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1. You have solid brands with you both for undergrad and for your work. The GMAT is stellar too. All these are obvious strong points which make the school list you have in mind a fairly balanced one basis just the objective parameters
2. The move from Schlum to Housing is a non-obvious one. Both the stints have been relatively short ones so far. The post-MBA plan you have mentioned sounds a bit confused frankly. Corp Strat is difficult for international candidates to break into in general. You have not mentioned which startup you have in mind. The overall pitch might appear a bit inconsistent and warrants good amount of explanation. You also need to clearly think through the goals story and rationale for an MBA. The post here may provide you a start. Another year of relevant experience might be worth evaluating too
3. Your ECs look pretty impressive. The fact that you seem to have leadership experience at your current organization is a big plus. But it isn't clear as to whether you've continued on your EC involvement after college. The community work, barring a plan you have put, also seems to be during college? This might be another area to look into as you prepare your applications

mcbMcK wrote:Arpit,

A few thoughts on your profile:

1. You have solid brands with you both for undergrad and for your work. The GMAT is stellar too. All these are obvious strong points which make the school list you have in mind a fairly balanced one basis just the objective parameters
2. The move from Schlum to Housing is a non-obvious one. Both the stints have been relatively short ones so far. The post-MBA plan you have mentioned sounds a bit confused frankly. Corp Strat is difficult for international candidates to break into in general. You have not mentioned which startup you have in mind. The overall pitch might appear a bit inconsistent and warrants good amount of explanation. You also need to clearly think through the goals story and rationale for an MBA. The post here may provide you a start. Another year of relevant experience might be worth evaluating too
3. Your ECs look pretty impressive. The fact that you seem to have leadership experience at your current organization is a big plus. But it isn't clear as to whether you've continued on your EC involvement after college. The community work, barring a plan you have put, also seems to be during college? This might be another area to look into as you prepare your applications

Hope this helps,

Cheers,