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Profile Evaluation request

by snoopy » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:50 am
Hi,
My profile is,

Age: 23
Work exp: 20 months

Academics:
10th std : 95%
12th std :93%
B.E: 76%
GMAT: 780

Extra curricular :
Singer in a band
Teach 1st and 5th standard kids in a govt school
State level tennis player.
Given salsa stage performances.

Achievements:
Secured 100th rank in the Common entrance test for engineer amongst 1lk students.
Have 4 patent disclosure as a part of the work.
Part of a 5 member ngo group at office, which partners with various schools and NGO to help them in numerous ways.


Work profile
Part of a 3 member research team, which is trying to build a consumer software product from the scratch. As a part of the work, i involve in consumer research, and hypothesis testing. Taken around 600 interviews of the consumers at each stage of our research, to validate the pain point and validate the potential customer benefit. We build rapid prototypes, test it with the consumers, take feedback and modify it. Its a iterative process.

Goals:
To further increase my knowledge on the business side, and leverage my learning about consumer research and behaviour to get better at the work i want to do. Want to be a part of a company which does consumer products( even the present company is fine )

I really don't know which college would consider my profile, please let me know which colleges can i dream of getting into?
Like everyone, i too want to get into W/H/S LBS Kellog. Is it beyond reach?
Any suggestions as to what i should do to be considered for those colleges, if my profile is not adequate enough..

Thanks!
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by Lisa Anderson » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:13 am
Dear snoopy,

If you don't know what schools to target, I encourage you to read our sticky on school selection for tips on how to identify possible schools for you. What school is right for you is an individual decision, and just because a school has the best name recognition, does not mean it is the right place. It could be, but it might not be. You have a strong academic profile (GMAT & GPA), but your post leaves many questions unanswered. Why do you want your MBA, why is now the right time and what do you want to do with it? These are important questions you will be asked in your applications and interviews, and your answers are critical pieces in your evaluation. I also encourage you to do some additional research into business school and determining solid answers to those questions. Having an articulate rationale for business school and well-defined career goals will be an asset in your application and increase your competitiveness at highly selective schools.

Good luck,
Lisa
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