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Updated on: 10 Aug 2011, 18:48
Originally posted by bschool2014 on 16 Aug 2010, 21:58.
Last edited by bschool2014 on 10 Aug 2011, 18:48, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by bschool2014 on 10 Aug 2011, 18:48, edited 1 time in total.
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WE: 4 yrs (come Oct) in a software product development company, promoted once. I was asked to take leadership of some critical components immediately after I joined. I rose up to the challenge and over the years I've become the goto person for it within the company. I've also mentored two engineers in the process. I lead new projects in the area I own and have performed significant performance enhancements to it over the years. However, the problem is being in the software product industry. Its very hard to interact directly with customers. Also being part of a large company and product, its very hard to show tangible improvements in revenue for the performance improvements/projects. I've been the campus representative at my university for my company have participated in the recruiting effort.
Hobby/EC: In college I was involved in my department's tech club and organized tech fest. I was also involved with the blood donors club, where we match donors with recipients. I didn't do much in grad school, but after graduating I've volunteered developing software for a UNHCR project that deployed the kits we built in Darfur. I personally didn't travel to Sudan, but was involved in the software development part of the kit. I didn't work on it on a sustained basis, it was more sporadic. Whenever we needed to deploy a kit, we would work 20 hr/wk for 2-3 months.I was also involved in kick starting and building up the alumni chapter for our college. The regional alumni chapter didn't exist before and I was involved in building it from ground up. I plan to continue this effort. As for hobbies, I love the outdoors and have lead and participated in hiking and backpacking trips. I recently climbed some 14000+ peaks and plan to move into mountaineering. I've also run half marathons.
Goals: I'm not planning to goto b school to switch careers. I want to remain in the high tech industry but understand the business aspects of technology and move into technology management/entrepreneurship.
I didn't do any of this with a goal of getting into b-school, but looking at other profiles here it looks like I don't have enough and need to build my profile more. Also from reading the forums, it looks like I'm from a very competitive pool (Indian, Software Industry). What are my realistic chances of getting into a top 10 school? I'm particularly interested in programs with a strong focus on technology like MIT Sloan, Stanford (I'm may be too old ), Haas etc. Are there things I can do to improve my profile? Some things I can think of from the top of my head are - move to a tech startup where I will have a chance to make a greater impact, get involved with a non-profit on a regular basis, or look for mentoring opportunities. Any suggestions? What are the schools I should target?
Thanks in advance for your comments.
Hobby/EC: In college I was involved in my department's tech club and organized tech fest. I was also involved with the blood donors club, where we match donors with recipients. I didn't do much in grad school, but after graduating I've volunteered developing software for a UNHCR project that deployed the kits we built in Darfur. I personally didn't travel to Sudan, but was involved in the software development part of the kit. I didn't work on it on a sustained basis, it was more sporadic. Whenever we needed to deploy a kit, we would work 20 hr/wk for 2-3 months.I was also involved in kick starting and building up the alumni chapter for our college. The regional alumni chapter didn't exist before and I was involved in building it from ground up. I plan to continue this effort. As for hobbies, I love the outdoors and have lead and participated in hiking and backpacking trips. I recently climbed some 14000+ peaks and plan to move into mountaineering. I've also run half marathons.
Goals: I'm not planning to goto b school to switch careers. I want to remain in the high tech industry but understand the business aspects of technology and move into technology management/entrepreneurship.
I didn't do any of this with a goal of getting into b-school, but looking at other profiles here it looks like I don't have enough and need to build my profile more. Also from reading the forums, it looks like I'm from a very competitive pool (Indian, Software Industry). What are my realistic chances of getting into a top 10 school? I'm particularly interested in programs with a strong focus on technology like MIT Sloan, Stanford (I'm may be too old ), Haas etc. Are there things I can do to improve my profile? Some things I can think of from the top of my head are - move to a tech startup where I will have a chance to make a greater impact, get involved with a non-profit on a regular basis, or look for mentoring opportunities. Any suggestions? What are the schools I should target?
Thanks in advance for your comments.
17 Aug 2010, 19:32
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Focus on the GMAT. It's what will dictate whether you are competitive for a top 16 school. Realistically, you need a 700 or greater.
From there, sure by all means give Sloan and Haas a shot. There's only 14 other schools left to research (which isn't that many) and even by going through each of their websites, you should be able to get a feel for which ones in your gut feel right for you (i.e. there is value in doing that research yourself, rather than have me tell you what they are; you'll learn even more about the b-school process and what you can possibly bring to the table at each school you're researching, or even understanding which schools are not a good fit for you).
From there, sure by all means give Sloan and Haas a shot. There's only 14 other schools left to research (which isn't that many) and even by going through each of their websites, you should be able to get a feel for which ones in your gut feel right for you (i.e. there is value in doing that research yourself, rather than have me tell you what they are; you'll learn even more about the b-school process and what you can possibly bring to the table at each school you're researching, or even understanding which schools are not a good fit for you).
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Thanks for your reply.
Given that I get a 700+ GMAT is my profile competitive at top schools(Sloan, Haas, Stanford etc)? My original question was more on the lines of do I need to do things apart from GMAT to improve my profile? Are these schools a stretch even if I've a 700+ GMAT?
Given that I get a 700+ GMAT is my profile competitive at top schools(Sloan, Haas, Stanford etc)? My original question was more on the lines of do I need to do things apart from GMAT to improve my profile? Are these schools a stretch even if I've a 700+ GMAT?
