ncprasad wrote:
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What *I* want to see is how does someone from an impacted demographic (whether Indian IT or Asian American Engineer) can set him/herself apart from others.
I used to think that community involvement was a differentiator, but the more essays I read ,apparently everyone went to ghana or burundi(rhyme's favorite) right after high school. I seriously think one day every IT applicant is going to talk about his social mission to some obscure jungle in the amazon and we will all be wondering how to differentiate oneself from the crowd
Bahahaha, now that is one funny comment to *seriously* ponder upon. I have been thinking that way too
. But on a more serious note, I've done a couple of these volunteer abroad trips and they are absolutely wonderful. I'd take volunteering abroad and experiencing the country's real culture and hospitality anytime over going as a tourist and getting ripped off by the locals
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I guess one drawback to the volunteer thing is that I get snide remarks ALL THE TIME from coworkers and friends that think that I am using the volunteering experience to boost my application. Like, helloooo, let me at least enjoy my trip to some Amazon jungle and have you be quiet as to why I want to do it :D. In all seriousness though, the trips are so worth it!! So yeah, PM me if you are ever interested in those short term trips ... I know a couple of organizations that won't rip you off to experience life-altering moments. Haha, ok, that's a bit of an exaggeration.
Well, enough with the ramblings. Just thought I'd drop by to this forum. I've been a lurker and occassional poster on the gmat side, but have not ventured out this far. The posts here are intriguing and scary at the same time ... all these 750+ gmatters, talking as if getting those scores are as easy as frying eggs and pappadam (those yummy Indian crackers)
But yeah, I am getting addicted at GMAT club. It has that special aura to it, a sort of inexplicable addiction that keeps drawing me back to its deep, endless bottom wells of knowledge! OK, what I am really saying is that I am deeply appreciative of what you guys have done so far. Shout outs to Rhyme, who seems to be the admission consulting expert in this thread! Ah and to Kryzak too, as we were on the same GMAT boat earlier last week
I am definitely going to start participating in this MBA apps forum more!! Fun fun fun.
Ok, that was a long post. Thanks guys and chat soon!