shreyas413 wrote:
Hi,
I applied to 3 schools in R1 (Kellogg, Cornell & Darden) and 1 school in Nov round (Tuck)
I need to apply 2 more in R2. This is my 1st and last shot at MBA so I need to apply at those schools where I have maximum chances for admits.
Potential Candidates are -> Booth, Yale, Ross and UC-Berkeley. Can you help me select 2 schools ??
Below is my profile.
Indian, Male, 30
Gmat: 720 (Q50, V39) AWA 6.0 IR 6/8
Undergrad - BE (Hons) BITS Pilani (Top 3 engineering school in India) 8.23/10 top 10% of class
Masters - MS Financial Engineering, Claremont Graduate University USA 3.6/4.0 top 5% of class
Work Ex: 6.5 Yrs (4.5 Years as Sr BA - Client Account Manager at a Financial Software firm in Boston MA - 2 promotions in 2 years [not MNC, 1000 employees])
Class XII: 96% (state ranked 4th among 1.5 million students)
Class X: 96.53% (state ranked 1st among 2 million students)
Extra Curriculars -
4 research papers published in Int'l journals, community welfare involvement at soup kitchens in Boston, Board of Advisor for a NGO eradicating child-labor, Established a competitive Cricket sports league in New England area for expat enthusiasts
Awards -
Dhirubhai Ambani scholarship, State Govt scholarship, Tuition waver with RAship during Masters, 'Best employee of the year 2007' at ex-employer, Project MVP 2012 accolade at present employer
Post MBA Plan: Management consulting
I think you should pick Booth and one more school. Yale, while an excellent program, is not particularly known as a consulting school, so I would go with Ross. Also, have you considered Duke? It's very strong in consulting (shameless plug I know)