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06 Jan 2007, 00:43
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I am a 23 y/o American born Indian looking to enroll in b-school for fall 2008. I am gathering all the information from the board on how to prep for the GMAT and am planning on taking the test in the April/May timeframe. I am targetting a 710+ score on the GMAT and won't give up until I reach it.
My profile is:
Purdue University
- BS Mechanical Engineering 3.46/4.00
- Minor in Economics (3.75 / 4.00)
Work Experience
- 18months at a large Tech/Communications company
- Supply Chain Logistics, procurement, and quality experience. I am responsible for supplier performance (quality, delivery performance, supplier relations, etc.).
- Develope new processes and technologies for "Big Bet" programs
- 6 trips to Asia in the past 18mos to manage suppliers onsite. I do not have direct management experience, but my role basically manages our suppliers.
- I will have a little over 3 years of work experience by fall '08 (I also have 6mos of internship experience with GM)
Extra-curricular
- I have been active with my religious center setting up classes to train adults and children basic computer skills
- Member and lead for Formula SAE team in college
- Pi Tau Sigma member (National mechanical engineering societty), I was a chair in college
- I am looking to start more volunteer work with soon, its hard to become active with all of the trips to Asia.
- I am also a big car fanatic and like to work on and race cars as a hobby.
- What do you believe I would need to do in order to have a realistic shot at an ultra-elite or elite school?
- Will my age and lack of work experience be a show stopper?
- Will I be lumped into the International Indian applicant group, and how can I avoid getting lumped into that group? (Y'all are way too smart
)
My dream schools would be Kellog or Chicago GSB. I'll also be looking at Michigan, Indiana, UT-Austin, & Virginia. I will only be applying to full time programs.
Thanks,
Amir
My profile is:
Purdue University
- BS Mechanical Engineering 3.46/4.00
- Minor in Economics (3.75 / 4.00)
Work Experience
- 18months at a large Tech/Communications company
- Supply Chain Logistics, procurement, and quality experience. I am responsible for supplier performance (quality, delivery performance, supplier relations, etc.).
- Develope new processes and technologies for "Big Bet" programs
- 6 trips to Asia in the past 18mos to manage suppliers onsite. I do not have direct management experience, but my role basically manages our suppliers.
- I will have a little over 3 years of work experience by fall '08 (I also have 6mos of internship experience with GM)
Extra-curricular
- I have been active with my religious center setting up classes to train adults and children basic computer skills
- Member and lead for Formula SAE team in college
- Pi Tau Sigma member (National mechanical engineering societty), I was a chair in college
- I am looking to start more volunteer work with soon, its hard to become active with all of the trips to Asia.
- I am also a big car fanatic and like to work on and race cars as a hobby.
- What do you believe I would need to do in order to have a realistic shot at an ultra-elite or elite school?
- Will my age and lack of work experience be a show stopper?
- Will I be lumped into the International Indian applicant group, and how can I avoid getting lumped into that group? (Y'all are way too smart
)
My dream schools would be Kellog or Chicago GSB. I'll also be looking at Michigan, Indiana, UT-Austin, & Virginia. I will only be applying to full time programs.
Thanks,
Amir
06 Jan 2007, 01:01
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I forgot to mention that I will have letters of recommendation from Kellog and Chicago GSB alums when I apply. Hopefully those will carry some weight when I apply at those schools.
08 Jan 2007, 21:38
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Amir,
You will need to augment your strong profile with unusual impact of the leadership variety in both work and community. You seem to be somewhat ahead of the curve in terms of leadership given your age but I don't see much of the "oh wow" stuff that would persuade a school they need to admit you now rather than after a few more years of experience. So I would work on building some more high-impact leadership stories. Something really big involving leading groups or strategic-level for some community group and perhaps another big fast-track step forward in your career between now and when you apply. Then you'll have a shot at all those schools you mentioned. You aren't far from competitive right now. See Accepted.com's advice for younger applicants.
In terms of your application group, you are what you are. You can't break out of it (well, you can switch into a nontech career or get a sex-change operation) but you can still be unusual to stand out. This is where community, international, and family experiences come in. You have to project personality and thoughtfulness in your essays. Do both of these sincerely and you'll be ahead of 85% of your "demographic" pool...
Hope this helps,
. 
