Hi Stacy,
I would appreciate your help in evaluating my profile for 2011 application.
Personal: Indian Male; just turned 31; living in US for last 5 years
GMAT: 710 (V38/Q49); AWA 5.5
Education:
Undergrad in Mechanical Engineering from India; GPA 3.712 [Dept. Rank 1]
Dual MS in Industrial Systems Engineering and Engineering Management from one of the Big 10 schools; GPA 3.83 and 3.95 respectively
Work Experience:
2 Years in India for an Automotive Company as a production engineer
-1 year as a rotational training engineer and 1 year as a design engineer
2.5 Years in US in with heavy equipment [offshore rigs] manufacturing company as an operations expert
-Worked on several projects ranging from more than $20M of capital investment in different areas to project manager for a major software roll out
Worked on operations consulting project with 7 different small Midwest companies while in graduate school
Strengths:
Strong background in manufacturing/operations
Good/Decent GPA
Weaknesses:
1) Weak ECs: No community service in US but very active in training/educating employees at corporate level with good results to show. Some community work during undergraduate years.
2) Leadership Experience: Top performer in company but do not have direct reports. However, I work with several different groups on a regular basis.
3) Age: 32 at the start of college is above the average age for all schools
4) Manufacturing focused background.
Interested in: Stanford, Wharton, Booth, Haas, Columbia, Tuck, Yale
Post MBA I wish to work in the area of operations management or operations/general consulting
Given my background and the interest areas, my questions are:
a) What are my chances in each of these schools?
b) Will my work interest post MBA affect my application to a school which is well know for other specializations e.g. finance, entrepreneurship etc.
c) Is 7 too many to apply in the same round?
Thank You
I would appreciate your help in evaluating my profile for 2011 application.
Personal: Indian Male; just turned 31; living in US for last 5 years
GMAT: 710 (V38/Q49); AWA 5.5
Education:
Undergrad in Mechanical Engineering from India; GPA 3.712 [Dept. Rank 1]
Dual MS in Industrial Systems Engineering and Engineering Management from one of the Big 10 schools; GPA 3.83 and 3.95 respectively
Work Experience:
2 Years in India for an Automotive Company as a production engineer
-1 year as a rotational training engineer and 1 year as a design engineer
2.5 Years in US in with heavy equipment [offshore rigs] manufacturing company as an operations expert
-Worked on several projects ranging from more than $20M of capital investment in different areas to project manager for a major software roll out
Worked on operations consulting project with 7 different small Midwest companies while in graduate school
Strengths:
Strong background in manufacturing/operations
Good/Decent GPA
Weaknesses:
1) Weak ECs: No community service in US but very active in training/educating employees at corporate level with good results to show. Some community work during undergraduate years.
2) Leadership Experience: Top performer in company but do not have direct reports. However, I work with several different groups on a regular basis.
3) Age: 32 at the start of college is above the average age for all schools
4) Manufacturing focused background.
Interested in: Stanford, Wharton, Booth, Haas, Columbia, Tuck, Yale
Post MBA I wish to work in the area of operations management or operations/general consulting
Given my background and the interest areas, my questions are:
a) What are my chances in each of these schools?
b) Will my work interest post MBA affect my application to a school which is well know for other specializations e.g. finance, entrepreneurship etc.
c) Is 7 too many to apply in the same round?
Thank You
