Hi, first off thanks for all the great pieces of advice on MBA admissions
on this forum.
I'm planning to apply for '08 MBA and the following are my credentials.
Please evaluate my chances for an MBA in the following schools --
- Stanford
- Wharton
- Chicago GSB
- MIT Sloan
- Columbia
Main reasons for pursuing MBA - Biz background will help me transition
from current "implementation" focussed work to a broader "what does
the market need" type work and will pave the way for an entrepreneurial
career.
Credentials:
- Bachelors in Engineering from a top 10 school in India.
9.0 GPA (scale 1-10)
Ranked 1st in a class of 64 students
- MS. 4.0 GPA (scale of 1-4) from Grad (Univ of Kansas)
Graduated with honors (only given to 2-3 per year)
- GMAT 730 overall 97 percentile (Q50 95 percentile, V38 85 percentile)
Work Experience:
- 6 years work experience in software engineering at the time
of application. 3 promotions in the first 4 years.
- Currently managing a team of 6 in US and dotted-line managing
a team of 5 in India. Formed both teams from scratch, trained
and mentored members.
- Presented product roadmaps to customers in North America at
company wide sales conventions, resolved multiple customer
escalations, improved overall product quality and helped sales teams
with many customer trials.
- Project lead for delivering 7 big products each involving more than
10 people. Products well received by customers and currently generate
more than $50 million in sales per year
- Led a virtual team to innovate and put forth 4 new ideas that is
currently employed by employees across different business units
and different geographies. Multiple recognitions.
Awards, patents, publications:
- 2 IEEE publications related to my area of research
- Multiple awards from company for performance
Non academic interests:
- Technical lead for department symposiums in undergrad
- Did preliminary research, funding and analysis for company
founded by father 3 years ago
- Not too much of volunteer activity. Participated in raising money for
a non-profit org event for 2 years
- Very interested in long term investing. Took classes on investment
fundamentals at a community college. Trade stocks regularly.
- Interested in photography. I go on photography expeditions
twice a year.
- Like to travel - visited Brazil, Chile, Singapore in the recent past.
Lived in Bahrain (middle-east) during the first Gulf war. Life
has been demanding and requires adaptation every 4 years.
- Have run 2 half marathons and over 50 10k events in the last 3 years
- 'B' level badminton player
on this forum.
I'm planning to apply for '08 MBA and the following are my credentials.
Please evaluate my chances for an MBA in the following schools --
- Stanford
- Wharton
- Chicago GSB
- MIT Sloan
- Columbia
Main reasons for pursuing MBA - Biz background will help me transition
from current "implementation" focussed work to a broader "what does
the market need" type work and will pave the way for an entrepreneurial
career.
Credentials:
- Bachelors in Engineering from a top 10 school in India.
9.0 GPA (scale 1-10)
Ranked 1st in a class of 64 students
- MS. 4.0 GPA (scale of 1-4) from Grad (Univ of Kansas)
Graduated with honors (only given to 2-3 per year)
- GMAT 730 overall 97 percentile (Q50 95 percentile, V38 85 percentile)
Work Experience:
- 6 years work experience in software engineering at the time
of application. 3 promotions in the first 4 years.
- Currently managing a team of 6 in US and dotted-line managing
a team of 5 in India. Formed both teams from scratch, trained
and mentored members.
- Presented product roadmaps to customers in North America at
company wide sales conventions, resolved multiple customer
escalations, improved overall product quality and helped sales teams
with many customer trials.
- Project lead for delivering 7 big products each involving more than
10 people. Products well received by customers and currently generate
more than $50 million in sales per year
- Led a virtual team to innovate and put forth 4 new ideas that is
currently employed by employees across different business units
and different geographies. Multiple recognitions.
Awards, patents, publications:
- 2 IEEE publications related to my area of research
- Multiple awards from company for performance
Non academic interests:
- Technical lead for department symposiums in undergrad
- Did preliminary research, funding and analysis for company
founded by father 3 years ago
- Not too much of volunteer activity. Participated in raising money for
a non-profit org event for 2 years
- Very interested in long term investing. Took classes on investment
fundamentals at a community college. Trade stocks regularly.
- Interested in photography. I go on photography expeditions
twice a year.
- Like to travel - visited Brazil, Chile, Singapore in the recent past.
Lived in Bahrain (middle-east) during the first Gulf war. Life
has been demanding and requires adaptation every 4 years.
- Have run 2 half marathons and over 50 10k events in the last 3 years
- 'B' level badminton player
