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Hi Kofi,

I just wanted to get your thoughts about my chances for some the B-schools that i plan on applying this year in R1 and R2(Class of 2015). Below are some of the highlights of my profile:

1) Born in US with Pakistani Background. Spent 12 years in Pakistan (6-18). Did my high school from there and came back to US for college. So have experienced both Eastern and Western cultures and can bring in both perspectives to the class.

2) BS in electrical Engineering from a Public University. Magna Cum Laude. GPA 3.5

3) Almost 4 years of Work Experience right now. 5 years upon matriculation. Work for a fortune 100 company as a systems engineer. Started my career in a 3 year Leadership Development program (LDP) working across 3 different functions (Engineering, Business Development, Strategic Planning) for four rotations - with significant leadership opportunities/roles - while perusing my Masters degree in Systems engineering. Finished LDP last year and am now working as "Responsible Engineer" (Leading a team of 4) for two international projects in Asia. This has allowed me to travel to the two countries a few times for customer meetings as well as product installations.

4) MS in systems engineering from an Ivy League University while working full time. GPA 2.92 (Low GPA due to family illness and also due to working on multiple projects at work)
(My biggest concern is my Grad school GPA. I might be able to take another course over the summer to raise my GPA to 3.0+ but not sure how much it would help)

5) EC Activities: President of IEEE student chapter (Electrical engineering organization) in Undergrad. Organized job fairs, fundraisers, Industrial trips and various student conferences. Changed the face of the student body completely by making it financially stable and participating in various events across the country. The student body continues to be very active since i graduated.

6) Community service: have been actively involved in junior achievement from the past 3 years. Have been Teaching a 6 week course to 5th graders for 3 years.

7) GMAT : 740

8) post MBA goals : get into mgmt consulting (M/B/B). Long term goals(still in progress): Possibly Opening a consulting firm in Pakistan to address the various problems that the country is facing. (lack of education, poverty, etc. I grew up in Pakistan and have 1st hand knowledge of the problems of over there)


I plan on applying to the following schools:

R1: HBS, Stanford, Wharton, CBS (ED)

R2: Kellogg, Booth, NYU, LBS (still deciding whether to apply to LBS or not)

Based on the info, can you please provide your initial evaluation of my profile? What do you think are my chances at the schools I have listed?

Thanks for your help.