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Academics

Undergrad: IIT Bombay, India, GPA: 3.20
GMAT: 720


Professional:
2.5 years of work exp till date, Trading US and Canadian interest rates futures, government bonds as well as CAD/USD exchange rate
Passed Level 1 and 2 of CFA Program
Two summer internships of 3 months each at Connecticut and Oregon state university during my undergrad (both in engineering field though)

Extracurricular: (weak point)
Worked with a NGO for few months, also volunteered with a not for profit organization during my summer internship in US

Schools that I am considering:
US: Booth, Stern, Columbia, Sloan, Hass, Tuck, Tepper
Outside US: LBS, Insead, HEC Paris, NUS

Could you please provide me with some feedback on my chances at the schools that I am targeting.

Also I am keen on going for MBA this year. Suggestions on adding some safe schools will be highly appreciated.

As you no doubt know, the competition for the schools you have targeted is fierce. Your work experience should be long enough by the time you would start, but it looks as though you have had no real managerial experience. Business schools are looking for leadership, responsibility for the work of others. You also appear to have no outside leadership record. Both of those, as well as your similarity to a large group of applicants, will reduce your chances. That does not mean you would not be accepted, simply that you should definitely include safety schools.

You don't say what you want to study or why. You need to answer those questions before you pick schools. Try looking for schools whose reputation in the field you are planning study is stronger than their overall reputation. That would increase your chances of acceptance. For example, if you are interested in international business, Thunderbird and South Carolina would be excellent choices.