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Biggest issue for you is potentially coming across as the prototypical Asian nerd - that you're stronger with numbers than you are with people.
It's clear that you're probably a great technical/analytical guy, but whether you are as good or even better at managing people is what adcoms will really focus on - especially at your age now (if you were 24, they may cut you some slack, but at 30, if you are still trying to show mostly "leadership potential" without much leadership experience, you will have a tough time anywhere).
Stern and McCombs are where you'll be most competitive.
Sloan: you'll be up against a lot of other engineering types; unless you can show strong team/leadership experiences, you'll have a tough time getting in since Sloan gets so many engineering applicants like yourself.
Haas: it's comparable to Stern in terms of overall rep, but because of its location, the applicant pool is also crowded with engineers (and Asian engineers in particular). Again, your toughest thing will be convincing them you have stronger leadership/team skills than other applicants.
Kellogg/Wharton: both schools also really focus on team/leadership orientation; plus, you're up against folks with bluer chip resumes (and a greater proportion of blue chip mgmt consultants and bankers - both of whom have a leg up on engineers in the b-school application process at these top schools).
I don't want to overwhelm you - but you have to be realistic. Just do the best you can, and hope for the best. You may have a better shot at schools like Duke, Darden, Michigan, Cornell and Yale -- and then outside of the top 16, schools like CMU, Georgetown, McCombs (on your list) and so forth.
It's clear that you're probably a great technical/analytical guy, but whether you are as good or even better at managing people is what adcoms will really focus on - especially at your age now (if you were 24, they may cut you some slack, but at 30, if you are still trying to show mostly "leadership potential" without much leadership experience, you will have a tough time anywhere).
Stern and McCombs are where you'll be most competitive.
Sloan: you'll be up against a lot of other engineering types; unless you can show strong team/leadership experiences, you'll have a tough time getting in since Sloan gets so many engineering applicants like yourself.
Haas: it's comparable to Stern in terms of overall rep, but because of its location, the applicant pool is also crowded with engineers (and Asian engineers in particular). Again, your toughest thing will be convincing them you have stronger leadership/team skills than other applicants.
Kellogg/Wharton: both schools also really focus on team/leadership orientation; plus, you're up against folks with bluer chip resumes (and a greater proportion of blue chip mgmt consultants and bankers - both of whom have a leg up on engineers in the b-school application process at these top schools).
I don't want to overwhelm you - but you have to be realistic. Just do the best you can, and hope for the best. You may have a better shot at schools like Duke, Darden, Michigan, Cornell and Yale -- and then outside of the top 16, schools like CMU, Georgetown, McCombs (on your list) and so forth.
