siddharthkabra wrote:
Please help me evaluate my profile. I am an Indian applicant. Age : 25 years
Work description: I am an employee of a US based power management company. Currently, I am working on an innovative technical project which aims at reducing the electricity bills due to Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment of the US households. I am involved in developing and refining the algorithm, data collection, building and installing the prototype and developing the system level architecture for the product.
Work Experience: 2 years as of 28th July, 2013
GMAT: 760 (51Q, 41V, 5.5 AWA, 8 IR)
College: Indian Institute of Technology Madras. CGPA - 8.1/10 Dual Degree (B. Tech + M. Tech) in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Communication Engineering.
Achievements:
- Selected as an Engineering and Technology Leadership Development Program (ETLP) Participant (2010) by the Company. It is a 2 year rotation based fast track program for grooming future leadership.
- Worked on "Enhancing learning culture within organization" and contributed to new initiatives in the organization to increase the knowledge sharing.(2012-13)
- Awarded with the Trade Secret by Patent Law Department, of the Company (2013)
- Awarded with the National Talent Search (NTS) Scholarship (2004), by the NCERT (State Rank 7)
- Organized a Goal Alignment Workshop for the group, consisting of about 40 members which included managers and technology leaders which helped in profit planning and goals formulation of the group. (2011-12)
- President, Junior Literary Society (JLS) at School
- National Sports Organization Candidate (Cricket) in College.
- Donated blood at various voluntary campaigns
- Won many prizes in singing competitions, musical instrument playing competitions, skit competitions, and debate competitions
Target programs ( I am confused as to which schools I should apply to. Below is an exhaustive list, out of which I will be applying to 4-5 schools):
HBS
Stanford
Chicago Booth
Wharton
Kellogg
UCB-HAAS
Tuck
INSEAD
Yale
Indian School of Business (ISB)
NUS
LBS
When do I want to apply:
Round 2 (Jan 2014) for all the schools except INSEAD. ISB and NUS
INSEAD - Round 2 (Nov 2013)
ISB - Round 2 (Nov, 2013)
NUS - Round 2 (Feb-March 2014)
Post MBA goal:
I have not yet put it concretely in my head as of now, but I would like to work for an organization such as World Bank or a country's economic body which formulates the economic policies and practices.
Thanks,
Sid
Sid,
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