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Hi,

I am extremely keen on Stanford GSB. I have attached my profile below and wanted to get your opinion on my realistic chances of being admitted and also areas that i can/should address between now and before I apply. I am currently working on improving my GMAT score, which is a obvious improvement. Aiming to hit 700+.


City, State, Country where you live now: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Citizenship: Australian
Other countries where you have lived: Delhi, India
Current non-work leadership roles:
Established microfinance cum startup incubator operation for underprivileged. Groomed 4 businesses over last year.
Member of Community Liaison Committee for Water related issues. Water conservation/use was a hot topic since we had a decade of below average rainfall in Australia.

Professional profile
Total years of full-time career experience to date: 70
Current industry/field of employment: Consulting/Accenture
Current title, function and duties: Manager, lead large sales and delivery teams


Post-MBA career preference(s):
General Management
Entrepreneurship
Technology

Academic profile

Name of undergraduate college/university: RMIT University, Australia
Undergraduate degree and major: Bachelor of Applied Science (Software Engineering)
Final/overall GPA (4-point scale): 3.9
GPA in major field of study: 3.9
Top leadership roles in college: Led IT Symposiums, University Open days and annual inter university trivia teams, member of golden keys honours society
Advanced degree(s), if any:
Name of graduate school, if any:
Number of GMATs taken to date: 2
GMAT highest score to date
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Total Score out of 800: 620
Total Percentile (%): 70
Verbal Percentile (%): 48
Quantitative Percentile (%): 76
AWA out of 6.0: 4

Business school profile
Target: top 10 schools only
Program Type: Full-time MBA
School(s) in which you are most interested: Stanford, Sloan, HBS, Wharton, Haas
Month/year you want to SUBMIT APPS: 12/2012
Month/year you want to START CLASSES: 09/2013
Have you previously applied to any business school? No

Thanks Jon.
I am currently taking a GMAT Prep course and anticipate to sit for GMAT in late October.

Question:
I have already have a draft of application essays ready, but should I wait till i have sat GMAT before I speak to consultants regarding application? (Just so it is known where I land with my GMAT finally) or Are there merits in starting the process now? I am obviously aiming for round 2.

Thanks!

Next year would be a year too late.. so it aint an option am banking on.. But I take your point to make a start now..