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Topic: Profile Evaluation - Lawyer
PostTue Nov 03, 2009 5:09 am
This is my profile:

Male, 26 years, Indian

GMAT: 710

I have a combined humanities and law degree from India's top law school, the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

Work experience: 4 years

I have worked as an in-house attorney with Infosys Technologies (India's second-largest IT services firm) and with Cisco Systems

How does this profile measure up? I guess it isn't up to scratch for Harvard or Stanford, but will it pass muster at other top 10 places? I am not looking only at the brand name of the b-school, but also the "value for money" aspect.

As regards a ROI, most traditional ROI calculators will say I will get a quick ROI, mainly because my current salary doesn't amount to much in dollar terms (therefore, my lost wages for 2 years aren't as bad as giving up, say, a NYC law firm job). But is this all I need to look into?

Then there is the whole question of how B-school admissions officers look at an app like mine.

Any guidance is gratefully accepted :-)
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PostTue Nov 03, 2009 7:49 am
Don't underestimate your value to top b-schools. B-schools are all about diversity and there are very few practicing attorneys who apply since a law degree is generally viewed as a terminal degree. Much more common for MBAs to eventually go back to get their law degree than the other way around. You will add tremendous value to your classmates in b-school as a lawyer and will be viewed likely as a top candidate especially considering your GMAT score and the fact that you are an Indian applicant who is not a computer programmer. I think you are definitely top 10 material and would say you have a good chance at any school of your choice with a well packaged application.
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