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Joined: 04 Jan 2018
Posts: 51
Given Kudos: 67
Location: India
Concentration: Strategy, Technology
GPA: 3.6
WE:Information Technology (Other)
Profile Evaluation (PS: MBA in India after MS in US)
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09 Jan 2018, 12:07
Hello,
I am originally from India. Currently working in US on OPT. Planning to apply for 2019/2010 intake.
Target Schools: SPJIMR, ISB, IIM's (The one's accepting GMAT), TAPMI
Below is my profile.
Academics:
10th (2007): 93.83%
12th (2009): 94.7%
UnderGrad (2009-13): B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engg 80.19% (out of 100%)
Master's (MS) Oklahoma State University (2015-17): Management Information System GPA: 3.56/4.0
Work Experience:
1. Happiness Consultant (3 months)- For a start up in Hyderabad which organizes surprises.
2. Tata Consultancy Services (17 months) - Assistant Systems Engineer
- Worked as Quality Assurance Analyst for a Banking Client based out of US.
3. Graduate Assistant (9 months): During my Master's
- Worked as Graduate Assistant for Assistant Dean of Engineering College
4. Program Specialist (6 months till date) - For a non profit (Fire Service) in US
- Work on managing the program
- Keep track of action items
- Report writing - sent to clients based out of Middle East
- Providing continuous feedback
- Maintain the database
- Work of MS SQL Server Management Studio
- Lot of managerial stuff.
- Public Relations/Client Management
Awards/Achievements:
1. School topper in 10th Standard
2. Constant topper of the class for 3 consecutive years in all the examinations- so, the school fee waived for every year
3. Received fee waiver for 11th and 12th standard based on my acads.
4. Top performer in Under Grad
5. Received Overseas Education scholarship of INR 10,00,000 from our state government in India. One of the 200 recipients for the year.
6. Instate fee during Master's for 2 semesters
7. Several awards/schoalrships in school for essay writing, cleanliness, academics
Extra Curricular:
Undergrad:
1. General Secretary for Electronics Student Association for 4 semesters in undergrad.
2. Head coordinator from the department for National Level technical Fest leading a team of 30, handling 10 events and fundings/sponsorships.
3. Worked for a NGO which provides career guidance for under privileged high school students. This was for 4 semesters in Under Grad.
4. Head of the class/Class representative in undergrad for 3 years (6 semesters)
5. Head of the learning batch (60 trainees) during training in TCS.
6. Volunteered for organizing the technical fest during my training in TCS.
7. Public Relations Intern for International Student Organization for a semester during Master's.
8. Vice President for Indian Students Association for a semester and then served as President for one semester. Won several cultural competitions under my tenure which were never achieved before.
9. Volunteer for guidance and profile evaluations for MS in US and a Moderator for the forum "EDULIX"
Planning to take my GMAT this summer. Q: 44, V:7 in my PowerPrep practice test 1 (Date: 1/8/2018).
My GRE:
1st Attempt (2013) - 302 (Q:160, V:142, AWA: 2.5)
2nd Attempt (2014) - 310 (Q:165,V:145, AWA:3)
What would be an ideal GMAT score to get into schools like ISB, SPJIMR, TAPMI, IIM's etc.
What are the strengths and weakness of my profile? Anything I can do to make my profile strong. Your suggestions will be valuable.
Feel free to make any other suggestions and let me know if you need more details. Thanks in advance.
(PS: Happy with current job. But, I have some goals and I feel MBA is a right move in that direction). Ignore the language/typos. I am in office and multi tasking.