Profile Evaluation and advice on how to improve

Question

Hi, 
My Profile is as follows: 
Indian, Male, 25

GMAT: 760

Undergrad: 
Amrita University(Among the Top 5 Private Universities in India), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GPA:7.5/10 ~3.5/4 i think

Work Experience: 
4 years at Top 3 MNC in the Oil and Gas sector. Worked in Dubai. 5 years upon matriculation.

Worked for 2 years as an Electronics engineering technician in the Supply Chain division. Worked in the maintenance workshop. Acted as team lead and was recognized as a good team player.

Working as a field engineer and leading a team of operators to run operations in remote areas in Abu Dhabi and other locations.

Would like to acquire an MBA in operations management to work in the energy sector after. Would like to use my experience in both supply chain and operations to that effect.

Extra Curriculars: 
NIIT National Chess Champion. Won the chance to play with Vishwanathan Anand. 
State Level Tennis Player. Have participated in various competitions all over India.

I have shortlisted the MIT LGO program as my best fit for what I would like to achieve. 
Also believe Ross, Kellogg and IE are good for Operations management.

What are my chances at these programs? I would like to do my MBA at a top 20 University and any advice on how to improve my profile would be welcome.

Thanks

bryantmichaels · Answer

Your profile should already be good enough to get some attention from these programs. You didn't list much in way of community involvement, so you may want to make sure you are impacting your community as well as your professional career, but other than that, you should be well positioned for a run at top schools. Let us know if we can help you organize your story so the admissions committees will notice.

helzvog5 · Answer

Thank you for your reply.

Will be applying for R1 next year. My job usually takes me to remote locations in the middle east where I'm pretty much on a rotating schedule. I probably will not be able to commit to any kind of community work for more than a week or two at a stretch. Is there any other way to offset this?

Thanks again

bryantmichaels · Answer

Often, getting involved at the leadership level requires less work than actually putting in the hours as a volunteer. For example, if you were to somehow get on a board in your community, you'd likely only meet quarterly or semi-annually and could do follow up work from your computer. Schools like to see leadership and impact. The most important thing, however, is to get engaged with a group about which you are passionate and have been plugging into for a long time. Resurrecting something you did during college, for example, and can now do again will often demonstrate a longer term commitment and therefore, more passion. Just some thoughts.

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