Hi Scott,
Thank you in advance for a profile evaluation. Your insight will be much appreciated
Personal Background1. Age: about to turn 26
2. Gender: Male
3. Ethnicity: Asian American
Academic BackgroundCombined M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University
B.S. - 3.71 GPA, graduated cum Laude
M.S. – 3.64 GPA
Work Experience3 years of consulting experience at Fortune 500 global IT consulting firm. Combines IT systems integration development experience with client facing design work. Extensive experience coordinating with offshore teams.
• 2007 – 2008: Worked as Business Analyst designing data protection application that was adapted company wide. Received Inventor Award and in application for U.S. patent.
• 2008 – 2009: Worked as Business Intelligence application developer in $200 million government project.
• 2009 fall: Led day to day assessment effort of business intelligence platform for large East Coast pharmaceutical firm; coordinated onshore and offshore teams.
• 2009 – 2010: Worked as Business Analyst designing performance management applications; day to day client facing work with senior managers as well as extensive offshore coordination.
• Received promotion during economic down year (2009)
GMATNot taken yet. Plan to take in August/early fall. Realistically should score around 650 – 720 range given some study.
Extracurriculars/Leadership/VolunteeringCollege (2005-2007) – membership in Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, AIESEC, winner of scholastic writing award, second place in university design competition
International (2006) – Volunteered for health and environment NGO in India; did extensive field research interviewing mine workers in Rajasthan and documenting case studies.
Work(2009-2010) – serving as Community Action Team Lead within company’s local office
Motivation for MBA and Post MBA goalsCombine previous IT work experience with business/management skills gained from MBA for a future career managing a Green Technology firm. Hope to eventually start my own Green Technology business. Intended concentration is entrepreneurship.
Target Schools:1st tier: Stanford, Sloan, Kellogg, Chicago
2nd tier: University of Illinois Champaign Urbana, Wisconsin, Indiana
Other schools considered: Michigan, Berkeley, Stern, UCLA
Questions:1. Is my profile strong enough to warrant a realistic shot at one of the top tier business schools this coming application year (2010-2011)?
2. If you think I have a realistic chance, what areas in my profile should I emphasis in the application?
3. If you think I should wait for another year, what areas should I work on in order to strengthen my profile?
4. I am studying for GMAT right now and hope to take the test sometime in August. Hope to do well the first try, but just in case I need to take it a second time, what are B-schools’ views on a candidate’s taking the GMAT more than 1 time?
5. Are there any other realistic schools/programs that you would recommend based on my profile?