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Age: 24
Sex: Male
Nationality: Indian

Mechanical graduate from top reputed private university (Non IIT) with a GPA of 8.9. (top 7 percent) Would be 3.9 plus in US system.

I did a six months internship at Tata motors during my 6th semester and was among 6 students selected from a batch of 140. Received Six sigma green belt for successfully completing training and project. Also was awarded best trainee second runners up.

Masters in mechanical engineering - UC Berkeley (Highest ranked public engineering university in the world)
GRE of 331/340.
3.8 GPA in masters (Top 10 percent).
Awarded Fung Fellow designation and 20k dollars merit scholarship from Berkeley.

First attempt GMAT - 770. Q51 V42. IR 8 AWA 5.5

Working as a product quality engineer in a German multinational (Fresenius, Global F-500 and world leader in dialysis therapy) in San Francisco since mid 2016.
Fresenius is more than a century old company and is the largest dialysis medical devices manufacturer in the world as well as has nearly 90 percent market share in the dialysis market. They are the largest hospital group in Europe owning about 100 hospitals there and a few thousand clinics in USA.

Extra curriculars:
State level badminton player in school
Convener of muse club in college.
Participated and won a lot of literary and quizzing events in college.
Have 2nd year degree certificate for tabla
Also planning to take CFA level 1 by Dec and level 2 by June next year.

I am planning to apply to Harvard , Wharton or Stanford after 2 years. What can I do to improve my profile. Also do I have a chance in these universities.
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Hi there,

You have a very good profile in making just like valyrian steel :-). Seems like you are on the right track. Keep on the look out for leadership opportunities. Some X factor to add to your profile. Nice self awareness to be active so early to build your profile. You should be a good contender no doubt. Good Luck.

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Age: 24
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Hi valyrian, happy to review your profile below.
Mechanical graduate from top reputed private university (Non IIT) with a GPA of 8.9. (top 7 percent) Would be 3.9 plus in US system.

I did a six months internship at Tata motors during my 6th semester and was among 6 students selected from a batch of 140. Received Six sigma green belt for successfully completing training and project. Also was awarded best trainee second runners up.

Masters in mechanical engineering - UC Berkeley (Highest ranked public engineering university in the world)
GRE of 331/340.
3.8 GPA in masters (Top 10 percent).
Awarded Fung Fellow designation and 20k dollars merit scholarship from Berkeley.

First attempt GMAT - 770. Q51 V42. IR 8 AWA 5.5 All of the above look really solid- and it is great that you are thinking ahead on how to best present yourself in MBA application process- now- while there is still time to improve your profile.

Working as a product quality engineer in a German multinational (Fresenius, Global F-500 and world leader in dialysis therapy) in San Francisco since mid 2016. Great that you have international work experience already too.
Fresenius is more than a century old company and is the largest dialysis medical devices manufacturer in the world as well as has nearly 90 percent market share in the dialysis market. They are the largest hospital group in Europe owning about 100 hospitals there and a few thousand clinics in USA.

Extra curriculars:
State level badminton player in school
Convener of muse club in college.
Participated and won a lot of literary and quizzing events in college.
Have 2nd year degree certificate for tabla
Also planning to take CFA level 1 by Dec and level 2 by June next year.

I am planning to apply to Harvard , Wharton or Stanford after 2 years. What can I do to improve my profile. Also do I have a chance in these universities.
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Again- what is great about your question is that you are asking NOW how to improve your profile- we have a great program for that- first- we have great counselors who are alums at these schools and know what it takes to get in there- and second- we offer an early advantage program where we can work with you over just a few hours this year and help you build a plan to be ready to apply to H/S/W so that when you do apply you have really put your best foot forward. I do think you have a chance at these places- but it is competitive for all- so you will improve your odds if you spend time now improving your profile-
you really are a great candidate for the early advantage program- so to find out more about this program please sign up for a free consult at this link: https://stratusadmissionscounseling.com ... b-visitor/