Hi,
I am considering applying to MBA Programs for admission in 2010.
Here is my profile
Indian, Male, 23+
GMAT 760 (99%) Q51 (98%) V41 (92%) & AWA 5.5 (76%)
Undergraduate Studies : B Tech Electrical Engineering, GPA = 8.75/10 (9.0 in Final 2 years) from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (class rank : within top 15%)
I have published papers in international journals
Work Experience : 27 months @ 1st Oct 2009 in the IT organisation of one of the top 5 Investment Banks. I interned there and got selected in the Grad Program. It is not a leadership position per se, but I have led project implementations, coordinated team efforts and have been recognized for my work a few times times.
Passed CFA Level-II exam.
Leadership : School Head Boy, Organized events at uni, treasurer of a student body
Diversity : I did a couple of years of junior school abroad and all my part-time / full-time work-experience is outside of India (in Oz).
Community Experience: part of social service scheme at school and uni, but not too much since i started working apart from the odd thing here and there as part of my company's community work.
Extracurriculars: Debating, quizzing etc at school, member of student bodies at uni. But EC's have tailed off since i started working.
Career Aim: Transition to a Business role into sales and trading / fund management and open my own fund at some point if possible. As a result, I am interested in schools that have a strong focus on finance.
Could you please evaluate my profile. How much being an Indian/IT and lacking extracurriculars recently will hurt me?
Given that there is very little time left till the Round-1 deadlines, I am considering applying to 2 schools in Round-1 and 3-4 schools in Round-2. Here is the tentative list of schools I am thinking of applying to:
Round-1
Columbia (Deadline 07-Oct)
Michigan / LBS (Deadline 07-Oct) (Considering)
Round-2
NYU (Deadline 15-Nov)
INSEAD (Deadline 02-Dec)
School-3 ( ?? )
School-4 ( ?? )
Based on my profile, do you think that I stand a chance of admission to any of these schools. Is my profile too weak for schools such as Chicago Booth, Kelloggs and LBS (which are kind of dream schools for me) or should I consider applying to them as well?
Could you please suggest a couple of other schools that I can apply to in R2? How much more competitive is R2 compared to R1?
Thanks.
I am considering applying to MBA Programs for admission in 2010.
Here is my profile
Indian, Male, 23+
GMAT 760 (99%) Q51 (98%) V41 (92%) & AWA 5.5 (76%)
Undergraduate Studies : B Tech Electrical Engineering, GPA = 8.75/10 (9.0 in Final 2 years) from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (class rank : within top 15%)
I have published papers in international journals
Work Experience : 27 months @ 1st Oct 2009 in the IT organisation of one of the top 5 Investment Banks. I interned there and got selected in the Grad Program. It is not a leadership position per se, but I have led project implementations, coordinated team efforts and have been recognized for my work a few times times.
Passed CFA Level-II exam.
Leadership : School Head Boy, Organized events at uni, treasurer of a student body
Diversity : I did a couple of years of junior school abroad and all my part-time / full-time work-experience is outside of India (in Oz).
Community Experience: part of social service scheme at school and uni, but not too much since i started working apart from the odd thing here and there as part of my company's community work.
Extracurriculars: Debating, quizzing etc at school, member of student bodies at uni. But EC's have tailed off since i started working.
Career Aim: Transition to a Business role into sales and trading / fund management and open my own fund at some point if possible. As a result, I am interested in schools that have a strong focus on finance.
Could you please evaluate my profile. How much being an Indian/IT and lacking extracurriculars recently will hurt me?
Given that there is very little time left till the Round-1 deadlines, I am considering applying to 2 schools in Round-1 and 3-4 schools in Round-2. Here is the tentative list of schools I am thinking of applying to:
Round-1
Columbia (Deadline 07-Oct)
Michigan / LBS (Deadline 07-Oct) (Considering)
Round-2
NYU (Deadline 15-Nov)
INSEAD (Deadline 02-Dec)
School-3 ( ?? )
School-4 ( ?? )
Based on my profile, do you think that I stand a chance of admission to any of these schools. Is my profile too weak for schools such as Chicago Booth, Kelloggs and LBS (which are kind of dream schools for me) or should I consider applying to them as well?
Could you please suggest a couple of other schools that I can apply to in R2? How much more competitive is R2 compared to R1?
Thanks.
