Hi,
GMAT - 720
GPA - 63/100(according to Indian grading System,Highest in class - 76/100, My Final Semester - 75/100, very good performer in maths though-out - 98/100, 95/100 in X and XII boards resp, Junior National Mathematics Olympiad Rank -24)
Under Graduate Degree - Engineering from Non-IIT but Government Institute
Personal Info - 24 Male Indian
Work experience - almost 2 years in Huawei as an OSS engineer(basically looked after the operations part of the Managed service Department- includes 1 promotion)then switched to a much smaller firm for a bigger role. Total Work ex by the time of admission - 3 yrs
Extra curricular - Teaching Creative Maths as well as giving nature conservation related workshops to under privileged kids for an NGO . Lot of certificates in sports.
Post MBA Goal - Career shift from Operations to Strategic Consulting
Hobbies - reading(generally business strategies of major technological firms), Cooking, travelling(been to singapore, thailand, malaysia, plan to go on a euro trip this summer), advising
B-Schools applying to - NYU, Cornell, Yale,Rotman, Chicago, NUS Singapore, Texas(McCombs), Kelley
what are my chances
Please suggest me other B-schools in my ball-park.
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this one or that one.....which one?
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Dear mzkfrk,
Your school list is appropriate with a mix of reach and reasonable programs for your profile. If you are going to add any schools, I would suggest 1-2 safety programs. Your main challenges in your applications will be to differentiate your application from similar applicants and to show your career goal as realistic for you.
Good luck,
Lisa
Your school list is appropriate with a mix of reach and reasonable programs for your profile. If you are going to add any schools, I would suggest 1-2 safety programs. Your main challenges in your applications will be to differentiate your application from similar applicants and to show your career goal as realistic for you.
Good luck,
Lisa
And also can u pls tell me, will it hurt my chances because I shifted to a much smaller firm from Huawei(Huawei is one of the largest telecom company in the world). I actually shifted because I got a managerial role with much bigger responsibilities.
Another question - Since I switched to this firm very recently, I plan to get 1 recommendation letter from Huawei and another one from an NGO with whom I'm involved with, since more than a year. Will that be OK or should get get the other recommendation from the current one(it's been almost 2 months since i'm working here)
Another question - Since I switched to this firm very recently, I plan to get 1 recommendation letter from Huawei and another one from an NGO with whom I'm involved with, since more than a year. Will that be OK or should get get the other recommendation from the current one(it's been almost 2 months since i'm working here)
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Moving to a smaller firm will not negatively affect you in the MBA admissions process as long as you progressed in your career. Since you took a managerial position (perhaps a promotion?), then it seems your career is going in the right direction. What matters is the quality of your experience, not the size of your company. With less than a year at the new firm, it is understandable that you would not ask for a recommendation from your supervisor there. Schools prefer recommendations from people who have worked with you for at least a year. It would be best to have at least one from a former supervisor at Huawei.
For tips on identifying schools that might be a match for you, I encourage you to read our sticky on school selection. You want to find schools that have the right curriculum and connections for consulting, and also are a good cultural match for you.
Regards,
Lisa
For tips on identifying schools that might be a match for you, I encourage you to read our sticky on school selection. You want to find schools that have the right curriculum and connections for consulting, and also are a good cultural match for you.
Regards,
Lisa
