Hi Paul,
I am a 25 year-old male applying in R1 for Fall 2012. I have a couple of questions:
-I'm planning on applying to mid level schools...what are my chances?
-How can I improve my chances? What areas should I improve on?
-What are my strengths?
-How do I "fit" with my Target Schools?
Here is my profile:
Demographics
Nationality: Indian
Ethnicity: Indian
Male, 25 years-old
Languages: Bengali (native), English (fluent), Hindi, Dutch (the basics)
Education
Undergrad: West Bengal University of Technology, Bachelors in Technology, Passed out year: 2007
GPA: 3.1
Work Experience
Software Developer in Indian Telecom MNC for an year. Worked for Client, British Telecom.
Award: Best Performing Project.
Project Management Officer for British Telecom project for One year.
Responsibility includes: Corporate Finance, General Project Management, P&L Management, Service Management.
Project Management Officer for Several non EU clients for 2 years such as Vodafone, Etisalad, COX etc
Responsibility includes: Corporate Finance, General Project Management, P&L Management, Resource Management.
Awarded: Cookies & Pat on the Back in both the projects.
GMAT: 660 - 83rd percentile
Q: 50
V: 29
AWA: 4.5
Global Experience
Worked for Vodafone Australia in Sydney in client location.
Target Schools: I'm looking for schools that offer strong Finance or Marketing Programs.
1) Smeal MBA- Penn State
2) Georgia Tech
3) University of Mays (A&M)
4) SP Jain (Singapore/Dubai)
5) York University (Schulich)
6) Terry MBA - University of Georgia
7) Wake Forest MBA
Other slightly targets:
1) Oxford University (Said)
2) Vanderbilt - Owen
3) University of Iowa
Thank you!