Dear
souvik101990 and
NarennCould you help me with selecting the right schools for R1 2020.
Here is my profile -
Background and nationality - Indian (male), age at application stage - 26,
Undergrad - Business (top 3 college in India)
GMAT: 730 -740 (Realistic target)
Undergrad Gpa- 7.48(equivalent to 4.0 acc to gmac)
Post grad Gpa - 2.93/4.33 from IIM (top 30%) - PGDM
Common Admissions Test (CAT2015) - 98.50 percentile ( 220,000 test takers from India) - Will this help at all?
Work experience and leadership - 3.5 years (during application) CPG firm (household name in India but not international)-led a team of 10+ graduates for all these 3.5 yrs, youngest and fastest to get promoted, youngest state head, highest growth and achievement nos. in first 2 years
Recommendations from Pan India Heads (one is my direct supervisor)
Community and others -
Volunteering at a school for special needs children - mostly kids who don't have resources for correct diagnosis - tried to teach them nuances of human interaction and to make them independent in their daily tasks
Hosted a tedx event and achieved a blackbelt in martial arts, opportunity to represent country and state in international and national competitions
Post MBA goals - transition to consulting in the cpg practice and then start an entrepreneurial venture in the same space
Targets schools - hbs, stanford, kellogg, booth, darden, ross, stern, lbs
Which schools should i target and which ones should i avoid considering my profile?
Ideal GMAt score considering my background