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Academics

Undergrad: IIT Bombay, India, GPA: 3.20
GMAT: 720


Professional:
2.5 years of work exp till date, Trading US and Canadian interest rates futures, government bonds as well as CAD/USD exchange rate
Passed Level 1 and 2 of CFA Program
Two summer internships of 3 months each at Connecticut and Oregon state university during my undergrad (both in engineering field though)

Extracurricular: (weak point)
Worked with a NGO for few months, also volunteered with a not for profit organization during my summer internship in US

Schools that I am considering:
US: Booth, Stern, Columbia, Sloan, Hass, Tuck, Tepper
Outside US: LBS, Insead, HEC Paris, NUS

Could you please provide me with some feedback on my chances at the schools that I am targeting.

Also I am keen on going for MBA this year. Suggestions on adding some safe schools will be highly appreciated.

Hello,

From the information you've provided, I'd consider most of the schools you mention to be reasonable reaches. Among US schools, perhaps Tepper and Stern would be on par to reasonable reach. Among the non-US schools, HEC and NUS would likely be on par, with the others as reasonable reaches.

One relevant factor that I can't ascertain from your write-up is whether your career is fast-track with strong leadership, impact, and accomplishment. If so it would make you more competitive to the reach schools.

Best regards,
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, Accepted.com