Profile Evaluation Please

Question

All, 
Request you all to please evaluate my profile: 
Male, Indian, 32 Years old. 
Expected GMAT : Around 680 - 700 ( Writing on 30th Oct 2015 ) ; I'd also like to know the chances if I fair between 620-650 and 650+/700 - i have a mixed trend right now as far as mocks are concerned
Total Experience - 9+ years 
Education : BTech in Information Technology 
CGPA : 6.6/ 10. 
10th - 67% 
12th - 68%

Extra Curricular : 
• Passionate Trekker and lead a team of 4 to Roopkund (16k ft) apart from that sucessfully completed Chopta (13k ft), Rupin (15k), Gurudongmar (18k) 
• Photography - Manage my own blog with reasonable traffic 
• Active member of Corporate Trekking Team

Work Ex : 
• Currently working in a Market Research and Consulting firm as a Sourcing lead, have an experience of around 96 months as of today. 
• Independently lead 3 global accounts on which I have been able to increase the revenue from $25k to over $600k within just a year. Accountable for client servicing, delivery and revenue generation. 
• Brought down cost overheads and directly contributing to the bottom line thus increasing overall savings from 13% to 22% in FY13-14'. Absolute saving of more than 1.5 million USD. 
• Instrumental in increasing the sales conversion from 6% to 14% within a span of a year. 
• Seasoned player and expert in providing end to end research solutions. 
• Was moved from operations to sales purely on performance basis, was interviewed internally by various business ahead before this transition happened. 
• I have hopped 5 jobs in the span on 9 years - will that be a problem?

Goals : Post my MBA, I want to move into Strategic Consulting or Product/Brand Management ( More inclined towards Strategic Consulting though).

Recommendations : Will get recommendations from my Boss (SVP) and One of the Country Head in India of a renowned Research firm (My client Smile). I hope that'll have enough weight; I am not sure what will be the content though.

Colleges Targeting ( With Some Financial Assistance) : 
• UNC Kenan Flagler 
• Wisconsin MBA 
• Sloan 
• Emory 
• Cornell

Please guide me with the selection and would like to go with a college who is more liberal in terms of scholarships and can provide upfront GA/TA.If there is any other b school which you think will be better as far as goals are concerned then please feel free to advice

I have decided only on the above mentioned colleges till now but that'll depend on the final gmat score, so please help me what should be my strategy in terms of picking up bschool based on my final score. I’d rather want to go with full schol - what are the odds? Along with the above, I want to move fast and planning for a 2016 admit so I know for a fact it is going to be challenging but I just can’t wait for another year before I get too old for a B School.

Thanks in Advance 

PersonalMBACoach · Answer

Thanks for the detailed info. What school did you go to for undergrad? I would say regardless of the school, Sloan is not very likely. In terms of the others, it depends on your school so let me know. Assuming an average school, I would say the lower end of schools you mentioned are reasonable but not with a full scholarship. It's not easy to get a full ride and I don't see anything about your profile that would make me think you would get one.

That said, quality of the application is important for any amount of scholarships, so if you would like help with your essays, I can help you get some scholarship funds. I wouldn't count on a complete ride with those schools but there is still a lot we can do. [email protected]

Good luck!

VeritasPrepDozie · Answer

Thanks for sharing your profile. I think Sloan and Cornell are out of reach for you. The other programs listed should be more in line with your profile. Scholarships are really hard to secure for MBA applicants and given your profile is good but not stand out it will be tough for me to predict a scholarship for you with any type of certainty

99Colleges · Answer

Hi avatsavirsluhem,

Just to add:
 In recommendation part, it seems you are more concerned by the designation of the person. B-schools have reams of lines on why only content matters to them, and it can come from those recommenders who know you well. 
 You're slightly more experienced in terms of work-ex and age, and you may need to articulate why you need an MBA at this stage. That's one thing that B-schools have started looking at more and more.

GeneralEducation · Answer

Hi there,

Your profile is really good. Your work experience, GMAT Score and academics are good to apply for the B-Schools you have shortlisted above. Only MIT Sloan and Cornell Johnson seems a bit of stretch B-Schools. Regarding the recommendation, don't worry about teh designation of the person. Adcoms look after the content and work you have done.

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Hope this helps.

Cheers,

WyseGyde · Answer

As others have posted, I agree that Sloan and Johnson are going to be especially tough. If you are looking to apply to one as the dream/stretch, I recommend that you apply to Johnson. Of course, this is going to take some very careful crafting of your entire application and a very focused vision of what your follow-on MBA career plans will be. A competitive application to Johnson will also include focusing on your leadership and extracurriculars, including your blog and any other creative/startup work that may separate you from the pack.

Any GMAT below 650 is going to impair your possibilities at Emory, Wisconsin, and UNC, though scores above 600 may keep you in the running. If your score approaches or crosses 700, your chances at Johnson certainly increase, though I still think Sloan would be a tough stretch.

Do you have any updates regarding your GMAT?

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We look forward to speaking with you soon. And in any case, good luck!

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