gnakul wrote:
hi all
please help shortlist colleges for spring 2017 intake. below is my profile
Profile :
1. Undergraduate school - Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International University, Pune
Professional Education - Bachelor of Technology (Computer Science).
2. Undergraduate grades/GPA - agg. 70% (2.728/4)
3. GMAT score - 540 ( Considering a retake and expected score is 580-600)
4. # Yrs full-time work experience - 2 years 2 months
5. Current company and role - After my graduation, I started working as Business Analyst with Singapore based Financial technology company and got promoted after one year and now work as Business Operation Specialist with same company .
Side by side, I started my own IT company in India in which I develop Mobile applications for both android and iphone. I will be taking my company public in India and now currently involved in fund raising for India Company.
6. Extra-curricular leadership experience -
Travelled to more than 10 countries for business purposes.
Started my own NGO in which I am teaching more than 100 poor children in my home town.
Closed USD 250 Million round of fund raising.
Working in Singapore company and managing India company simultaneously.
Received Young Leader award by Government.
7. Post-MBA goals - To look for job in USA in field of Management / Consulting.
8. Target schools - Please suggest schools to apply to.(Looking for Full Time MBA program SPRING 2017 intake.)
Kindly respond at earliest. I shall be very thankful
Hi Gnakul,
You come across as a real achiever.
I'd suggest you work harder to get a better GMAT score - even if that means pushing your applications to R2. A low GPA and a low GMAT will only work against you. It will also be wise to address the reason for your low GPA.
I am a little confused about the description you have given:
1. For which company of the two companies have you raised $250 Mn? That's a huuuuge amount of money.
2. If you have plans to take your company public, how will you exit it? Your post suggests that you have plans to exit it in immediate future, whereas as the founder, you will have to stay with the company for a pre-defined period of time. Moreover as I understand the process, you need to take your company to X level before you can start the IPO process.
3. I also have doubts about how your post MBA goals stack up considering your grand plans for the company. They are quite run-of-the-mill in comparison.
US b-schools don't have a spring intake, so you'd have to wait it out until next fall at the earliest before you can join an MBA program.
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14 Jul 2016, 00:50
