Profile Evaluation:Indian 23 year old Male IT Engineer.
Academics:GMAT 760 Q 50 V 42 IR 8
74% in B. Tech in IT (85% was the highest in my university). The university is average.
88% in class 10th and 12th
Work Experience:29 months of experience as a quality analyst in a financial services domain company - A reputed and globally known firm. I have mentored an intern under me for 6 month long term. Also have experience of managing two full time resources for getting a project done(Duration - 8 months).
Post MBA Goals:I do not want to do a MBA in marketing or HR. I find strategy, product management, Finance, Operations, Supply chain management equally interesting.
I wish to work post MBA for 10 years or so to gain knowledge about the market, the business and other factors and then finally wish to settle down as a teacher in the long run and pass on my knowledge and experiences to others.
In order to finance my MBA i rely solely on bank loans or scholarships.I am aiming for colleges in US or Canada.
Extra Achievements:* A part of the team which organizes recreational activities for the technology team. The events are organized on a quarterly and semiannually basis.
* Managing a program from December 2013 wherein new hires are introduced to the whole team via newsletters and electronic communications. It helped in increased employee engagement.
* Exposed to culturally diverse counterparts belonging to China, US, UK and other regions of India.
* Developed websites for 2 small organizations in later half of 2013.
* Co founded a start up(an e commerce based grocery selling website) in November 2014. We ran it for 6 months and closed it in June 2015 due to various reasons.
* Have worked with a NGO for dog welfare for over 3 months as a volunteer. Organized camps for vaccination of stray dogs, educating people about vaccination for their dogs.
* Also organized a funding of 2000 $ for this NGO from foreign investors. The funding helped in vaccination of a large number of strays.
* Founded an online community in September 2014 for dogs welfare. the community organizes volunteer activities and has 5000+ members.
* Have been writing articles for school and college magazines and corporate newsletters.
* Won two national level managerial paper presentation competitions in 2012 and 2013.
=> Topics:
2012 - Euro Zone Crisis - Greece Debt
2013 - Indian Diplomacy with foreign counterparts
* Organized college fests and events in 2011 and 2012
* Taught(Private tutions) children in classes 5-7 for a year in between 2010 and 2011
My Questions:Which colleges should i target?
Should i wait for a year to apply?
Is there a fair chance of getting in top 20 universities along with financial aid?