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18 May 2014, 09:19
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Hi, I plan on applying to Wharton, CBS and Chicago Booth (aiming to get into energy practice of a bb post mba) in round 1 this year. Given below are some of the salient points of my profile in brief.
Indian male, 27.
B.Tech, IIT Kanpur. Cgpa 9.2/10
GMAT 780
CFA level III cleared
5 years of work experience (at matriculation) at top 2 (schlumberger/halliburton) oil field services company working predominantly as a field engineer on offshore rigs in India. Have been a top performer consistently at work. The reccos and work ex description should be able to reflect that.
Some volunteer work with top ngos. Founded my non profit organisation 3 years ago and have been running it since while still working full time. It essentially makes and uploads videos of rural india depicting the dying traditions and customs of my community with the purpose of its preservation especially among the younger gen. decent extras at university.
My primary concern is that unlike a lot of my peer in the oil and gas business i do not have much international work ex other than some training stints abroad. This is merely a matter of chance, was sort of preordained
and doesn't reflect my performance at work in anyway what so ever. Does this severely impact my chances of getting in at my target schools? If so any suggestions with regard to which schools i may target as my safe school.
P.S. : Having the brightest peer is one of my top priorities (it sort of pushes me to perform to my potential) and thus am inclined towards targeting only the top rated schools.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Indian male, 27.
B.Tech, IIT Kanpur. Cgpa 9.2/10
GMAT 780
CFA level III cleared
5 years of work experience (at matriculation) at top 2 (schlumberger/halliburton) oil field services company working predominantly as a field engineer on offshore rigs in India. Have been a top performer consistently at work. The reccos and work ex description should be able to reflect that.
Some volunteer work with top ngos. Founded my non profit organisation 3 years ago and have been running it since while still working full time. It essentially makes and uploads videos of rural india depicting the dying traditions and customs of my community with the purpose of its preservation especially among the younger gen. decent extras at university.
My primary concern is that unlike a lot of my peer in the oil and gas business i do not have much international work ex other than some training stints abroad. This is merely a matter of chance, was sort of preordained
and doesn't reflect my performance at work in anyway what so ever. Does this severely impact my chances of getting in at my target schools? If so any suggestions with regard to which schools i may target as my safe school.P.S. : Having the brightest peer is one of my top priorities (it sort of pushes me to perform to my potential) and thus am inclined towards targeting only the top rated schools.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
20 May 2014, 09:15
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Hi there,
Thanks for posting and CONGRATS on that stellar GMAT score!
You have a lot of things going for you, including the GMAT, great academics, CFA level III, and starting and running your own NGO for some time now is quite interesting and impressive; more info on that should definitely be included in your applications. Sounds like you'll have some good recommendations.
I wouldn't be too concerned about the lack of international experience; you've at least traveled some internationally which is better than some, and at this point not too much you can do about that.
Focus on what you CAN contribute to the class based on your life so far, professionally and personally...what about you and your experiences is unique? Think about it from that standpoint.
One thing you could also focus on is the fact that engineers can be stereotyped, rightly or wrongly, as overly technical, with weaker communication skills, leadership/management skills, overall people skills. So work to combat that by highlighting leadership examples; ways that you work with others; times you've influenced or motivated others, etc.
In terms of adding safety schools, how about Rice or McCombs given your energy sector interest? Haas is also great for that and somewhere in between these and the schools you've mentioned.
Let us know how else we can help, and good luck to you!
Thanks for posting and CONGRATS on that stellar GMAT score!
You have a lot of things going for you, including the GMAT, great academics, CFA level III, and starting and running your own NGO for some time now is quite interesting and impressive; more info on that should definitely be included in your applications. Sounds like you'll have some good recommendations.
I wouldn't be too concerned about the lack of international experience; you've at least traveled some internationally which is better than some, and at this point not too much you can do about that.
Focus on what you CAN contribute to the class based on your life so far, professionally and personally...what about you and your experiences is unique? Think about it from that standpoint. One thing you could also focus on is the fact that engineers can be stereotyped, rightly or wrongly, as overly technical, with weaker communication skills, leadership/management skills, overall people skills. So work to combat that by highlighting leadership examples; ways that you work with others; times you've influenced or motivated others, etc.
In terms of adding safety schools, how about Rice or McCombs given your energy sector interest? Haas is also great for that and somewhere in between these and the schools you've mentioned.
Let us know how else we can help, and good luck to you!
