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I would be grateful if you can assess my profile.

24 year old Indian Male

Current Job:Working as a Petroleum Engineer(Reservoir Engineer) in a
state-owned Oil and Gas E & P(Exploration and Production) company.(Didn't
switch to a bigger company for the vast learning experiences in a small
start-up dept.

760 GMAT (Q51,V41,AWA 5.0)-1st attempt
111 TOEFL iBT
6.68/10 GPA (3.54/4.00 on US Scale -Converted through World Education Services)
(Also submitting an alternative transcript(99/100 score) from mbamath online course to offset the low Quant Courses GPA)

Undergraduate Degree(Bachelor of Technology) in Petroleum Engineering from ISM
Dhanbad(the only institute apart from IITs to take admission through IIT-JEE.

Work Experience:3.5 years(from June 2009) with an Oil & Gas Exploration and
Production MNC(Public Sector Undertaking Company).

Promotions:On the same post(though had increasing responsibilities) for 3.5 years as
promotions are time-based in Indian Government Companies.(4-5 years)

Job Profile:1)Analysing well data from oil fields,running simulation based on those data and predicting forecasts for oil production and field development.
2)Work on oil rigs(atleast for 1 month per year) during the oil testing phase
3)Department Representative(1 from each dept. in the company) for the Corporate Data Managment System(CDMS).
4)Responsible for techno-economics in Reservoir Team.

Note:-In 2012,for 4 months,(Aug - Dec)due to 2 seniors leaving we had only 2 people(Me + 2 trainees who joined in June 2012) in the department.Due to this,I greatly managed most
of the work of the department (acting HOD-Head of Department) and made changes
to working of a few things.

Accomplishments:-1)Initiated the Well Site Visit of Reservoir Engineers to Offshore Rig during Well
Testing(A new process in a start-up department).
2)Publication - Presented SPE(Society of Petroleum Engineers) Paper on "Drilling & Testing Challenges in HPHT Environment" in OGIC(Oil and Gas International Conference),2012.
Represented the Company at OGIC;1st in-house paper at the company;Lead the team of 4(3+1) members.

Extra-Curriculars:-1)Worked as a Presiding Officer in the Gujarat State Assembly Elections(Social Work/Leadership) in Dec. 2012.
2)Found the College Rock Band 'Blitzkreig'(Played Rhythm Guitar) with a batchmate(also a singer in the band)
3)Was a member of the team which co-ordinated the 2010 ISM(College) local Alumni Meet.

Language Skills:-Hindi (Native),English (Fluent),French (Intermediate - Cleared DELF A2 level),Rajasthani(Native).

Career Goals:-
Short Term-Join a consultancy firm in energy/petroleum sector(Can utilize both my technical and management skills)
Long Term-Start own consultancy firm myself or with colleagues in the same domain area.
In relevance to career goals,I am looking to major in
Consulting/Entrepreneurship/International Business(given the international reach of oil and gas industry)

Schools :Harvard,Stanford,Wharton,Columbia,MIT,Columbia and NYU
(Suggestions welcome regarding adding or dropping any school(s) considering the
majors and career goals)

P.S.(I prefer to study in a big city ;personal choice as well as more opportunities.A campus with more facilities/student attracts my eye-Ex:-Stanford)Please correct me if I am wrong in considering the above 2 factors.

Got dinged by HBS

Maybe it was the GPA,maybe my company's brand-name.
Rest all were solid.Or maybe nothing is solid for HBS.The human brain has such tendency to analyze after facing a failure

The fact that HBS is one of the 1st to give out ding decisions does make you doubt yourself a bit.

Nevertheless,life goes on.Hope,I get into any of the other schools.

Hi,

Request a profile evaluation from all you very cool people.

-28 years old
-B.Tech, Chemical Engineering from NIT Jaipur. GPA 6.76/10. [2.7/4]
-Integrated Course on Global Change and Sustainability from United Nations University, Tokyo
-Working in Fortune 500 Public Sector firm in Oil and Gas Industry
-Work Experience: 5 years as territory in charge, B2B Marketing.
-International level quizzer
-Sports and Extracurricular activities decent.
-Have done very impactful three Social service initiatives in my city but have no paperwork to prove it. First involved starting an initiative to teach tribal kids with the help of local college groups. Organized Blood Banks in collaboration with railways. Food for daily wage workers in co-operation with a local NGO.

I look forward to do a program which specializes in one of the following fields
-Energy/Renewable Energy/Oil and Gas
-Sustainability

I have given GMAT once but I score a dismal 620. I will be taking it again in August. An advice on what range should I look for given my profile would be much appreciated.

I request my profile evaluation for ISB, Wharton, HBS, NUS.

Also it would be great if some programs can be recommended to me given my profile and preferences.

I plan to leave my job and join some NGO/Social Initiative to improve my profile. I would request an opinion on that since quitting this rather high paying job will be a major decision for me.

Cannot thank you enough,
Hi5
Kuna

Thanks for the feedback John. I'll be in touch