Profile Evaluation Request

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Hi,

Kindly evaluate my profile and suggest colleges based on the same:

Age: 25 years

Nationality/Gender: Indian Male

Work Ex: Around 3.25 years as on date in Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding(Design). 4 years by September 2016. Larsen & Toubro is an Indian MNC engaged in technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing and financial services with over USD 15 billion in revenue.

Industry: Commercial & Naval Shipbuilding.

Duties at Work: Accommodation block In-charge for Design & Engineering for 10 commercial vessels. In layman’s terms I schedule the delivery dates based on quantum of work and am responsible for checking all drawings issued in Accommodation. Responsible for maximum number of piping systems in all the projects that include Cooling, Air Conditioning & Ventilation, Water and Sanitary systems for both Basic and Detail Design. Vendor Correspondence and Technical Evaluation of Offers and Equipment. Preparing initial statement of technical request. Material Estimation and Preparing Bill of Material.

Projects related to Work Ex: Platform supply Vessel, Anchor Handling Tug and Support Vessel, Naval and Coast Guard Ships

GMAT: 650 (Q46, V34)
IELTS: 7.5

College: Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore
Degree: Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
CGPA:7.55/10
Year of Graduation:2012

Academics:
12th grade: 84% (CBSE)
10th grade: 90.4% (CBSE)

Projects related to Bachelors: 
Presented Technical Paper(Final Year Project) at the 3rd International Conference for Advancements in Micro Air Vehicle at JTU Hyderabad. Conference proceedings to be published in Elsevier. Secured first position in Simulations category against the likes of professional teams from NAL and DRDO.

Part of 25 member team from College for Design and Fabrication of an All Terrain Vehicle(ATV) in BAJA-2011 held at Madhya Pradesh. Secured runner-up position in Cost Report Award Category.

Industrial Trainings Attended: Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Air India, Robert Bosch, Aero Workshop

Online Courses: Completed Harvard Manage Mentor-1 year online Business Concepts(L&T sponsored)

Other Achievements:
Represented L&T at the Air India Corporate Tourism Quiz
Conference Co-Chair for the Semi-Annual Conference of Toastmasters International for District 82 Division D where the event was attended by over 300 Toastmasters from across the state.
Serving as Treasurer in L&T Toastmasters and Resource Director at the Area Team.
Runner-up at the 1st edition of L&T Shipbuilding Chess Tournament.
Designed the Web Page for the College BAJA Team
PTC certified for Pro-E Wildfire
Represented College Team at BAJA Workshop, Mumbai-2011
Karate Black Belt- **** Dan 1
Previously Gujarat State Chess Player

CSR Activities: Member of SAI ANUGRAHA an NGO. Regular volunteer of SSTCN-an olive ridley turtle conservation society.

Target Programs: MBA (Sept- ‘16 or Jan ’17)

Post MBA Goal: To work in an Aerospace Company in a Marketing/Project Management Role

I understand that my GMAT score is just about average. Kindly help me find the best fit based on my profile. Hope factors in my profile other than GMAT score can offset the score perhaps.

Regards,
Dominic.

Admissionado · Answer

Hey Dominic,
Very good to hear from you.
Sooo first of all: When are you planning on applying? Because right now, unless you have two weeks of holiday it's unlikely you will come up with great applications by R2, and unless you are going for European MBAs which have later deadlines I'd recommend waiting till R1 next year (which would additionally give you time to retake your GMAT).

I'd estimate that with your current profile and GMAT score you could possibly aim for schools ranked in the 30-50 range (US News) in the US. If you were to boost your GMAT this could change.

I feel like your work experience is pretty strong and that you have a good amount of ECs on the side which should allow you to present a unique and interesting profile (which will be VITAL for you to stand out).

At the same time you may want to adjust your goals somewhat. I'm not an expert in aerospace but I do know that if you intend to work for US aerospace firms, some jobs will not be available to you for security reasons (being non-US and given the links to the defense industry) so I'd definitely advise you looking into that before you propose your goals.

Let me know if you have any other questions,
Best,
Jon
Best,

dominicraj · Answer

Hi Jon,

Thank you for reading my complete profile and giving your valuable feedback. Thank you for highlighting that my post-MBA goal should reflect a more practical line of thinking.

I am planning to apply to the following schools for the Aug/Sept 2016 intake:

UBC Sauder(canada)(The colleges in Canada have average GMAT score closer to mine and since Canada does not have visa issues)
McGill Desautels(canada)
York Schulich(canada)
Mannheim Business School(Germany- Because loads of manufacturing based companies are present in Germany including Airbus. I dont know German however I am ready to learn it to pursue my post MBA goal)
Nanyang MBA(Singapore)

I have omitted colleges in US mainly because they demand a higher GMAT score on an average and because of the lack of visas(specially in manufacturing sector).

Retaking the GMAT is not on my mind as of now since it would mean postponing my MBA by more than a year(also because though I scored over 700 several times in my mocks, I ended up with 650 on the real GMAT).

Kindly suggest your opinions on the colleges I have mentioned above. Additionally, if you would like to suggest me some other schools as well,I am open to your suggestions.

Thanks & Regards,
Dominic.

Admissionado · Answer

Dear Dominic,
Your plan makes sense in terms of bringing your goals in line with your GMAT. And Germany is indeed one country where you could work initially at least without the German, so it's a real option.

I do want to point out one thing that might not make sense in your application logic though - I DO understand that you don't want to wait a year, and that's your decision, but the fact that you mock tested a 700, on the contrary is a reason for you to retake and wait, because it shows that you CAN do better. (which translates into a better application at better schools). So again, it may be more important for you to apply now than to go to a better school, but I just wanted to point that out.

Best,
Jon

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