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Male- 25years, Indian

Hi,
I am graduate from IIT- Delhi, Btech batch of 2009
I was working with a top oil and gas company in its project execution department for a year
i quit that job and now i am working with a management consulting firm, working across verticals with fortune 100 companies dealing with projects aimed towards market entry strategy, market research, etc.

Btech- IIT- Delhi
CFA Level1- pass
My GPA from college- 7.1/10
12th CBSE- 80%
10 CBSE- 85%
Gmat- 730/ 5 (quant-50, verbal-38)
current work ex- 2 years
work ex by 2012 intake- more than 3 years

Extra curricular-
1) professionally trained in Dance (jazz and salsa) by well known indian dance schools-performed in various shows at the national level, member of the event organising team of the dance schools;
2)professionally trained in classical music;
3) district level swimmer
4) associated with an NGO for blind children. donating money for the past 10 years on a monthly basis

I should be able to manage strong recommendation letters from both my current and previous employers and from my academic institution.

I am planning to apply to top Bschools for the 2012 intake of their MBA programs, which schools should i target? which B-schools do i have a good/ average/ dream chance of getting into?
How good are the chances of getting a scholarship and in which universities?
how good are my chances of getting into ISB?
how is IESE spain in terms of job prospects, or is getting a job in europe a problem after an mba from IESE?
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Male- 25years, Indian

Hi,
I am graduate from IIT- Delhi, Btech batch of 2009
I was working with a top oil and gas company in its project execution department for a year
i quit that job and now i am working with a management consulting firm, working across verticals with fortune 100 companies dealing with projects aimed towards market entry strategy, market research, etc.

Btech- IIT- Delhi
CFA Level1- pass
My GPA from college- 7.1/10
12th CBSE- 80%
10 CBSE- 85%
Gmat- 730/ 5 (quant-50, verbal-38)
current work ex- 2 years
work ex by 2012 intake- more than 3 years

Extra curricular-
1) professionally trained in Dance (jazz and salsa) by well known indian dance schools-performed in various shows at the national level, member of the event organising team of the dance schools;
2)professionally trained in classical music;
3) district level swimmer
4) associated with an NGO for blind children. donating money for the past 10 years on a monthly basis

I should be able to manage strong recommendation letters from both my current and previous employers and from my academic institution.

I am planning to apply to top Bschools for the 2012 intake of their MBA programs, which schools should i target? which B-schools do i have a good/ average/ dream chance of getting into?
How good are the chances of getting a scholarship and in which universities?
how good are my chances of getting into ISB?
how is IESE spain in terms of job prospects, or is getting a job in europe a problem after an mba from IESE?
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Hi Arjcon,

I balanced profile with all ingredients for a MBA application.

GMAT score - good
IIT brand - good
3 years of experience - OK
Quality of experience - can be projected well in essays because it looks lke you have had flavor of different domains
CFA level 1 will add weight provided you mention finace as you post MBA goals and also establish a connection with your past experience.

Music, Dance, swimming all will help if used well in the essays to convince the adcom that if you are passionate about something you take it to a decent level.

ISB should for sure give you a call given general acceptance rate will go up with 770 seats now ( Mohali campus admissions open)
I am not sure whether IESE is a great choice. European schools normally look for more work ex. and as you mentioned getting a job might not be very easy.

I feel US is the right place for you.

Your list of schools will actually depend on your post mba desired insustry and also your willingness to go with a tier 2 ( rank 15-30) school if you get a scholarship. Once you specify that we can work on a list.

Hope that helps

Aman
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Hi aman,

thank you for your response. I am willing to apply any of the top 15 colleges in the US. between 15-20, if the schools are good and if the placements are good then they are a good option as well. can we connect on a call to make things clearer? are u available on the same phone number as mentioned on your website?

Thanks once again for your time

Best regards,
Arjcon