for 1 year in inner city distrcit school in Philadelphia, business plan and other volunteer support work for Afghan youth entrepreneurship program
Goal: entrepreneurship
That's a brief snapshot. I have more details I can go into if that helps.
What else would help my profile? Do I have a shot at getting into any of the above?