profile evaluation-- work experience in social service

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hi ,i am a student of final year of BE(COMP) .I am planning for MBA in US. i know that it will require some 2-3 year experience.There is a organisation Teach for India(TFI). TFI that its a social service and I have to teach student of rural area for 2 years full time(MON-SAT). website https://www.teachforindia.org/opportunities.php .TFI has tie-up with many top university like harvard,stanford,princeton and IIM ,ISB .I get two year experience from this.

i want to ask you that i am from IT field ..may be i get job as software engg. in a big firm AND get 2-3 experience and then give GMAT and apply for MBA.or should i go for TFI and then give gmat and then apply
one more thing i want to ask you that other US univ. also consider TFI as 2 year experience or not. And through TFI i will get some scholarship or not.And if i get good gmat score(above 700) then is there any chance for harvad,stanford (i am average in academics gpa 3.2)....please help me ..

this program is same as teach for america.
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by Lisa Anderson » Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:29 am
Dear aliaas01,

US schools will view TFI as professional work experience. Whether or not to do TFI or work for a software engineering firm is really a question for you to answer based on what makes the most sense for you. Is one more relevant to your future career aspirations? Will you gain the transferable skills needed for you future career path? Why are you considering TFI? if it is simply for how it might look to business schools, that is not a good reason; if you have other reasons, then you should certainly look into the program and how it might shape your background for the future. As for scholarships, that is a question for TFI.

To be competitive for top MBA programs, it is best to have a GMAT score that starts with a 7.

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