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Profile Evaluation Request

by shashanksrelativity » Mon May 07, 2012 11:35 pm
Hi

Aim is to join in the fall of 2013. My under-grad finished in June 2009.
Acads
GMAT - 750. (V - 42, Q - 50) AWA - 6/6
TOEFL - 120.
CGPA - 8.7/10 (places me at the top 15-20% of the entire branch, top 10% in the class)

Work-ex
Cisco Systems - 1 year (2009-2010). Awarded a star. First up for a promotion. Topped yearly statistics. Awarded a great rating etc etc.

Abhitech Energycon - 2 years this June. (2010-2012) This is a rather small firm, and I made the switch because of my MBA aspirations. You know the drill, small firm larger exposure. And thats exactly what I have managed. I am working at a level answering to just the Board of Directors. I have been the youngest of every post held by me. Individually contributed significantly to the firm's revenue. Travelled 15 countries in Europe and both the Americas. Multi-tasked immensely. A lot of responsibility, leadership etc. By the time I join a school, I would be 3yrs old here, so a total of 4yrs work-ex. I understand its not above avg, but I have really toiled hard to compensate for that in regards to the QUALITY of work-ex.

Extra-curiculars
Lead the most successful dance group in college.
Won IQ competitions. Wrote for the year books. Have done quite some volunteering since graduating. Been editor + director of comunity service at Rotaract. Long distance runner. Astronomy buff. Taken classes. Taught under-privileged since my own late teens. Built robots etc.

There maybe some small bits I am missing but this should be 90-95% of the package.
Going with my score, I was really wishing for programs like Harvard Wharton MIT Stanford Columbia Booth Berkeley and the like. What do you think are my chances? Any suggestions apart from these schools? Am I over-dreaming? Where can I further strengthen my application?

I would be much obliged if I could have your thoughts here.
Thanks so much
Shashank
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by Bryant@VeritasPrep » Mon May 14, 2012 5:25 am
Shashank--thanks for your post. It's clear you have done all the right things as you journey towards application--teamwork, maturity, leadership. The bigs like leadership and achievement and your story about seeking such things at a smaller firm will resonate well. I don't see a lot of evidence of innovation, which seems to be about the only thing missing, so think about how you have intiated things at work or how you have impacted the organization.

Because the top 5 or 6 schools get so many applications, there are throngs of very well qualified applicants every year who get the dreaded reject letter. Make sure as you formulate your story that you weave in personal attributes that are unique to you and that caputre the attention of the reader. The schools are trying to get to know you, who you are, what makes you tick and how you make decisions. If your story sounds like everyone elses, you risk being noise. One very important aspect that you did not address in your profile is your post MBA vision. No need to post it in the blog, but make sure you are thoughtful about what you want to achieve both in the ST (0-5 years out of school) and in the longer term (5-10+). Schools like to know that their applicants have "figured themselves out" and are ready therefore to fully leverage the MBA machine. Let us know if we can be helpful.
Bryant Michaels
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