Seeking constructive advice here on B-school selection:
Long term goal: Impact social sector landscape in India by leveraging data and technology (AI) towards a more equitable society (focussing on peer to peer skilling for the underprivileged section of the society)
Medium term goal: work in strategy consulting post MBA to develop skills and network that I could take to social sector entrepreneurship
Current:
Total work-ex: 4years and 6 months divided into (from 2013 - till date):
1 year as a software developer in a tech startup (started my career with it)
2 years as a grass-root researcher with the largest non-profit in the world in education
- Independently managed a team of 200-300 grass-root workers and made recommendation on education policies
- Also managed a globally recognized education research for two Indian states
-Travelled over 200,000kms across India as part of my work and have worked in every Indian state
Worked as a freelancer post this for a non-profit startup
- Co-created a design thinking program and scaled it up from impacting 10 schools and about 1000kids to about 60 schools and over 5,000 kids in a span of 8 months.
- Was the tech. and ideation advisor to a participatory policy making tool that is being launched shortly
Currently working (~8months) as a consultant in the 2nd best csr consulting firm in India as a Consultant - working with the M&E team in the role of a data expert. Also undertaking financial responsibility of the Unit in designing strategies and models to increase profitability.
Would have 5 years of work-ex by the time I apply.
Age - 26
GMAT - 780
Extra-curriculars:
1. Assisted a constituency candidate in state elections and helped leverage publicly available data of 4.5 lakh voters to design targetted campaigns
2. Helping a political party design their data driven campaign for a state elections (mining, analysing and strategizing using the data of approx. 200mn. people)
- Selected as a National finalist (amongst 20 people across India) for a nationwide comptt. - idea on education was selected
College-
1. National finalist of a leadership discovery contest (amongst 29 people from over 1.5 lakh across India)
2. Founding team of college Quiz society and founded the college debate society
3. Managed a team of 100 people to organize college cultural fest.
International:
1. Attended a Youth forum in Norway among 450 people from 170 nationalities
2. Invited to attend World Business Dialogue in Germany in 2015
3. Tech. policy making tool reached semi-finals of an international comptt. at ASEAN level - was invited to attend
BackgroundIndian Male IT engineer, from a Govt. University (non-IIT), CGPA: 7.32/10
Would appreciate your thoughts on my chances in the following colleges:
1. Stanford GSB
2. Wharton
3. INSEAD
Feedback is welcomed!!