bazookabanger wrote:
I have just written GMAT a week back and now I want to commence with the application process to meet the R2 deadlines.
The details of my scores and profile are presented below.
Nationality - Indian
Gender - Male
Undergraduate - B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering)
CGPA - 8.36 on a scale of 10 from VIT University, Vellore
GMAT : 710 (Q-50, V-37, IR-6, AWA-5)
Work Experience
I have been working in a Fortune 500 French Energy major since I graduated in 2012 in the Infrastructure Operations department working on ERP's, Cloud and other Enterprise applications related to logistics, warehouse management, scm and finance.
Senior Functional Analyst – (April 2014 - Present)
Technical Analyst – (April 2013 – March 2014)
Graduate Engineer Trainee – (July 2012 – March 2013)
My current work experience is over 41 months and I am a part of a global team wherein I work closely with my counterparts in Singapore, Ireland, Spain and US.
Certifications
1- ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
2- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
Internships
1- Product Development Intern at a startup for 5 months during the final semester of my undergrad studies where I worked on the development of an online customer loyalty platform for retail stores.
2- Intern at HCL Infosystems for 2 months where I worked with the sales team involved with tendering and sales process pertaining to government and its agencies
Extracurricular Activities
1- Have been a member of the core committee of a club at work involved in employee engagement and CSR activities. I have lead the team organizing events on few occasions and have also volunteered in the rest as an organizing team member.
2- Have been actively participating in debates since my school days. I have participated in many inter-school an inter-university debates.
Research
I have been actively involved in research projects since my college days and lead many projects which have resulted in multiple publications.
I have 5 publications – 4 of them were presented in International Conferences and published by IEEE and 1 published by a peer reviewed International Journal.
The topics of my research include knowledge discovery, data mining, network security and sustainable computing.
Achievements
1- First Prize in a global cloud based application development competition by my company for development of an application for sentiment analysis which can prove to be helpful for market analysis.
2- Second Prize in a strategy building and multitasking competition organized by my company.
3- Finalist in the whitepaper writing competition twice organized by my company on topics such as digitization and IoT.
4- Among the top ten finalists from all over India in Challenge Yourself India – 2011 presented by the Swedish Institute for scholarships and admissions to Lund University, Sweden.
5- Finalist in Inter-University debate competitions.
I am a technology and research enthusiast and would like to pursue my MBA to add credibility to my profile and enhance my knowledge about business processes which I can utilize in future to set up my own venture related to data and business analytics and information security
I am interested in knowing about schools that would can help me realize my dreams and at the same time are not averse to having me as a possible candidate for their MBA program given my scores and profile.
I had planned to apply to MIT, Ross,UNC,Tuck,Duke, Tepper and ISB but now I am not so sure about my prospects given my gmat score
Thank You
Hey dude,
Thanks for writing a detailed post about your profile. I still could use a bit more info about your work experience. Like I don't yet have a sense of your achievements or of your leadership experience, if any.
But overall, you have a good profile - very good grades and a very good GMAT.
On the other hand I think your school list is too challenging. You lack the GMAT and the stellar work experience to justify applying to ONLY top 10 schools, which is essentially your list. I'd suggest spreading out your school list amongst the top 20,25 schools to make a more realistic school strategy and increase your chances of getting an admit.
And finally, get a move on!!!!! Time is short
And the deadlines are fast approaching.
If there's anything else I can help with, just let me know,
Best,
JF