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Hi ,

Thanks for your time .

It would be of great help if you can evaluate my profile.


Personal Details:

Male - 25 yrs old - Indian

Educational details :

Undergraduate - Mechanical Engineering (75% aggregate) GPA - 2.8
12 th grade - (87% aggregate)
10 th grade - (76% - Central board of secondary education)

GMAT :

1st attempt - 580 ( Q44 , V 25)

2nd attempt - 640 (Q48, V28)

Work Experience:

Tata Consultancy service ltd ( A leading IT company ) - 3 years as Assistant system engineer (the most common profile among indian applicants)


My entire work exp in TCS has various role as Developer , Tester and project analyst . The technology in which i had worked is Peoplesoft ( an ERP - Enterprise resource planning tool ) .

The various acomplishments of projects in TCS includes project in the following

Reserve bank of india - Human resource management system Implementation - 10 months
New India Assurance - Human resource management system Implementation - 10 months

Marks and Spencer ( UK client) - empoyee benefits - present

I had also received " Assurance De quarlite" - The best performer award for the year 2010


Community service :

The most weekest aspect of my application . However , i am currently a member of "Maitree" a community service network initiated by TCS , Where i teaching a couple of students basic maths and English every weekend . In addition, I am also a member of the "Seva sangam" a charity for orphans .

Though it is late , i have planned to get involved in few more non profit services.

Acheivements ;

Best Undergraduate Project in the University at 2007 ( whish was also published in "THE HINDU" , leading NEWS paper in India ) - "Compressed Air Vehicle " - with a team of four we developed a vehicle capable of moving with compressed air and which is completely Eco - friendly and uses 0% gasoline.

Extra Curricular activities :

Atheletics - Over all Championship in District level (2003)

Runners up in District Cricket tournament and represented University cricket team for state level tournament.

Captain of college Kabbadi team ,

Captain of college atheletics team


Rquire your advise on how to proceed further . I am planning to apply for Fall 2011 , as the application deadlines for round 1 are by october , i am worried whether i have sufficient time to retake GMAT in order to improve my scores . At the same time , if i am planning to apply for Fall 2011 , how good is my chance for getting admitted in the below mentioned b schools .

Cornell University - johnson school of management
Emoury University
SDA Bocconni - Italy
George town University - Mc Donaugh
National University of Singapore

2. With a good recommedation letter and Essay along with the above profile which range of universities can i target ? . can i focus on schools ranking between 20 to 30 , world wide . please shed some light on this as well .

I thank you for your time and patience to evaluate my profile . Require your valuable suggestions .[

Based on the information you provided, I think that Cornell and Georgetown will be very challenging for you. Emory might be a possibility, but, it could still be a reach with the GMAT and GPA that you listed. I am not familiar with the international schools or how competitive they are. I would suggest that you focus on getting fantastic letters of recommendation and telling a great story. If you can get your GMAT to at least a 680, you could have a decent shot at a second tier US school (like Emory).

Keep in mind, my opinions are based only on the information you provided and your own admission that your extracurriculars are weak and your professional experience is common/average. I'd actually suggest that you work on building your professional and extracurricular experiences, taking your GMAT again and applying next fall.

Best of luck to you!