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hi
nationality - indian
specifics - Chemical engineer , junior at college
Gmat - 690 (q 50 , v 34 ) awa -5.0
Gpa - 70% ( top 10 in class ) - college recognised as one of the best for chemical - alot of stress on studies .

work exp -1. 2 month internship at hay management consultancy - analyst position
2. 6 weeks in an investment bank
3. part time job at a branding startup( 4 months ) - working with movie production houses and corporates ( handled individual project worth Rs 2 crores)
4. In process of starting a start up
5. campus placement officer for year 2009-10

6. Project with a professor regarding starting a "green tech " startup

EC- Started the social club in college and was responsible for partly adopting a school for poor
marketing head of inter college festival (event ) - for 2 years handling around 10 teams and managing around 10000 people .
Was responsible for developing the festival into a recognisable entity .
Volunteered in cancer hospital for 4 weeks
Was selected as a top 200 student from 2 lakhs students in physics in india .
Active equity trader

sports - captain of school basketball team for 3 years
member of college basketball team for 3 years
member of cricket team since first year of college

Schools - Hbs 2+2( dream school ) , Iese Ytp , Wharton , Lbs( mim)

career goal - want to work 5-10 years in consultancy/ i bank . then go into venture captitalism and also start an car manufacture company . Harvard has been my dream school since the age i am able to say harvard .
Gmat is less but , prepared only for 15 days de to lack of time .
would be really grateful if you could evaluate my profile and give me some insights on how to improve it .
please please give me insights on how to improve my profile

sincerely
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If I were you, I would work for at least 1-2 years before considering b-school. You've gotten a good start to your young career, but you simply need more experience. That is the best way to improve your profile. Get that McKinsey job right out of school and work for 1-2 years. Or work at Goldman/Morgan Stanley IB (not in India, but in the US, Europe, or east Asia). And on top of that, boost your GMAT score. Also, keep in mind that it's better to do one or two things exceptionally well, than to do a bunch of things reasonably well - in the former, you become an "outlier" or overachiever; in the latter, you are simply just a busy guy.
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hi
first of all thanks for the reply . When you say that i should get more work experience , do you mean that i should not apply for hbs 2+2 program . Also all these internships that were done were done with good results and have job offers from both.
Also these internships done were well thought out , in respect that each one will help in my main goal that is entreprenuership.
Is it ok if i can mention the story that connects these internships together to give me my main goal .
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The fact that you feel your internships help you as an entrepreneur tells me that you really should work full-time first for a few years.

As for 2+2, go ahead and apply if you want -- but my hunch is that your chances are slim.

Again, you seem to have a good start to your career thus far. Resist the temptation to rush. Get work experience. It'll be good for your wallet, and good for your life, and dare I say good for you as you transition into adulthood.
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alrite . all i can say is i will try . if not accepted then will build my resume accordinglly.
But i have one question . This program is supposed to be for college students . How do they expect that thses students will know what they want to do after MBa , as again as you mentioned they have have no work experience . so in that case when the student says he is passionate about debt capital markets , he must be bluffing :)
I think my interships were helpful, maybe not giving me the exact idea but giving me a fair idea about what to expect if i enter these jobs .

Also , all these internshps have given me the knowledge even if small as to how the industry operates ..

If it is possible can u give me an profile of a hbs 2+2 admit , so that you can build on your point . because right now , you saying they have special leadership qualities are very vauge . So an example would really help out here .

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Look, get some work experience.

The other thing is it's better to do a few things extraordinarily well, instead of keeping busy with a lot of things. You seem to be involved in a hodge podge of stuff - which is great if you're just experimenting, but it's not what the 2+2 program is looking for.

Read the FAQ on the HBS website. There is one question that may be relevant to you:

My undergraduate concentration is in a business-related field, and I have had a lot of business exposure. Is 2+2 the right program for me?

The 2+2 Program is primarily targeted towards students who are not already on a business track (i.e. students studying the liberal arts, sciences, engineering, etc.). If your current academic training and internship experiences put you on a solid foundation to advance in a business career, 2+2 may not be the right program for you. We encourage candidates with a strong track record of leadership and business exposure to consider applying as college seniors to our regular MBA Program.

Source: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/faq/#2plus2

In your case, you are on track for a business career already post college. You can certainly apply as a senior, but again your chances are still slim.

Make the most of your college experience, and get a full-time job.