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Male, 28, India with Entrepreneurial Experience

Education:
Bachelor of Engineering
State Level Univ., India (Average Rated)
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science & Engineering)
75/100

Community Service : Good
Extra C. : Good
LORs : Solid

GMAT (Expected): 690-720 (50Q, 35V)

Work Experience: 4 years in IT/Software (World's Top Notch Company)

Interview (Expected): Average (This is my weakest Area)

Target Schools:

Long Shot-
Chicago, Duke, Darden, Carnegie Mellon

In Range -
Yale, Marriott, Emory

Please evaluate my profile and comment on schools targeted if the list needs to be revised, any suggested additions or deletions and What are my chances to get into top 10-20 ranked schools?

I would also be interested to know more about the Interview weightage in the application process.

Please let me know if I can provide more information.

Hello,

It's hard to evaluate your profile without two key elements: your goals and your performance at work - being able to demonstrate a truly outstanding performance relative to expectations and to accomplished peers at a top-notch company can make a positive difference. It's important to top b-school adcoms.

For the goals, a key factor would be how you could tie your experience to your goals. In addition, regarding your work, do you have business interface directly or indirectly? Answers to such questions would affect your competitiveness.

categorization of schools is accurate, with the exception of Yale, which I'd put in the long-shot category. Or, I'd say, long shot but still a reasonable reach, if the points noted above are addressed satisfactorily.

Best regards,
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, Accepted