Prospective MBA applicant---would appreciate your critique.

Hi,

I am a potential MBA applicant for Fall 2005. I hope you can spare a few moments to comment on my attributes.

Desired term of entry: Fall 2004

Nationality: Indian

GMAT: Scheduled for first week of October 2005

Secondary/High School: An globally reputed international school (I was in their Singapore location)

Undergraduate School: University of Michigan Business School

Undergraduate GPA: 3.25 (gpa was higher until the end of Junior year).

Work Experience:

Two years as an strategy analyst at a top tier (e.g. McKinsey) international managment consulting firm (in one of their U.S.A. offices)

Transferred full time to a client in the energy industry, worked with them for 18 months.

Have been employed for the last two years at a family owned company that develops and executes projects in fields such as Ports, Offshore Maritime services, Power Plant construction, Oil Exploration, Road and Mass Transit development.

This company has been in operation since the 1940's and is well recognized in their field. My role was primarily focused on developing their business in China and South America (I took on this job due to my knowledge, language skills, and strong interest in these countries).

Over the past two years, we have partnered with the largest Chinese companies in various fields, won and begun developing 3-4 National scale projects (in India), as well as two projects for two very large companies in India. Additionally, I was invited to be part of the delegation of the recent Indian Prime Minister to China, and was invited to meet the President of Brazil during his recent visit to India.

My role is primarily focused on developing bids/proposals, developing new clients, and macro management of certain projects which are in process.

Unfortunately, my current experience (family owned business.....) may be a negative?, as numerous applicants from India write that they worked with their family business.

I do not have a background in I.T. programming or Engineering.

Location of work: South East Asia, China and India. Conversational Mandarin and Spanish.

Extracurricular:

Co-Founder and current Undergraduate President of my undergraduate University Alumni Association in India.

Founding Member and current executive committee (1 of 5 members) member of the Indian network of a my High School, which consists of a network of 10 schools globally. These schools are part of a movement, founded on principals such as peace, environmental sustainability, political awareness, individual growth. The movement is not elitist in any way. I can pm you the website if interested.

The movement has been in existence for over 40 years. Its leadership includes individuals such as H.E. Mr. Nelson Mandela, H.E. Queen of Jordan, H.E. Prince of Wales.

Active member of a social service organization (in India) founded by my Brother. The organization has grown significantly, and currently is internationally recognized (e.g. received grants from the Ford Foundation) and has made several real and value added contributions to the society.

Immediate family members are currently on the Board of Columbia Business School, and The Lauder Institute of Wharton. One of my brothers went to the Lauder MBA program at Wharton (full time), after which he was invited to join the board. Another brother has graduated from the Harvard Business School full time 2 year MBA program.


Given that my gpa is low....many of the top 10 schools may be out of consideration?.

What do you think are some realistic (U.S) MBA programs that I could consider?.

Thanks
Andy