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Hi,

My background is similar to yours...did u already start applying?
If yes, which schools are you aiming for?

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No I have not yet started. What schools are u aiming??

MIT is my first choice...
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Hi All,

This is my Profile Info:

Xth Std : 85% ; XIIth Std : 94%

UnderGrad: B.E. - Mechanical - 8.63/10 (CGPA) - Studied in one of the top ten colleges in India

GMAT : 700

Workex: 33 months ( till date)
Industry: Manufacturing
Domain: Operations & Supply Chain mgmt

Workex Details:

Company: A global fortune 50 company and the world's largest manufacturers of Mining and Construction equipment.

Job description: Part of the flagship career development program, a three year on-job leadership development program with yearly rotation in Operation, Manufacturing Engg and Supply Chain Management. A highly cross functional work experience. Has been in leadership position during my first rotation supervising a team of 30 members. Involved in capital investment projects worth $500,000 during my second rotation and is currently working in SCM.

EC: Above average

Queries:

1.Aiming to apply in 2014 cycle for 6-7 schools preferably US and India and would like to specialize in Operations or SCM. Kindly suggest 3 schools each in the three bands (dream,reach & safe).

2.Targeting scholarship(Tuition waivers) - should I improve my GMAT score or should I concentrate more on the essays? Also kindly suggest few schools were the chances of my profile getting a scholarship is better.

Thanks in advance

For your dream schools, consider CMU Tepper, Michigan Ross, Duke
For your competitive schools, consider: U of Indiana, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame
Safeties: Smeal, Broad, and Purdue.

Smeal, Broad, and Purdue are the programs where you are most likely to get grants or scholarships.

Best,
Linda