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Hello Clear Admit Consultants,
Main question: Am I a candidate for a Top 20 US B School?
Please suggest Reach, Target and Sure shot schools.
Any other input is appreciated as well.

My profile is as follows:

GMAT: 680 (Q50 V32), AWA (6.0)
Undergraduate Education : Mechanical Engineering, Top 10 University in Asia
GPA: 2.5 (Very Low I know.., I tried to make up for it in my masters)
Postgraduate Education : Mechanical Engineering, Top 10 University in Asia, Gold Medalist (Top outgoing student)
GPA: 3.95

Nationality: Indian
Age: 28

Work Experience: 7 years at matriculation (hopefully applying for Fall 2013) in new product introduction roles.
Current Work: GE Water Thailand. Involved in developing new products in the Water industry and government related projects in different sectors.

Job: I am a technical Lead at GE Water heading global team of experts. I might have a patent filing by the end of the year. I am the lead technologist on that along with two other phDs. I am one of the very few non-phDs in the technology team.
Extra Curriculars: I was the captain of my university cricket team. I head several green initiatives in GE. I am business development officer in another NGO. I was on management committee of the school council. I play professional cricket as vice-captain in the Malaysian League. I was also formerly U-15 Hong Kong National player. I manage a budget of 60,000 US dollars to manage initiatives with HR folks to organize events for regional sites to improve teamwork and engagement across sites.

Int'l Experience: Worked in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and United States.

Planning to work after MBA in product management preferrably back in GE and want to get an MBA from Top US business school.

Hi Mourinhogmat1 and thanks for your post!

I think that based on your profile, you should start to research the following schools: Indiana University (Kelley) and Ohio State University (Fisher). Your profile is solid in some areas, but your GPA as well as your GMAT score are going to be difficult. It's great that you've done so well in your Master's Degree, however. I think you should absolutely write an optional essay when you do apply to business school, that mentions your most recent quantitative successes --- your high grades in your master's program, and your strong work experience (7 years) in a quantitative field to highilight those acheivements. I'm not sure how old you are at this point, but you also could begin to think of EMBA (Executive MBA) programs in a couple of years as well -- And, usually these programs consider your work experience much more strongly than your undergraduate grades and GMAT.
Feel free to contact us at [email protected] for a more detailed, free, initial assessment of your profile.
Best,
Deena