prakhag wrote:
Hi:
Request your kind feedback on my profile. Details are furnished below:
Work experience:
I belong to the common pool of applicants, Indian male working in IT with more than 6 years of experience. I'm planning to apply in fall of 2013, so by then I will have more than 7 years of experience. I've worked with Wipro & Cognizant earlier and am currently working with iGATE Patni as technical lead. By the time I apply in schools, I'll have international exposure of about 8-9 months as well.
GMAT:
1st attempt: Q48 V30 AWA 4.5 Total 640
2nd attempt: Q49 V40 AWA 4.5 Total 730
Academic background:
Undergraduation: Electronics Hons Delhi University 2002-2005 76%
Postgraduation: M.S.(Software Engineering) Bits Pilani 2005-2009 CGPA 9.04.
Extra curricular activities:
- Brief stint in teaching under privledged children.
- External (financial) involvment with organizations working with children.
(Don't know if these are of any significane)
- Was involved in theatre during my undergraduation.
- Part of cricketing corporate tournaments.
Target Programs:
INSEAD, Stern, Tuck, Wharton, Kellogs, Sloan, NUS, ISB
Post MBA goals:
Want to move away from my current technical profile to general management roles in IT; want to use MBA to trigger my career progressions.
Your years of experience and GMAT fit the profile for these programs, but I'm concerned that your highly technical role has not allowed you enough leadership to earn a place at the American programs you listed. You may want to read out
Techie's Guide to MBA Admission to get a better understanding of where your focus needs to lie. NUS and ISB might be better fits since their Asian quotas are not as Machiavellian as the US programs'. For INSEAD, it would depend on the nature of your international experience: 8 or 9 months could be enough if you were really leading cultural blending and collaboration.