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Hi there,

Could you evaluate my profile please.


Australian citizen(Indian Origin)
Male, 27
GMAT: 710

Education

Bachelor of Systems Engineering(Hons) from the Australian National University - 70%

Schooling in India - Year 10(86%) ; Year 12(85%)


Work Experience:

1.5 yr start up company experience in Oil & Gas - Analyst (Australia)

Consulting
2 yrs Accenture : Systems Integration and Technology consultant. (Australia)

Running the family business in India.
1 Yr

Extra- curricular activities:

Completed grade 5 certificate with Merit in classical guitar from the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music, London.

Taken part in theatre and plays at University and School having also participated in the prestigious British council annual Theatre festival in India.

Young Achievement Australia(YAA) Business Skills Program: setting up a company - appointed Sales director for the company

Volunteering Experience

Homes run by Missionaries of Charity in India and part of an cultural program with a college in Ireland - working in a hospital there.

Red Cross Australia Volunteer in emergency services for a year.

Engineers without Borders, Australia - Volunteered on a water sanitation project in India.

Languages : Hindi, Portuguese(basic), French(intermediate)

Target Schools:

London Business School, Oxford Said, ISB, INSEAD(SG),Johnson School of Management, Kellogg, Duke Fuqua, Berkley Haas

Others: AGSM , Melbourne Business School, HEC Paris

Any help regarding my chances of getting into the above would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

Hello!

I think you've got a very strong profile. While your academic scores are somewhat average (still competitive), your professional experience is interesting (especially the start-up experience), and your extracurricular and community activities are a real strength. You have the foundation to build a strong application, but my concern is about your career narrative -- you've held 3 pretty different careers already... don't want to come across as someone who is lost/wandering. If you can weave a very tight and strong narrative around your past experience and goals, then I think your profile is pretty interesting. Kellogg and Berkeley are going to be your reach schools, the others I think are great targets and safeties.

Good luck,
Mili