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ds_sandiego: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 6; Joined: Sat May 11, 2013 12:47 pmFollowed by: 1 member

by ds_sandiego » Sat May 11, 2013 12:49 pm

Hello,

I am planning to apply for 2014.

Age: 26
Nationality: Indian
Gmat:710

Education:

Masters of Engineering (Computer Science) - Cornell University (2011)
GPA:3.35/4

Bachelors of Engineering (Telecommunication) - R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore (2009)
GPA: 4/4, Rank: 2/70

Work Experience: 3 yrs
Cisco Systems - Software Engineer (1 yr) in Bangalore, India
Microsoft - Software Developer (2 yrs Post Masters), US

Technical Paper Publication: 2

Lot of extra-curricular activities.

Post-MBA goal: Looking forward to switch career to finance and consulting.

Please evaluate my profile accordingly. I am planning to apply to 5 universities.

List of Universities:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
Stanford University
University of California-Berkeley (Haas)
Harvard University
Northwestern University (Kellogg)
University of Chicago (Booth)
University of Michigan, Ann Harbour
Columbia University
Duke University
Cornell University

Thanks,
Dinesh Arora

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milimbamission: MBA Admissions Consultant; Posts: 143; Joined: Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:49 pmFollowed by: 20 members; Thanked: 20 times

by milimbamission » Sun May 12, 2013 9:10 pm

Hi Dinesh,

Thanks for sharing your profile. You have strong academics and, although you're an Indian Male engineer, you're differentiated through your U.S. Masters' degree and U.S. work experience. However, given the technical nature of your work and your lack of extracurricular and community leadership, I think you are overshooting with your current list. HBS/GSB are unlikely as you don't have the kind of leadership and well rounded profile they tend to lean towards. I'd say Duke, Michigan, Booth, Cornell are good target programs. The others are going to be reaches.

I hope this helps,
Mili

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ds_sandiego: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 6; Joined: Sat May 11, 2013 12:47 pmFollowed by: 1 member

by ds_sandiego » Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:07 pm

Thanks Mili.

If I decide to move in to technical product management after my mba.

I am planning to apply for Round2. Please evaluate my chances according to the given schools below:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
University of California-Berkeley (Haas)
Columbia University

-Dinesh

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by mbaMissionJenK » Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:39 pm

Hi Dinesh,

Jumping in for Mili here; I would think you are on track for MIT and Haas, with Columbia slightly more difficult. The challenge will be as Mili described, somehow demonstrating how you are different from the other engineering applicants, so I encourage you to think thoroughly about what experiences and traits and skills you will bring to the program, and how you can differentiate yourself from the large crowd of similarly-qualified applicants.

Hope that helps!

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