Demographic: 28, Indian, Male
GMAT-730
Education:
Class X: 81% (Math(93/100)-Ranked 3rd in state)
Class XII: 68%
Graduation: Mechanical Engg-NIT Surat, CGPA of 7.09/10 (first division),2014
Post-Graduation-Mechanical Engg- IIT Madras, CGPA of 8.45/10,2019
GATE 2017 exam score- 99.56 percentile
Publication- Patent filed during my Masters in the field of HVAC & Refrigeration
Scholarship- 12400 INR per month from MHRD, India during my masters
Work-Ex:
currently working as Senior Engineer in a research center of a top Indian automobile company(2 yrs)
worked as a course reviewer for NPTEL during my masters as a freelancer(2017-2019)
Self-employment like teaching for 3 yrs while preparing for UPSC exam. (2014-2017)
Extracurricular:
Gold in District-level Judo championship in 2009, Participated at state level judo championship
Green Belt(6th-Kup) in Hapkido(Martial art) (2017-2019).
Actively involved in the training of White belt Hapkido trainees.(2017-2019)
Languages- English(fluent),Hindi(native),Spanish(level 1),Japanese(Level 1)
Role after Mba- Investment banking/consulting
Target-Top 20 US colleges
Questions
1. will my work ex gap of 3years after my graduation, while I was preparing for UPSC(engineering services examination-written cleared) reduce my chances at Top 20 US colleges? will this count as work ex?
2. Is there any chance of a scholarship for my profile in the top 20?
3. Please suggest colleges for Dream, Target, achievable.