Intern
Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Status:Work in progress
Affiliations: None
Posts: 42
Given Kudos: 2
Location: India
Concentration: General Management, Nonprofit
GPA: 3.75
WE:Consulting (Consulting)
Profile Evaluation for Fall 2011 entering class
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25 Jun 2010, 00:15
Hello,
I was hoping to get some perspectives on my profile and choice of schools.
Age: 26 (Male)
Nationality: Indian
GMAT: 730 (Q 46, V 44, AWA 5.5)
Education:
1. Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering - Well-known and established university in India (ranked in top 5)
2. Master's in Industrial & Systems Engineering - Top 5 Engineering University in U.S. (GPA - 3.14)
Work Experience:
(total 2.5 years as of today with 1 year in US and 1.5 years in India)
2 years (1 US + 1 India) as Analyst in a mid-tier management consulting firm (ATK/Deloitte/PWC/Capgemini) mainly focused on outsourcing and supply chain management as functions across all industry sectors
(Current) 0.5 year as Consultant with a Top 3 strategy firm focused on non-profit/social sector engagements (mainly education)
Extracurricular/Leadership:
Minimal outside of work. At work, present role has potentially huge social/community impact.
Post-MBA aspirations:
In the context of social/ non-profit sector:
VC/ Strategy Consulting (short-term)
Entrepreneurial Venture (long-term)
Target Schools:
Dream: Harvard, Stanford
Sweet: Kellogg, MIT, Tuck, Yale, Haas
Safe: Duke, UCLA, Indian School of Business
Potential Weaknesses in profile:
1. Lack of exceptional academic performance (average GPA in grad school)
2. Lack of extracurricular/leadership activities
3. Perception as a lost individual without a focus area or strength (have done a variety of unrelated things over the last 3-4 years)
4. Unbalanced GMAT score with percentiles 97% and 76% in Verbal and Quant
Questions:
1. Choice of schools: What are my chances of getting into these schools especially H/S? Are my choices too ambitious? I wish to whit the above list to 7 schools. Also, can you recommend any other schools I may not have considered given my profile and aspirations?
2. Any tips on the profile and how I can improve my application by focusing or not focusing on specific aspects of my profile? (based on potential weaknesses listed above)
Thanks in advance for your help!
Best Regards,
TheMBAboy