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1. 2.5 yrs(by the time of application) full-time as a co-founder and President, Operations at a web startup.
2. 0.5 yrs full-time as a manager at a non-profit organization.
3. 2 yrs part-time professional blogger/writer at a for-profit technology review blog.
4. 2 months at an investment consultancy firm.
5. During undergraduation I founded a for-profit micro-credit organization which dealt with providing loans to rural entrepreneurs. Successfully exited from the company by selling stake. I ran it part-time for 1.5 yrs and company still exists.
I agree with
pelihu about this profile and further than GPA I question the WE as well. Undergrad work s/b considered under extracurrriculars, then we have a 2 year part time blogging.
1st full time is 0.5 years as a manager as starters? I know people who work in a 3 people company and have the title manager. You just can't be a manager at start with no previous full time WE unless you are (maybe) top 1% grduate or your family owns the company. I know applicants whose family owns a local lodge and they have the title of "general manager". Adcoms know to treat this GM differently. Web-startup co-founder may be of great value if the enterprise generates serious money or was mentioned in serious press or have VERY high traffic ranking. Else that is another area that one can "build" titles easily.Another gray area.
To be very honest, after observing and being inbvolved in this process for 8+ months and being in it. I do not think UE & E is a possibility. Why?
1) GPA - Unheard of. I had a 2.70 from a very tough engineering school, still had to bend over backwards to explain it to adcoms. And for UE&E 2.70 is a VERY BAD GPA.
2) Work Exp : Very, very questionable. Size and seriousness being just two issues...
3) 740 is very good but not good enough to offset 1&2.
4) Indian pool is very,very competitive.
5) EC is the only bright spot in the whole picture.
I am being dead honest, since I have seen many people dream high and get crushed later during the process. I am a prime example. When I first started this process, I was going to apply only to H and S. I thought age,low GPA were nothing, GMAT was everything. I was wrong.Very wrong. Sandy from hbsguru crushed my hopes and said forget H&S, try other great ones.
A good school (20-25) may be possible, but the top tier, especially for 2009 when apps will soar due the recession, is not very likely...