Hello everyone,
I'm an Indian male , 24 years of age, targeting Top-15 US schools. I would appreciate if someone could provide few insights on my profile.
1. GMAT 700 (Q 47, V 39 , IR 8) . Official scores yet to be received. I screwed up the quant section, after a good performance in IR. I firmly believe I have a 740+ in me. Planning for a retake, however I would like some feed-backs on the score as well.
2. Work Ex-
- 1 yr 9 months with SAP Labs Bangalore as a Quality Engineer. Responsible for end to end quality status of two major SAP applications.
- Constantly ranked in top performers of the team.
- Received recognition and awards in annual rewards and recognition ceremony inside team for 2 years straight (2013 and 2014).
- Went to SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany for 2 weeks for a mobile automation tool workshop. Youngest member in the group with only 1 year of work ex and one of the only 3 members from India (others had 8+ yrs, Group size was 12 including people from multiple SAP offices worldwide) . The workshop was held with company CTO's of two major companies and was aimed at deciding a common automation tool to be used across SAP worldwide.
- I'm also a corporate trainer and have delivered multiple training sessions for major SAP technologies inside SAP.
- Represented SAP Labs in several (6+) customer and internal events in demo-pod sessions and classroom sessions. (SAP Tech-ed, DKOM, etc).
3. Educational Background -
- B.E in Information Technology , from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (ranked in Top 15 engineering colleges in India including IITs)
- 74% in college (First class with distinction, Top 15% of the class), we didn't have very high scores awarded in college.
- 88.4 % in 12th boards, CBSE
- 89.4 % in 10th boards, CBSE
4. Extra-curriculars :
Work place :
- Represented SAP in several company corporate events (see work ex for details)
- Corporate trainer.
- Active member of 'Fun at work' group organizing team events, such as Quiz competitions, cricket tournaments etc.
- Involved with company CSR activities where we visit orphanages, hospitals, etc and help them in several ways for a day.
College :
- Served as, one of the 14, Student Placement Coordinators for Training and Placement Cell, BIT Mesra for 2011-12. We took care of campus placement of close to 2000 students and had interaction with close to 100 companies during 1 year.
- Served as the Institute Technical Head of the Literary Society (2011-'12), B.I.T. Mesra. Was involved in conducting several institute wide events (literary symposiums) as a part of the club.
School :
- National finalist for 'National Level Young Talent Search In Computer Programming' Contest 2007, conducted by Computer Society Of India.
- Secured 2nd position in Science Olympiad at QUANTA International 2007, organised at CMS Lucknow, with participants from around the globe.
- Served as School House Captain (2007)
- Have Numerous other awards for winning quiz competitions, singing competitions and debates.
5. Certifications :
- Basic certification is Spanish Language.
- Foundation Level Certification by ISTQB.
6. Languages :
- English (Fluent) , Hindi (Native) , Spanish (Basic)
7. Post-MBA goal
In a nutshell, I'm focusing on B-schools with good exposure towards technology sector . I believe I have good mix of technical skills,which with the right set of management skills can take me places. Smile Post MBA I would like to work in a techno-managerial role.
Queries :
- Since, I belong to the vastly represented Indian, IT , male pool. What all things could be done from my end to improve my profile? I'm planning to apply after 1.5-2 years, so I have plenty of time in hand.
- I belong to a middle class family and would appreciate any scholarship assistance from the schools that I'll apply too. What all financial aids can I look forward to considering my current profile.
- Which all other good schools have good exposure towards technology?
Kindly guide me on how to proceed ,so as to secure admission in these programs.
Currently my target schools are Stanford, Wharton , Sloan , INSEAD, HAAS, ISB[/b]
My apologies for the long post, I wanted to be as descriptive as possible. Thank you!
I'm an Indian male , 24 years of age, targeting Top-15 US schools. I would appreciate if someone could provide few insights on my profile.
1. GMAT 700 (Q 47, V 39 , IR 8) . Official scores yet to be received. I screwed up the quant section, after a good performance in IR. I firmly believe I have a 740+ in me. Planning for a retake, however I would like some feed-backs on the score as well.
2. Work Ex-
- 1 yr 9 months with SAP Labs Bangalore as a Quality Engineer. Responsible for end to end quality status of two major SAP applications.
- Constantly ranked in top performers of the team.
- Received recognition and awards in annual rewards and recognition ceremony inside team for 2 years straight (2013 and 2014).
- Went to SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany for 2 weeks for a mobile automation tool workshop. Youngest member in the group with only 1 year of work ex and one of the only 3 members from India (others had 8+ yrs, Group size was 12 including people from multiple SAP offices worldwide) . The workshop was held with company CTO's of two major companies and was aimed at deciding a common automation tool to be used across SAP worldwide.
- I'm also a corporate trainer and have delivered multiple training sessions for major SAP technologies inside SAP.
- Represented SAP Labs in several (6+) customer and internal events in demo-pod sessions and classroom sessions. (SAP Tech-ed, DKOM, etc).
3. Educational Background -
- B.E in Information Technology , from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (ranked in Top 15 engineering colleges in India including IITs)
- 74% in college (First class with distinction, Top 15% of the class), we didn't have very high scores awarded in college.
- 88.4 % in 12th boards, CBSE
- 89.4 % in 10th boards, CBSE
4. Extra-curriculars :
Work place :
- Represented SAP in several company corporate events (see work ex for details)
- Corporate trainer.
- Active member of 'Fun at work' group organizing team events, such as Quiz competitions, cricket tournaments etc.
- Involved with company CSR activities where we visit orphanages, hospitals, etc and help them in several ways for a day.
College :
- Served as, one of the 14, Student Placement Coordinators for Training and Placement Cell, BIT Mesra for 2011-12. We took care of campus placement of close to 2000 students and had interaction with close to 100 companies during 1 year.
- Served as the Institute Technical Head of the Literary Society (2011-'12), B.I.T. Mesra. Was involved in conducting several institute wide events (literary symposiums) as a part of the club.
School :
- National finalist for 'National Level Young Talent Search In Computer Programming' Contest 2007, conducted by Computer Society Of India.
- Secured 2nd position in Science Olympiad at QUANTA International 2007, organised at CMS Lucknow, with participants from around the globe.
- Served as School House Captain (2007)
- Have Numerous other awards for winning quiz competitions, singing competitions and debates.
5. Certifications :
- Basic certification is Spanish Language.
- Foundation Level Certification by ISTQB.
6. Languages :
- English (Fluent) , Hindi (Native) , Spanish (Basic)
7. Post-MBA goal
In a nutshell, I'm focusing on B-schools with good exposure towards technology sector . I believe I have good mix of technical skills,which with the right set of management skills can take me places. Smile Post MBA I would like to work in a techno-managerial role.
Queries :
- Since, I belong to the vastly represented Indian, IT , male pool. What all things could be done from my end to improve my profile? I'm planning to apply after 1.5-2 years, so I have plenty of time in hand.
- I belong to a middle class family and would appreciate any scholarship assistance from the schools that I'll apply too. What all financial aids can I look forward to considering my current profile.
- Which all other good schools have good exposure towards technology?
Kindly guide me on how to proceed ,so as to secure admission in these programs.
Currently my target schools are Stanford, Wharton , Sloan , INSEAD, HAAS, ISB[/b]
My apologies for the long post, I wanted to be as descriptive as possible. Thank you!
