this one or that one.....which one?

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mzkfrk: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 23; Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:45 am; Thanked: 4 times

by mzkfrk » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:39 pm

Hi,
GMAT – 720

GPA – 63/100(according to Indian grading System,Highest in class – 76/100, My Final Semester – 75/100, very good performer in maths though-out – 98/100, 95/100 in X and XII boards resp, Junior National Mathematics Olympiad Rank -24)
Under Graduate Degree – Engineering from Non-IIT but Government Institute

Personal Info – 24 Male Indian

Work experience – almost 2 years in Huawei as an OSS engineer(basically looked after the operations part of the Managed service Department- includes 1 promotion)then switched to a much smaller firm for a bigger role. Total Work ex by the time of admission – 3 yrs

Extra curricular – Teaching Creative Maths as well as giving nature conservation related workshops to under privileged kids for an NGO . Lot of certificates in sports.

Post MBA Goal – Career shift from Operations to Strategic Consulting

Hobbies - reading(generally business strategies of major technological firms), Cooking, travelling(been to singapore, thailand, malaysia, plan to go on a euro trip this summer), advising

B-Schools applying to – NYU, Cornell, Yale,Rotman, Chicago, NUS Singapore, Texas(McCombs), Kelley
what are my chances
Please suggest me other B-schools in my ball-park.

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by Lisa Anderson » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:34 pm

Dear mzkfrk,

Your school list is appropriate with a mix of reach and reasonable programs for your profile. If you are going to add any schools, I would suggest 1-2 safety programs. Your main challenges in your applications will be to differentiate your application from similar applicants and to show your career goal as realistic for you.

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mzkfrk: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 23; Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:45 am; Thanked: 4 times

by mzkfrk » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:51 pm

Can u pls suggest me few more schools, keeping in mind my profile and that i want to go into strategic consulting.

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mzkfrk: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 23; Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:45 am; Thanked: 4 times

by mzkfrk » Sun Aug 28, 2011 8:02 pm

And also can u pls tell me, will it hurt my chances because I shifted to a much smaller firm from Huawei(Huawei is one of the largest telecom company in the world). I actually shifted because I got a managerial role with much bigger responsibilities.

Another question - Since I switched to this firm very recently, I plan to get 1 recommendation letter from Huawei and another one from an NGO with whom I'm involved with, since more than a year. Will that be OK or should get get the other recommendation from the current one(it's been almost 2 months since i'm working here)

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by Lisa Anderson » Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:28 pm

Moving to a smaller firm will not negatively affect you in the MBA admissions process as long as you progressed in your career. Since you took a managerial position (perhaps a promotion?), then it seems your career is going in the right direction. What matters is the quality of your experience, not the size of your company. With less than a year at the new firm, it is understandable that you would not ask for a recommendation from your supervisor there. Schools prefer recommendations from people who have worked with you for at least a year. It would be best to have at least one from a former supervisor at Huawei.

For tips on identifying schools that might be a match for you, I encourage you to read our sticky on school selection. You want to find schools that have the right curriculum and connections for consulting, and also are a good cultural match for you.

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mzkfrk: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 23; Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:45 am; Thanked: 4 times

by mzkfrk » Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:46 pm

Thank you so much...

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