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Blue_Skies: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 81; Joined: Thu May 03, 2012 1:48 pm; Thanked: 4 times

by Blue_Skies » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:49 pm

Hi ,
Thanks for taking the time to evaluate. I have heard you in a couple of seminars, and I find your analysis very insightful. I will be grateful, if you could evaluate my profile:

Nationality: Indian,Age : 30

GMAT: 700 (5th attempt)
Undergrad percentage: 78% (top 10% of my class; Scholarship for the entire 4 years )
Grad : 3.8 (MS in computer engineering)
Work Ex:
Intel Corporation(2008-present); worked on the latest products churned out by Intel's Atom Division. Worked across multiple teams around the world.
Siemens wireless Division: 6 months.
Extra-curricular:
Treasurer of a nonprofit for the last 5 years.
President of Toastmasters.(2013-present)
Helping a nonprofit to improve their organization culture through an Intel program.(2013-present)
Regular contributor to my school's Career magazine.

Do you think my profile is competitive for top 10 Schools(Booth,kellog,Columbia,MIT etc)? Which would you recommend ?
I want to go into strategic consultancy with companies such as Bain.
Thank You!

Source: Beat The GMAT — Ask mbaMission | Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:49 pm

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mbaMissionJenK: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 344; Joined: Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:55 pmFollowed by: 11 members; Location: Raleigh, NC; Thanked: 52 times

by mbaMissionJenK » Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:52 pm

Hi Blue Skies,

Thanks for posting. I would say overall you have a strong profile, but not necessarily an outstanding one in this competitive admissions environment. And remember that you come from a common applicant profile-- Indians with IT experience and decent GMAT scores. So your biggest challenge is how to stand out from that crowd, and actually emphasize your NON technical skills. You have some good elements you can likely draw from in terms of all of your non-profit experiences, toastmasters, other non-analytical and/or outside the professional arena experiences. I wouldn't say you have no chance at top 10 programs, but to be safer you might want to apply to 1-2 as reach schools, and then 1-3 more outside the top 10 or 15 for better chances. And please don't underestimate the importance of your application essays-- those can be a deal breaker (or potentially maker), so be sure to invest a lot of time and effort on those! Good luck to you!

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