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Qualifications : BTech From a Premier institute in India ( NIT )
GPA : 69 %
School Academics : 94 % in public board exams - National level Subject topper.
College Level Internships : Attended Summer school in IESE Barcelona. Academic internship in IIT Madras.
College Level Managerial Experience : Marketing Manager for 2 years for the college cultural festival and served as Team lead for Registration committees for the fests for 1 year.
Driving PR , obtain sponsorships ( for 5 lakhs), led a team of 10 to carry out promotional activites and create awareness in malls,colleges across the state.


Company : MNC IT Company
Duration : 10 months
Work : Regular coding job - apart from that - part of the management committee concerning Women's Welfare in the company and also headed a cultural event.

Company : A Very small sized Advertising agency
Duration: 7 months ( joined primarily to get an exposure in the media industry)
Work:
Primarily involved in marketing tamil films in the media - in selling advertising solutions to various media partners ranging from print media,radio and TV - Maxmizing the brand visbility in the media in the given budget.

Guided the sales team of 5 by developing and monitoring progress of quarterly sales.
Did market research to find specific areas and trends to integrate and promote sales.

Solely involved in conducting a massive music festival featuring all top musicians - revenue generation, obtaining sponsors and branding in media, social networks.
Hands on experience in Event management-Part of the committee in charge of brand positioning through both creative print and television and promotional activities.

Brand activation, Driving PR in line with the promotional activities.
Monitoring the reception by the customers through ample market research
Working with the top management,outside consultancies and agencies.


Promotion : 1 ( last month ) - after having brought in a profit of 2.5 lakhs single handedly.

Presently working with branding and product positioning and visibility for a Confederation of Pan India real estate committee ( 9000 real estate developers ) in Chennai.

POST MBA goals : Product and Brand management

Community Services : Volunteering with Teach for India , teaching school children every alternate day.

GMAT 680

I am planning to retake gmat and hit a 700 atleast.


I am planning to APPLY for 2016 MBA intake. Do I stand a chance in the top 15?

Regards

Thank you so much for valuable input.
How about applying for Jan 2016 intake for a ranking of around 30-50 range schools?