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Advice Needed for Fall2013 Admissions

by tossharma » Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:29 am
Just wrote my GMAT last week and scored 710 (Quant=48, Verbal=40, AWA=5.5). I am targeting 2013 Admissions and need your advice. I am planning to apply to:
  • * Stanford
    * MIT
    * NY Stern
    * Chicago Booth
Kindly go over my profile below and let me know if there is anything that I need to do till Sep/Oct'12 when the Admission process starts for 2013.
  • * 32 years, Indian Male.
    * Experience = 6.5 years at Intel India, now working in a smaller company designing Smart phone components.
    * Promoted after just 18 months at job at Intel (One of the youngest guys in the company to have been promoted).
    * Technical lead with experience in cross-site and multi-cultural team.
    * Hold a Master's degree in Microelectronics from IIT with GPA=8.5/10.
    * Undergrad degree with Honors from a Tier-2 Indian university in Electronics and Communications.
    * Extra-curricular:
    ** Member of my current Company's LOTUS program: to promote education in poor Indian school children.
    ** Active Volunteer in former Company's Social initiatives, donating work hours in community service in village outside Bangalore to promote sanitation and education.
    ** Convener of my departments Great Place to Work (GPTW) team: actively owned and organized departmental events
    ** College Sports Captain: represented college cricket team at University level inter-college cricket competition. Also, Organized College Sports fest with more than 30 events and 400 participants.
Thanks in anticipation!

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:10 am
I would look to get a leadership role in your volunteer efforts.
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by myEssayReview » Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:51 pm
Your work experience, GMAT score and GPA is good, and your extracurricular and volunteer activities are impressive. I would also suggest that you begin reflecting on volunteering and sports activities for leadership stories for your essays.( MIT, Booth).
Look at 2011-12 essay questions of your target schools , research their websites to see what they are looking for in candidates.
You have stated that you have cross site and multicultural teams, so you may want to focus on your experiences/ stories that showcase your cultural adaptability and team working skills. Also, focus on your potential that led to your early promotion. It is my understanding that if you begin working on your stories from now , you will make your essay writing job for four schools easy and effective.
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by Cumulonimbus » Mon Oct 01, 2012 6:13 pm
Jim@StratusPrep wrote:I would look to get a leadership role in your volunteer efforts.
Hi Jim,
Can you suggest what would count as a Leadership role in volunteering activities...do you mean activities like organizing/planning CS activities/adding more volunteers.
Thanks.

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by Jon@Admissionado » Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:03 am
Well, since you are applying now, I guess leadership stuff won't be happening (people leadership we are talking about). At such a late point in the game, so close to deadlines, the best thing you can do for yourself is to craft beautiful essays.
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by ragav90 » Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:41 pm
Hi John,

I am aiming at the Fall'14 intake and while referring the above post wherein you have mentioned that
I guess leadership stuff won't be happening (people leadership we are talking about). At such a late point in the game, so close to deadlines
I would request you to throw some light on the leadership stuff which aspirants should focus on for the Fall'14 intake.

Thanks & Regards
Ragav