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Please evaluate my profile Updated on: 19 Sep 2013, 21:37
Originally posted by av2012 on 12 Aug 2012, 11:48.
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1) Brief description of your full-time work experience.

Applications Consultant, Semiconductor (SC) Sales and Marketing (Among world's three largest SC companies).

I help my customers in diverse industries including defense, medical, energy metering segments to design their systems. Work day is similar to that of an entrepreneur handling customers in my region and deciding actions based on business priorities. Worked in three different states in US (one year program) in three different business units. Work involved participation in Sales oriented training courses and driving revenue for business units by delivering solutions to the technical challenges customers face while designing/releasing products to market. I have authored multiple articles published on company's webpage. One of the recent ones has led to more than $100k rev and others have enabled our customers to use our chips. Working with top defense companies as part of my role and led multiple defense projects of high government value to execution.

2) Your GMAT.

Total - 720, Verbal- 38, Quant-50

3) College info

Among top 10 engineering colleges in India, Aggregate %age of eight semesters = 83%, Department Rank = 4/100
Major - Bachelors, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Institute Merit Scholarship received through all four years.
Ranked in the Top 0.1% Students of India achieving 100% in Mathematics.

Graduated in 2009, working for same company since then to present.

4) Significant college and post-college extra-curricular activities or community service, especially leadership experience.

Founder of my college's first official alumni magazine. I was involved in every phase of the magazine starting from building a framework, connecting with alumni, compilation, editing, design, sponsorship, forming team of 30+ students, delegating tasks etc. The team was directly mentored by Director of our Institute. Junior teams have come up with three annual editions since it's start.

Involved with a non-profit association ($100 laptop, OLPC) for over couple of years - included two months internship in Boston Headquarters under direct supervision of Director of Computing at MIT Media Labs. Following internship, I helped out OLPC in a deployment at a school in a slum community in India.

Worked in a team of four on a project that reduces the vehicle idle time at intersections by automatic ignition control of vehicle and dynamically manipulating traffic light timings according to Vehicle density. It was one of the 15 projects selected for world finals in an international competition 2008 conducted in Paris by Microsoft. Under Patent Process.

Authored publications on various technology topics (six in all) in international conferences, journals, electronic design etc.

6) Your target programs.

I have not yet finalized schools - I want to shoot for a scholarship . I will appreciate in suggesting appropriate schools as per my profile. I am aiming for top-10 colleges.

7) Your post-MBA goal.

I will like to gain international experience and work on projects to make a global impact. I am yet to finalize whether to go for consulting or Sales and Marketing. Is there any other path that suits my profile?

I definitely want to shoot for a scholarship. Is my GMAT score sufficient considering I am from India?
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You have an impressive profile and should aim for the top programs. If you don't get the scholarship you need, then next year I recommend you reapply and aim for slightly lower ranked programs. If you don't want to risk the need to reapply, then also apply to at least two programs where you are likely to be accepted.

A few comments, you need to sharpen and narrow your MBA goal significantly. It's much too broad. There are lots of paths that suit your profile. General management in a technology company. Sales and Marketing in technology or the auto industry. Brand management. All kind of things.

I'm very reluctant to recommend programs without a better understanding of what you want to do with the degree. Could you clarify? Any leading MBA program will prepare you to work on projects that have the potential for global impact.

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Please evaluate my profile Updated on: 20 Aug 2012, 10:19
Originally posted by av2012 on 16 Aug 2012, 11:36.
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Hi Linda,

Thanks a lot for your response and feedback. I want to pursue Management consulting in future since my background calls for such a client interfacing role in which I can use my analytical skills as well.

I will be open to learning about other career options through my MBA journey, if something interests better than consulting. In line with this I have selected H/S/W/Kellogg/MIT Sloan.

I am only 23 years old and hence INSEAD may be a bit difficult to get. Plus, I want to have a 2 years full fledged MBA experience with an internship to get more exposure.

I think LSB doesn't offer loans; in such a case, I will have to rely on scholarships. Not sure whether to apply here or not.

