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Re: Profile Evaluation - a 30yr+ Indian IT Male 730 (Q49/V40).
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26 Jul 2013, 03:33
Hey there Adi,
I'm afraid I don't have the best of news for you my friend, but I prefer to tell it like it is. You are gonna have a tough time at most of the schools you are applying at. You are not only from a huge and mega-competitive pool, but you have 12 years in Tech (without any leadership?) plus are far on the older side of things. ANY of those two would make it tough for you to get into Top schools.
From what I see here, your extra activities are "middle-of-the-road" and although you have some good stuff, nothing that (at least for the moment) jumps off the page. Tuck and Duke will likely be as hard as Wharton, and although you surely can apply if it is your dream, you are betting on long odds... Even the other schools on your list will not necessarily be easy given your applicant pool and age, so if your objective is to change your career, you should perhaps open yourself up to more Tier 2 schools.
Otherwise, I think you may run the risk for not getting an accept, and at your age, I don't know how much risk you want to take on that, because every year it will become tougher.
What are your thoughts, dude?