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HBS 2+2 Profile Eval
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02 Jul 2011, 09:50
Hi,
Please evaluate my profile for HBS 2+2 (Class of 2016). What are my chances and would it be worth it to take a shot?
GMAT:
Total: 740, 97%
Quant: 50, 93%
Verbal: 40, 89%
AWA: yet to know (how much does it matter?)
Academics:
Integrated M.Sc. in Applied Geology at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India - it's India's no. 1 undergrad institute and ~ no. 470 in the world.
University - GPA 8.71 on a 10.0 point scale
School Class 12 - 84.1%
School Class 10 - 85.1%
Internships:
1. Training at Asia's largest oil exploration and production company. It is a Fortune Global 500 company.
2. Research project at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany under DAAD scholarship
3. Research project at a premier science institute of India
4. Internship with CRY (Child Rights and You) - a leading Indian NGO - conducted Access Audit in various schools, libraries etc. as part of a team. Led a two-member delegation team that recommended the Senior P.R.O. & Chief Engineer of Kolkata Metro Railway North-South extension project for making it accessible for all. It was eventually implemented as recommended.
Workshops:
ELLE Workshop at Tübingen, Germany: Delivered a Talk on one of past research projects.
Positions of Responsibility:
1. Co-Founder of a college chapter of CRY, an Indian NGO working for child rights. Delivered some significant results.
2. Part of Design Team of Kshitij, Asia’s largest Techno-Management Fest: from Volunteer to Member to eventually a Head of the team. Associated with for 3 years.
3. Part of Spectra, the Fine Arts & Design Group of IIT Kharagpur: associated with for last 3 years, assumed roles from Member to Head to Governor.
4. Social and Cultural Secretary of departmental society; Class Representative earlier.
5. Student Member of the 3rd year and 4th year Departmental Academic Advisory Committee.
Extra Curricular Achievements:
1. Won a Gold Medal for Painting in an international competition. It receives more than 1,60,000 entries from over 130 countries every year. The award was presented by the President of India.
2. Won 3rd prize in Marca de Fabrica, an ad-design competition in my college festival.
Thanks in advance for responding to my profile inquiry.
Regards,
Saptak