Please give your feedback. Appreciate your help!
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Hi Linda,

Thanks a lot for your response and feedback. I want to pursue Management consulting in future since my background calls for such a client interfacing role in which I can use my analytical skills as well.

I will be open to learning about other career options through my MBA journey, if something interests better than consulting. In line with this I have selected H/S/W/Kellogg/MIT Sloan.

I am only 23 years old and hence INSEAD may be a bit difficult to get. Plus, I want to have a 2 years full fledged MBA experience with an internship to get more exposure.

I think LSB doesn't offer loans; in such a case, I will have to rely on scholarships. Not sure whether to apply here or not.

Please give your feedback. Appreciate your help!

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av2012
1) Brief description of your full-time work experience.

Applications Consultant, Semiconductor (SC) Sales and Marketing (Among world's three largest SC companies).

I help my customers in diverse industries including defense, medical, energy metering segments to design their systems. Work day is similar to that of an entrepreneur handling customers in my region and deciding actions based on business priorities. Worked in three different states in US (one year program) in three different business units. Work involved participation in Sales oriented training courses and driving revenue for business units by delivering solutions to the technical challenges customers face while designing/releasing products to market. I have authored multiple articles published on company's webpage. One of the recent ones has led to more than $100k rev and others have enabled our customers to use our chips. Working with top defense companies as part of my role and led multiple defense projects of high government value to execution.

2) Your GMAT.

Total - 720, Verbal- 38, Quant-50

3) College info

Among top 10 engineering colleges in India, Aggregate %age of eight semesters = 83%, Department Rank = 4/100
Major - Bachelors, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Institute Merit Scholarship received through all four years.
Ranked in the Top 0.1% Students of India achieving 100% in Mathematics.

Graduated in 2009, working for same company since then to present.

4) Significant college and post-college extra-curricular activities or community service, especially leadership experience.

Founder of my college's first official alumni magazine. I was involved in every phase of the magazine starting from building a framework, connecting with alumni, compilation, editing, design, sponsorship, forming team of 30+ students, delegating tasks etc. The team was directly mentored by Director of our Institute. Junior teams have come up with three annual editions since it's start.

Involved with a non-profit association ($100 laptop, OLPC) for over couple of years - included two months internship in Boston Headquarters under direct supervision of Director of Computing at MIT Media Labs. Following internship, I helped out OLPC in a deployment at a school in a slum community in India.

Worked in a team of four on a project that reduces the vehicle idle time at intersections by automatic ignition control of vehicle and dynamically manipulating traffic light timings according to Vehicle density. It was one of the 15 projects selected for world finals in an international competition 2008 conducted in Paris by Microsoft. Under Patent Process.

Authored publications on various technology topics (six in all) in international conferences, journals, electronic design etc.

6) Your target programs.

I have not yet finalized schools - I want to shoot for a scholarship . I will appreciate in suggesting appropriate schools as per my profile. I am aiming for top-10 colleges.

7) Your post-MBA goal.

I will like to gain international experience and work on projects to make a global impact. I am yet to finalize whether to go for consulting or Sales and Marketing. Is there any other path that suits my profile?

I definitely want to shoot for a scholarship. Is my GMAT score sufficient considering I am from India?

You have an impressive profile and should aim for the top programs. If you don't get the scholarship you need, then next year I recommend you reapply and aim for slightly lower ranked programs. If you don't want to risk the need to reapply, then also apply to at least two programs where you are likely to be accepted.

A few comments, you need to sharpen and narrow your MBA goal significantly. It's much too broad. There are lots of paths that suit your profile. General management in a technology company. Sales and Marketing in technology or the auto industry. Brand management. All kind of things.

I'm very reluctant to recommend programs without a better understanding of what you want to do with the degree. Could you clarify? Any leading MBA program will prepare you to work on projects that have the potential for global impact.

Best,
Linda
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I think you are aiming a little high, especially if you want a scholarship. Consider CMU Tepper, UCLA Anderson, Darden, Rochester. If you want to aim higher and limit yourself to the top 10 this time, that's fine, but be prepared that you may need to reapply.

Please see MBA Admissions for younger applicants.

Best,
Linda