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Dear experts,

I am targeting fall 2017 admissions.

Could you provide your inputs based on my profile , as below:

Nationality- Indian
Age- 26
Gender- Male
GMAT- 670 (33 V + 49 Q)
GRE - 153 V + 163 Q

Graduation (India)- Electronics Engineering -70%
M.S. (Paris) - Embedded Systems - 3.23 CGPA
Certification course in management - London School of Economics

Full Time Work Ex (Semiconductors Field) by the time of enrollment: 46 months (Germany + France) - This role is mix of engineering and management across USA, Europe and Asia.

- Closely associated with NGO that provides help in social and educational upliftment of rural India
- Some international scholarships
- Awards of excellencies by previous companies
- 2 technical publications in international conferences
- Gold medal in Business model Simulation conference in Cambridge U.K.
- Annual fest coordinator during bachelors and masters
- Among top 8 out of 120 teams for Innovation award of ILE DE FRANCE Region, Paris France

Languages:
French - A2, German - B1, English - Professional, Hindi - Mother Tongue

Internships and projects : 24 months (Germany + France) - In field of defence, automotive and consumer electronics


I am only targeting US, Singapore and India based schools.
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Thanks for sharing your profile.

Your work experience provides a good mix of extensive international exposure, and the mix of using technical skills with management experience. Make sure to play this up, and substantiate with strong accomplishments and distinctions. You may also use interesting anecdotes to share your motivations and personal qualities. Strong community involvement would also distinguish your profile and help you stand out.

GMAT is slightly below the average at the top schools. If you can improve on this, it would boost your chances, as well.

Wish you all the best!
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Thanks for sharing your profile.

Your work experience provides a good mix of extensive international exposure, and the mix of using technical skills with management experience. Make sure to play this up, and substantiate with strong accomplishments and distinctions. You may also use interesting anecdotes to share your motivations and personal qualities. Strong community involvement would also distinguish your profile and help you stand out.

GMAT is slightly below the average at the top schools. If you can improve on this, it would boost your chances, as well.

Wish you all the best!
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Thanks for the feedback.

I will give GMAT again in September this year.

However, by looking at the current class of some US schools, I feel not only the GMAT but workex is slightly on below side.

Whats your opinion ?
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Work experience is slightly on the low side but should not hurt your chances significantly. Showing accomplishments, leadership, and impact made will help address any potential concerns.

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To play up your leadership potential, below are some tips from our blog:

How to Show Leadership Potential in Your MBA Applications (Even Without Holding a Formal Title)
Business schools are known to value the leadership potential of their candidates very highly. Consequently, applicants often worry that their work experiences are not strong enough to impress the Admissions Committee – especially when they do not hold a high-ranking title or do not have direct reports under their supervision.

Aside from formal leadership responsibilities within your organization, use the tips below to showcase your future leadership potential in your MBA applications:

1) Use Successes of Selling Ideas
MBA applicants who have roles as experts or individual contributors to a company often do not have any staff underneath them. If you are in this position, use examples of your success in selling ideas to showcase your leadership potential. This could include convincing senior management to approve a proposal, collaborating with diverse stakeholders for a project, and getting your plans implemented across the company.

Aside from displaying innovation and initiative, speaking about your success in selling ideas will also allow you to demonstrate your ability to negotiate, align and relate with people from diverse backgrounds and motivations, showcasing you as an applicant who can collaborate with peers at business school and be an effective leader post-MBA. This addresses both the leadership and teamwork skills that Admissions Committees look for, while giving you an avenue to show examples of your creativity and expertise.

2) Play up Personal Passions
To present yourself as an all-around great personality with multiple dimensions, you will need to share your personal interests – the activities you do to have fun, to relieve stress, and to grow outside of the work environment will definitely make you a more interesting candidate to the Admissions Committee. In determining which extracurriculars to elaborate on, choose those that involve leadership responsibilities or impressive projects that you took an active role in (these examples could also easily go in any essays that ask for examples of leadership, success, or failure).

Aside from making your profile stand out and offering you another way to display your leadership potential, sharing your passions in this way will give you the chance to show the Admissions Committee how easy it would be for you to relate with your future business school peers and contribute to their experiences.

3) Include Informal Mentoring and Influencing
Another way to demonstrate your interpersonal leadership skills is to relate stories of how you informally mentored and influenced someone to help you achieve an accomplishment or solve a particular problem. MBA programs increasingly value the importance of this ability. In addition to showing the values of leadership, empathy and teamwork, including information about this mentoring in your profile will also be a great chance to exhibit your drive, initiative and ability to adapt to working with different types of personalities.

By employing the tips above, you will be able to demonstrate strong leadership potential – even without holding an impressive title in your organization – while also sharing outstanding aspects of your personal profile.