Profile Evaluation Request

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fonzie: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 7; Joined: Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:20 am

by fonzie » Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:46 am

Here is my profile:

Stats
Male, 25 years old
Indian, IT Engineer.
Graduated from NSIT, Delhi Universiaty with 64% on the scale of 100.

GMAT : 720 (49 Q , 39 V , 5 AWA)

Work Exp: About 4 years by July 2011.
Employee: Amdocs India as a Software Developer

Extra Curricular:
- Good community relations involvement for the past three years.
- Lead the weekend teaching drive at an Amdocs supported NGO.
- Leading the innovation drive at a divisional level.

Goal
Switching career from Software development to Product marketing in IT.

Schools of interest:

Stern (NYU), Duke, Haas, Ross, Kellog and Booth.

Thank you!

Source: Beat The GMAT — Ask mbaMission | Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:46 am

jkhousto: MBA Admissions Consultant; Posts: 117; Joined: Mon May 03, 2010 9:02 amFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Dallas, TX; Thanked: 18 times

by jkhousto » Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:13 pm

Fonzie -
Thanks for posting your profile on our page. I am sure that I will not surprise you when I say that your biggest hurdle to overcome for your business school applications is your demographic (male, Indian Engineer). The rest of your stats (GMAT, GPA, work experience) are basically average, but they do not really stand out. You need to really "nail" your professional story in your essays in order to fully explain why you wish to move into marketing and how an MBA will help you do this.
Of the schools you mention, Booth, Kellogg, Haas, and Duke are all major reach schools. Ross and Stern may be slightly easier to get into - but not substantially so. If you are 100% sure you want to matriculate into an MBA program next fall, you may want to add a true safety school.
Good luck,
Jennifer

Jennifer Houston, MBA
Consultant
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fonzie: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 7; Joined: Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:20 am

by fonzie » Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:45 pm

Thanks Jeniffer for the evaluation. I do know of the demographic hurdle but there is nothing much that I can do about it. What safety schools would you recommend for someone like me who is interested in switching to marketing?

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