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Hi ,

I am planning to apply to my target B schools in R2/R3 (Full time programs) this year. My profile is as follows:

Gender: MALE
Age: 25 years
Location: India
Target schools: Top 15
Post MBA Target domain:PM,PE ,Startups (Flexible)

Education: BITS Pilani
Undergrad GPA: 8.7/10 (+Minor in Finance)
10th -9.5/10
12th -93.2


Work experience: ~3 years
Senior Researcher in Samsung Research .Role is of Research in Artificial Intelligence ,involves research ,development ,patent ,paper publishing etc .Have received promotion and lead few teams for paper publications and internal roles/events .
International experience -Around a year in Singapore in various roles
-Have worked with Koreans in current company
-internship experience in trading firm ,universities and defense organizations .

Extra curriculars:(some pointers)
Awards and degrees in Music ,have been featured on national television regarding quiz shows ,sports secretary in university and other posts in different departments ,national level olympiad/scholarship winner
Have worked as volunteer in scholarship team of NGO .
Had started a startup(Raised x million dollars) with friends but had to exit for personal reasons .Consulted for another startup .

GMAT score: 720 (Q49 V38 IR8 )

Can you please let me know what schools I can target and what schools would be ambitious.

Thanks !

Hi,
Overall your profile seems to be very well rounded, with good international exposure, great ECs, and outstanding Entrepreneurial stories as well.
With a GMAT of 740+ you could target top 5 schools as well, though as of now, some of them would be a stretch.

With a compelling storyline, you may have great chances in the Top-15, with scholarships, though your post-MBA goals need greater clarity, and your storyline needs a central theme aligned well. Hope that helps.

Please connect via my LinkedIn, and ping for a more detailed, personalized profile discussion
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I am gonna sort the selections better for you. If you're applying in R1 (2023- 8 months later), the school selections will be different.
If you're applying in R2 (2023- in a month), the school selection will be different.

I suggest applying in the R1 for 2 reasons- 1. You buy yourself time for GMAT, 2. You buy yourself additional time to prepare application

Based on the advice, the school selection depends on three things-
1. Your post-MBA Goals
2. Location you want to end up working in (believe me)
3. School prestige associated with your goals

Anyone giving you advice without learning these aspects may give you advice that will end up hurting your chances.

You can DM me answer to those 3 parameters so I can give you some idea on what schools are better.