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Hello,

I would like a profile evaluation and your views on whether I should re-take the GMAT. If I were to re-take I am aiming to take it by mid-May or mid June. My target schools are - NYU, Columbia, Yale , Kellogg. I want to apply for Fall 2015.

I am :

- Indian male , 25 years old

Education/GMAT
- Undergrad - BS. Computer Engineering (Top 10 engineering school in the Midwest) GPA: 3.53/4.00
- Not many extra-curricular activities during undergrad ( Some mentoring for High school Robotics competition).
Extremely demanding coursework did not leave enough time for other activities
- GMAT - 710 (48Q/40V) . Taken in December 2012


Work:
- Currently working as Senior Software Engineer at a top Financial Analytics Firm in New York. Joined in July 2010 (3.5 years of experience)
- First 2 years at job I worked as a Junior ABS modeler - Wrote code to structure Asset Backed Securites/cashflow engine. Became a domain expert on few asset sectors.
- After that transitioned into a more core software role but was always assigned projects involving mentoring and interacting with people.
- Organized, led and mentored a team of 20 offshore consultants who were working on the monthly update project for a continuous period of 6 months
- Travelled to the offshore site to provide hands-on training

Extra Curricular.
- Mentored and tutored middle schoolers in Math once every week through a non-profit volunteering organization .The objective of the organization is to to help students who are performing poorly in Math at school learn the fundamentals of Math. I have been involved in this organization every school year since 2011.