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I am interested in the MIT LGO program and will apply for the 2012 session. Below is my profile

Age: 29 yrs, male
Nationality: Indian, US Green Card
Education: MS in Electrical Engineering ( not ranked school)
GMAT:710 ( Q-47, V-41, Essay- 5.5)
Work Exp: 5-6 years
Background: I have Bachelors degree in Electronics and Communication from India with a GPA of approx 3.2/4.0. I did my Masters in Electrical Engineering ( avg school not ranked, GPA 3.9/4.0). I worked for a year at a Fortune 100 company manufacturing plant and then joined a startup. I worked at the startup (about 10-15 people) for about 3 years in the semiconductor industry. At this company the first year and a half i was supporting the operation/manufacturing group and then when things went bad for the company I was the only person left supporting the company manufacturing equipments and running the location (including managing time for part timers working at the company) I was at. I had the opportunity to understand the different aspects of the business such as cost cutting, improving efficiency etc.. I think this really helped me grow as an Engineer.
Due to some personal events in my life, I decided to move from the semiconductor industry to the medical industry. I wanted to do something that would make a difference in the medical industry. I worked for Fortune 100 company ( medical division) for a year in the Sustaining Engineering group and then joined another Fortune 100 company(medical industry) as a sr manufacturing engineering working with the operations group. I have been at this company for about 6 months and had the opportunity to lead some small projects and currently semi- leading a big project. I have always handled overseas manufacturing groups, responsible for improving operations. I am really interested to grow in the Operations field and have the experience of working in a small company environment as well as a big company.
I have been involved with lot of different extra curricular activities as well throughout my career such as organizing 3 day camps for 50-60 indian kids, started a fund at a hospital, organized sports events in college etc.

Are there any other schools that i will be a good match at?

Thanks for your help!!
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by MBAApply » Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:35 pm
What is it that you want to do post-MBA? Where do you want to work (geographic/location preferences)?

If you're applying to the LGO program, I assume you're interested in staying in an engineering-centric company or industry -- but more on the business side. As such, take a look at Kellogg's MMM program. You likely want stronger general management programs as well, so I'd look at Ross, Darden, and Tuck as well.

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by NeedThatFire » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:06 am
Thanks for your reply Alex..

My goal is to stay in the medical industry. I am looking for colleges in the north east( don't really want to move right now).
I have been in the product development/ manufacturing/operations throughout my career and would like to pursue the same after MBA. maybe more towards product development.

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by MBAApply » Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:12 am
Well, there's only so many top b-schools in the Northeast then:

Sloan, Tuck, HBS, Wharton, Columbia, NYU, Ross, Cornell, Yale.

HBS and Wharton certainly will be great for your goals, but they're also going to be stretches for you (i.e. apply if you really want to so long as you have other schools you're gunning for as well). Tuck has a strong general mgmt program which will suit you, although the location can be a real hassle if you need to travel in and out. Cornell, Yale, NYU and Columbia all have a more finance-centric student body, so while they're great schools they may not be as good of a fit as Tuck, Sloan, HBS or Wharton.

If you need to be close to a loved one, then in some ways you may be better off looking at Kellogg/Chicago than say Tuck/Cornell/Ross which are all technically Northeast, because it may be easier to travel back and forth between a hub like Chicago than from smaller towns/cities in the Northeast. Just a thought.