Kindly give your invaluable comments on my MBA application (admit fall 2011)
Personal details
Nationality: Indian
Age: 29
GMAT: Male
Professional Background
BS and MS in Materials Eng. from Top Indian Engineering School (IIT)
At present around 4 years (almost all international) of work-exp in the global semiconductor (chip manufacturing) industry. Will be 5 yrs by date of entry.
Lived and worked in many countries such as Israel, USA, Singapore, Netherlands, Korea during the last 4 years.
Presently executing a technology transfer project for Indian Space Agency (called as ISRO locally) as module lead traveling between India and Israel.
Extra-curriculars: Active in sports during school and university days. also won prizes in quizzing, debates etc in school and university
GMAT Score: Not yet taken. Target Score 720+
Negatives: Retrenched during the mother of all recession periods (jan 2009 till dec 2009). Did voluntary (non-paid) research work at one of the Singapore universities during this time. Modest GPA (~3/4). No notable community service experience.
Post MBA Career Goals: Interested in an MBA with a Technology focus as my post MBA career goals are positions in Technology Management and Consulting with a more strategic and less technical perspective.
Target Schools: MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Kellogg, London Business School, Berkeley Haas, Yale
Plz let me know...do I have a good shot at the schools chosen. Also, please suggest any other schools keeping in mind my post MBA goals. Any other comments are also welcome !!!
Thanks a ton!
Personal details
Nationality: Indian
Age: 29
GMAT: Male
Professional Background
BS and MS in Materials Eng. from Top Indian Engineering School (IIT)
At present around 4 years (almost all international) of work-exp in the global semiconductor (chip manufacturing) industry. Will be 5 yrs by date of entry.
Lived and worked in many countries such as Israel, USA, Singapore, Netherlands, Korea during the last 4 years.
Presently executing a technology transfer project for Indian Space Agency (called as ISRO locally) as module lead traveling between India and Israel.
Extra-curriculars: Active in sports during school and university days. also won prizes in quizzing, debates etc in school and university
GMAT Score: Not yet taken. Target Score 720+
Negatives: Retrenched during the mother of all recession periods (jan 2009 till dec 2009). Did voluntary (non-paid) research work at one of the Singapore universities during this time. Modest GPA (~3/4). No notable community service experience.
Post MBA Career Goals: Interested in an MBA with a Technology focus as my post MBA career goals are positions in Technology Management and Consulting with a more strategic and less technical perspective.
Target Schools: MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Kellogg, London Business School, Berkeley Haas, Yale
Plz let me know...do I have a good shot at the schools chosen. Also, please suggest any other schools keeping in mind my post MBA goals. Any other comments are also welcome !!!
Thanks a ton!
