Profile:
Indian/Male
Undergraduation: Electronics and Communication Engineering from among the top 10 engineering institutes in the country
Secured 80%; ranked in the top 5 in the branch
Interned 3 times along various technical disciplines.
GMAT Score: 750 (QA 50; VA 41)
AWA: 5.0
Work Experience:
- 1 year; Analyst (soon to be promoted to Senior Analyst) at a global market research company
- Have studied a variety of industries across various functional domains; conducted end-to-end projects involving industry analysis, cost modeling, procurement strategies, supplier identification, supply chain analysis, etc.
- Industries studied include chemicals, construction/utility, facility management, sustainable practices, plastics, bio-fuels, food and beverage and pharmaceutical
- Responsible for conducting secondary and primary research, analyzing the same, culling out insights and presenting them in a suitable framework
Interests: Sketching, 2D Graphic designing, traveling
Extra-curricular activities:
- Various organizational/team-based activities in college; was nominated Head, Graphics and Design for IEEE Branch in college
- Part of a group at work responsible for organizing various fun-based events for motivational purposes
- Implemented a Visual Art Library at work for usage across the floor
- Designing promotional material for the company
- Attended the Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES) Beijing Summit in Oct 2008 and ASES Stanford Summit in April 2009
- Provided graphic editing support to a popular website aimed at carpooling and traffic reduction
- Part of the company's voluntary foundation aimed at CSR activities
- Part of an NGO responsible for organizing eye-camps in a rural village in India
Current Plans/Short-term goals:
- To gain further exposure in the corporate circuit and understand the nuances of business administration (especially in the field of consulting)
- Apply for a full time MBA program for the Fall 2013 session in a top tier B-school.
Post MBA plans/Long-term goals:
- Strategic/management consulting
- Build on the skills and business acumen acquired during the MBA program by working with a highly reputed organization
- Leverage the international network of contacts across multiple fields
- Eventually dive into an entrepreneurial venture
Please advise me on the programs I should target and the schools I might have a good chance of cracking. (Do I have chance of getting through the top 10 US-B schools?)
Thanks.