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 leader...

Hello, This is a tough question - it might be best to call the admissions office and ask them directly. You can always call anonymously if you're worried about any repercussions. Sorry not to be of more help! Mili Mili Mittal Senior Consultant http://www.mbamission.com   Read the mbaMission Insider...

Hello, Great question! "Extra curricular" covers a lot of different things -- it can include personal hobbies (running, tennis, blogging), etc., participating in/leading a non formal organization (e.g., coaching a soccer team locally, leading a running group, organizing a local festival), ...

Hi Lavanya, You have a pretty interesting profile. I feel like you might have a chance at these programs, especially if you could raise your GMAT score. Any possibility of a retake? The only other downside to your profile is that your background is IT, but given that you've gained a lot of leadershi...

Hi, To be competitive at ISB, you'd need to gain full time work experience, demonstrate leadership capacity, and score well on GMAT. Even then, it's unclear whether you could overcome your low GPA. You can also try creating an "alternate transcript" by taking some supplentary business cour...

Hi! Overall your profile looks great - the two negatives being: a) your low GPA and b) lack of strong extracurriculars post-college. It's great that you run your company's volunteer/philanthropic efforts and that you run in a cancer fundraising race each year, but it would be great if you had some c...

Hi! Glad that I could help you find programs! Yes, I think these are really great fits given your interests. I do believe that if you can improve your GMAT to the 650+ range, you may have a shot at these schools. Do you think that's possible? Best, Mili Mili Mittal Senior Consultant http://www.mbami...

Hello, Are you in college right now? If you could provide a little more context, that would be very helpful! If you're in college, you can use past internship managers as recommenders, or mentors or professors that you are particularly close to. And yes, doing an internship in the industry you're ta...