On the whole, your profile looks really good as Microsoft is a great company to have worked for and your international experience is a big advantage as well (that said, international experience usually doesn’t entail only office visits. Did you have a chance to work with international, diverse teams as well? If so, that is another huge advantage as most engineers do not have that opportunity).
While it is true that there are a lot of Indian engineers applying, most of them are not women (at
ARINGO we see that Indian women have a much higher chance of being accepted, compared to men. 92 % of all the women we worked with, for more than 2 schools, got in in the end!)
Additionally, your GP and GMAT are strong as well.
As for the cons: startup and entrepreneurial experience is not a must, so that should not be anything you focus on too much. The work experience is another matter. You would need to work on your description of that in your application a lot. You said you have some leadership experience, so focusing on that, as well as listing any relevant accomplishments properly is vital as I see it. Have you been promoted at Microsoft, by the way? A promotion or change in role every two years would be excellent!
I would also mention extra curriculum, as Stanford especially (but also many other schools) are looking for “whole” or “round” profiles, so you would really need to add some volunteering or interesting hobbies to the list on top of what you already mentioned.
If you can make all of the above you have seem interesting and challenging enough, I would say your chances are good.
That said, Stanford is the toughest school (for anyone, not you specifically) to get into, so I would strongly advise you not to put all your eggs in one basket. You may want to consider Berkeley, MIT and UCLA given your profile, as well as the one year program in New York - Cornell Tech.
All in all I think you have a great profile. If you are interested, I am positive our consultants here at
ARINGO and our strategy team that consists of a Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley and LBS alumni can help you with your essays and positioning to the school, when it comes to standing out.
If you would like to hear more, please send your details and cv to
https://aringo.com/mba-process-registration and I will make sure our CEO, contacts you directly for a long chat…
But in any case: The best of luck to you!
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