Hi, and thanks for writing! You have strong academics and solid, progressive work experience, so I don't think any of the schools you've listed are out of range for you. But a couple of things to keep in mind 1. You come from a very competitive applicant pool, so it'll be important to distinguish yourself by engagingly describing your professional and personal experiences in your application and 2. For all of the schools you apply to, you'll need to make a strong case for why MBA, why now, and how that specific program will help you grow professionally and personally.
Also, are you involved in any activities outside of work? If so, you'll want to highlight these on your resume as well.
Hope that helps! Best of luck and let me know of any other questions
maverick227
Introduction
I am a 26 years old, Indian male, working in Singapore for last 3.5 years in one of the largest Banks in Asia, intending to apply for MBA in Finance/ General Management in US. I am a passionate and confident individual with bold and deterministic attitude. I have a strong academic background (IIT Bombay - CGPA 8.19, GMAT 740, XII-92%, X-93.6%), with good work experience at Singapore (3.5 yrs at World's Best Digital Bank). I feel that my ambition, persuasiveness towards my goals and decisive nature make me a good prospective candidate at the top B-schools and a successful future leader.
GMAT Score:
1st attempt: 740
Education
- IIT Bombay - B.Tech, M.Tech (Dual deg) in Aerospace Engineering
- Undergraduate Research Award holder
- CGPA: 8.19/10
Work Experience
- 3.5 years in World's Best Digital Bank, selected for Graduate Associate program and Talent program involving top 1% employees
- Working as a Project Manager and Business Analyst in Retail Wealth Management, Corporate and Retail Lending
- Responsible for managing mid-large scaled projects involving teams across 11 countries
- Promoted timely, enhancing the role and responsibilities
Post-MBA Goal
I am looking forward to leverage on my managerial experience in early stage of the career and problem solving attitude to get into higher management and strategic roles in Financial services industry
Target schools:
- Wharton
- Stanford
- Chicago Booth
- NY Stern
- Columbia
- Kellogg
- Yale SOM
- INSEAD
- UCLA
- UC Berkeley
- Cornell
- Duke Fuqua
- Michigan Ross