Hi,
I would like to get a profile evaluation when you have get a chance. I am an international interested in U.S. business schools and plan to matriculate in Fall 2013. My profile is as follows:
Age: 30 years at matriculation (in fall 2013)
Gender: Male
Nationality: South Asian (not India), currently living in my home country
Education Completed till high school in my home country
Undergraduate: Bachelors in Economics from Top 50 U.S. liberal arts college (near the bottom of the top 50 as per U.S. News) - GPA 3.5
Graduate: Masters in Statistics from Big 10 school - GPA 3.2
GMAT: 760 (Q50, V42)
Work ExperienceWE1: Two years as an analyst in the credit card division of a financial services company in the U.S. (think US Bank, Capital One)
WE2: Three years as an entrepreneur. I came back to my home country and started an import/export business with my brother as my partner. After a good couple of years the business is sort of stagnating and we are planning to shut it down within a year. (My official title is Managing Director, which I of course gave myself
)
GoalsI plan to get into management consulting after completing my MBA. In the long term I hope to get back into entrepreneurship, but with some more solid experience.
ExtracurricularsDuring college: Quite strong. I was a member of several clubs, including some major leadership positions. I also founded a club myself. And I also was a member of a fraternity - not sure if that matters.
Target SchoolsAlthough I would like to get into the best school I can, I would strongly prefer programs that are more collaborative rather than competitive. I also plan to focus on general management. Schools I would like to target include:
- Harvard
- Wharton
- Kellogg
- Tuck
- Ross
- Darden
- Fuqua
- Johnson
I am honestly a bit unsure of which schools I can consider as my "target" schools and which would be "stretch" schools for me. I understand that H/S/W are usually stretch schools or "long shots" for everyone. But after that tier, would places like Kellogg and Tuck be closer to "stretch" schools for me or "targets"? And which schools could I consider as safeties?
Thank you in advance for your help and advice.