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Request for Profile Evaluation

by hardikm » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:43 pm
Hi,

I was hoping you could help me with a profile evaluation for my target schools of HBS, Kelloggs, Insead, LBS (I prefer shorter courses as I already have masters degree). I am looking for a career transition from IT Consulting to Strategy consulting (Healthcare) and want to be an entrepreneur in long term.

Profile:

Undergrad:
Mumbai University, India: 3.70 GPA

Masters
Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh: 3.94 GPA (Dean's List), Masters in Information Systems Management
Did research with outsourcing mgmt institute during coursework
president of service management club

GMAT: appearing on Oct 16th . getting about 700 (Math 50, V33 in practice exams)

Professional: 5 years of experience since undergrad
2 years after undergrad: Indian IT Firm
3 years after masters: Silicon valley midsized company ($3bn size), IT Product consulting, worked with customers in retail, airline, transportation and telecommunication domain. Involved in preSales as well as post Sales work.
Promoted from Associate Consultant -> Consultant -> Senior Consultant and will be promoted to Sales Consultant / Biz development Consultant (horizontal movement from consulting to Sales organization) soon (in december).

Extracurricular: Worked with as a volunteer for one of the organization for few months.
- member of Governance research group based out of India

International exposure: Worked in three continent North America (USA), Asia (India) and Europe (Swiss)
Languages: 3 Indian languages + English
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by Cindy Tokumitsu » Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:47 am
Hello,

From the information you've provided I'd say your target schools are reaches, on the rim between reasonable and high reach. On one hand, you seem qualified by the numbers and by your work experience. On the other hand, you'll have to work hard and strategize carefully to differentiate yourself from a large pool with similar background and goals; also, your extracurriculars appear a little thin for these competitive programs. (However, I can't tell about your work with the research group as you don't describe what you do there - if you have significant leadership and impact, that would change the equation a bit.)

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Cindy Tokumitsu
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