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03 Aug 2006, 13:06
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GMAT 730, AWA - 5.5
Nationality: Indian (Lived in the US for the past 8 years)
Education: BTech-India (1998-3.75 GPA), MS-US (2000-3.51 GPA), PhD-US (2003-4.00 GPA) - All in Chemical Engineering (Non IT)
Work Exp: 3 years in Semiconductor industry (Process Engineer)
Extracurricular activities: Backpacking (Notable trip: Hiked the Appalachian Trail of the Smoky Mountain Park, Planning to do a week of backpacking in Denali National Park, AK next summer), Photography (D-SLR & Film SLR - work recognized in my College Art magazines), Writing (Sports articles), Intramural captain of a winning Ultimate Frisbee team, Member of Intramural Softball, Volleyball, Flag football and soccer teams, Published a few technical papers and presented my work a lot of times, Tutored orphanage kids and inner city African-American kids, while in Grad school.
Can you guys kindly evaluate my chances at top US business schools such as, HSB, Wharton, Kellog, Chicago, Stanford, MIT, Tuck, etc.
Thanks
Nationality: Indian (Lived in the US for the past 8 years)
Education: BTech-India (1998-3.75 GPA), MS-US (2000-3.51 GPA), PhD-US (2003-4.00 GPA) - All in Chemical Engineering (Non IT)
Work Exp: 3 years in Semiconductor industry (Process Engineer)
Extracurricular activities: Backpacking (Notable trip: Hiked the Appalachian Trail of the Smoky Mountain Park, Planning to do a week of backpacking in Denali National Park, AK next summer), Photography (D-SLR & Film SLR - work recognized in my College Art magazines), Writing (Sports articles), Intramural captain of a winning Ultimate Frisbee team, Member of Intramural Softball, Volleyball, Flag football and soccer teams, Published a few technical papers and presented my work a lot of times, Tutored orphanage kids and inner city African-American kids, while in Grad school.
Can you guys kindly evaluate my chances at top US business schools such as, HSB, Wharton, Kellog, Chicago, Stanford, MIT, Tuck, etc.
Thanks
06 Aug 2006, 19:17
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dks2,
You didn't mention your goals, which is critical in evaluating your chances with specific programs. Your PhD is distinctive and impressive, but given that you don't appear to be in a managerial position and I don't see unusual leadership in your extracurriculars, I would encourage you to lower your sights a bit. Of the schools you mentioned, your odds are probably best at Chicago, Kellogg, and Tuck but I would consider these all longshots for you (which doesn't mean you shouldn't take a shot at them).
Hope this helps,
07 Aug 2006, 05:59
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Hi Paul..
Thanks for the reply..Sorry about being so brief in my previous post..
Though my job title says just 'Process Engineer', I'm a team lead at my job working for a Fortune 100 company..I have 4 associate engineers working under me..I've been a team lead for the last year and a half..I'd be in that position till a promotion or the start of my MBA (Fall 2008)..I've been earmarked for a promotion (managerial position - Project Manager) within the next few months, where I could be having about 15-20 people under my leadership.
I have led groups (Group size distribution: from 3 to 12) for lots of backpacking/hiking/daypacking trips..In fact, I've had an experience of single-handedly saving a drowning group member during one of the trips (It goes without saying that it wasn't the most pleasant of the trips, though we have a good laugh about it now!)
I've also been a supervisor in my lab during my MS & PhD programs, with new grad students and undergraduate students reporting to me and I have mentored them successfully.
I've captained my Ultimate Frisbee team to an Intramural championship during my Masters (a feat that was achieved for the first time in about 8 tries!)..I was also the captain of my high school cricket, quiz & debate teams, for which we won quite a few honors..(Do my high school activities matter for a B-School application?)
I know the following would not show my leadership quality..but it would most definitely show my commitment...In the time period after my Masters and before getting into my PhD, I managed to pay off my student loans & credit card bills (low 5 figures) by working as a part time employee (floor sales) in an electronic store (day job: 1/2 PM-9/10 PM), where I got an award for the 'Best new employee' and as a overnight stocker in a huge departmental store (night job: 10.30 PM-6.30 AM) with just about 5-6 hours of sleep most of the nights (should I say mornings?) for more than 6 months...Both the employers did not want to let go of me..I was promised promotions and raises at both places if I decided to stay..But PhD beckoned!!
Well...coming to the 'goals' part of your reply..I want to move up the management chain in my company..So, I'm thinking about a B-School with strong general management program or even industrial management..
Can you now kindly evaluate my chances at top US business schools such as, HSB, Wharton, Kellogg, Chicago, Stanford, MIT, Tuck, NYU etc. based on the above information and also my first post?
Do you still consider me a long shot at Chicago, Kellogg & Tuck and want me to lower my sights from HSB, Wharton, MIT, Stanford, NYU, etc?
Thank you for your time...Looking forward to your reply
Thanks for the reply..Sorry about being so brief in my previous post..
Though my job title says just 'Process Engineer', I'm a team lead at my job working for a Fortune 100 company..I have 4 associate engineers working under me..I've been a team lead for the last year and a half..I'd be in that position till a promotion or the start of my MBA (Fall 2008)..I've been earmarked for a promotion (managerial position - Project Manager) within the next few months, where I could be having about 15-20 people under my leadership.
I have led groups (Group size distribution: from 3 to 12) for lots of backpacking/hiking/daypacking trips..In fact, I've had an experience of single-handedly saving a drowning group member during one of the trips (It goes without saying that it wasn't the most pleasant of the trips, though we have a good laugh about it now!)
I've also been a supervisor in my lab during my MS & PhD programs, with new grad students and undergraduate students reporting to me and I have mentored them successfully.
I've captained my Ultimate Frisbee team to an Intramural championship during my Masters (a feat that was achieved for the first time in about 8 tries!)..I was also the captain of my high school cricket, quiz & debate teams, for which we won quite a few honors..(Do my high school activities matter for a B-School application?)
I know the following would not show my leadership quality..but it would most definitely show my commitment...In the time period after my Masters and before getting into my PhD, I managed to pay off my student loans & credit card bills (low 5 figures) by working as a part time employee (floor sales) in an electronic store (day job: 1/2 PM-9/10 PM), where I got an award for the 'Best new employee' and as a overnight stocker in a huge departmental store (night job: 10.30 PM-6.30 AM) with just about 5-6 hours of sleep most of the nights (should I say mornings?) for more than 6 months...Both the employers did not want to let go of me..I was promised promotions and raises at both places if I decided to stay..But PhD beckoned!!
Well...coming to the 'goals' part of your reply..I want to move up the management chain in my company..So, I'm thinking about a B-School with strong general management program or even industrial management..
Can you now kindly evaluate my chances at top US business schools such as, HSB, Wharton, Kellogg, Chicago, Stanford, MIT, Tuck, NYU etc. based on the above information and also my first post?
Do you still consider me a long shot at Chicago, Kellogg & Tuck and want me to lower my sights from HSB, Wharton, MIT, Stanford, NYU, etc?
Thank you for your time...Looking forward to your reply
