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Profile: shortlist schools? realistic expectations? [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2009, 13:11
Hi
Indian national, female 26.
Interested in specialization: Marketing.
Country of origin and undergraduate education: India.
Work experience, graduate degree: USA

Score : 690 (total), 48 (Quant) 35 (Verbal), 6.0 (AWA)
Work experience 2-3 years in consumer goods/food+ beverage/nutraceuticals industry (as Tech Manager)- USA;
Total 6-7 years experience in research, including internships, part time work etc. (US and India)
Education: MS (Food Science GPA 3.29) USA + BS (Biotechnology GPA 3.4) India

Interests and extracurricular (I believe this is my strongest and longest point) :
Honor societies (Phi Tau Sigma, Sigma Delta Epsilon, Mensa)
Professional Societies (IFT, AACC, ISHS, GWIS)
Art Associations (artist/volunteer/member: Art Alliance of Central PA, State College Photo Club, Hodgepodgery, Photo Club PSU) also exhibited, competed and sold in various places over the years (India and USA)
Volunteer work (AID- Buffalo Chapter, Nanritam, India)
Leadership: Since the age of 14, active participation and team leading in City Newspaper columns (The Statesman, Calcutta); chair of 32 member award winning Product Development team at Penn State (diverse group: ethnically, academic background etc.)
Been a Mentor at MentorNet for more than a year.

Passionate about Designing, traveling, functional arts and advertising. Small businesses in any field in any area interest me keenly. Like writing, photography and movies.

Goals
Upon graduation: Senior Manager/ Senior Marketing manager
Long Term: Start a small Art Business.

Schools applying to:
1. Kellogg
2. Smeal
3. Fisher
Considering
1. Haas
2. Hult
3. Stanford
4. Insead

Questions:
Do you think I am being realistic especially Kellogg/Haas/Stanford/ Insead?
Hult was very encouraging and said I have a great background: is it a legit/good standing school?
I have not started Haas, Hult or Stanford applications, should I go for other schools instead? What other schools in Marketing/ Market Research should I look at?

Please advice.

Thanks
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Re: Profile: shortlist schools? realistic expectations? [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2009, 17:12
kchatterjee,

I don't believe Stanford is doable. Insead, Haas, and Kellogg will be reaches, but by all means give 2 of them a shot, especially Kellogg (Michigan seems like the better "reach" school than Haas IMO). You should have no trouble at all getting into Smeal or Fisher. I think you can do better than Hult so I would not recommend it to you. Given your marketing goals, you should consider Duke, UCLA, USC, Washington (Olin), Indiana, and Emory. All place substantial percentages of their classes in marketing.

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Re: Profile: shortlist schools? realistic expectations? [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2009, 19:52
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Re: Profile: shortlist schools? realistic expectations? [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2009, 20:05
Pbodine,

Thanks for your feedback.
Besides Hult, I also got emails from business schools of University of Notre Dame and (Leeds) University of Colorado as well as the MMM program from MIT. Do you suggest that I apply to the programs?

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Re: Profile: shortlist schools? realistic expectations? [#permalink] New post   02 Dec 2009, 17:46
Kchatterjee,

Notre Dame and MIT are excellent schools, so if they are interested in you, you should follow up with them. Colorado may be a fine program but it doesn't have the "brand" that Notre Dame and MIT do.

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