Hello Stacy,
Your advice has played a significant role in shaping my profile.
I need a few specific question answered. Please spare a moment.
My details:
- GPA, major, school
78% in Anna University, India (Engineering). Good regional reputation.
- GMAT with breakdown
750 (Q49,V42)
- resume highlights, including company name, job titles and promotions
1. Infosys(5 years) --> Won all major awards, 2 promotions
2. Cognizant(2 years) --> Hired two levels above my position in Infosys.
3. Started a peer lending platform in 2015, aimed particularly at unbanked and fixed income class.
- extracurricular involvements
1. Significant. College chairman, IEEE chairman, Green club head in Infosys, CSR core in Infosys.
- awards, patents, publications, etc...
1. Award for excellence Infosys, 2012.
- interesting personal facts - countries lived in, challenges faced, unusual interests
1. Re-built a public school by collecting money.
2. Distributed around 20,000 notebooks to public institution kids.
3. Helped around 20 women entrepreneurs and 50 students using my peer lending platform.
Post-MBA goal:
A product manager in Fin Tech.
Drawbacks:
1. Indian-->Male-->Engineer-->IT-->No travel outside India
Colleges aimed:
Round 1: Cornell, Tepper, NYU stern (Because of the new fin tech course)
Round 2: Darden, Mccombs, Mcdonough.
My questions
1. I wish to apply for Chicago Booth in the first round. Couldn't control my temptation.
Please guide me if I am overly ambitious.
2. Given my drawbacks, am I targeting the right schools, or should I look for more safe schools?
3. For Cornell, I am torn between two-year MBA and one year Tech-MBA. For my long-term goals, a two-year MBA is necessary. But the one-year "tech-MBA" suits my short term goals. Even after speaking with some current students, I am not able to make the call. Please share your opinion on this.
4. I understand that NYU stern is a stretch for me, but they are the first school to provide a complete course focussed on Fin-tech. Is there a way to showcase my profile to satisfy NYU stern ad com.
5. Please provide any other aspects that you wish to share about my profile.
Thanks and regards,
Kumaran.
Your advice has played a significant role in shaping my profile.
I need a few specific question answered. Please spare a moment.
My details:
- GPA, major, school
78% in Anna University, India (Engineering). Good regional reputation.
- GMAT with breakdown
750 (Q49,V42)
- resume highlights, including company name, job titles and promotions
1. Infosys(5 years) --> Won all major awards, 2 promotions
2. Cognizant(2 years) --> Hired two levels above my position in Infosys.
3. Started a peer lending platform in 2015, aimed particularly at unbanked and fixed income class.
- extracurricular involvements
1. Significant. College chairman, IEEE chairman, Green club head in Infosys, CSR core in Infosys.
- awards, patents, publications, etc...
1. Award for excellence Infosys, 2012.
- interesting personal facts - countries lived in, challenges faced, unusual interests
1. Re-built a public school by collecting money.
2. Distributed around 20,000 notebooks to public institution kids.
3. Helped around 20 women entrepreneurs and 50 students using my peer lending platform.
Post-MBA goal:
A product manager in Fin Tech.
Drawbacks:
1. Indian-->Male-->Engineer-->IT-->No travel outside India
Colleges aimed:
Round 1: Cornell, Tepper, NYU stern (Because of the new fin tech course)
Round 2: Darden, Mccombs, Mcdonough.
My questions
1. I wish to apply for Chicago Booth in the first round. Couldn't control my temptation.
Please guide me if I am overly ambitious.
2. Given my drawbacks, am I targeting the right schools, or should I look for more safe schools?
3. For Cornell, I am torn between two-year MBA and one year Tech-MBA. For my long-term goals, a two-year MBA is necessary. But the one-year "tech-MBA" suits my short term goals. Even after speaking with some current students, I am not able to make the call. Please share your opinion on this.
4. I understand that NYU stern is a stretch for me, but they are the first school to provide a complete course focussed on Fin-tech. Is there a way to showcase my profile to satisfy NYU stern ad com.
5. Please provide any other aspects that you wish to share about my profile.
Thanks and regards,
Kumaran.
