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Hi Paul,

I would really appreciate if you can take some time out and review my profile:

27yrs/ Indian Male/Hi-tech industry/6yrs exp. (will have 7 by fall 2007)

Targetting Full time MBA from top school starting Fall 2007.
Why MBA: Fullfill my desires in Entrepreneurship/Venture Capital

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B.S. in Computer Science from top school in India .. GPA: 8.7/10 (among top 5 in class of 35)
GMAT 760 (Q 51 V 41)

Professional Experience: 6 yrs of rock solid startup experience:
Most recent job: Joined as the first employee of a MNC Indian operations in 2003. Was instrumental
in setting up the Indian unit, worked with US team to establish a working model for the team
in India, Visited various schools to recruit and build brand image for the company .. will have a
solid recommendation abt all this work directly from the managing director, whom I worked closely
with. Moved to the US operations in Jan'2006 (so will have 1.5 yrs of US experience by the time
I join).. Excellent growth in the company (the youngest in the company to hold the current title)
Various awards/retention bonuses..
Currently, leading multiple projects, with some people from India reporting to me on few of those..

Extracurricular: Play Guitar (Was a member of rock band in school), was captain of company's
cricket team in India/Written for technical magazines/given talks in few conferences..

Community: Involved with a blind school in India, worked with them and also played a role in
company helping them with big donation.

Shortlisted Schools as of now (in that order): Stanford, HBS, Wharton, Haas, Anderson

I know Stanford and HBS are really competitve, and demand something
exceptional. Please let me know, if it makes sense to apply to them. Also, what are my chances at the other three ? Please
also suggest what schools I shd add apart from above.

regards,
Sandeep
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Hi Paul,

I would really appreciate if you can take some time out and review my profile:

27yrs/ Indian Male/Hi-tech industry/6yrs exp. (will have 7 by fall 2007)

Targetting Full time MBA from top school starting Fall 2007.
Why MBA: Fullfill my desires in Entrepreneurship/Venture Capital

Acads:
B.S. in Computer Science from top school in India .. GPA: 8.7/10 (among top 5 in class of 35)
GMAT 760 (Q 51 V 41)

Professional Experience: 6 yrs of rock solid startup experience:
Most recent job: Joined as the first employee of a MNC Indian operations in 2003. Was instrumental
in setting up the Indian unit, worked with US team to establish a working model for the team
in India, Visited various schools to recruit and build brand image for the company .. will have a
solid recommendation abt all this work directly from the managing director, whom I worked closely
with. Moved to the US operations in Jan'2006 (so will have 1.5 yrs of US experience by the time
I join).. Excellent growth in the company (the youngest in the company to hold the current title)
Various awards/retention bonuses..
Currently, leading multiple projects, with some people from India reporting to me on few of those..

Extracurricular: Play Guitar (Was a member of rock band in school), was captain of company's
cricket team in India/Written for technical magazines/given talks in few conferences..

Community: Involved with a blind school in India, worked with them and also played a role in
company helping them with big donation.

Shortlisted Schools as of now (in that order): Stanford, HBS, Wharton, Haas, Anderson

I know Stanford and HBS are really competitve, and demand something
exceptional. Please let me know, if it makes sense to apply to them. Also, what are my chances at the other three ? Please
also suggest what schools I shd add apart from above.

regards,
Sandeep
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Sandeep,

You have a strong profile, though I'm not sure it will be distinctive enough to break into HBS and Stanford. I would not discourage you from applying, however, because you have no real negatives that I can see, except perhaps extent of community involvement. Also, it's not clear from you post what the exact focus of your current position is. If you're in a basically technical position that is not clearly a managerial role, then that detracts a bit from your profile and certainly would hurt your chances at HBS and Stanford. They will be longshots in any case.

For Wharton, Haas, and Anderson you have a better shot (more so Haas and UCLA then Wharton). Again, no obvious negatives but your profile will compel you to work harder to make yourself stand out. Your numbers, of course, are strong enough for all these schools.

Given you goals, you might also target USC, MIT, Michigan, and/or Texas--all top-ranked in entrepreneurship.

Good luck!